Lamb Of God singer to guest with Overkill

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Randy Blythe collaborates with classic thrashers

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has issued the following update:

"Welcome aboard... We're back from Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany]...and holding in our greasy, little hands the footage from a night well spent with an international metal crowd on a chilly August night in Germany. Looks like you are going to get to share in it, even after the fact; as we look to include some of that Wacken night in the release of 'Immortalis' this October 9.



"So what's new kids? Keeping your heads in that up and down? Horns up? Here, too, seems we have a helluva year planned... touring... video... and your general fucking around all of the planet.

"We got underway with the project quite awhile back, before the Gigantour [in late 2006]... but didn't finish until this past July. I think the most time ever taken for a release by us.... and in our opinion well worth the extra time. Another self-produced project from the bowels of a dark New Jersey studio. It's all about the end result.... and top-notch it is.... Randy Blythe [of LAMB OF GOD] stepped in to give the track 'Skull and Bones' the ultimate hellish vocal duet vibe.... man, that motherfucker is loud!

"Ron [Lipnicki, drums] stepped up and knocked it out of the park... the best 'hands' in OK, hands down! I think when a guy enters this type of situation... the adrenaline is at such a high level he becomes contagious, like a 'good' disease. He shines throughout the record...and you'll know it from the opener, 'Devil's in the Mist'.

"We look forward to seeing you on the road... October!!!"

"Immortalis" will be released on October 9 via Bodog Music. The group's collaboration with Bodog reunites OVERKILL with Jonny and Marsha Zazula, previous owners of Megaforce Records, the label responsible for putting metal on the map and bringing OVERKILL's New Jersey thrash metal to the world. The Zazulas are now a part of the Bodog Music team in the United States.

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Exhaustive AC/DC boxset due

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Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16.

The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, the AC/DC "Plug Me In" DVD collection brings together for the very first time an astonishing five hours of definitive live concert and television performances — many of them previously unavailable — chronicling the ongoing career (now in its fourth decade!) of a groundbreaking rock and roll powerhouse whose music transcends the test of time.

"AC/DC has delivered the most dynamic rock and roll music in the world," said Steve Barnett, Chairman, Columbia Records. "Columbia is honored to be releasing this definitive career-spanning retrospective featuring many of AC/DC's finest filmed performances."

Disc One of the AC/DC "Plug Me In" DVD collection begins with a performance of "High Voltage" performed in October 1975 on Australia's "King of Pop" awards show. The first disc of "Plug Me In" is devoted to the band's formative years (1975-1979) with original lead singer, the late Bon Scott capturing the group in its full early glory with more than 20 performances including rare black-and-white video footage of the notorious St. Albans High School concert on March 3, 1976; the very first UK television appearance in July 1976; pristine live full-color stereo concert performances from Glasgow and Essex University in 1978; and three songs — including the very first public performance of "Highway To Hell" — from Netherlands television in 1979. Bonus material on Disc One includes a Bon Scott interview from November 1977; extraordinary band interviews from 1976; and four songs recorded live in Nice on December 15, 1979, one of Bon Scott's last concerts with the band before his tragic death on February 19, 1980.

Disc Two of the AC/DC "Plug Me In" DVD collection covers the band's second great epoch: the Brian Johnson era which began with the release of "Back In Black" in 1980 and continues to this day. In addition to more than 20 performances drawn from three decades of concerts around the world — including an extremely rare Japanese television appearance from February 1981, blistering '80s and '90s sets from Detroit to Moscow, incredible footage from 1996's "Ballbreaker" tour (including the "Beavis and Butthead" intro), and 21st century barnburners in Paris, Munich, and Toronto — "Plug Me In" includes a fantastic array of bonus material including the AC/DC Donnington interview on the "Old Grey Whistle Test" (August 1984) and AC/DC's in-concert performance of "Rock Me Baby" with THE ROLLING STONES.

A deluxe collector's edition of "Plug Me In" — containing a third DVD of 21 additional rare performances spanning both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras as well as a treasure trove of facsimile reproductions of authentic AC/DC memorabilia — will also be available for a limited time beginning Tuesday, October 16.

The AC/DC "Plug Me In" DVD box set is both a Holy Grail for aficionados of AC/DC as well as an ideal and comprehensive introduction to the music and history of a pioneering band that continues to define the electrifying possibilities of rock and roll.

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Interview with Andreas Kisser from Sepultura

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New Exodus Album To Be A Two Parter

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As previously reported, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS have confirmed that Nuclear Blast will release their upcoming album, The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A, on October 28th in North America. The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A was produced at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY) and features the following tracks: 'A Call To Arms', 'Riot Act', 'Funeral Hymn', 'Children Of A Worthless God', 'As It Was, As It Soon Shall Be', 'The Atrocity Exhibition', 'Iconoclasm', 'The Garden Of Bleeding', 'Bedlam 123'.

The band have issued the following update regarding the new album: "Why Exhibit A you might ask? Because we already have four songs recorded and finished for the next album, which we will resume recording some time around the end of the year, and this is a two part record. Part two being Exhibit B. So yes, there will be another Exodus album finished hopefully soon after the release of this one."

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Eight People Injured At Def Leppard Concert

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Severe thunderstorms that produced high winds and flying debris caused eight people to be injured and significant damage inflicted to the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, where DEF LEPPARD was scheduled to perform Tuesday night (August 21st) in Raleigh, NC.

"The cancellation of the concert by Def Leppard, STYX and FOREIGNER also caused major traffic back-ups around the Amphitheatre, as thousands of fans tried to leave at once. A security guard at the Amphitheatre told WRAL there was some significant damage."

Venue management has issued a statement regarding the Def Leppard show cancellation and possible reschedule.
"The Def Leppard/Styx/Foreigner show scheduled to take place tonight, August 21, at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre was unable to take place due to severe weather and in the interest in public safety. We are making every effort to reschedule the date. More information regarding a possible rescheduled date will be announced soon. Patrons are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as tickets purchased for tonight's concert will be honored if the date is rescheduled. If patrons wish to refund their tickets, refunds will be available at point of purchase starting Friday, August 24."

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Drowning Pool Comments on Covering Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell'

Drowning Pool guitarist CJ Pierce recently commented at the bands press conference on the selection of covering Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell' for inclusion on the bands new CD "Full Circle." "That’s one of the songs that get covered a lot, but I love the way that we did it," stated CJ. "We just tried it out in the studio one day. There really wasn’t any kind of effort or thought into it. I think Mike came up with the idea while we were having beers at a restaurant one day. I mean any time that you go anywhere where there’s a live band playing, you play that song, if the band plays that song, the banker, the young professional woman or the older construction guy, all of a sudden they throw their drinks up in the air and they’re all singing along with the song. But we just always kind of thought it was a party tune, it’s from the era of when we were growing up with the ‘80’s rock. And we just thought it would be a fun song to play. Actually, we didn’t put a whole lot of thought into it. We didn’t start doing it until we were in the studio and it just became like a fun project."

Drowning Pool has recently set out on its North American tour in support of the bands new release "Full Circle." The new record is the band’s third effort and has proven to maintain the credulous continuity of energy from the bands debut.

The most greatest event in eastern Europe: THE FLAMING ARTS FESTIVAL 2007

It’s time to announce with proud line-up and schedule of biggest festival tour in Eastern Europe called THE FLAMING ARTS FESTIVAL 2007! We are happy to announce such great acts like VADER, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN, INCANTATION and also strong supports in face of modern thrash metal from UK called AMENTI and Italian sympho black metal act RIUL DOAMNEI. Besides opener of gigs in Moscow and St-Petersburg will be young, but promising act from Moscow called AVOID.

THE FLAMING ARTS FESTIVAL TOUR 2007
VADER (Poland), ROTTING CHRIST (Greece), KRISIUN (Brazil), INCANTATION (USA), AMENTI (UK), RIUL DOAMNEI (Italy)

16.09.07- St-Petersburg (Russia) “Orlandina”
18.09.07 - Ufa (Russia) “Ogni Ufy”
19.09.07 - Ekaterinburg (Russia) “TBA”
20.09.07 - Magnitogorsk (Russia) “DK Ordzhonikidze”
21.09.07 - Samara (Russia) “Strokovski Park”
22.09.07 - Moscow (Russia) “Tochka”
23.09.07 - TBA (Belarus) “TBA”