HOLLYWOOD - Today Dark Moon Entertainment announced Meldrum west coast U.S tour
dates in September, in which the band will allow fans to preview tracks from
their new album, entitled LIFER.

Meldrum drummer Gene Hoglan made the following statement:
"Hey everybody! We're all super-excited to announce this upcoming MELDRUM tour!
It's gonna be a few selected West Coast dates, where we unveil the new line-up
of rip-snortin' bitches, and I'd love for everybody to come out and get your
heads handed to ya! We're gonna be focusing on the upcoming 'Lifer' material
which is a big step forward for the band, and we can't wait to pummel all of ya
with some heavy. We'll see you on the road, people!"

This tour will be the only dates Meldrum will appear in 2009:

September 2 - The Jumping Turtle, San Diego, CA

September 3 - TBA

September 4 - Brookside Inn, Brookside Monterey, CA

September 5 - Lost on Main, Chico, CA

September 6 - Studio Seven, Seattle, WA

September 8 - Dante's, Portland, OR

September 10 - Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa, CA

September 11 - Burnin Burro, Livermore, CA (Oakland Metro)

September 12 - UB's, Mesa, AZ

September 15 - Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood, CA

Meldrum completed writing and recording the band's album with drummer Gene
Hoglan, along with the new lineup Michele Madden (vocals) and Laura Christine
(bass) last November. The surviving band members plan to release album tracks
during the tour in tribute to their fallen band-mate, Michelle Meldrum, who died
from a cystic growth on her brain.

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Polish female fronted True Heavy Metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, will record
exclusive title song to the most anticipated RPG / Dark Fantasy game of the
year, which will have its premiere at the biggest European games' conention,
in Essen / Germany. Song, with lyrics written by producer Bart Gabriel, will
be recorded in the new MP Studio, based in Czestochowa (Poland). More
information in coming! In the next weeks CRYSTAL VIPER will also release
brand new and exclusive 7" vinyl single on High Roller Records, titled "The
Wolf And The Witch". Front cover artwork for the single, has been painted by
the legendary Chris Moyen, known from cooperation with bands such as Slayer,
Beherit, Blasphemy or Trivium. More about CRYSTAL VIPER at
www.crystalviper.com

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TRENTON, N.J. - In the midst of a world tour to support its new album, "16.6
(Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)," German metallers Primal Fear will hit
North America for a week of dates.

The US run will be sponsored by BW&BK magazine and will kick off September 7 in
Iowa, and conclude in Montreal on September 13. The tour will include stop at
the famed ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta on September 10.

"Everyone in Primal Fear is electrified about coming to the US and Canada," said
Mat Sinner. "We got such a great feedback for our new album '16.6' and we know
that it is time to focus more on our waiting fans in the US and Canada. We can
promise a two-hour Primal Fear best-of show with a focus on our new album."

Primal Fear's "16.6" was released June 9 in America via Frontiers Records.
Easily the most powerful, ambitious and interesting album in the band's history,
the vibe of songs like the opening track "Riding the Eagle," "Killbound," or
"Under the Radar" are reminiscent of the "Nuclear Fire" album but the whole
album features all the trademarks of the Primal Fear sound - a the total
dedication to pure metal.

Primal Fear will return to North America in early 2010 after fulfilling
commitments in Europe, Asia, and South America.

Worldwide Primal Fear dates are as follow:

08/05/09 Wed. Circo Volador, Mexico City, Mexico
08/06/09 Thu. Downtown Majestic, Bogota, Colombia
08/08/09 Sat. Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
08/09/09 Sun. Carioca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
08/15/09 Sat. Rock Pod Open Air, Snina, Slovakia
08/20/09 Thu. Rock City Festival, Bucharest, Romania
09/07/09 Mon. Station 4, St. Paul, MN
09/08/09 Tue. Key Club, Los Angeles, CA
09/09/09 Wed. Jaxx, Springfield, VA
09/10/09 Thu. ProgPower X, Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
09/12/09 Sat. Blender Theatre, New York, NY
09/13/09 Sun. FouFounes, Montreal, QUE
09/25/09 Fri. Garage, London, UK
09/26/09 Sat. JBs Metalfest, Dudley, UK
09/27/09 Sun. Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
10/23/09 Fri. Salamandra 1, Barcelona, Spain
10/24/09 Sat. Heineken, Madrid, Spain
10/25/09 Sun. Sala Totem, Navarra, Spain
10/26/09 Mon. Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France
10/28/09 Wed. Music Dome, Milan, Italy
10/29/09 Thu. Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
10/30/09 Fri. Event Halle, Geiselwind, Germany
10/31/09 Sat. Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
11/06/09 Fri. The Rock, Copenhagen, Denmark
11/07/09 Sat. Schuetzenhalle, Olsberg, Germany
11/08/09 Sun. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
11/09/09 Mon. Backstage, Munich, Germany
11/11/09 Wed. Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg, Germany
11/12/09 Thu. Rocktemple, Kerkrade, Netherlands
11/13/09 Fri. Serikovka, Pilsen, Czech Republic
11/14/09 Sat. House of Culture, Kurim, Czech Republic

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MILAN, ITALY � Italian Hard Rock sensation, Lacuna Coil, wrapped up their first headlining US tour in over two years, the American Spellbound Tour, in San Francisco last week. The month long trek across the Western portion of the country kicked off on the Fourth of July in El Paso, TX, hitting 17 other cities along the way. Kill Hannah, Seventh Void, and Dommin accompanied Lacuna Coil on their first US tour since they rocked the main stage of the Music as a Weapon Tour last spring.
Following the successful run on the American Spellbound Tour, Lacuna Coil will head back to Europe to play a few festival shows, before returning to the US for a slew of dates in August. The band will then return home to rest up, before hitting the states again this fall.
While on the American Spellbound Tour, Lacuna Coil made numerous in-studio radio appearances, with acoustic performances airing locally on KQXR (Boise, ID), KHTQ (Spokane, WA), and KXFX 101.7 The Fox (Santa Rosa, CA). The band also appeared on such syndicated radio shows as Full Metal Jackie Metal Radio (http://fullmetaljackieradio.com/) and Westwood One.
Lacuna Coil also filmed several studio performances; the band recently stopped by the GOTV Network’s artist lounge to record a special acoustic session. Click on the link below to check out the captivating track, “I Won’t Tell You,” from their highly acclaimed Shallow Life album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLT0hTxV6E. They also recorded a live performance for Fuel TV’s ‘The Daily Habit’, and a live acoustic performance for Mevio.com. The performances of “Spellbound” and “I Won’t Tell You” will premier on ‘The Daily Habit’ on August 14th. Check local listings for more information.
Be sure to tune in to GuitarWorld.com for the inside scoop on the recent tour, with weekly blog posts from guitarist Cristiano “Pizza” Migliore. Fans can also check out what Lacuna Coil frontwoman, Cristina Scabbia, is listening to these days, via her playlist Rhapsody.com (http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/07/lacuna-coils-playlist.html).
The American Spellbound Tour was Lacuna Coil’s first tour in support of their April release, Shallow Life, which debuted at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and has sold over 60,000 copies to date.


Lacuna Coil US Dates:
8/07 � Flint, MI � The Machine Shop
8/08 � Libertyville, IL � Austin’s
8/09 � Madison, WI � Willow Island @ Alliant Energy Center (WJJO Band Camp)
8/11 � Colorado Springs, CO � The Black Sheep
8/12 � Salt Lake City, UT � Gallivan Center (Presented by: KZZQ-FM The Blaze)

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TRENTON, N.J. - Frontiers Records is excited to announce the worldwide release
of the Lynch Mob come-back studio album entitled "Smoke and Mirrors," to be
released on September 18 in Europe and October 13 in the USA.

After 17 long years, singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their
way back together and again show their amazing abilities in some killer new hard
rock songs.

"I would say this new record, 'Smoke and Mirrors,' is the record we should have
put out as a follow up to 'Wicked Sensation'...better late then never I guess,"
said Lynch.

Lynch Mob was formed by Lynch, one of the few genuine guitar heroes of substance
to emerge from the Los Angeles scene, after Dokken split up in 1989. The band's
first album, "Wicked Sensation," went on to sell over 500,000 units in the US
and featured the talents of singer Oni Logan, Anthony Esposito on bass, and
another former Dokken member, Mick Brown, on drums. After a tour in support of
Queensryche, Logan opted out, with Robert Mason taking his place on the follow
up self-titled release. Lynch and Brown eventually returned to Dokken,
releasing two studio albums until he left again in late 1997, putting together a
several new incarnations of Lynch Mob and exploring new sounds with different
projects.

However, Logan and Lynch found themselves again in a studio in the summer of
'07. "We weren't sure what was going to happen," Lynch said, "but as soon as I
heard what Oni was coming up with just off the top of his head, I knew the old
chemistry was still there. So we spent many months writing. The first batch of
songs had almost a Southern rock feel to them and there was quite a bit of
acoustic and slide work on those. They also had a genuine '70s vibe. These
first songs had elements reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, Zeppelin, Black Crowes,
Stones, and it was all very bluesy. We lived with those songs for a while then
went in and did a second round of collaboration. We had tightened up as a band
after touring over the summer and we consciously wrote the newer material with
the 'Wicked Sensation' record in mind. So we updated the earlier songs a little
and wrote a few more 'adventurous' tracks and went in to start recording."

Joining the new line-up are bassist Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and
drummer Scott Coogan (Brides of Destruction, Ace Frehley). More than a band,
this team is guaranteed to create one of the most explosive shows you can ever
experience and shines big time on the brand new recording, which is set to bring
back Lynch Mob on the map of the most exciting hard rock bands around! "Marco
Mendoza is a gift from heaven," Lynch said. "How they figured out how to stuff
all that talent and goodness into one person I'll never know. They must have
made a mistake at the factory! Then there's Scott Coogan on drums....baby of
the band. He's very solid, very 'Bonhamesque.'"

The "Smoke and Mirrors" track listing includes: "21st Century Man," "Smoke and
Mirrors," "Lucky Man," "My Kind of Healer," "Time Keepers," "Revolution Hero,"
"Let the Music Be Your Master," "The Fascist," "Where Do You Sleep at Night?,"
"Madly Backwards," "We Will Remain," "Before I Close My Eyes," and "Mansions in
the Sky" (Bonus Track).

Lynch Mob are ready to embark on a world tour in the fall 2009 to follow up on
the successful performance at the Rocklahoma 2008 and to promote "Smoke and
Mirrors." "We have been expecting to go out in a support situation with a bigger
act in the fall of '09 to coincide with the release of 'Smoke and Mirrors' and
were also expecting to visit Europe, as well," Lynch said. "It's been way too
long since I've played Europe and we need to tour there extensively...last time
Lynch Mob toured Europe was with Queensryche and I think that was 1991!"

Get back to real rock with Lynch Mob new album "Smoke and Mirrors!"

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n support of their upcoming, punishing new album, Here Waits Thy Doom, Vancouver�€™s 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have announced a string of headlining dates before heading out this fall with melodic death metal icons In Flames, and prog metallers Between The Buried and Me and The Faceless. The tour starts September 7 in Seattle, WA and runs through October.



Sirius XM Radio will be debuting the new 3 INCHES OF BLOOD track, �€œBattles and Brotherhood,�€� on their Liquid Metal channel (Sirius 27/XM 42) today, July 29, at 7:40PM EST.



3 INCHES OF BLOOD will release Here Waits Thy Doom September 8 on Century Media. The album, which will set the new standard for new heavy metal, was tracked in Seattle�€™s Sound House Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, High On Fire) and is soon to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. For an early taste of the sonic brutality, visit the band�€™s official MySpace, www.myspace.com/3iob, where the new song, �€œCall of The Hammer�€� is streaming NOW.



Born out of a love for pure metal and weaned on a diet of fantasy and mythology, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been slaying the infidel for nearly a decade. In that time, they�€™ve released three albums and splattered the ground with crimson streaks while on tour with such acclaimed acts as Slipknot, Satyricon, The Black Dahlia Murder, Motorhead and Cradle of Filth. These are mighty accomplishments for dedicated warriors from Vancouver, British Columbia, a region that�€™s not exactly the Camelot of heavy metal. With their last album, Fire Up the Blades, they have surpassed even their own manly exploits, crafting a number of undeniable anthems that crash, rip and roar like a Medieval skirmish.

In 2009, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD raises the chalice another notch leaving their definitive mark on the metal genre.







3 INCHES OF BLOOD tour dates:

Headlining

September 7 - Bumbershoot Festival �€“ Seattle, WA

September 9 - Knitting Factory �€“ Los Angeles, CA

September 11 - The Commodore Ballroom �€“ Vancouver, BC

September 12 - Sugar Nightclub �€“ Victoria, BC

September 13 �€“ Cavallottui DLodge �€“ Nanaimo, BC

September 16 - The Warehouse �€“ Calgary, AB



w/ In Flames, Between The Buried & Me, The Faceless

September 18 - Knitting Factory �€“ Spokane, WA

September 19 - Knitting Factory �€“ Boise, ID

September 20 - New Oasis �€“ Sparks, NV

September 21 - Regency Center at The Grand Ballroom �€“ San Francisco, CA

September 22 - The Fox Theater �€“ Pomona, CA

September 23 - Rialto Theatre �€“ Tucson, AZ

September 25 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre �€“ Corpus Christi, TX

September 26 - White Rabbit �€“ San Antonio, TX

September 27 - House of Blues �€“ New Orleans, LA

September 29 - Valarium �€“ Knoxville, TN

September 30 - Expo Five �€“ Louisville, KY

October 1 - Mr. Small�€™s Theater �€“ Millvale, PA

October 2 - Starland Ballroom �€“ Sayreville, NJ

October 3 - House of Blues �€“ Boston, MA

October 4 - Trocadero �€“ Philadelphia, PA

October 5 - 9:30 Club �€“ Washington, DC

October 6 - Amo�€™s Southland �€“ Charlotte, NC





http://www.myspace.com/3iob

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Florida metal veterans Trivium and tour presenter Hot Topic are pleased to announce the forthcoming �€�Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour,�€™ an extensive, 63-date trek which marks the band�€™s first solo headline tour since 2006. Whitechapel, Darkest Hour and Dirge Within serve as support for the first leg of the run. The tour kicks off in September and will run through October. More dates for the first leg will be announced in August, while additional dates and support for the second leg will be announced in September.



Trivium are currently headlining the Jagermeister stage of the second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest. They are known for being voracious road dogs, having toured America relentlessly, separately supporting Slipknot and Lamb of God. They have also appeared as part of Korn�€™s Family Values package and have also supported Iron Maiden.



Trivium have also come up with a brilliant way to allow their live show be something that the fans are able to enjoy repeatedly. This tour will feature a special promotion, where at participating venues, each ticket buyer will be able to re-live their experience at the show, as they will have the option to use their ticket stub, via a unique code, to redeem a free, full digital soundboard recording of the Trivium show that they attended. Fans will be able to use the bar code number on their ticket as their unique code to redeem their music at www.trivium.org.



Trivium�€™s Matt Heafy commented on the upcoming tour, saying, �€œNorth American headline tour... we meet again. It's been far too long since we've toured North America as a headliner and we're back with a vengeance. It's our time to come in for the final waves of the Shogun touring and party with our friends in the USA and Canada. Our live show, without a doubt in my mind, is now the strongest it has ever been; our sets are more diverse, tighter than ever and we've got some of the sickest current metal bands out with us to bring you one hell of a tour. This very well could be the last one for a while, so let's do this in style... we'll see you soon."



The initial run of dates is as follows:



September 11 �€“ Crazy Donkey �€“ Long Island, NY

September 13 �€“ Town Ballroom �€“ Buffalo, NY

September 15 �€“ Bogarts �€“ Cincinnati, OH

September 17 �€“ Cowboys Bar �€“ Guelph, ON

September 18 �€“ Orbit Room �€“ Grand Rapids, MI

September 19 �€“ The Rave �€“ Milwaukee, WI

September 20 - The Venue �€“ Fargo, ND

September 21 �€“ Electric Park Ballroom �€“ Waterloo, IA

September 23 �€“ Murray Theater �€“ Salt Lake City, UT

September 24 �€“ Wilma Theater �€“ Missoula, MT

September 25 �€“ Wonder Ballroom �€“ Portland, OR

September 26 �€“ Knitting Factory �€“ Spokane, WA

September 28 �€“ The Senator Theater �€“ Chico, CA

September 29 �€“ The Catalyst �€“ Santa Cruz, CA

October 1 �€“ Glasshouse �€“ Pomona, CA

October 2 �€“ Ventura Theater �€“ Ventura, CA

October 3 �€“ House of Blues �€“ Las Vegas, NV

October 7 �€“ Concrete Street Amphitheater - Corpus Christi, TX

October 9 �€“ Music Farm �€“ Charleston, SC

October 10 �€“ Jesters Pub �€“ Fayetteville, NC

October 11 �€“ Orange Peel �€“ Asheville, NC



Ticketing info for all shows can be found at www.trivium.org & www.myspace.com/trivium



Trivium�€™s fourth album, Shogun, was released last Fall.

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