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7/2/07 Weedeater are currently on tour:
7/2/07 San Diego, CA - Casbah w/Sunn O))), Earth
7/3/07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey w/Sunn O))), Earth
7/4/07 San Francisco, CA - Independent w/Sunn O))), Earth
7/6/07 Portland, OR - Mt. Tabor w/Sunn O))), Earth
7/7/07 Seattle, WA - El Corazon w/Sunn O))), Earth
7/10/07 Boise, ID - Terrapin Station w/Pussygut, Heibarger
7/11/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Burt`s Tiki Lounge
7/12/07 Denver, CO - 3 Kings Tavern w/Black Lamb
7/13/07 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge w/Samothrace
7/14/07 Minneapolis, MN - Nomad w/Minsk
7/15/07 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
7/16/07 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/Minsk
7/17/07 Lansing, MI - Mac`s
7/18/07 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop w/Rue
7/19/07 TBA
7/20/07 New York, NY - Club Midway w/Wooly Mammoth
7/21/07 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber w/Wooly Mammoth
7/22/07 Washington, DC - Red and Black
7/23/07 Richmond, VA - Nara Sushi

Meshuggah have lined up several dates:
November 13th Essen, GER - Zeche Carl
November 16th Erfurt, GER - Centrum
November 18th Berlin, GER - Kato
November 19th Hamburg, GER - Markthalle
November 22nd Munchen, GER - New Backstage

6/22/07 High On Fire have announced an album release date, (September 18th) and a North American tour, dates are HERE

Rwake are hitting the road this summer:
June 29th Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina Ballroom w/Big Business, Zoroaster, Shitfire
July 14th Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music w/Made Out of Babies, Mouth of the Architect
July 18th Columbia, MO - Mojo's
July 19th Chicago, IL - The Note
July 20th Lansing, MI - Mac's
July 21st Kent, OH - Club Khameleon w/Rue
July 23rd Portland, ME - Geno's
July 24th New York, NY - Club Midway w/Bloody Panda, Dead Unicorn
July 25th Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar w/Made Out of Babies, Mouth of the Architect, Wooly Mammoth
July 26th Philadelphia, PA - Mill Creek Tavern
July 27th Washington, DC - Velvet Lounge w/Wooly Mammoth, Hull, Darsombra
July 29th Asheville, NC - Jolie Rouge
July 30th Nashville, TN - The End

Machine Head will be heading down under next month, dates are right HERE

Mouth Of The Architect will also be on the road this summer:
July 10th Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop w/Red Giant
July 11th Columbus, OH - Ravari Room
July 12th Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/Raise the Red Lantern)
July 13th Columbia, MO - Mojo's
July 14th Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music w/Rwake
July 15th Denton, TX - Hailey's
July 16th Austin, TX - Emo's
July 18th Mobile, AL - The Cellblock
July 19th Orlando, FL - The Social w/Kylesa, Torche
July 20th Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery w/Kylesa, Torche
July 21st Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn w/Big Business
July 22nd Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber w/Skeletonwitch, Withered
July 23rd New York City, NY - BB Kings w/Mayhem, Today Is The Day, Nachtmystium, Withered
July 24th Washington DC - DC-9 w/Tone
July 25th Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
July 26th Boston, MA - Baseball Tavern
July 27th Providence, RI - AS220 w/The Body
July 28th Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw

Tool are heading to Europe in August, dates are HERE

6/10/07 Machine Head will be tearing across the U.K., dates are HERE.

Rosetta have finnished mixing their new album, expect it in September thru Translation Loss.

Pelican will be in Europe next month:
July 1st Belfort, FRA - Eurockeennes Fesival
July 2nd Munich, GER - Feierwerk
July 3rd Saarbrucken, GER - Garage
July 4th Stuttgart, GER - Club Schocken
July 6th Evreux, FRA - EvreuxRock Dans Tous ses Etats Festival
July 8th Roskilde, DEN - Roskilde Festival
July 9th Hamburg, GER - Molotow Club
July 19th Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
July 20th Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
July 21st Toronto, ON - Lees Palace
July 22nd Montreal, QC - Main Hall
July 23rd Cambridge, MA - The Middle East Downstairs
July 24th New York City, NY - Bowery Ballroom
July 25th Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge
July 26th Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
July 28th Washington, DC - The Black Cat
July 29th Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
August 16th Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading

6/4/07 The Maine Stoner/Doom Fest III is goin' down on August 23rd, 24th, and 25th at Geno's in Portland, Maine. Bands so far include: Ocean, Conifer, Village Of Dead Roads, The Humaniods, RPG, The Brought Low, Solace, The Body, Bloody Panda, Sin Of Angels, and many more...Check out http://www.myspace.com/mainestonerdoomfestiii for more info.

Clutch have released another round of tourdates, check those out HERE

Prong have recently signed a deal with 13th Planet Recordings (part of Megaforce Records, and imprint label of Ministry frontman Al Jourgenson). The band are recording their new album now, expect a release in October.

5/26/07 High On Fire have some dates lined up for July, check them out HERE.

Meshuggah are hitting several European festivals over the summer, dates are HERE.

Doomriders and Boris have released a live 2LP split featuring live songs entitled "Long Hair & Tights".

5/19/07 Guitarist Peter Lindgren has decided to leave Opeth after 16 years with the band. More details are available on the band's offical website. Fredrik Akesson, (ex-Arch Enemy) will be handling duties as the new guitarist.

Isis are heading to Europe this month, dates are right HERE

Rwake have filmed a video for "Leviticus" with director Bossi Baker in Arkansas. Check it out HERE.

A preview of Pelican's new album "City Of Echoes" can be found HERE.

Totimoshi's video for "The Dance Of Snakes" can be found HERE.

5/15/07 Devin Townsend, (SYL, DTB) has posted the following statement about his current music projects:
"Journalism is a crazy thing. (and one of the main contributing factors to my current state of burn out) Heres the deal: When and if I feel like it, I'll let you know. I'm officially burnt out on travelling, touring, and self promotion. I want to produce and make records for an undetermined length of time. Please respect that. I love syl and dtb, and the members of those bands mean a great deal to me, but I have to do it for the love, when it becomes a burden, it's time to step away for awhile. After Ziltoid, there will be no real interviews for as long as it takes for me to build up strength again. I'm sure at some point I'll get the itch to play, but in the meantime, please respect that I've burnt myself out and need to get away from it all. I'm no good to anyone as a tired shell going through the motions for money. Enjoy the music...enjoy the productions...there will be a ton of them. btw - Ziltoid is a self parody, and I don't intend on milking it into a commercial light ... mainstream acceptance makes me nauseous...
Thanks,
Devin"

Crowbar are doing a little mini tour down south:
5/22/07 Monroe, Louisiana - Blue Monkey
5/23/07 Little Rock, Arkansas - Downtown Music
5/24/07 Ft. Worth, Texas - The Rockyard
5/25/07 Austin, Texas - Red 7
5/26/07 New Orleans, Louisiana - The Hangar

5/5/07 Neurosis' new album "Given To The Rising" has been bumped back to a June 5th release thru Neurot...A mini-documentary on the album is available online HERE.

The 'full-length uncensored' version of Machine Head's video for "Aesthetics Of Hate" can be found HERE

Middian have announced their first US tour, dates can be found HERE

4/22/07 Black Cobra will be heading out with Rwake for a West Coast run:
May 18th Seattle WA -Funhouse
May 19th Portland OR - Tonic Lounge
May 20th Oakland CA - Uptown
May 21st San Francisco CA - Elbo Room
May 22nd Los Angeles CA - Relax Bar
May 23rd Phoenix AZ - Modified Arts
May 24th Albuquerque NM - Peace and Justice Center
May 25th Lubbock TX - Jake's Backroom w/Kylesa
May 26th Ft. Worth TX - Wreck Room w/Weedeater& Skeletonwitch
May 27th Austin TX - Emo's (Emissions From The Monolith Fest)
May 28th Fayetteville AR - TBA w/Bible of the Devil
May 29th Little Rock AR - Downtown Music

Stinking Lizaveta will be in Europe with The Hidden Hand:
May 1st Nuernburg GER - Kuntsverein
May 3rd Berlin GER - Lido
May 4th Rostock GER - MAU Club
May 5th, Leipzig GER - UT Connewitz (Worship the Riff Fest)
May 6th Dortmund GER - FZW
May 7th Hamburg GER - Marx
May 8th Den Helder, NL - De Bliksem
May 9th Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
May 10th Groningen, NL - Vera
May 11th Kontich, BEL - Lintfabriek
May 12th Nottingham, UK - Rock City
May 13th London, UK - Underworld
May 14th Leeds UK - Josephs Well
May 16th Newcastle UK - The Head of Steam
May 17th Edinburgh UK - Henry's Cellar Bar
May 19th Plymouth UK - The White Rabbit

High On Fire will be recording their new album next month at Avast II studios. It'll be their first with new bassist Jeff Matz, (Zeke) and producer Jack Endino, (Nirvana, Mudhoney).

Tool have added another string of dates to their summer trek, check them all out HERE.

4/20/07 Neurosis have a few dates coming up:
4/21/07 the 013 - Tilburg, The Netherlands (12th Roadburn Festival)
6/24/07 Clisson - Pays de la Loire, France (Hellfest)
6/26/07 Debaser Club - Stockholm, Sweden
6/28/07 Arendal, Norway (Hovefest)

4/10/07 Word has it that the new High On Fire album will be called "Death Is This Communion", hopefully we'll see it by September. They've been playing the title track live recently, in fact there's a low quality live version on youtube.

Mouth Of The Architect are hitting the road next month:
May 18th Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar
May 19th Philadelphia, PA - Khyber Pass
May 20th Providence, RI - Living Room
May 21st Cambridge, MA - The Middle East
May 23rd Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
May 24th Chicago, IL - Subterranean
May 25th Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
May 26th Iowa City, IA - The Picador
May 27th St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
May 28th Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
May 30th Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
June 2nd Seattle, WA - El Corazon
June 5th San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
June 7th Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
June 8th San Diego, CA - Casbah

Mastodon will be heading back over to Europe in June, check those dates out HERE

Tides will be doing a 12" split with Giant thru Level-Plane, but while you're waiting you can check out the Tides track, "The Invisible" HERE

The upcoming reissue of Eyehategod`s 99 Miles of Bad Road on CD has been scrapped by the band. In an e-mail to Moshpit Tragedy Records, Gary Mader wrote: "We have been debating on whether or not to do this re-release for several reasons. First and most important, we feel that Emetic Records has been better to us than any label we have dealt with, and for that we feel that we owe some loyalty to them when it comes to any release. Finding an honest label is a rarity these days, and since we`ve got one, we`d rather not ruin that relationship. Aside from that, we are just less than enthusiastic about releasing yet another retrospective project. There are already three full-length CD releases like this, and if I remember correct, we left these tracks off of Preaching... because some of us thought they were substandard."

Acid King and Black Cobra are in Europe:
11/4/07 Southend, UK - Chinnerys
12/4/07 Milton Keynes, UK - The Pitz - Woughton Centre
13/4/07 London, UK - Underworld
14/4/07 Swansea, UK - Sin City
16/4/07 Manchester, UK - Star & Garter
17/4/07 Hoogeveen, Holland - Podium
18/4/07 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
19/4/07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
20/4/07 Jena, Germany - Rosenkeller
21/4/07 Tilburg, Holland - Roadburn Festival at 013
22/4/07 Antwerp, Belgium - Central Prison
22/4/07 Luik, Belgium - Caves de Cornillon
23/4/07 Brussels, Belgium - Magasin 4
24/4/07 Luynes, France - Le Kourigan
25/4/07 Bordeaux, France - Heretic Club
26/4/07 Strassbourg, France - Molodo
27/4/07 Gent, Belgium - Delboy Fest at Charlatan
28/4/07 Paris France - Le Gambetta

Kylesa have a few dates coming up:
May 30th Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
May 31st Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
June 1st San Francisco, CA - Slim's
June 4th San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Company
June 5th Sparks, NV - New Oasis
June 6th Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theatre

3/24/07 Machine Head's new album is streaming online HERE.

Crowbar are heading out for a handful of dates with Valume Nob:
May 22nd Monroe, Louisiana - Blue Monkey
May 23rd Shreveport, Louisiana - TBA
May 24th Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas - The Rockyard
May 25th Austin, Texas - Red 7
May 26th New Orleans, Louisiana - The Hangar

Mastodon have recorded a new track for the upcoming film "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters". Check out "Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife" HERE. The band will be featured in the begining of the movie as animated characters performing the track. They go totally King Diamond on some of the vocals...it's great.

Fear Factory are planning to release another remix album later this year, check out the remix of "Supernova" on their myspace site.

3/10/07 Neurosis have a new track streaming on their myspace site. Expect their next album, "Given To The Rising" on May 8th thru Neurot.

High On Fire have released another slew of dates out west, which are listed HERE.

Mastodon aren't going home for awhile, they've just added another North American tour run for May, check those dates out HERE

Tool have released rescheduled dates for May/June, those can be found right HERE.

Ministry's upcoming final album, "The Last Sucker" will feature a guest appearance from Fear Factory's Burton C. Bell. Expect a release late this summer/early fall.

2/25/07 Torche will be entering Godcity Studios in Boston, MA in this spring to begin recording their new album with Kurt Ballou, (Converge).

Mouth of the Architect have been added to a new leg of the Mastodon/Priestess tour in March, check those dates out HERE

Electric Wizard are currently working on material for their as yet untitled 6th album. They plan to enter the studio in June, with the album to be released before the end of the year thru Rise Above.

Since Jesu are having fun dealing with our wonderful work visa policies and therefore are not in the country just yet, Intronaut are filling in for them on the first week of the Isis tour, (now thru March 1st).

Tool have postponed their upcoming North American tour due to drummer Danny Carey tearing a bicep. He has since undergone surgery and is currently recuperating. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon.

2/18/07 Type O Negative are back and set to hit the road next month, dates can be found HERE

Mouth Of The Architect have recruited guitarist Kevin Schindel Twelve Tribes to fill in on bass for their upcoming tour in early March.

Sepultura have added a few more European dates, check those out HERE

More Tool dates? yep...right HERE.

NIN have added to their upcoming European run, and have added some dates down under as well.

Sweden's Witchcraft have begun recording a new album, expect a release in June with a worldwide tour to follow.

Alabama Thunderpussy will be on tour next month:
March 8 Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern
March 9 Fayetteville, NC - The Rock Shop
March 10 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
March 12 Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music
March 13 Shreveport, LA - 516 Soundstage
March 14 San Antonio, TX - Rockbottom
March 15 Austin, TX - Room 710 (Relapse Records SXSW Showcase)
March 16 Dallas, TX - The Galaxy Club
March 17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
March 18 Birmingham, AL - The Nick - 1982 Bar
March 20 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
March 21 Savannah, GA - The Jinx
March 22 Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
March 23 Johnson City, TN - The Hideaway
March 24 Charlottesville, VA - Outback Lodge

2/11/07 Sepultura are doing a European tour in March, dates so far can be found HERE

Down have added a Seattle date to their upcoming North American run, dates are HERE. In other news, the band plan to enter the studio on February 15th to begin recording album #3.

A Saint Vitus tribute cd, "A Timeless Tale: The Tribute to Saint Vitus" featuring covers by Earthride, Rwake, Goatsnake, Sons of Otis, Internal Void, Ogre, Dragonauta, Abdullah, and the like will be available for free, online at www.myspace.com/saintvitustribute

Om have 2 shows lined up in CA with Earthless"
Friday, February 23 - The Echo
Saturday, February 24 - Casbah

Tool are doing another U.S. run in March, dates are right HERE

The Sword will be on tour next month:
March 9th Albuquerque, NM - Lauchpad
March 10th Tempe, AZ - Big Fish Pub
March 11th San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
March 12th West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
March 13th San Francisco, CA - Slim's
March 14th Oakland, CA - The Uptown
March 15th Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
March 16th Seattle, WA - Neumo's
March 17th Boise, ID - Neurolux
March 18th Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge
March 21st Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
March 22nd Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
March 23rd Dallas, TX - Double-Wide

Sourvein and Teeth Of The Hydra are on the road:
2/11/07 Baltimore, MD- The Ottobar
2/13/07 Richmond, VA - Empire
2/14/07 Wilmington, NC - Lucky's
2/15/07 Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
2/16/07 Savanah, GA - The Jynx
2/17/07 New Orleans, LA - Checkpoint Charlie's
2/18/07 New Orleans, LA - Checkpoint Charlie's

1/24/07 San Francisco’s Om have signed with Southern Lord Records, they'll their first album for Southern Lord (and 3rd overall) will be recorded this summer at Electrical Audio studios with Steve Albini at the controls. Album title and release date forthcoming.

Clutch have announced several North American tourdates with Five Horse Johnson in tow, check those out HERE

1/20/07 Down, (yes, fucking Down) are finally set to hit the road again (with Heaven and Hell). They've released a slew of dates for our lucky friends to the north, and some for the East Coast, fuck yeah, check 'um out HERE.

Maine's own Conifer have recently signed with Important Records. Expect their 2nd full-length album, "Crown Fire" as well as a Conifer/Ocean split this spring/summer.

Mouth Of The Architect touring with Row Crow in March:
March 6th Chapel Hill, NC - Wetlands Dance Hall
March 7th Mt. Pleasant, SC - The Village Tavern
March 8th Orlando, FL - The Social
March 9th Gainesville, Fl - Common Grounds
March 10th Atlanta, GA - The Earl

Danny Walker (Intronaut) will be handling the drums for Jesu on their upcoming North American tour with Isis.

Mastodon have added yet more dates to their upcoming run with Priestess, (but still no RI make-up date) check them out HERE

Pelican will hit the U.K in April with These Arms Are Snakes:
April 14th Southampton, UK - Joiners

April 15th Birmingham, UK - Barfly

April 16th Glasgow, UK - ABC2

April 17th Manchester, UK - Satan's Hollow

April 18th Leeds, UK - Cockpit

April 19th London, UK - Islington Academy

April 20th Brighton, UK - Audio

Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) will release his first solo album, "One Man Revolution" as "The Nightwatchman". Expect a release thru Epic on April 24th.

Kylesa will hit the road with The Hidden Hand:
Jan. 23rd Wilmington, NC - Soap Box w/Sourvein
Jan. 24th Savannah, GA - The Jinx
Jan. 25th Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
Jan. 26th Nashville, TN - Springwater
Jan. 27th Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music w/Rwake
Jan. 29th Austin, TX - Emo's w/Dixie Witch
Jan. 31st Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
Feb. 1st Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix Gallery
Feb. 2nd Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
Feb. 3rd San Francisco, CA - 12 Galaxies w/Ludicra
Feb. 4th Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan w/Middian
Feb. 5th Seattle, WA - Chop Suey w/Middian, Slave Traitor
Feb. 7th Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
Feb. 8th Kansas City, MO - Mike's Tavern
Feb. 9th St Paul, MN - Turf Club w/Zebulon Pike
Feb. 10th Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/Minsk
Feb. 11th Columbus, OH - Ravari Room w/Skeletonwitch
Feb. 12th Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Mellon
Feb. 13th Brooklyn, NY - Club Europa
Feb. 14th New York, NY - Club Midway w/Unearthly Trance

1/7/07 Slayer will be heading down under with Mastodon this spring, dates are right HERE. In related news, Mastodon have canceled their upcoming show in Providence, RI on 2/11/07...seems they've been nominated for a Grammy and of course the awards are scheduled for that night ...bastards.

Opeth are writing material for a new album, no word on a studio date or release.

The Bakerton Group (Clutch fans anyone?) have announced a string of East Coast dates:
January 15th Cambridge, MA - Middle East - Upstairs
January 16th Albany, NY - Red Square
January 17th Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
January 18th New York, NY - Knitting Factory Tap Bar
January 19th Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
January 20th Philadelphia, PA - The Balcony @ The Trocadero

Megadeth are almost done recording their new album, "United Abominations" with Andy Sneap, they'll be mixing it soon. No release date as of yet.

1/2/07 There's a shinny new Mouth Of The Architect song, "That's No Moon, That's a Space Station" HERE.

The Hidden Hand have put the finishing touches on their 3rd album, entitled "The Resurrection Of Whiskey Foote." The band is currently comprised of Scott (Wino) Weinrich, Bruce Falkinburg, and Matt Moulis (replacing Evan Tanner on drums). Expect a release thru Southern Lord in February.

12/26/06 New Hampshire's Scissorfight haven't been heard from recently, but it seems they're working on a DVD featuring several live performances from over the years, in fact if you have any footage of the band, e-mail info@tortugarecordings.com and tell them what you've got.

Mastodon will be tearing back thru the U.K. in March, dates are HERE

Rwake have planted the title track to their new album, "Leviticus" on their myspace site.

Maine's Conifer are getting their 2nd album, "Crown Fire" ready for release, although a label or date remain up in the air. The band are also planning a split with fellow Mainer's Ocean.

Neurosis will enter Electrical Audio with Steve Albini tomorrow to begin recording a new album. A few new shows have also been announced, check those out HERE

A new Clutch tune, "Power Player" is up on the DRT website

Totimoshi have signed with Volcom, (who will be re-releasing their latest album "Ladron" on March 6th).

12/17/06 We should be seeing a new Clutch album in the spring, they've already announced a European tour for April, dates are HERE

Four tracks from the upcoming Eyehategod tribute "For The Sick - A Tribute To Eyehategod" have been posted on myspace.com/forthesick

Machine Head will be heading out with Lamb Of God and Gojira for a North American tour in February, dates are right HERE

Lair Of The Minotaur have dropped off the Cattle Decapitation/Goatwhore tour due to their van breaking down.

12/10/06 Pelican are holed up in Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago with Andrew Schneider at the helm, expect a May release thru Hydra Head.

Dates for Isis' North American trek with Jesu have been added right HERE.

Fear Factory will be heading into Los Angeles to start writing and recording their next full length album, which they'll be producing themselves.

The Deftones have announced February dates for Japan and Australia, they can be found HERE.

12/3/06 Fear Factory have left Liquid 8 Records and are completely independent at the moment, more can be found at http://edmsun.canoe.ca

Tool's Maynard James Keenan was recently interviewed by "The Onion", check it out HERE

Mastodon have posted yet another a video series from their European tour supporting Tool, you can part 1 right HERE.

Red Sparowes have announced 2 dates with Neurosis on the West Coast, expect a full U.S tour followed by a European tour in the spring:
Jan. 13th 2007 El Rey - Los Angeles, CA w/Neurosis
Jan. 14th 2007 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA w/Neurosis

Cult Of Luna will be in Europe this February
February 6th Umea, SWE - Scharinska
February 7th Nykoing, SWE - Mittwoch/Gamla Teatern
February 8th Oslo, NOR - John Dee
February 9th Goteborg, SWE - Pustervik
February 10th Kopenhamn, DEN - Stengarde 30
February 11th Berlin, GER - Magnet
February 12th Wroclaw, GER - Firlej
February 13th Leipzig, GER - Conne Island
February 14th Wien, AUT - Arena
February 15th Bern, SWI - Isc Euro
February 16th Lausanne, SWI - Le Romandie
February 17th Paris, FRA - La Loco
February 18th Sheffield, UK - Corporation
February 19th Newcastle, UK - Academy
February 20th Manchester, UK - Musicbox
February 21st Southampton, UK - Joiners
February 22nd London, UK - Underworld
February 23rd Gent, BEL - Charlatan Club
February 24th Sneek, NET - Bolwerk
February 25th Tilburg, NET - 013
February 26th Karlsruhe, GER - Die Stadtmitte
February 27th Hamburg, GER - Haffenklang
March 1st Stockholm, SWE - Debaser

Zoroaster and Nachmystium are heading out on tour:
12/8 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head Club
12/12 Providence, Rhode Island - Redrum (contact Armageddon Shop for info)
12/13 Wallingford, CT - Wallingford American Legion w/Sea of Bones
12/15 Brooklyn, NY - North Six w/Prurient, Gravewurm
12/16 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber w/Otesanek, March Into The Sea
12/17 Cleveland, OH - Hi-Fi Club w/Decrepit, Midnight
12/19 Dayton, OH - Coyotes w/Heathen Hammer, Darkness Undying
12/20 DeKalb, IL - Otto`s w/March Into The Sea
12/21 Chicago, ID - The Empty Bottle w/March Into The Sea
12/22 Nashville, Tennessee - Spring Water w/Loss

11/26/06 Isis will be hitting Australia and Japan with These Arms Are Snakes, dates are HERE

Kylesa are out and about:
12/3/06 Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree w/The Sword
12/4/06 Raleigh, NC - Kings w/The Sword
12/30/06 Daytona Beach, FL - Backstage "This Is For You Fest"
1/2/07 Louisville, KY - Headliner's Music Hall w/The Sword
1/3/07 Knoxville, TN - Blue Cats w/The Sword
1/4/07 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory w/The Sword

Earth have finished recording and mastering of their latest album, (tentatively entitled Hibernaculam). The audio material consists of 3 old Earth classics redone in a different, stark and clean tone, (ala the "Hex" material) plus the track "A Plague of Angels" which was previously available on a rare tour-only 12". The album will be a special dual CD/DVD "hybrid". With the audio mentioned above on one side, an Earth documentary filmed by Seldon Hunt lies on the other. The documentary features many interviews with Dylan Carlson and live footage from the groups 2006 European tour. Expect a release thru Southern Lord in the first half of 2007.

11/22/06 Slayer will be heading out on a North American tour with Unearth, dates are HERE

Additional dates have been announced for Mastodon's upcoming tour with Converge and Priestess, all dates are right HERE

The Deftones will be doing a handful of U.S. dates before heading over to Europe, dates are HERE

11/12/06 Mastodon are swinging back thru the U.S. with Converge and Priestess, dates are right HERE.

Crowbar will be releasing a DVD, "Live: With Full Force" on January 23rd. The video for "Slave No More" can be found on Candlelight Records Myspace site, it's included on the DVD also.

Middian, a new band formed from the ruins of YOB, are currently recording their debut album, "Age Eternal" in Eugene, Oregon's Dogwood Recording. John Golden, (Neurosis, High on Fire, Black Cobra) will be mastering the effort in a few weeks. Expect a late April release thru Metal Blade.

Cult Of Luna are heading to the U.K. early next year:
February 18th Sheffield, UK - Corporation
February 19th Newcastle, UK - Academy
February 20th Manchester, UK - Music Box
February 21st Southampton, UK - Joiners
February 22nd London, UK - Camden Underworld

11/5/06 High On Fire have announced several West Coast shows:
November 9th Vancouver, BC - Red Room
November 10th Seattle, WA - Neumo's
November 11th Portland, OR - Sabala's
November 18th Concord, CA - Bourbon Street
December 2nd San Francisco, CA - 12 Galaxies

Local boys Tides (who've just moved from Boston to Providence) will be hitting the road with Giant:
12/3/06 Columbus, Ohio - The Carabar
12/4/06 Louisville, Kentucky - Help!
12/5/06 Knoxville, Tennessee - Help!
12/6/06 Nashville, Tennessee - The Muse
12/7/06 Little Rock, Arkansas - The Downtown
12/8/06 Hattiesburg, Mississippi - Help!
12/9/06 Birmingham, Alabama - The Hotel
12/10/06 Atlanta, Georgia - The Drunken Unicorn
12/11/06 Boone, North Carolina - Bounce U
12/12/06 Charlotte, North Carolina - Help!
12/13/06 Richmond, Virginia - Gallery 5
12/14/06 Washington, DC - Help!
12/15/06 Norfolk, Virginia - Relative Theory
12/16/06 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Be Happy House
12/17/06 Portland, Maine - The Sahara Club
12/18/06 Boston, Massachusetts - The Museum School

Eyehategod's rare "99 Miles of Bad Road" seven-inch will be re-released on cd thru Canada’s Moshpit Tragedy Records. The cd will feature re-mastered demo recordings of "99 Miles of Bad Road", "Story of the Eye", and "Jackass in the Will of God", bonus live tracks, and live video footage.

Black Cobra are in Europe:
Nov. 5th Tessenderlo, Belgium - Muzaaike w/Torche & Baroness (no Blutch)
Nov. 7th Athens, Greece - Club
Nov. 9th Antwerpen, Belgium - Scheldapen w/Made Out of Babies
Nov. 10th Hoogeveen, Netherlands - Podium
Nov. 11th Alkmaar, Netherlands - Parkhoff
Nov. 15th Manchester, UK - Star and Garter w/Made Out of Babies
Nov. 16th Swansey, UK - Monkey Bar
Nov. 17th Birmingham, UK - Jug of Ale
Nov. 18th London, UK - The Underworld
Nov. 19th London, UK - Barfly
Nov. 20th Liege, Belgium - La Zone

10/29/06 Clutch are currently recording their next album with producer Joe Barresi, (Queens Of The Stone Age, Melvins) at Sound Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

NIN will be crossing the pond early next year, dates are right HERE

Mastodon will now be joining Tool on their entire European tour, dates are HERE

10/22/06 Crowbar are wrapping up what will be the band's first-ever live DVD, it'll include footage filmed at last summer's "With Full Force Festival". Expect a release early next year.

Opeth will be filming their upcoming November 9th show at the Roundhouse in London, UK for an unpcoming DVD release.

The "Blackest of the Black" tour 2006 will be rolling down the West Coast next month with Danzig, The Haunted, Asesino, Belphegor, and Lacuna Coil:
11/17/06 The Fenix, Seattle, WA
11/18/06 The Big Easy, Spokane, WA
11/19/06 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/21/06 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
11/22/06 Soma, San Diego, CA
11/25/06 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
11/26/06 Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
11/28/06 Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, CA
11/29/06 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
11/30/06 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

Maynard James Keenan (Tool/A Perfect Circle) has launched a new website for his solo project (Puscifer) at http://www.puscifer.com

10/15/06 Fear Factory have added additional dates to their upcoming "Machines At War Tour" with Suffocation, Hypocrisy and Decapitated. All dates are HERE.

Cathedral will be playing 3 more shows this year, and they are spread pretty far apart...
Oct. 14 Tokyo, Japan - Loud Park Festival
Nov. 18 Monterrey, Mexico - Monterrey Metal Festival
Dec. 29 Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland - Helldone Festival

Napalm Death have announced a slew of dates for their upcoming "Death By Decibels" tour w/A Life Once Lost, Dead To Fall and Animosity, those can be found right HERE.

Orange Goblin will be playing at The Mean Fiddler, Charing Cross Road, London on the 16th of December with Grand Magus, The Abominable Iron Sloth, and Cudamantra.

Obituary will be releasing their first ever DVD on November 27th. Entitled "Frozen Alive", it will feature a seven-camera shoot of a show filmed on August 24th at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland.

Wooly Mammoth have announced several dates in support of their first full-length album, "The Temporary Nature"...
Nov. 4 Washington, DC - Rock And Roll Hotel, w/Throttlerod, TBA
Nov. 8 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head, w/Dixie Witch
Nov. 15 New York, NY - The Delancey Lounge, w/Maegashira, TBA (High Times/Sirrius Radio "Contact High" Showcase)
Nov. 16 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber, w/Dead Child (members of Early Man, Stereolab, Tortoise)
Nov. 18 Portland, ME - The Asylum - StonerRock.com/Megalith Festival
Dec. 31 Baltimore, MD- Ram`s Head Live, w/The Sword, Clutch

Life Of Agony have announced a few shows this year: Nov. 24 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov. 26 Starland Ballroom - Sayerville, NJ
Dec. 3 Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA

Unearthly Trance are currently writing material for their 2nd full-length album, but they're releasing some vinyl to help with the wait. The first is a live 7", entitled "I Am the Cosmos, I Am the Wind. I Am the Cosmos..." featuring 2 tracks, "Mass of The Phoenix" and "Deathothic". This will be followed by a 10", "The Axis Is Shifting", which will have 2 new recordings of older tracks, "Oceans Expand", and "Branches of Anti-Gravity", and finally a split 7" with Minsk.

10/8/06 Sunn O))) will be invading the U.K. and Erie with Justin K Broadrick:

13th Oct 6 London - Hippodrome (Frieze)
15th Oct 6 Glasgow - ABC2
16th Oct 6 Belfast - Black Box
17th Oct 6 Dublin - Crawdaddy
19th Oct 6 Galway - Richards Bar
20th Oct 6 Cork - Cypress Avenue

Eyehategod will be playing at the Chickie Wah Wah in New Orleans on October 27th with My Uncle the Wolf, and Spickle. No other dates are being planned that we know of.

Sepultura will be heading back into the U.S. (finally) with Sworn Enemy, Diecast and Suicide Silence...dates are HERE ...no New England date? WTF?

Tool have been confirmed for the 2007 "Big Day Out Festival" in Australia and New Zealand:

Jan. 19th Auckland, NZ - MT Smart Stadium
Jan. 21st Gold Coast, AUS - Parklands
Jan. 25th Sydney, AUS - Showgrounds
Jan. 28th Melbourne, AUS - Princes Park South
Feb. 2nd Adelaide, AUS - Royal Showground
Feb. 4th Perth, AUS - Claremont Showground

Mastodon will be performing live on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on November 1st...wow...

Isis will be swinging back through the U.S. with Jesu in late Feb-early April...dates when we get 'um.

Machine Head have posted a video of their performance at the recent "Sounds Of The Underground" tour. Check it out on their website.

Pennsylvania`s Electric Horsemen have been recording their debut EP this weekend. A late October release on Churchtown Deathbed Records is expected. Check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/electrichorsemen for more info. Catch them live at the AS220 in Providence, RI on October 28th with Sea Of Bones, Seabeast, and Stone The Disciple.

10/1/06 Mastodon will be opening for Tool on their upcoming U.K. run:

November 24th Manchester, UK - MEN Arena
November 25th Glasgow, UK - SECC Arena
November 27th London, UK - Wembley Arena
November 30th Cardiff, UK - International Arena
December 1st Nottingham, UK - Arena

Vision Of Disorder have filmed 3 shows for a live DVD, no word on a label or release date as of yet.

Totimoshi will be releasing their fourth full length album, "Ladron", on October 24 through Crucial Blast. They'll also be joining up with Mastodon for a few dates:

10/3/06 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom, w/Mastodon, The Bronx
10/4/06 Austin, TX - Emo`s, w/Mastodon, The Bronx
10/5/06 Houston, TX - Meridian, w/Mastodon, The Bronx
10/6/06 Shreveport, LA - Lil Joe`s Bottleneck
10/7/06 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade, w/Mastodon, The Bronx
10/10/06 Nashville, TN - The End
10/12/06 Kansas City, MO Recordbar
10/13/06 Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern
10/14/06 Lawrence, KS - the Jackpot
10/15/06 Lincoln, NE - Duffy`s Tavern
10/16/06 Omaha, NE - O`Leaver`s
10/17/06 Wichita, KS - Kirby`s Beer Store
10/19/06 Austin, TX - Emo`s

NIN plan to release a live DVD next year. "Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You In Time" will feature footage from 2 shows recorded late in March 2006. The DVD will also be released on released on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray format.

The Hidden Hand have gone through a line-up change, drummer Evan Tanner has left and been replaced by Matt Moulis, (Bison, Medic). The band plan to have new release out early next year.

Khanate have decided to split up:
"Recent discussions have dictated a direction where KHANATE has called it a day. Thanks for the six years of attention, interest, touring, megastructure and tension. We will continue to pursue the release of our 4th studio work (which is in the mixing phase) and the Japanese reissues of our first two releases, via Daymare."

9/20/06 Isis off-dates!

Oct. 1st Philadelphia, PA - The 1st Unitarian Church
Oct. 4th Providence, RI - The Living Room
Oct. 8th New York, NY - Rebel NYC

The Red Sparowes are heading to the UK:

Oct. 15th Exeter, UK - The Cavern w/Guapo
Oct. 16th Birmingham, UK - The Custard Factory w/Una Corda
Oct. 17th TBA, UK - TBA
Oct. 18th Glasgow, UK - Barfly
Oct. 19th Belfast, UK - TBA
Oct. 20th Dublin, UK - The Village
Oct. 21st Sheffield, UK - Corporation w/Una Corda
Oct. 22nd London, UK - The Scala w/Una Corda
Oct. 23rd Bristol, UK - The Croft
Oct. 24th Southamptom, UK - Nexus w/Ephel Duath, Tangaroa
Oct. 25th Milton Keynes, UK - The Pitz w/Guapo

Neurosis will be entering Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL in December with engineer Steve Albini to record a new album. They'll also be headlining the 12th annual Roadburn Festival.

The Deftones have begun to announce headlining dates:

Oct. 29th Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Nov. 2nd Seattle, WA - The Fenix
Nov. 4th Chico, CA - Senator Theater
Nov. 7th Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre
Nov. 12th San Diego, CA - Soma
Nov. 13th Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
Nov. 14th Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre

Kylesa have posted a video and an mp3 off of their upcoming album "Time Will Fuse Its Worth", HERE.

9/12/06 Pelican will be touring:

9/23 Tempe, AZ - The Sets w/Daughters, Nachtmystium
9/24 Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction w/Daughters, Nachtmystium, Saviours
9/26 Los Angeles, CA - The Knitting Factory w/Daughters, Nachtmystium, Saviours
9/27 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall w/Daughters, Nachtmystium, Saviours
9/29 Portland, OR - Satyricon w/Daughters, Nachtmystium
9/30 Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading w/Daughters, Nachtmystium
10/15 Syracuse, NY - Furnace
10/16 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop (Feat. Sweet Cobra)
10/17 Indianapolis, IN - The Harrison Center (Feat. Sweet Cobra)
10/18 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet (Feat. Sweet Cobra)

New York/New Jersey doomsters Agnosis have broken up (which blows because they were badass and my band was supposed to play with them in November). More info can be found on their website or their MySpace site

Machine Head are currently working on a new album to be called "The Blackening".

Deadbird have gone thru a lineup change, it seems Todd Bohannon left after the band's last tour and has been replaced by Reid from Rwake.

Primus have announced a North american tour, dates are right HERE

8/31/06 Mastodon have posted a video for "The Wolf Is Loose", which can be viewed here:

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the 6th installment of their making of "Blood Mountain" web series is also online, check it out here:

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Neurosis will be entering "Electrical Audio" studios this December with Steve Albini in tow to begin recording their next album. In the meantime they've lined up 2 shows for November:

November 24th Portland, OR - Dante's
ovember 25th Seattle, WA - El Corazon

Clutch will be heading into the studio sometime in October to record a new album with Joe Barresi (Queens Of The Stone Age, Melvins).

Entombed will be back in North America in Decmeber with Dismember and Grave. Dates are right HERE

Primus will be releasing a DVD on October 17th entitled "Blame It On The Fish", also out on the same day will be a best-of collection, "They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best Of Primus". Watch for a North American tour in November/December.

A new Isis track from their upcoming "In the Absence of Truth" album can be found HERE

Paradise Lost will be swinging thru the U.K with Opeth:

Nov. 5 UK - Pyramid - Portsmouth
Nov. 6 UK - ABC - Glasgow
Nov. 7 UK - Rock City - Nottingham
Nov. 8 UK - Academy - Birmingham
Nov. 9 UK - Roundhous - London
Nov. 10 UK - Academy - Manchester
Nov. 11 UK - Great Hall - Exeter

8/21/06 Napalm Death will be running through Europe in Oct./Nov. dates are HERE

High On Fire have a few West Coast shows coming up:

September 20th Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater
September 21st Vancouver, BC - Red Room (w/Goatsblood, Pequod)
September 22nd Seattle, WA - Neumo's (w/Suplecs, Hell Bound Glory, Book Of Black Earth)
September 23rd Portland, OR - Sabala's (w/Suplecs, Hell Bound Glory, Book Of Black Earth)

Seplutura with be playing several dates in Brazil next month, dates are all right HERE

Venom are hitting the road with Goatwhore:

August 24 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
August 25 West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
August 27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
August 30 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
September 2 Cleveland, OH - Agora
September 3 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
September 5 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
September 6 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
September 7 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
September 8 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero

Pelican are preparing to release a live DVD featuring a show from London, the sound will be mixed by none other than Justin Broadrick.

8/15/06 Mouth Of The Architect are heading out on tour this month:

8/22 Chicago, IL - Knights of Columbus Hall
8/23 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
8/24 Moorhead, ND - All Star Bowl
8/26 Rapid City, SD - Venue Eight
8/31 Hollywood, CA - Knitting Factory
9/1 Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
9/2 Eureka, CA - Eureka Vet's Hall
9/3 El Cajon, CA - The Masonic Lodge
9/4 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
9/5 El Paso, TX - Chic's
9/7 San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
9/8 Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
9/9 Dallas, TX - The TAC Room
9/10 Tulsa, OK - The Pink Eye
9/12 St. Louis, MO - Hi Pointe
9/30 Dayton, OH - The Foundry (record release show)

NOLA's own Suplecs are on tour:

9/16 Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA
9/17 Golden Bull - Oakland, CA
9/18 Zenbu - Olympic Valley, CA
9/19 Off Limits - Chico, CA
9/20 TBA
9/21 Hell's Kitchen - Tacoma, WA
9/22 Neumo's - Seattle, WA (w/ High on Fire)
9/23 Sabala's Portland, OR (w/ High on Fire)
9/24 TBA
9/25 Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT
9/26 TBA
9/27 Benders - Denver, CO
9/28 Hi-Pointe - St. Louis, MO
9/29 Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
9/30 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR
10/19 Emo¹s - Austin, TX
10/21 Meridian - Houston, TX

8/7/06 Goatwhore are on the road:

8/8 Augusta, GA - Sector 7G
8/9 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/All Shall Perish)
8/10 Myrtle Beach, SC - Planet Rock (w/Hatebreed & Full Blown Chaos)
8/11 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (w/Hatebreed & Full Blown Chaos)
8/12 Fayetteville, NC - Jester's Pub
8/13 Wilmington, NC - Lucky's Pub
8/15 Orlando, FL - House Of Blues (w/Hatebreed & Full Blown Chaos)
8/16 Jacksonville, FL - Fuel
8/17 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm (w/Hatebreed & Full Blown Chaos)
8/18 Jacksonville, NC - Planet Rock
9/27 Spokane, WA - Fat Tuesday's Concert Hall
9/29 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
10/1 Modesto, CA - Fat Cat Music House & Lounge
10/2 Reno, NV - The 14th Ward

Ministry are heading to Australia:

Oct. 8 The Arena Ent. Complex - Brisbane, AUS
Oct. 9 The Big Top at Luna Park - Sydney, AUS
Oct. 10 The Palace Complex - Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 12 Metropolis Fremantle - Perth, AUS

Death Breath (featuring former Entombed man Nicke Andersson) have signed a North American deal with Relapse Records. Watch for their debut album, "Stinking Up The Night" on October 17th.

Opeth have lined up a number of European dates for December, they're listed right HERE

S.F's Acid King will be heading out with Black Cobra and Eternal Elysium next month:

9/1 Elbo Room - San Francisco,CA
9/3 SHOD VII at the Hollywood Alley - Meza, AZ
9/5 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO
9/6 Knickerbocker's - Lincoln, NE
9/7 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
9/8 Points East Club - Milwaukee, WI
9/9 High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
9/10 The Note - Chicago, IL
9/11 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI
9/14 Knitting Factory - NY,NY
9/15 O'Brien's Pub - Alston, MA
9/16 Otto Bar - Baltimore, MD
9/18 Bottle Tree - Birmingham, AL
9/19 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AK
9/20 - Emo's - Austin, TX
9/22 - Burt's Tiki Lounge - Albuquerque, NM

Lair of the Minotaur are seeking a new drummer, in the Chicago area. Send links of audio and/or video of your playing to lairoftheminotaur@hotmail.com. www.lairoftheminotaur.com

Indian are hitting the road in support of their latest, "The Unquiet Sky":

8/10 Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi
8/11 Allston, MA - O’Briens
8/12 New York, NY - Lit Lounge
8/13 Baltmore, MD - Talking Head Club
8/14 Fredericksburg, VA - Bourbon Room
8/15 Charlotte, NC - Milestone
8/16 Atlanta, GA - Star Bar
8/17 New Orleans, LA - Checkpoint Charlies
8/18 Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music
8/19 Fayetteville, AR - The Dart Room
8/20 Dubuque, IA - Busted Lift
8/21 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
8/22 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium

8/4/06 Isis will release a DVD on Spetember 26th entitled "Clearing The Eye". Expect their new album, "In The Absence Of Truth" to follow on October 31st.

Mastodon are filming a video for "The Wolf Is Loose" this week, the band expect to have it available online early next month.

Pelican will be heading to Canada in October with Daughters and Ken Mode:

October 1st Vancouver, BC - The Lamplighters
October 3rd Edmonton, AB - The Starlite
October 4th Calgary, AB - Warehouse Night Club
October 5th Regina, SK - The Exchange
October 6th Winnipeg, MB - Collective Cabaret
October 9th London, ON - Call The Office
October 10th Hamilton, ON - The Underground
October 11th Toronto, ON - TBA
October 12th Ottawa, ON - Babylon
October 13th Quebec City, QC - L'Anti

The Deftones are now eyeing a October 31st release for their new album "Saturday Night Wrist".

7/27/06 This year's Relapse Records Contamination Tour will feature Unearthly Trance, Facedowninshit, Fuck The Facts, Jucifer, Buried Inside, and Minsk.

September 2 Philadelphia, PA - The Balcony w/Buried Inside, Hex Machine
September 3 Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s w/Buried Inside
September 4 Chicago, IL - The Note
September 5 St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl w/Minsk
September 6 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater w/Minsk
September 7 Denver, CO - 3 Kings Tavern w/Minsk
September 8 Salt Lake City, UT - Burts Tiki Lounge with Minsk
September 11 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room w/Minsk
September 12 Los Angeles, CA - The Mountain Bar w/Minsk
September 14 Glendale, AZ - Bullbogs w/Minsk
September 16 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory w/Minsk
September 18 Austin, TX - Emo’s w/Minsk
September 19 Beaumont, TX - Vortex
September 20 New Orleans, LA - The Big Top
September 21 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
September 22 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
September 23 Savannah, GA - The Jinx
September 24 Greensboro, NC - The Flying Anvil
September 26 Richmond, VA - Nanci Raygun w/Jucifer, Hex Machine
September 27 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door w/Jucifer, Hex Machine
September 28 Baltimore, MD - OttoBar w/Jucifer, Hex Machine
September 30 Providence, RI - Redrum w/Jucifer, Hex Machine, no FDIS
October 1 Middletown, CT - Living Proof w/Jucifer, Hex Machine, no FDIS

James MacDonough (ex-Megadeth) will be handling bass duty for Strapping Young Lad begining on August 1st, while Byron Stroud is out with Fear Factory.

7/24/06 Napalm Death, Exodus, The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon, Hatebreed, and First Blood will be hitting the road together, initial dates can be found HERE

Clutch will be heading out this fall with The Bellrays and Year Long Disaster:

September 9th Kill Devil Hills, NC - The Pit
September 10th Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
September 11th TBA - TBA
September 12th Knoxville, TN - Blue Cats
September 13th TBA - TBA
September 14th Toledo, OH - Headliner's
September 15th Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Icon
September 16th Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi
September 17th Charleston, WV - The Sound Factory
September 18th TBA - TBA
September 19th Lansing, MI - The Temple Club
September 20th Traverse City, MI - Streeters
September 21st TBA - TBA
September 22nd Columbia, MO - Blue Note

Mastodon, Converge and The Bronx will be doing a fall run together, dates are right HERE

Bryant Clifford Meyer will not be with the Red Sparowes for their previously announced tour due to touring commitments with his other little band, Isis who have an upcoming run with Tool. Pelican's Trevor de Brauw will be filling in for Meyer with Red Sparowes.

Machine Head have posted a taste of of what to expect from their new album on their website.

Megadeth, Opeth, Lamb Of God, Overkill, Arch Enemy, Into Eternity, Sanctity and The Smashup will all be taking part in this year's Gigantour. Dates can be found HERE

7/10/06 Tool will be hitting the road in Aug/Sept. with Isis in the U.S., dates are right HERE In other Isis news, their upcoming DVD release has been bumped back to Sept. 28th. Expect a new album on October 31st thru Ipecac.

Village Of Dead Roads are heading out on tour this month in support of their debut album, "Dwelling in Doubt"

July 20 Providence, RI - Growroom, w/Goreality, Seabeast, Sea of Bones, Bible of the Devil
July 21 Portland, ME - The Alehouse, w/ Ocean and others (possibly Deadbird)
July 22 Boston, MA - Doom and Grind Fest at Bill`s Bar
July 23 Boston, MA O`Briens, w/ Raw Radar War and others
July 24 Northampton, MA - The Elevens, w/Palace in Thunderland
July 25 Milford, CT - Daniel Street Club, w/Sea of Bones
July 26 New York, NY - Ace of Clubs, w/Palace in Thunderland
July 27 Philadelphia, PA - TBA
July 28 New York, NY, Rockstar Bar, w/Agnosis and Sourvein
July 30 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks, w/Jack-in-Irons and others
July 31 Columbus, OH - The Rivari Room
Aug. 1 Chicago, IL - The Note, w/Unfortunaut, Salt of the Earth, and others

Mouth Of The Architect are heading out with The Esoteric next month:

Aug. 23rd Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
Aug. 24th Moorhead, MN - All Star Bowl
Aug. 26th Rapid City, SD - Venue Eight
Sept. 4th Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
Sept. 5th El Paso, TX - Chic's
Sept. 7th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
Sept. 8th Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
Sept. 9th Dallas, TX - The TAC Room
Sept. 10th Tulsa, OK - The Pink Eye

Fear Factory will be heading down under in Sept., dates can be found HERE.

A live Bad Brains DVD, "Live CBGB 1982" will be released on September 12th via MVD.

7/4/06 Mastodon will be launching a new website this week over at www.mastodonrocks.com. A new track, "Crystal Skull" will be posted on their myspace site this friday.

Bible Of The Devil will be hitting the road this month:

July 19 Dayton, OH - Nite Owl, w/The Bang Tale
July 20 Providence, RI - Growroom w/Goreality, Village Of Dead Roads, Kevorkian`s Angels, Sea Of Bones, Seabeast (7 pm show)
July 21 Wallingford, CT - Cherry St. Station w/Broken Teeth
July 22 Boston, MA - The Middle East w/Lamont, Cocked and Loaded, Slim Jim and the Mad Cows
July 23 New York City, NY - North Six
July 24 Philadelphia, PA - Club 218 w/Dead Meat, Black Throat, The Prisoners, The Familiars
July 25 Baltimore, MD - Sidebar Tavern w/Made Out of Babies, The Malevoiy
July 26 Harrisonburg, VA - Luigi`s w/Valkyrie
July 27 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade w/Valkyrie, Viper
July 28 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone w/Crank County Daredevils, Babyshaker
July 29 Asheville, NC - Stella Blue Anti-Bele Chere Festival w/Crank County Daredevils, others TBA
July 30 Nashville, TN - The Springwater

Godless Rising have signed with Moribund Records out of Seattle, Washington.

6/27/06 Vision Of Disorder have re-grouped, and plan to film a live DVD on August 11th and 13th at Club Ritual in Levittown, NY.

The album cover for Mastodon's upcoming "Blood Moutain" album can be found HERE. Expect a release sometime in Aug/Sept. thru Warner.

Tool will be hitting the road again in August, dates so far can be found HERE.

High On Fire are heading back to Europe next month:

7/14/06 Kontich, Belgium Lintfabriek
7/15/06 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
7/16/06 Paris, France - Le Bartofar
7/18/06 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
7/19/06 Belfast, Ireland - Auntie Annie's
7/20/06 Glasgow, UK - Nice N' Sleazy
7/21/06 Edinburgh, UK - Cabaret Voltaire
7/22/06 Birmingham, UK - Supersonic Festival
8/11/06 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival

Strapping Young Lad will release their new album "The New Black" on July 11th, their Ozzfest off dates can be found HERE.

Om will be making a rare appearance at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, CA on July 29th with Asunder.

Dates for European leg of "The Unholy Alliance Tour - Preaching To The Perverted" with Slayer, In Flames, Lamb Of God, Children Of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed are all tighened up, you can find them HERE.

6/20/06 Machine Head are planning to enter the studio in August, Robb Flynn will be producing and Colin Richardson will mix. Expect a release late this year/early next year.

Isis are planning to release their new album on October 31st, their DVD "Clearing The Eye" will be out thru Ipecac on August 22nd.

A few new Helmet tracks have found their way online, check them out HERE

The Bronx are hitting the road with Priestess, Riverboat Gamblers and Wires on Fire until July 7th when they'll head out with Lifetime:

June 21 Jerry's Pizza - Bakersfield, CA
June 22 The Belmont - Fresno, CA
June 23 The Library - Sacramento, CA
June 24 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
June 26 Rock'n Roll Pizza - Portland, OR
June 27 Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA
June 30 Rock Island - Denver, CO
July 2 Ascot Room @ Quest - Minneapolis, MN
July 7 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
July 8 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
July 9 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
July 10 ICC w/Lifetime - Allston, MA
July 12 The Mod Club - Toronto, ON
July 13 The Icon - Buffalo, NY
July 14 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
July 15 The Metro - Chicago, IL
July 16 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI

6/13/06 It's shitty but true, Igor Cavalera has offically left Sepultura. According to band's offical website from 12.06.2006 "Igor says he decided to leave the band because of "musical incompatibility" with the other members of the band. Igor will be working on other projects from now on. Brazilian drummer Jean Dolabella (ex-Udora) will take his place for the upcoming tour dates."

6/12/06 The Sword's latest album "Age Of Winters" will be released on vinyl thru Kemado on July 18th.

The Mighty Nimbus will be invading Canada this month:

6/21 Windsor, ON - Coach n’ Horses
6/24 Soney Point, ON - Sportsmen Club
6/26 London, ON - The Salt Lounge
6/28 Montreal, QC - Hemisphere Gauche
6/29 Quebec City - TBA
6/30 Toronto, ON - Adam`s Bar and Grill
7/1 Hamilton, ON - Corktow Tavern

Fu Manchu have just inked a deal with Liquor And Poker. They'll be heading into the studio this week, expect a release in early 2007.

6/9/06 Rosetta are hitting the road with Day Without Dawn (entire list of dates is HERE)

6/23 Philadelphia PA - The Plan B House
6/24 Allegheny NY - Allegheny Skate Park
6/25 Watertown NY - Velocity Fun Park
6/26 Brewerton NY - Fortress of Barnitude
6/27 Portland ME - Geno's w/Conifer
6/28 Quincy MA - Dee Dee's Lounge
6/29 Cape Cod MA - TBA
6/30 Wallingford CT - Wallingford American Legion Hall
7/1 Providence RI - AS220 w/Sin Of Angels, Tides, Throwing Shrapnel, Seabeast
7/2 Brooklyn NY - Water Street Lounge
7/3 Long Island NY - TBA
7/5 Long Branch NJ - Brighton Bar
7/6 Baltimore MD - The Sidebar Tavern
7/7 Washington DC - The Warehouse Next Door
7/8 Richmond VA - TBA
7/9 Murfreesboro NC - Zakk's Coffeehouse
7/10 Wilmington NC - The Soapbox Laundrolounge

Soilent Green are on tour:

6/10 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
6/11 Louisville, KY - Bulldog Cafe
6/12 St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
6/13 Kansas City, MO - El Torreon
6/14 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
6/16 Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
6/17 Corona, CA - Showcase Theatre
6/18 San Diego, CA - Epicenter
6/19 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room
6/20 West Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go
6/21 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
6/22 El Paso, TX - Chic's Bar and Billiards
6/23 Lubbock, TX - Winchester Pavillion
6/24 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
6/25 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
6/26 Houston, TX - Java Jazz
6/27 Metairie, LA - The High Ground (formerly Cypress Hall)
6/29 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
6/30 West Palm Beach, FL - Ray's Downtown
7/1 Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
7/4 Wilmington, NC - Lucky's Pub
7/5 Charlotte, NC - Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
7/6 Baltimore, MD - The Otto Bar
7/7 Sterling, VA - Community Center - Sterling, VA
7/9 New York City, NY - CBGB's

20 local San Diego artists are currently displaying artwork that has been inspired by the lyrics and the song "Humanure" by Cattle Decapitation in an online art show. A generous portion of the proceeds from the sale of the art will be donated to the artists’ choice of F.O.C.A.S. (Friends of County Animal Shelters) or the Helen Woodward Center, organizations based on finding homes for animals in shelters awaiting death.
The online art show is in a 3-5 minute 3-D animated video with the song 'Humanure' by Cattle Decapitation used in the background. The art show is available for viewing at www.darkvomit.com as well as www.SanDiegoArtist.com and www.myspace.com/darkvomit.

6/5/06 Opeth have lined up several U.K. dates for later this year, they'll also be hitting Japan. Dates are HERE

Slayer will be heading overseas this fall with In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God and Thine Eyes Bleed. Dates are right HERE

The video for Ministry's "Lies, Lies, Lies" has made it's way online...here

5/31/06 Mastodon have wrapped up mixing on their new album, "Blood Mountain". Expect a release in August thru Warner. The band will be doing a few off-dates with Lamb Of God and Thine Eyes Bleed:

July 1st Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
July 10th Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Event Center
July 17th Boise, ID - The Big Easy

Torche are planning to release a 7" this summer thru Robotic Empire. The 7" will feature the tracks "In Return"/"Rule The Beast". The band are remixing their self-titled album since they are unhappy with the original mix. It'll be re-released this fall with a bonus track.

Isis will be releasing a new DVD,"Clearing The Eye" thru Ipecac on August 22nd. In other news, the band will be recording a new album soon, and have confirmed their July European/UK tour:

July 17th Amsterdam, NET - Melkweg
July 18th Paris, FRA - La Maroquinerie
July 19th Cardiff, UK - The Point
July 20th Bournemouth, UK - The Opera House
July 21st Sheffield, UK - The Corporation
July 23rd London, UK - Koko's ("All Tomorrow's Parties")

Mammatus are hitting the road with Residual Echoes:

May 29 Denver, CO - Hi Dive
May 31 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
June 1 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
June 2 Detroit, MI - Lager House
June 3 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - X-Pace
June 4 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Sala Rossa
June 5 Boston, MA - Great Scott
June 6 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
June 7 Providence, RI - AS220
June 8 New York, NY - Cakeshop
June 9 Brooklyn, NY - Sputnik
June 10 Baltimore, MD - Floristree Space
June 11 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door
June 13 Asheville, NC Static Age with Serpent Garden
June 14 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
June 15 Murfreesboro, TN - The Grand Palace
June 16 Fort Worth, TX - Metrognome
June 17 Austin, TX - Emo`s
June 20 San Diego, CA - Che Cafe
June 21 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge
June 22 Ventura, CA - Grady`s Record Refuge
June 23 Santa Cruz, CA - The Blue Lagoon
June 24 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern

5/22/06 Opeth have parted ways with longtime drummer Martin Lopez. Martin Axenrot has been called in as a replacement. A statement on all this can be found at www.opeth.com.

Soilent Green have added a few dates to their upcoming tour:

July 1st Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
July 3rd Wilmington, NC - Lucky's Pub
July 5th Charlotte, NC - Casbah
July 6th Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar
July 7th Sterling, VA - Community Center

Antigama have signed with Relapse Records, they plan to start recording this winter.

Primus will be performing at the Hedgpeth Festival this year on July 29th, in Twin Lakes, WI. http://www.hedgpethfest.com/

Megadeth have signed to Roadrunner records, and are in the studio working on a new album...never saw that coming...

5/12/06 Drummer Peter Stjärnvind has left Swedish metallers Entombed, it's rumored that he wants to concentrate on Nifelheim on a full-time basis. Olle Dahlstedt is currently filling in for Entombed who will release a new EP, "When in Sodom", on June 6 thru Threeman Recordings. A full-length album, "Serpent Saints", is expected on September 18th.

Orange Goblin will enter a studio soon to record two new songs, as well as cover of "New Rose" by The Damned (for the upcoming "Sucking The '70s II" compilation).

Isis are now hoping to have their new DVD out sometime in August thru Ipecac.

5ive will release a new MCD, "Vs" via Tortuga on June 20th. Remixes, (by Justin Broadrick of Jesu, Godflesh, etc. fame) are set to be included on the album.

Anthrax will be heading out with Rob Zombie, dates are HERE

Valume Nob are postponing their rescheduled tour for September-October until further notice to concentrate on looking for a record label.

5/8/06 Orange Goblin have announced a run of U.K. dates starting in September, in the meantime they'll hit the U.S. on May 16th, check all of the dates out HERE

Soilent Green will be hitting the road in June, HERE are the dates thus far.

Cable will be reforming for a short time this spring to record a new song for their upcoming "Last Call" CD/DVD (which features one of Cable’s last live performances. "Last Call" will be available in November thru Translation Loss Records. Cable will also record a track, "Pigs" for the upcoming Eyehategod tribute CD, "For the Sick".

5/3/06 Stinking Lizaveta are on the road:

May 3rd Richmond VA - Alley Katz w/Suzukiton
May 4th Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
May 5th Atlanta GA - Drunken Unicorn w/Hell Mach 4
May 6th New Orleans LA - Checkpoint Charlie's (Jazz Fest)
May 7th San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary
May 8th Austin, TX - Room 710 w/Dixie Witch
May 10th Albuquerque NM - Burt's Tiki Lounge
May 11th Phoenix, Arizona - Truck Space
May 12th Los Angeles CA - Mountain Bar
May 13th San Francisco CA - OnSix Gallery w/Oxbow, Slough Feg
May 14th Oakland CA - Golden Bull w/Blood Hag, I Will Kill You Fucker
May 15th Portland OR - Sabala's w/Machine That Flashes
May 16th Seattle WA - Funhouse
May 18th Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 19th Denver CO - Bender's Tavern
May 20th Lawrence KS - Replay Lounge
May 21st Minneapolis MN - Triple Rock
May 22nd Madison WI - High Noon Saloon w/Tummler
May 23rd Chicago IL - Empty Bottle w/Minsk, Tummler
May 24th Columbus OH - Ravari Room w/Tummler
May 25th Youngstown OH - Nyabinghi (as part of Emissions from the Monolith)
May 26th Oxford, MA - Rox's Bar
May 27th Providence RI - AS220 w/The Body, Place In Thunderland, Ocean, Seabeast
May 28th Quincy, MA - Dee Dee's

Rosetta will be heading out on tour with Day Without Dawn in June:

June 24th Allegan, NY - Allegany Skate Park
June 27th Portland, ME - Geno's
June 28th Quincy, MA - Dee Dee's Lounge
June 30th Wallingford, CT - Wallingford American Legion Hall
July 1st Providence, RI - AS220 w/Sin Of Angels, Tides, Throwing Shrapnel, Seabeast
July 6th Baltimore, MD - Sidebar Tavern
July 9th Murfreesboro, NC - Zakk's Coffeehouse
July 10th Wilmington, NC - The Soapbox Laundrolounge
July 15th Birmingham, AL - Cave 9
July 23rd South Gate, CA - The Allen Theater
July 25th San Francisco, CA - The Egg
July 27th Portland, OR - Rock and Roll Pizza
Aug. 1st Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern
Aug. 4th Minnesota, MN - The Quest Nightclub - Ascott RoomAug. 5th Wausau, WI - Ticho's Barn
Aug. 9th Chattanooga, TN - Ziggy's
Aug. 12th Dayton, OH - The Nite Owl
Aug. 13th Fort Wayne, IN - 1624 N. Harrison St.
Aug. 14th Detroit, MI - 2500 Club
Aug. 15th Columbus, OH - Acme Art Co
Aug. 25th Hudson, NY - St. John's The Evangelist Church

Red Sparowes have posted a new track on their myspace site. The track is from their new album, "Every Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun", which will be out release later this year thru Neurot.

Black Cobra are currently on tour with Torche:

May 3rd Missoula, Montana - Raven Cafe w/Torche
May 4th Boise Idaho - Yosada House w/Torche
May 6th Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern w/Torche
May 7th Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon w/Torche
May 8th Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock w/Torche
May 9th Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club w/Torche
May 10th Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
May 11th Fayetteville, AR - The Dart Room
May 12th Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music w/ASG
May 13th Birmingham, AL - Cave 9
May 15th Savannah, GA - The Jinx
May 16th Tampa FL - Skatepark of Tampa
May 31st Orlando Florida - Will's South w/Hope and Suicide

Soilent Green are doing a run with The Acacia Strain and Demiricous, dates so far:

June 10th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
June 11th Louisville, KY - Bulldog Cafe
June 12th St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
June 13th Kansas City, MO - El Torreon
June 14th Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
June 16th Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
June 17th Corona, CA - Showcase Theater
June 18th San Diego, CA - Epicenter
June 20th Hollywood, CA - The Whiskey A Go-Go
June 21st Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse

4/26/06 Jucifer have signed with Relapse Records, expect their new album, "At the Hands Of Our Intercessors" this fall.

Down will be filming their upcoming European tour for a DVD...more info when we get it.

Doomriders have several dates coming up:

April 30th Worcester, MA - Palladium (New England Hardcore and Metal Festival)
May 6th Cromwell, CT - Cromwell Knights Of Columbus w/The Red Chord, First Blood, Ed Gien
May 7th Worcester, MA - QVCC w/The Red Chord, First Blood, Ed Gien
May 22nd New York City, NY - The Knitting Factory w/Between The Buried And Me, The #12 Looks Like You, Chiodos, August Burns Red
May 23rd Levittown, NY - Club Ritual w/Between The Buried And Me, The #12 Looks Like You, Chiodos, August Burns Red
May 24th Poughkipsee, NY - The Chance w/Between The Buried And Me, The #12 Looks Like You, Chiodos, August Burns Red
May 25th Worcester, MA - Palladium w/Between The Buried And Me, The #12 Looks Like You, Chiodos, August Burns Red
July 25th Allston, MA - Great Scott w/Akimbo

The Hellacopters will release a vinyl picture disk edition of their latest album, "Rock & Roll Is Dead" in the U.S. on May 16th via Sacred Heart Recordings. The vinyl will include 2 bonus tracks.

Lamb Of God will release a new album, "Sacrament" later this summer thru Epic Records.

4/22/06 Ocean are hitting the road for 2 months:

April 14 Philadelphia, PA - Mill Creek Tavern w/Stinking Lizavetta, Syszlak, Bloody Panda, Moonshine
April 15 Baltimore, MD - Jerk Store
April 16 Nashville, TN - The End
April 17 Chattanoga, TN - Ziggy`s, w/Hoth, Moscow Theater Siege
April 18 Marietta, GA - Swayze`s
April 19 Jacksonville, FL - The PIT
April 21 Little Rock, AK - Down Town Music
April 22 Dallas, TX - TBA
April 23 Austin, TX - R-Tillery, w/Cardinale, Bowel, Damage Pants
April 24 Houston, TX - Walters on Washington, w/Cardinale, Bowel
April 26 Glendale, AZ - Bulldogz, w/Graves at Sea, Servile Sun
April 27 Sandiego, CA - The Beauty Bar, w/Torche, Akimbo, Black Cobra
April 28 Los Angeles, CA - TBA (All Ages)
April 29 Richmond, CA - Burnt Ramen, w/Torche, Akimbo, A Sleeping Irony, From This Grave Grew A Tree
April 30 Berkeley, CA - 924 Gilman St., w/Saros, Embers, The Makai
May 1 San Francisco, CA - TBA
May 2 Chico, CA - Off Limits, w/The Makai
May 4 Eugene, OR - Samurai Duck, w/The Makai, Norska
May 5 Portland, OR - Ash Street Saloon, w/Black Elk, Bloodhag, Flying Fortress
May 6 Seattle, WA - Rendevouz`s Jewel Box Theater, w/Lesbian, Grey, Scary Bear
May 7 Boise, ID - the Gathering Space
May 8 Salt Lake City, UT - Vegas Club
May 9 Denver, CO - 15th St. Tavern, w/Across Tundras, Adai, Deer Creek
May 10 Lincoln, NE - Chatterbox
May 11 Des Moines, IA - Hairy Marys
May 12 Chicago, IL - The Note, w/Unfortunaut
May 13 Milwaukee, WI - Club ?, w/Sleestak and Decapitado
May 14 Cincinnati, OH - Topcats, w/Beneath Oblivion
May 15 Cleveland, OH - Peabodys, w/Village of Dead Roads
May 16 Erie, PA - The Beer Mug, w/Village of Dead Roads
May 17 NY, NY - Sin-E, w/Bloody Panda and Wet Nurse
May 18 Somerville, MA - The Skybar, w/Keen of the Crow, Shroud of Bereavement

Vital Remains, Incantation, Sin Of Angels, and Dawn Of Azazel will be heading out on the Decades of Death 2006 Tour:

May 30 The Peppermint Beach Club - Virginia Beach, VA
May 31 Lucky's Pub - Wilmington, NC
June 1 State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
June 2 The Imperial - Jacksonville, FL
June 3 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 4 The Back Booth - Orlando, FL
June 5 Howlin Wolf - New Orleans, LA
June 6 Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
June 7 Club Onyx - McAllen, TX
June 8 TBA - Dallas, TX
June 9 Backroom - Austin, TX
June 10 Zero's - Corpus Christi, TX
June 11 Chics - El Paso, TX
June 12 Venue of Scottsdale - Scottsdale, AZ
June 13 Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
June 14 Iliff Park Saloon - Aurora, CO
June 15 TBA - Lincoln, NE
June 16 Station 4 - Minneapolis, MN
June 17 Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
June 18 Peabodys Downunder - Cleveland, OH
June 21 Sterling Hotel - Allentown, PA

Conifer will also be on the road soon:

April 25 Allston, MA - O`Briens, w/Bury the Needle, Raise the Red Lantern, Motherboar
May 13 Portland, ME - Geno`s, w/Kevorkians Angels, and Amoga
May 23 Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar, with Sulaco, The Zimmerman Note, Lazers
May 24 Cleveland, OH - Moe`s w/Trephine, The Angels of Meth
May 25 Youngstown, OH - Emissions from the Monolith
May 26 Indianapolis, IN - The Melody Inn, w/You Will Die, Graves of the Endless Fall, Red Horse
May 27 Milwaukee, WI - TBA, w/Sulaco
May 28 Chicago, IL - The Note, w/American Heritage, Plague Bringer, Sulaco
May 29 Iowa City, IA - TBA, w/Sulaco
May 30 Lincoln, NE - TBA, w/Sulaco
May 31 Denver, CO - 3 Kings Tavern, w/Sulaco, Munimula
June 1 Twin FAlls, ID - TBA, with Sulaco
June 2 Portland, OR - Berbati`s Pan w/(The Lord Weird) Slough Feg, Age (ex-YOB)
June 3 Seattle, WA - The Funhouse, w/Playing Enemy, Sean, The Abodox
June 4 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern, w/Oxbow, Mausolea
June 6 Los Angeles, CA - 666 Festival, w/TBA
June 7 Flagstaff, AR - The Cottage House, w/Meanface, Sulaco
June 8 Phoenix or Tucson, AZ - TBA, w/Sulaco
June 9 Las Cruces, NM - TBA, w/Sulaco
June 10 Austin, TX - Room 710, w/Gorch Fock, Cardinale, Sulaco
June 11 Little Rock, AR - TBA, w/Sulaco
June 12 Chattenooga, TN - Ziggys, w/Moscow Theatre Siege, Burnin` Doobage
June 13 Atlanta, GA - TBA, w/Sulaco
June 14 Richmond, WV - TBA, w/Sulaco
June 15 Washington, DC - The Warehouse Next Door, w/Vog, Hoth, Sulaco
June 16 Philadelphia, PA - The Tritone, w/Hoth, Sulaco
June 17 New York, NY - Rock Star Bar, w/Time of Orchids, Wetnurse, Disnihil, The Wayward
July 22 Portland, ME- Geno`s, w/Sulaco, Defeatist

Kylesa are currently on tour:

4/22 Lake Worth, FL - Klein Dance Studio
4/27 Greensboro, NC - The Flying Anvil
4/28 Philadelphia, PA - Veggieplex w/Victims
4/29 Brooklyn, NY - The High Five Spot w/Victims
4/30 Boston, MA - Papercut Zine Library w/Victims
5/1 Providence, RI - As220 w/Victims
5/2 Lemoyne, PA - Champion Ship Records w/BSOM, Under Rage, Human Nature
5/3 Fredericksburg, VA - The Bourbon Room w/The Catalyst, Movement of the Moth, The Jefferson Plane Crash, Lord
5/23 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone w/Baroness
5/24 Harrisonburg, VA - Crayola House w/Baroness
5/25 Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi Emissions From the Monolith Fest
5/27 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place w/Cancer Bats, Devil's Advocate
5/28 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St. w/Baroness
5/30 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door w/Baroness, Flowers in the Attic
5/31 Charleston, SC - Cumberland’s w/Yakuza, Dysrythmia

4/18/06 Fear Factory have announced a U.S. tour with Suffocation, Hypocrisy and Decapitated for October/November, now that's a bill! Dates are HERE

Tool will release a new album, "10,000 Days" on May 2nd, they've also announced several U.S. tourdates:

April 30th Indio, CA - Coachella
May 2nd Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
May 4th Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
May 5th Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
May 6th Phoenix, AZ - Gammage Hall
May 8th Dallas, TX - McFarlin Auditorium
May 10th Denver, CO - Temple Buell Theatre
May 11th Kansas City, MO - Memorial Hall
May 12th Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
May 13th Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
May 15th Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
May 16th Toronto, ON - Hummingbird Theatre
May 17th Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
May 19th New York City, NY - City Center
May 20th New York City, NY - City Center
May 21st Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre

Additional dates have been added for "The Unholy Alliance Tour" w/Slayer, Mastodon, Lamb Of God, and Children Of Bodom. All dates are HERE

4/13/06 Nebula will be heading to Europe with The Sword:

May 4 Madrid - El Sol
May 5 Irun - Sala Tunk
May 6 Durango - Plateruena
May 7 Angouleme - La Nef
May 8 Koln - Underground
May 9 Eindhoven- De Effenaar
May 11 Glasgow - Barfly
May 12 Birmingham - Carling Academy
May 13 Sheffield - Cooperation
May 14 London - Dingswall
May 15 Brussels - VK
May 17 Malmo - Inkonst
May 18 Copenhagen - Loppen
May 19 Hamburg - Fabrik
May 20 Berlin - Knaack
May 21 Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
May 22 Munchen - Backstage
May 23 Wien - Arena
May 24 Ebensee - Kino
May 26 Winterthur - Salzhaus
May 27 Berne - Reitschule

A Jesu tour in the U.S. is being planned for later this year. Jesu's new EP, "Silver" should be out on April 11th thru Hydra Head.

The "For Those About To Rock... We Salute You: Monsters In Moscow" video, (featuring AC/DC, Metallica, and Pantera performing on September 28th, 1991 at Tushino Airfield in Moscow) will be released on DVD thru Warner on June 5th.

4/8/06 Cattle Decapitation will be touring with Necrophagist, Arsis, Nueraxis, and Alarum:

5/11 Roseville, CA The Underground
5/12 San Francisco, CA The Pound
5/13 San Bernardino, CA National Orange Show Events Center
5/14 Phoenix, AZ Clubhouse
5/15 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
5/16 Tulsa, OK The Venue
5/17 Arlington, TX Phoenix Music Complex
5/18 San Antonio, TX Graham Central Station
5/19 Houston, TX Java Jazz
5/20 Baton Rouge, LA Darkroom
5/21 Jacksonville, FL Thee Imperial
5/22 Orlando, FL Island Oasis
5/25 Augusta, GA Sector 7G
5/26 Virginia Beach, VA Peppermint Beach Club
5/28 Baltimore, MD Sonar Maryland Deathfest
5/29 New York, NY BB King’s Blues Club

Down have added some stops to their upcoming European tour, check all the dates out HERE Additional dates are expected to be added!

Official press release (Red Sparowes):
Unfortunately some of our gear was stolen after our show in Stockholm, Sweden. We realizes chances are slim but if anyone happens upon any of the following, please rip the eyelids of the perpetrators and poor salt in their eyes, then let us know where we can collect our gear.
The following was stolen from us:

2 Fender silver face 1970 twin reverb amps (on the cases it says "Nomads of Prague")
1 early 70's birch, 8 inch, red, Tama snare, 14 x 8
1 22 inch Zildjian K ride cymbal
1 20 inch Zildjian K ride
1 20 inch Zildjian K crash
2 14 inch Zildjian HH Hi Hats
1 footswitch for a Mesa Boogie Mark 4 amp
1 standard throw Sanyo projector lense (PLC9000N)
40 Extra Large Red Sparowes shirts
25 Red Sparowes "At the Soundless Dawn" CDs
There were some other smaller items (2 DVD players, a screen for our projections, a Sony Boombox, a box of roughly 80 DVDs), but these are of minimal value.

Ozzfest has a nice really lame line-up for us again this year, dates are HERE

4/5/06 Sunn O))) have announced several U.S. dates, with Boris jumping on 5 of them:

5/18 Boston, MA - Middle East (downstairs) w/Grief, Sin of Angels
5/20 Victoriaville, Quebec - FIMAV w/Haino Keiji
5/22 Toronto, Ontario - Music Gallery
5/23 Grand Rapids, IL - Institute of Contemporary Arts
5/25 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center w/Boris
5/26 Chicago, IL - Logan Square w/Boris, Kevin Drumm
5/27 Columbus, OH - Walker Center w/Boris
5/28 Youngstown, OH - Emissions From the Monolith w/Boris
5/30 New York, NY - Avalon w/Boris

Sepultura are on the road right now, and have someone there taping at every show on their current European tour. The footage being collected is for a future documentary.

Isis are planning to enter the studio soon to record their next album with producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon). A October release date is expected. In the meantime the band plan to release a DVD sometime this summer.

Sweden's technical nutters Meshuggah are in the studio working on new material to make your head explode.

3/31/06 Down have announced a European tour, and the dates are right HERE. That's not even the best part, they'll be recording a new album in September.

Clutch hav announced a U.K. run with Motorhead in the fall, dates are HERE.

Lair Of The Minotaur and Unearthly Trance are doing a East Coast run together next month:

4/15 Bowling Green, OH - Howard's Club H
4/17 Washington, DC - DC9
4/18 Richmond, VA - MacCormack's Irish Pub
4/19 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head
4/20 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber w/Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Rosetta
4/21 Hamden, CT - Hamden Plains United Church
4/22 New York, NY - Ace Of Clubs
4/23 Boston, MA - Middle East w/Watchmaker
4/24 Providence, RI - AS220 w/Sin Of Angels
4/25 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase College
4/27 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
4/28 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artwork

Orange Goblin will be recording material for a new album in Boston in May before doing a short U.S. run with Scissorfight. Dates are HERE. The band have also launched a new website at www.orange-goblin.com.

Black Cobra will be on tour next month:

4/1 New York, NY - LIT w/Maegashira, Godzero, Negative Reaction
4/2 Philadelphia, PA - Firehouse Bike Shop w/Deadbird, Facedowninshit, The Body, Bonedust
4/4 Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi
4/5 Columbus, OH - High Five Bar w/1point3, If He Dies,He Dies
4/6 Chicago, IL - No Exit w/Plague Bringer, Explode, Make Up
4/7 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club w/Hex Adjuster
4/8 Madison, WI - Room 770 - part of Slutfest 2006
4/12 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge w/The Horns
4/26 Azusa, CA - Smart City Grinds w/Torche, Akimbo
4/28 Santa Barbara, CA - Casa de la Raza w/Torche, Akimbo
4/29 San Francisco, CA - Burnt Ramen w/Torche, Akimbo
5/1 Portland, OR - Foodhole w/Torche, Akimbo
5/2 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern w/Torche, Akimbo

The North American release of the new Place Of Skulls album, "The Black Is Never Far", has been pushed back from April 17th to a May 1st release. As the band explain on their website, "Our U.S. distributor, Southern Records Chicago, has just inked a deal with a new major distribution company who are able to make our releases available everywhere in the new world."

Pelican have announced additional dates for their run with Mono:

May 8th Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place w/Russian Circles
May 12th Richmond, VA - Nanci Raygun w/The Life And Times
May 18th West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable Street w/The Life And Times
May 20th Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon w/The Life And Times
May 25th Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
May 26th Tucson, AZ - Plush
May 28th Pomona, CA - Glass House w/Tarentel
June 2nd Portland, OR - Loveland w/Tarentel
June 3rd Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room w/Tarentel
June 5th Boise, ID - The Venue
June 6th Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
June 10th Chicago, IL - Metro

Torche have posted a new track on their myspace site.

3/25/06 Earthride will be heading out on the Vampire Circus/Source Of Doom tour:

3/31 New York, NY - Sin’e w/The Gates Of Slumber & She Wolves
4/1 Pittsburgh, PA - 31 Street Pub
4/2 Chicago, IL - Nightcap
4/3 Milwaukee, WI - Vinuks
4/4 De Moines, IA - Harry Mary's
4/5 Iowa City, IA - Gabe’s Oasis
4/6 St. Louis, MO - In-Store at Tension Head Record Store/show at The Way Out Club
4/7 Indianpolis, IN - Zanie’s
4/8 Harrisonburg, VA - Macrock Fest

After five years with Sons of Otis, drummer Ryan Aubin has quit the band on amicable terms. The future of the band is now up in the air due to his departure, so any serious, dedicated, hard-hitting, hard work ethic drummers from the Toronto area should contact the band at info@sonsofotis.com if they are interested in auditioning.

Kylesa are currently writing new material, and plan to hit the road next month:

4/13 Jacksonville, FL - TBA
4/14 Savannah, GA - The Jinx w/Municipal Waste and Baroness
4/15 Daytona, FL - TBA
4/21 Tampa, FL - Skate Park of Tampa
4/22 Lake Worth, FL - Klein Dance Studio
4/27 Greensboro, NC - The Flying Anvil
4/28 Philadelphia, PA - TBA w/Victims
4/29 Brooklyn, NY - Pete’s Sweet Warehouse w/Victims
4/30 Boston, MA - TBA w/Victims
5/1 Providence, RI - TBA
5/2 Lemoyne, PA - Champion Ship Records
5/3 Fredericksburg, VA - The Bourbon Room w/The Catalyst, Pygmy Lush, The Jefferson Plane Crash
5/23 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone w/Baroness
5/24 Harrisonburg, VA - TBA w/Baroness
5/25 Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi (Emissions From the Monolith Fest)
5/28 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St. w/Baroness
5/30 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door w/Baroness, Flowers in the Attic
5/31 Charleston, SC - Cumberland’s w/Yakuza, Dysrythmia

Grand Magus have parted ways with their drummer, Fredrik "Trisse" Liefvendahl. They plan to start writing new material, and will announce a new drummer in the near future.

3/23/06 High on Fire are pleased to welcome Jeff Matz from Zeke who will be holding down bass duties on their spring tour with New Orleans’s Goatwhore and Oakland's Watch Them Die Beginning on 3/30. All the dates are HERE

Sourvein will be heading out on a U.K. tour with Ramesses:

4/19 Star & Garter - Manchester, UK
4/20 Fenton - Leeds, UK
4/21 Club Bach - Cardiff, UK
4/22 The Magnet - Liverpool, UK
4/23 The Engine Room - Brighton, UK
4/24 The Croft - Bristol, UK
4/25 Corporation - Sheffield, UK
4/26 Old Angel - Nottingham, UK
4/27 Cumberland Arms - Newcastle, UK
4/28 Westport Bar - Dundee, UK
4/29 Jug Of Ale - Birmingham, UK
4/30 Underworld - London, UK

3/20/06 Mouth Of The Architect will release a split with Kenoma on May 16th thru Translation Loss Records. The split will feature a 17+ minute track entitled "Sleepwalk Powder" from Mouth Of The Architect, and two new tracks from Kenoma. Expect a new full length album from Mouth Of The Architect in the fall.

High On Fire will end up on The Discovery Channel on a March 20th Episode of "Monster Garage". They'll perform "Devilution" and "Brother In The Wind" which were taped this past November.

Pelican have announced additional dates for their run with Mono:

May 10th Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
May 13th Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
May 14th Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
May 15th Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
May 17th Orlando, FL - The Social
May 19th Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
May 21st Houston, TX - Walters

Celtic Frost are doing a U.S. tour, dates are HERE

Bolt Thrower have several European dates lined up:

April 6 Glasgow, SCO - The Soundhaus
April 7 Bradford, UK - Rio
April 8 Cork, IRE - An Cruiscin Lan
April 9 Dublin, IRE - Voodoo Lounge
April 10 Southhampton, UK - The Nexus
April 11 London, UK - The Underworld
April 12 Hengelo, NETH - Metropool
April 23 Bremen, GER - Wehrschloss (w/Kataklysm)
April 24 Saarbrücken, GER - Garage (w/Kataklysm)

3/19/06 The Capricorns have parted ways with drummer Chris Turner, who also happens to be the drummer for Orange Goblin, and thus The Capricorns will no longer be on Orange Goblin's upcoming U.S. tour... which blows. Fear not though, Scissorfight is still on, and Dixie Witch are on a few of the East Coast dates, which can be found HERE

Stinking Lizaveta will be on the road this spring:

3/13/06 Luigi's Harrisonburg VA
3/14/06 St. Andrew's Pub Louisville KY
3/15/06 Way Out Club St. Louis MO
3/16/06 Downtown Music Little Rock AR
3/17/06 Room 710 Austin TX, Tone Deaf Touring SXSW Showcase
3/18/06 Hawaii Club Longview TX
3/19/06 The Buccaneer Memphis TN
3/20/06 The Hideaway Johnson City TN
3/21/06 Blue Plate Norfolk VA
3/24/06 Purchase College Purchase NY w/Debris INC
5/1/06 Sidebar Tavern Baltimore MD
5/2/06 DC9 Washington DC
5/3/06 Alley Katz Richmond VA
5/4/06 The Milestone Charlotte NC
5/5/06 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA
5/6/06 Checkpoint Charlie's New Orleans LA Jazz Fest
5/7/06 TBA Austin/San Antonio TX
5/8/06 TBA Austin/San Antonio TX
5/10/06 Burt's Tiki Lounge Albuquerque NM
5/11/06 TBA Arizona
5/12/06 TBA Los Angeles CA
5/13/06 TBA San Francisco CA
5/14/06 Golden Bull Oakland CA
5/15/06 Sabala's Portland OR
5/16/06 Funhouse Seattle WA
5/18/06 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT
5/19/06 Bender's Tavern Denver CO
5/20/06 Replay Lounge Lawrence KS
5/21/06 Triple Rock Minneapolis MN
5/22/06 High Noon Saloon Madison WI
5/23/06 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
5/24/06 Ravari Room Columbus OH
5/25/06 Emissions from the Monolith Nyabinghi Youngstown OH
5/26/06 TBA
5/27/06 AS220 Providence RI
5/28/06 TBA Boston MA

The wheels are turning on an Eyehategod tribute album entitled "For The Sick - A Tribute To Eyehategod". Bands will include Mastodon, Ichabod, Watch Them Die, 3 Inches Of Blood, Brutal Truth, and many more. A release through Emetic Records is expected later this year.

Om have completed material for their forthcoming split 10" with Current 93. The split will be released on vinyl thru Neurot Recordings, and on CD by Durtro Jnana in early spring. The band have also lined up 2 East Coast shows:

April 28th Brooklyn, NY - Monster Island
April 29th Manhattan, NY - Knitting Factory

The Sword have filmed a video for "Winter's Wolves", it can be found HERE (windows media)
or
HERE (quicktime)

3/13/06 Om are planning to release their 2nd album, "Conference of the Birds" on April 24th, and currently have a split 7" with Six Organs of Admittance in production.

Debris Inc. will be heading out with Orange Sunshine in Europe:

April 2 Dystopia - Den Haag, NETH
April 3 Blue Shell - Köln, GER
April 4 Sedel - Luzern, SWI
April 5 Escape - Wien, AUT
April 7 Hafenstraße - Halle, GER
April 9 Folken - Stavanger, NOR
April 11 Bastard Club - Osnabrück, GER
April 12 Hafenklang - Hamburg, GER
April 13 Doc K. - Schwerin, GER
April 14 Tiko - Erfurt, GER
April 15 Kanonenhaus - Altenburg, GER
April 16 Rosenkeller - Jena, GER

Jesu will release their new EP, "Silver" on cd on April 11th thru Hydra Head. It'll be available on vinyl thru Conspiracy Records at a later date.

The Lynyrd Skynyrd Katrinathon is set to take place on Saturday, April 1st at The Scene (806 E. Colorado St. in Glendale, CA). The $7.00 for a ticket will go directly to three New Orleans bands hit hard by Hurricane Katrina: Suplecs, Jimmy Bower, and Hazard County Girls. Bands playing include: Deadhorse, Altamont, The Black Handed, Angel Rot, Backbiter, and several more.

Additional dates have been announced for The Sword's run with Torche, ASG and Tarantula AD:

March 30th Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
April 5th Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door
April 7th New York City, NY - Pianos
April 8th Providence, RI - Living Room
April 14th Chicago, IL - The Beat Kitchen
April 15th Farmington, MO - The O'Aces Center Stage
April 16th Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
April 18th Houston, TX - Walters On Washington
April 19th San Antonio, TX - Sanctuary

Word has it that Vision Of Disorder will be reuniting for the Superbowl of Hardcore 2006 on April 23rd at Club Spirit in New York City, check our festival listings for more...

Primus frontman Les Claypool will be releasing his first novel, "South Of The Pumphouse" in July. Claypool's documentary film/jam band spoof "Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo" will soon see some public screenings, check www.lesclaypool.com.

3/9/06 Corrosion of Conformity's Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean, and Jason Paterson have entered Wig Shoppe studios in Raleigh, North Carolina to work on new material.

Alan Short has left Deadbird to be with his family, while Jay Minish has stepped in to fill his shoes. The band will be on tour thru the middle of April, and then plan to write material for a new album.

3/13 Chatanooga, TN - Ziggy`s
3/14 Nashville, TN - The Muse w/Rumplestiltskin Grinder
3/15 Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music w/Municipal Waste, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, The Dead See
3/16 Ft. Worth, TX - The Wreck Room w/Municipal Waste. Torche, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, The Dead See
3/17 San Antonio, TX: Sanctuary w/Nebula, The Hellacopters, The Dead See
3/19 Houston, TX - White Swan w/Municipal Waste
3/20 Baton Rouge, LA - The Dark Room w/Municipal Waste
3/21 Huntsville, AL - Liberty Design w/Municipal Waste
3/22 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn w/Municipal Waste, Withered
3/23 Tampa, FL - Skate Park of Tampa w/Municipal Waste
3/24 Gainsville, FL - Common Grounds w/Municipal Waste
3/25 Orlando, FL - Will`s Pub w/Municipal Waste
3/26 Savannah, GA - Le Morte Rouge
3/27 Myrtle Beach, SC - The Social
3/28 Charleston, SC - Cumberland`s
3/29 Wilmington, NC - Soapbox
3/30 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
3/31 Richmond, VA - Alley Katz w/Baroness, Municipal Waste, Magrudergrind
4/1 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door w/Municipal Waste
4/2 Philadelphia, PA - The Firehouse Bikeshop w/Municipal Waste, The Body, Black Cobra, Bonedust
4/3 New York, NV - Knitting Factory Taproom4/4: TBA
4/5 Boston, MA - Blackout Bar w/Raw Radar War
4/6 Portland, ME - The Asylum
4/7 TBA
4/8 Rochester, NY - Monty`s Krown
4/9 Vernon, NY - Nothing Fancy Cafe
4/10 Pittsburgh, PA: Garfield Artworks
4/11 Cincinnati, OH: Top Cats
4/12 Farmington, MO: The O`Aces Center Stage
4/13 Little Rock, AR: Downtown Music

Entombed will release an EP entitled "When in Sodom" on June 6th, thru Threeman Recordings. The band's new full length album, "Serpent Saints" has been pushed back to a September 18th release. In the meantime Entombed has a European tour lined up, dates are HERE

3/6/06 Slayer, Mastodon, Lamb Of God, and Children Of Bodom will be coming to destroy your town this summer on the "The Unholy Alliance Tour ­ Preaching to the Perverted". You know you want the dates... they're right HERE

Judas Priest will release a vintage concert DVD, "Live Vengeance '82" on April 4, 2006 thru Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. The show was previously released on home video in 1983 as "Judas Priest - Live", but has been out of print for awhile.

Helmet have signed to Warcon Records, they'll also be headlining this year's Warped Tour.

2/28/06 Bassist Joe Preston has left High On Fire amicably due to crazy tour schedules. There's still a chance Preston may work with the band in the future. Diamond Jeff Matz from Zeke will be filling in for Joe on the remaining dates of the band's current tour.

Down have been added to the 10th annual Gods Of Metal festival in Italy, (check our festival listings). The band plan to do a European tour before heading back to finally record a new album...that I'm already drooling over.

Metallica will be hopping across the pond in June, dates are HERE

Pelican have announced several dates for this spring, many with Mono:

April 4th Billings, MT - Casey's Golden Pheasant
April 5th Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
May 9th New York City, NY - Avalon NYC (w/Mono, The Life And Times, MGR)
May 11th Washington, DC - Black Cat(w/Mono, The Life And Times)
May 27th San Diego, CA - Casbah (w/Mono, Tarentel)
May 29th Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (w/Mono, Tarentel)
May 31st San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (w/Mono, Tarentel)

Cult Of Luna will be treading around Europe in April:

April 15th Stockholm, SWE - Munchenbryggeriet ("Close Up Festival")
April 18th Leuven, BEL - Sojo (w/Fear Falls Burning)
April 19th Gronigen, NET - Vera (w/Fear Falls Burning)
April 20th Eindhoven, NET - Dynamo (w/Fear Falls Burning)
April 21st Haarlem, NET - Patronaat (w/Fear Falls Burning)
April 22nd Nottingham, UK - Rock City
April 23rd Milton Keynes, UK - Pitz Club
April 24th Southampton, UK - Joiners Arms
April 25th Manchester, UK - Star And Garter
April 29th Belfast, IRE - Limelight
April 30th Dublin, IRE - Voodoo Lounge
May 4th Paris, FRA - La Loco
May 5th Bordeaux, FRA - Le Son Art
May 6th Lyon, FRA - Le Marche Gare

Kalas, (formerly known as Scum Angel and featuring members of High On Fire, El Dopa) have signed with Tee Pee Records. Their self-titled debut will be out on April 9th.

Cattle Decapitation, Neuraxis, Arsis, and Necrophagist will be heading out on the "Carving North America's Epitaph 2006" tour in late April. Cattle Decapitation joins the bill on begining on May 11th:

April 28 Worcester, MA - New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
April 29 Cleveland, OH - TBA
April 30 Detroit, MI - The Modern Exchange
May 1 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
May 2 Omaha, NE - The Rock
May 3 Denver, CO - TBA
May 4 Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge
May 5 Boise, ID - TBA
May 6 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
May 7 Spokane, WA - Fat Tuesday's
May 8 Portland, OR - Rock N Roll Pizza
May 11 Roseville (Sacramento), CA - The Underground
May 12 San Francisco, CA - The Pound
May 13 San Bernardino, CA - California Metalfest
May 14 Phoenix, AZ - The Clubhouse
May 15 Albuquerque, NM - The Compound
May 16 Tulsa, OK - The Venue
May 17 Arlington (Dallas), TX - Phoenix Music Complex
May 18 San Antonio, TX - Graham Central Station
May 19 Houston, TX - Java Jazz
May 20 Baton Rouge, LA - The Darkroom
May 21 Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
May 22 Orlando (Winter Park), FL - Island Oasis
May 23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - TBA
May 24 Tampa, FL - TBA
May 25 Augusta, GA - Sector 7G
May 26 Virginia Beach, VA - Peppermint Beach Club
May 28 Baltimore, MD - Sonar - Maryland Deathfest
May 29 New York, NY - B.B. King's

2/24/06 Orange Goblin will be sweeping thru the states with Scissorfight and Capricorns in tow, dates are HERE.

Debris Inc. and Stinking Lizaveta have several dates planned for March:

3/14/06 The Note - Chicago IL
3/15/06 Way Out Club - St. Louis MO w/Stinking Lizaveta
3/16/06 Downtown Music - Little Rock AR w/Stinking Lizaveta
3/17/06 Room 710 - Austin TX - Tone Deaf Touring SXSW Showcase w/Savage Republic, Weedeater, Bible of the Devil, Minsk
3/18/06 Hawaii Club - Longview TX w/Stinking Lizaveta
3/19/06 The Buccaneer - Memphis TN
3/21/06 Checkpoint Charlie's - New Orleans LA

2/20/06 Mastodon have recorded a cover of Metallica's epic instrumental "Orion" for Kerrang! magazine's forthcoming 20th anniversary tribute to Metallica's classic "Master of Puppets" album. Other bands expected to contribute to the compilation include Machine Head, (who have recorded a cover of "Battery").

Gregg Piava has left Blessing the Hogs, no word on fill in or replacement as of yet.

Kingdom Of Sorrow, (a side project of Crowbar's Kirk Windstein, and Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta) now have 2 tracks up on their myspace site

Portland, Maine’s Ogre have just laid down tracks for their 2nd album, tentatively titled "Seven Hells". The new tracks were recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Boston. Ogre will be heading out with New York’s Agnosis for a series of March dates:

3/3 The Jerkstore - Baltimore, MD (Agnosis only)
3/4 East End Café - Newark, DE w/Earthride
3/5 Firehouse Grill - Fairfax, VA w/Durga Temple and Ol’ Scratch
3/6 TBA
3/7 TBA
3/8 Cherry St. Station - Wallingford, CT w/Sea of Bones
3/9 Ace of Clubs - New York City, NY w/Grounded and She Wolves
3/10 O`Briens - Allston, MA w/Palace in Thunderland and Greatdayforup
3/11 The Alehouse - Portland, ME w/Pigboat

Kylesa now have two new members and both play drums, Jeff Porter and Carl McGinley are now in the line-up. The band are writing material for a new album.

According to News.com.au, Henry Rollins was reported to the National Security hotline during his recent Australian tour because of a book he was reading ("Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam In Central Asia") on a flight to Brisbane.

2/15/06 Tool will be heading to Europe this summer to hit some festivals, dates are HERE

NOLA's Valume Nob are done recording their debut album, "Residue and Bones", and currently have Warren Riker and Bill Dooley mastering it. The band are still looking for a label, so we don't exactly have a release date yet.

Mastodon are in the studio working on a new album, expect a release sometime later this year thru Warner.

Cult Of Luna have posted a tease from their upcoming album on their my space site

Cattle Decapitation are in the studio with Billy Anderson, expect a U.S. tour in May/June to be announced soon,as well as a new rhythm guitarist.

Motorhead will play several West Coast dates in March:

March 7 House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
March 9 House of Blues - San Diego, CA
March 10 House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
March 11 House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

Faith No More's "Live At The Brixton Academy, London You Fat Bastards" and "Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Videos" will be packaged together and released as a double DVD release set. It'll be out sometime in May thru Rhino Home Video.

2/11/06 High On Fire are heading right back out on the road again in the U.S. with Goatwhore and Watch Them Die after they wrap up their current tour with Buried At Sea and Big Business. Dates are HERE.

The Hellacopters will be heading out on a 3 week U.S. tour with Nebula...sweet.

March 6 Chicago, IL - Double Door
March 7 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
March 8 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber w/Bad Wizard, Rye Coalition
March 9 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
March 10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
March 11 Boston, MA - Axis
March 12 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat
March 13 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
March 15 Dallas, TX - Lizard Lounge
March 16 Houston, TX - Meridian
March 17 San Antonio, TX - Sanctuary
March 18 Austin, TX - Emo’s (SXSW, w/Turbonegro)
March 20 Denver, CO - Bluebird
March 21 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
March 22 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
March 23 San Diego, CA - Casbah
March 24 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
March 25 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey

Graves at Sea and Rue will be hitting the East Coast in May:

5/16 Fayetteville, AR - The Gypsy, w/Deadbird
5/17 Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music, w/Mulattorus
5/18 Shreveport, LA - TBA, w/Crackfight
5/19 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf, w/Soilent Green
5/20 Atlanta, GA - TBA
5/21 Savannah, GA - TBA, w/Baroness
5/22 Wilmington, NC - The Soapbox, w/Weedeater
5/23 Philadelphia, PA - TBA
5/24 New York, NY - TBA
5/25 - 5/28 Youngstown, OH - Nyabinghi - Emissions

Seemless will release their as-yet untitled album which they plan to release thru Equal Vision on June 27th. They've even got Paul Romano (Mastodon) working on the album's artwork. Catch them on March 11th in Boston at The Paradise w/Til' We Die, and Jonas Complex

God Forbid have 2 local shows coming up before they split for the U.K.

February 23rd Clifton, NJ - Dingbats
February 25th Brooklyn, NY - North Six

Incantation are heading to Mexico this month:

Feb. 17th Tijuana, MEX - Box Underground
Feb. 23rd Monterrey, MEX - Clandestino
Feb. 24th Torreon, MEX - Studio Alameda
Feb. 25th Saltillo, MEX - La Ruina.
Feb. 26th Ciudad De Mexico, MEX - Circo Volador

2/6/06 Cult Of Luna will release a new album, "Somewhere Along The Highway" on April 24th thru Earache (Europe). We'll post the North American release date when we get it, tracklist is to the left.

Isis have lined up several new dates:

March 28th San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (w/Zombi, These Arms Are Snakes, The Holy See)
April 4th Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk (w/Zombi, These Arms Are Snakes)
April 7th Pomona, CA - The Glass House (w/Zombi)
April 29th Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theatre
May 3rd Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
May 6th Cambridge MA - The Middle East

Scissorfight will release their new album, "Jaggernaut" on March 7th. They've also booked a few local shows for that month:

March 24th Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
March 25th Newmarket, NH - The Stone Church
March 31st Portland, ME - The Big Easy

Conifer have 4 (long) songs ready for their 2nd full-length release. The band are also currently booking a U.S. tour for May that will include both coasts and some points inbetween.

Relapse Records have signed Arkansas doomsters Rwake. The band are currently writing their 3rd album, (and Relapse debut).

The Haunted have chosen Tue Madsen (Himsa, Extol) to produce their new album. They will begin recording in May, check www.the-haunted.com for more details.

Kylesa are planning a split 7" with Victims, it should be out later this year...

Cattle Decapitation are currently in the studio recording a new album with none other than Billy Anderson, (this should be interesting).

The Sword are set to release their first full-length album, "Age Of Winters" on February 14th thru Kemado. A new track, "Winters Wolves" can be found online HERE

Candiria have been recording their new album with producer Michael Barile, (Agents Of Man) at the helm.

1/30/06 Goatwhore will be heading out with High On Fire and Watch Them Die, dates are HERE

Anthrax will be swinging through Europe in April, date are HERE

Sepultura have posted another new track entitled "Ostia" on their myspace site

Ministry have been added to this year's Wacken Open Air festival, check our festival listings for more info.

Cattle Decapitation have several shows in CA lined up, including 3 dates with Brujeria:

1/21 San Diego, CA Epicenter w/Some Girls, Kill Me Tomorrow and more!
1/29 Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go Go
2/8 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre w/Brujeria
2/11 San Francisco, CA The Pound w/Brujeria
2/12 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre w/Brujeria

Speaking of Brujeria, they've announced 2 new members, Angelito on drums and El Cynico on bass.

Prong have posted 3 new tracks on their myspace site

Misery Index have signed with Relapse Records, expect a full-length release in May.

Local grind-meisters Throwing Shrapnel have posted several newly mastered tracks on their myspace site.

1/26/06 An mp3 from Nebula's upcoming album, "Apollo" has been posted online. Check out "Fever Frey" at www.liquorandpokermusic.com

Opeth are holding several special performances, "Chronology MCMXCIV- MMV - A Live Observation By Opeth", in certain cities on their upcoming U.S. tour, (New York, Chicago, and L.A.). The shows will feature over 2 hours of material spanning their entire career (1994-2005), and will be seated, with no support bands.

Vader is heading out with Seven Witches:

May 26 Medley - Montreal, QC
May 27 Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
May 28 Middle East - Cambridge, MA
May 29 Knitting Factory - New York, NY
May 30 Jaxx Nite Club - Springfield, VA
May 31 Nothing Fancy Cafe - Vernon, NY
June 1 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
June 3 Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
June 4 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
June 7 Jester's Pub - Fayetteville, NC
June 10 State Theater - St. Petersburg, FL
June 11 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 12 Beta Bar - Tallahassee, FL
June 14 Ballroom @ Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
June 15 Ballroom - Corpus Christi, TX
June 16 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
June 17 Phoenix Music Complex - Arlington, TX
June 18 Dart Room - Fayetteville, AR
June 20 Lliff Park Saloon - Aurora, CO
June 22 Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
June 23 Showcase Theatre - Corona, CA
June 24 Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
June 25 Pound @ Pier 96 San Francisco, CA
June 27 Fat Tuesday's - Spokane, WA
June 28 Rock N Roll Pizza - Portland, OR
June 29 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

Tool are working on a video for a track from their upcoming album. Adam Jones is directing of course.

The Eagles Of Death Metal will release their new album, "Death By Sexy" on April 11th thru Downtown Records.

1/18/05 The Doom Shall Rise IV festival is set to take place March 31st - April 1st 2006 at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. Bands include: Debris Inc., Iron Hearse, Beehoover, Against Nature, Dawn Of Winter, Veni Domine, Solitude Aeturnus, Doomraiser, and many more.

Lair Of The Minotaur will be swinging back through the East Coast in April begining on the 15th in MI, and wrapping up on the 30th in Chicago, IL. I'll post the dates when venues are announced.

Sepultura's Igor Cavalera will be sitting out for part if not all of Sepultura's upcoming tour. The drummer has decided to stay home and take a break with his new born son, Antonio Leyton Cavalera. This is Igor's 4th son (1st with his wife Laima Leyton). Former Soulfly drummer Roy Mayorga will be stepping in to replace Cavalera during the tour. HE IS NOT QUITTING THE BAND, blabbermouth is wrong as usual.

1/13/06 Oregon doomsters YOB have disbanded, which sucks bigtime. Here's the offical statement:
This is Mike from YOB. I regret to say that YOB is disbanding after almost 10 years of existence. The time we spent with YOB exceeded our wildest expectations and hopes and it has truly been a dream come true. Travis Foster and Isamu Sato left the band in July, and I have been trying to decide what to do for the last six months. YOB has had 3 other line-ups, but this one was the best. At the end of the day the best thing for YOB is to call it a day. I want to thank everyone who has been supportive to YOB over the years....labels, bands, fans, the venues, our families....without you none of this would have been possible. I will be working on a new band called AGE that will very much be in the vein of YOB, with some new twists. Until then, be well and stay HEAVY! ENDLESS DOOM!!! Mike/YOB

A demo version of "Convicted In Life" (from Sepultura's upcoming album, "Dante XXI" has been posted online at Sepularmy.net

Voivod are already laying down vocals for a new album with producer Glen Robinson at Multisons studio in Montreal. The end result should be out sometime later this year on The End Records in North America.

Strapping Young Lad have begun writing a new album, they've got 4 songs so far.

Asesino are in the studio recording a new album, "Solo Putos Muertos Quedan" that will be due this summer. Now, as for the line-up on this puppy, we have Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory, Brujeria) on lead/rhythm guitar, Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) on lead guitar, Emlio Marquez (Sadistic Intent) on drums, and Tony Campos (Static X-X) on vocals and bass.

Swarm Of The Lotus have announced the addition of Jimmy Rhodes of All Else Failed fame to their line-up, and are now looking for a new bassist and a second guitarist. Damn, who's left? Those interested can find the necessary details on the band's myspace site

1/12/06 Machine Head are writing a new album and currently have about 4 tunes that are nearing various stages of completion.

The North American release for The Hellacopters’ new album, "Rock & Roll Is Dead", has been pushed back to Feb. 7th due to manufacturing delays.

Nebula will release a new album, "Apollo" on Feb. 21st, a tour announcement is on the way.

Opeth have added dates onto their North American tour again, check them all out HERE

Chicago's Yakuza will release their new album, "Samsara" on March 21, 2006 through Prosthetic Records. A new track, "Cancer of Industry" is up on the band's myspace site.

1/7/06 Sepultura's upcoming album, "Dante XXI" has been pushed back to a March 14th release date. The band will be on Headbanger's Ball tonight, maybe they'll actually play some decent videos...

Unearthly Trance have posted a shinny new track on their myspace site.

Opeth have added a few more dates to their North American run, dates are HERE

Electric Wizard’s "We Live" will see it's second pressing soon, it'll be a double gatefold lp like the first, only with slightly different artwork and a bonus 7" with one unreleased song, "Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue". Rise Above Records will also re-releasing the entire Electric Wizard back catalogue in the near future as remastered digipack CD`s.

1/3/06 Pelican and Cave In are heading to Europe next month:

1/2 Munich, Germany - Backstage Club
2/2 Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
3/2 Bielefeld, Germany - Forum - Visions
4/2 Dormund, Germany - FZW - Visions
5/2 Berlin, Germany - Kato
7/2 Koln, Germany - Prime Club
8/2 Tillburg, Holland - O13
9/2 Deventer, Holland - Burgerweeshuis
10/2 Groningen, Holland - Vera
11/2 Hamburg, Germany - Logo
13/2 Geneva, Switzerland - Usine
14/2 Bern, Switzerland - Reitschule
16/2 Torino, Italy - Spazio 211
16/2 Roma, Italy - Cicolo Degli Artisti
17/2 Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
19/2 St. Feliu, Spain - Palm Beach
20/2 Madrid, Spain - Grunta 77
22/2 Lyon, France - L'Epicerie Moderne
23/2 Poitier, France - Le Confort Moderne
24/2 Paris, France - La Boule Noire
25/2 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
26/2 Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Loo
28/2 Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
1/3 Glasgow, UK - ABC 2
2/3 Manchester, UK - Academy 3
3/3 Sheffield, UK - Corporation
4/3 London, UK - Garage

The Devin Townsend Band and Dark Tranquillity will be opening for Opeth on their North American run next month, dates are HERE

Kataklysm will be heading out with Vader, Nuclear Assault, Speed/Kill/Hate, Graveworm, and The Absence on the "Metal Crusaders" tour this spring. Dates are right HERE

12/30/05 Mastodon's upcoming album is tentatively entitled "Blood Mountain". Expect a release thru Warner this summer.

The Haunted will be heading to Japan and Australia early next year:

February 28th Osaka, JPN - Big Cat
March 1st Nagoya, JPN - Club Quattro
March 2nd Tokyo, JPN - O-East
March 5th Perth, AUS - Heat
March 6th Melbourne, AUS - Hifi Bar
March 7th Sydney, AUS - The Forum
March 8th Brisbane, AUS - The Arena

Goatwhore have several dates lined up:

12/30 Monroe, LA Olive Street Dancehall w/Botis
12/31 Pensacola, FL The Handelbar New Years Evil show w/Parabellum, Kultus and Public Execution
7/16 Los Angeles, CA Key Club w/Emperor
7/17 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues w/Emperor

Gregg Paiva will be playing drums on the next Blessing the Hogs record, no word on who will be in the bass slot.

12/24/05 Opeth will be swinging back through the U.S. on a headlining tour, dates are HERE

Fear Factory have a slew of European dates for March/April 2006, check them all out HERE

Sepultura have added additional dates to their upcoming European tour with In Flames, all dates are HERE

Om will release a new album, "Conference of the Birds" sometime in March 2006 on Holy Mountain. The album was produced by Billy Anderson, (no surpirse there) and will be available on both LP and CD. Om also have a few vinyl goodies on the way, a split 7" with Six Organs of Admittance, (to be released by Holy Mountain) and a forthcoming split 10" with Current 93, (out on Neurot Recordings in early spring 2006).

Ministry will be releasing "Rio Grand Blood", in April. The new album will see a collaboration with Tommy Victor (formally of Prong fame).

The upcoming Revolting Cocks album, "Cocked and Loaded" has been pushed back to a March 7, 2006 release.

Additional dates have been added to the "Doomed Trinity Tour" with Cathedral, Electric Wizard, and Spiritual Beggars, they can all be found HERE

12/19/05 Sepultura and In Flames will be touring Europe in March, dates are HERE

Mike Scheidt is now the only remaining member of YOB. The band has gone through yet another line-up change (Travis and Isamu left the band in July). Mike is auditioning drummers and bassists in Oregon, but we won't see YOB return until the new line-up works out just right.

Kataklysm, Cannibal Corpse, Finntroll, and Legion Of The Damned will be rolling across Europe in April on the No Mercy Festivals 2006 tour. Dates are right HERE

Kylesa are writing material for a new album, as well as auditioning for a permanent drummer.

A couple of changes have been made to Anthrax's upcoming tour schedule, all current dates are HERE

12/16/05 Entombed are locked away at Studioland studio in Upplands Väsby, Sweden recording their new album, "Serpent Saints". Expect a release on June 6, 2006 thru Threeman Recordings.

The Emissions from the Monolith 8 festival is shaping up with Orange Goblin, Grief, Conifer, and Weedeater already confirmed. Check out the preliminary list of confirmed bands in our Festival Listings

Clutch are heading down under in March, with a headlining USO tour of Pacific military installations (not open to public) to follow. Dates are HERE

Kush (featuring Stephen Carpenter of the Deftones, Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory, and B-Real of Cypress Hill) have posted several tracks on their myspace site.

12/12/05 Mastodon plan to enter the studio with Matt Bayles in February, they've got around 10 songs to work with. Expect a new album in late summer 2006 thru Warner Bros. Mastodon will be playing a special New Year`s Eve show in their hometown (Atlanta) at The Masquerade w/Artimus Pyledriver, Gonzalez, and Cinjed. Tickets and more info can be found HERE.

A Napalm Death tribute album will be released sometime next year thru No Tolerance Records. Pig Destroyer, Vomitory, Misery Index, and Rotten Sound are among the bands to take part.

Cult Of Luna are recording a new album in a barn somewhere in Europe, they expect to mix before Christmas.

Peter Wichers (guitar) has left Soilwork, part of his offical statement explains why: "I'm just worn out from all the touring and I have reached a point in my life where touring is just not possible for me anymore. I need a break from the touring so that I can actually begin to build a more solid ground to stand on for the future." Meanwhile, Dirk Verbeuren (drums) has just joined the band as a permanent member.

Old Man Gloom will be releasing a limited test pressing 12" featuring the "Christmas Eve I & II + 6" EP on one