Annihilator - To Support Iced Earth On European Tour

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As posted on the official Annihilator forum, Annihilator will return to Europe starting early October as "very special guest" to Iced Earth.

Guitarist/Mainman Jeff Waters says "We are looking forward to another great tour through Europe and, this time, courtesy of metal warriors Iced Earth. Ripper and I have been good friends for years and it was an honor to be asked to join them on this tour, spreading more METAL through Europe. See you all again real soon!"

Iced Earth + Annihilator:
Oct. 08 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
Oct. 09 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk
Oct. 10 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Oct. 12 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 1
Oct. 13 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
Oct. 15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Konzertfabrik Z7
Oct. 16 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
Oct. 17 - Wien, Austria - Planet Music
Oct. 18 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda
Oct. 19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
Oct. 21 - Malmö, Sweden - Kulturbolaget
Oct. 22 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
Oct. 23 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
Oct. 25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tirol
Oct. 26 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpenhuset
Oct. 28 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Oct. 30 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
Nov. 01 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Club 013
Nov. 02 - Antwerpen, Belgiium - Hof Ter Lo

This tour follows a 2 month European tour with Trivium and shows in Tokyo, Japan (Club Citta-Thrash Domination Festival) with old friends Nevermore and Destruction (+Nuclear Assault) on Sept. 22 and 23, 2007.

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Moonsorrow - First Band Confirmed For Bloodstock 2008

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The Bloodstock Open Air website has been updated stating Finnish metallers Moonsorrow as the first band confirmed for next year's festival, and that more bands will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The message reads:

"Bloodstock are very pleased to confirm the first band to announced for next years Bloodstock Open Air, finnish Metallers Moonsorrow!

Moonsorrow have been a band continually requested by the fans and the band are very excited about their only UK festival appearance of 2008!"

The message continues:

"Bloodstock will be confirming bands for 2008 in the coming weeks, we are negotiating as we speak with some incredible bands for next year and we will ensure we bring bands to the UK that rarely play as well as bands that are highly requested by the metal masses!

Keep watching the news section & forums for more announcements soon..."

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INCRAVE Begins Recording New Album

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Swedish metallers INCRAVE are in the studio recording the follow-up to their self-titled debut album which came out earlier in the year on Sweden's Ulterium Records. The new CD will be mixed and mastered by Per Ryberg (BLOODBOUND, MORGANA LEFAY, TAD MOROSE) and the covert art will be painted by Kristian Wåhlin (AT THE GATES, EMPEROR, THERION). An early 2008 release is expected.

INCRAVE's debut CD was recorded at Studio EVG in Edsbyn, Sweden during June-July 2006. Mixing duties were handled by Per Ryberg at Studio Soundcreation. The artwork was created by Mattias Norén (EVERGREY, KAMELOT, SABATON) of ProgArt Media.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/incrave.

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KAMELOT: 'The Human Stain' Video Posted Online

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American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT and I-Code recently completed work on the video for the song "The Human Stain" from KAMELOT's newest CD "Ghost Opera". Watch the clip below.

KAMELOT's video for the song "Ghost Opera" is available online at YouTube. The track is the title cut off KAMELOT's new album, which was released in North America on June 5.

"Ghost Opera" is KAMELOT's third release for SPV/Steamhammer Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Artwork was handled by Mattias Norén with contributions by Alexandra V. Bach, Liliana Sanchez and Derek Gores.

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ICED EARTH Singer To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

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ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens will be the featured guest on next weekend's (September 15) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The program airs live Saturdays between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.theclassicmetalshow.com.

ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", is scheduled for release in the U.S. through SPV on Tuesday, September 11.

A full-length version of the new ICED EARTH song "The Setian Massacre" has been posted on the group's MySpace page.

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I" have been posted at www.spv.de.

"Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part 1" (cover artwork) expands the "Something Wicked" storyline first introduced in the trilogy of the same name appearing on the 1998 release, "Something Wicked This way Comes". "Framing Armageddon" will be followed in February/March 2008 by the band's ninth full-length studio release, tentatively titled "Revelation Abomination - Something Wicked Part 2" , continuing where "Framing Armageddon" leaves off.

Video footage of ICED EARTH performing the song "A Charge to Keep" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube.

ICED EARTH will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. A list of dates can be found at this location.

ICED EARTH will support HEAVEN AND HELL on a U.K. tour beginning on November 4 in Newcastle.

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SATHANAS: 'Crowned Infernal' Samples Available

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U.S. black/death metallers SATHANAS have posted audio samples from their new album, "Crowned Infernal", on their MySpace page. Due later this month via Singapore's Pulverised Records, the CD features the following track listing:

01. Crowned Infernal
02. At Death's Command
03. Cast Into The Fire
04. Beneath The Blood Red Moon
05. Dawn Of Satan's Rise
06. The Beast Of Revelation
07. Witches Sabbat
08. Summoning The Ancient Hordes
09. Necromantic Rites
10. Hymns From The Shadowland
11. Sacrificial Kingdom

Check out the cover artwork at this location.

"Crowned Infernal" was recorded at InnerTube Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania with producer Nick Kucel. The album was mastered at Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm, Sweden by Tore Stjerna.

Upcoming SATHANAS shows:

Oct. 18 - Peabody's Downunder - Cleveland, OH (w/ OVERKILL, DARK FUNERAL, NAGLAFAR, DAATH, THE AGONIST)
Oct. 30 - Spirits Gallery - Pittsburgh (North Shore), PA

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ARCH ENEMY Guests On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show; Audio Available

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Guitarists Michael and Christopher Amott of the Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 7 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk.

As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY will headline the Scrape Records 10th anniversary bash on October 14 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Support at the gig will come from INFERNAL MAJESTY, SINNED and SOULSCAR. Tickets will go on sale at Scrape on September 7 at 11:00 a.m. for about $25.

For more information, visit www.scraperecords.com.

ARCH ENEMY recently completed an extensive promotional visit to Japan in support of its upcoming album, "Rise of the Tyrant" and headlined Germany's Up From The Ground festival on August 24. This week the band embarked on a lengthy co-headlining tour of North America with MACHINE HEAD under the banner "The Black Tyranny Tour". The next touring activity in Europe will begin in November when they join "The Black Crusade Tour" with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL.

ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Rise of the Tyrant", will be released on September 25 via Century Media Records.

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