Norwegian five-piece SUSPERIA are currently working on a new video for the song "Character Flaw" with up and coming director/producer Daniel William Bones. Filming took place in Oslo last month and the footage is now being edited. The performance video will continue the apocalyptic theme featured in the artwork of the band's latest album Attitude, which was released via Candlelight Records in May.

SUSPERIA's fifth studio album, Attitude was recorded in Norway and mixed at Studio Fredman in Sweden. It features guest appearances by Chuck Billy (Testament) and Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir). Band vocalist Athera made his return to the live arena in June at the Steinkjer Festival in Norway. The singer, who earlier this year suffered a heart attack which resulted in major open heart surgery, has made a rapid recovery and doctors gave him the go-ahead to make his comeback. Regional newspaper Tr�¸nder-Avisa posted performance footage and an interview with Athera from the festival. Watch the Norwegian-language report at: http://www.t-a.no/kultur/article80926.ece.

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http://www.myspace.com/susperiafans
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

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Frontiers Records is delighted to announce the signing of
Italian progressive metal band Pathosray for the release of its upcoming second
album, "Sunless Skies."

Pathosray was formed in 2000 by drummer Ivan Moni Bidin and vocalist Marco
Sandron, later joined by bass player Fabio D'Amore, keyboardist Gianpaolo
Rinaldi, and guitarist Alessio Velliscig. The band released its self titled
debut album "Pathosray" through Sensory Records in late 2007, gathering a great
response from the progressive metal communities all over the world.

In support of the release, Pathosray played a few selected shows around Italy,
and in September 2008 the guys went to Atlanta to perform for the first time
abroad in front of an enthusiastic ProgPower USA Festival crowd. Two weeks
later they played at ProgPower Europe in Holland with similar responses.

The rest of 2008 was spent on writing and recording "Sunless Skies," which was
recorded at Artesonika Studios in Italy and mixed and mastered in Sweden by
Johan Ornborg and Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Symphony X,
Hammerfall, Opeth, Katatonia, etc).

With a new record deal in place and an awesome new album to boot, Pathosray is
ready to climb the next step on the progressive metal ladder. "We're all really
happy and excited about the new album and the way how our sound evolved during
these two years," said bassist Fabio D'Amore. "The new recording deals, with
Frontiers Records and Soundholic, will surely give 'Sunless Skies' an extra
value with the possibility to reach new fans and spreading our music in the best
way possible! We're extremely pleased to have the possibility to work with such
respectable companies, also thanks to the amazing job that Intromental
Management is doing for us!"

In connection with the upcoming release, set for May 25 in Europe and June 9 in
the USA on Frontiers/Super D, Pathosray has been confirmed to play ProgPower
Scandinavia Festival (alongside Pretty Maids, Freak Kitchen, Mercenary, and
more) in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 25.

"2009 couldn't have started better than this," said drummer Ivan Moni Bidin.
"The excitement for the invitation to play at ProgPower Scandinavia in Denmark
with such big names will give us the strength to keep improving and set up the
best show possible!"

The final tracklisting of "Sunless Skies" is:

1. Crown Of Thorns
2. Behind The Shadows
3. Aurora
4. Quantic Enigma
5. In Your Arms
6. Sons Of The Sunless Sky
7. The Coldest Lullaby
8. Perpetual Eclipse (Interludium)
9. Poltergeis
10. For The Last Time - 2009 version (bonus track Europe/USA)
11. Rainfall (bonus track Japan)

www.pathosray.com
www.frontiers.it

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The third wave of SUNN O))) live aktions on American soil in support of Monoliths & Dimensions have been announced, this time blanketing the East Coast. As on their previous Midwestern and upcoming West Coast tours this summer, label mates EAGLE TWIN will be joining SUNN O))) on these dates, in support of their debut full-length The Unkindness of Crows, which was released this week. A very special night on the tour will at Brooklyn's cavernous Masonic Temple in Fort Greene, where SUNN O))) and EAGLE TWIN will also be joined by Southern Lord brethren EARTH and PELICAN.

SUNN O))) w/ EAGLE TWIN East and Southern 2009

9/17/2009 Mr Small's - Pittsburgh, PA
9/19/2009 AS220 Broad Street Studio - Providence, RI
9/20/2009 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
9/22/2009 Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, NY w/ Pelican, Earth
9/23/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
9/24/2009 Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
9/25/2009 The Orange Peel - Asheville,NC w/ Faust
9/26/2009 Legends Banquet & Special Event Center - Atlanta, GA
9/27/2009 Seney-Stovall Chapel - Athens, GA
9/28/2009 Seney-Stovall Chapel - Athens, GA
9/30/2009 Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN

MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS.

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http://www.myspace.com/eagletwin
http://www.southernlord.com
http://blog.southernlord.com

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Cannibal Corpse has released their ENTIRE discography in one digital package on iTunes. We know a lot of you probably have either worn out your copies of The Bleeding or you just might need to fill out your collection. Plus, Cannibal Corpse has always been a band that plays songs from their entire catalogue while on tour so here's your chance to learn the rest of the songs you might not know! Head over to iTunes to grab this digital bundle for an incredibly low price. In total, you'll receive 16 albums and 196 songs.

Albums Include:
Eaten Back To Life (12 Tracks)
Butchered At Birth (10 Tracks)
Tomb Of The Mutilated (10 Tracks)
Hammer Smashed Face (3 Tracks)
The Bleeding (11 Tracks)
Vile (11 Tracks)
Gallery Of Suicide (14 Tracks)
Bloodthirst (11 Tracks)
Live Cannibalism (18 Tracks)
Gore Obsessed (11 Tracks)
Worm Infested (6 Tracks)
The Wretched Spawn (13 Tracks)
Kill (13 Tracks)
Evisceration Plague (12 Tracks)
Bonus Demo Tracks (18 Tracks)
Bonus Live Tracks (23 Tracks)

Purchase on iTunes HERE.

CANNIBAL CORPSE
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
Tour w/ Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All That Remains, God Forbid, Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel
07/21 Kansas City, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
07/22 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/23 Louisville, KY InnPlace Hotel & Conference Center not part of tour w/ Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, Whitechapel
07/24 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
07/25 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Centre
07/26 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/29 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
07/31 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
08/01 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
08/02 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/03 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall not part of tour w/ Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid
08/04 Boston, MA Comcast Center
08/06 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
08/07 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/08 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
08/09 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
08/10 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero not part of tour w/ Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid
08/11 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
08/12 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
08/14 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
08/15 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center

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Highly influential Swedish metal band IN FLAMES has announced a North American headlining tour in support of its critically acclaimed album, A Sense of Purpose. The U.S. portion of the tour will begin on September 18th in Spokane, WA and continue through October 6th in Charlotte, NC.



This IN FLAMES tour is the band�€™s first North American headlining tour since their Fall 2008 run. The band was also hand-picked by music legends Megadeth for last year�€™s North American �€œGigantour�€� live dates. IN FLAMES will be joined on this tour by Between the Buried and Me, 3 Inches of Blood and The Faceless.

A Sense of Purpose debuted at #28 on Billboard's Top 200 and sold over 20,000 units in its first week of release, marking it as the highest charting record in the band�€™s sales history. The album is IN FLAMES�€™ debut release for E1 Music, and ninth full length album overall. Recorded at the band�€™s IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden and mixed by Toby Wright (Metallica, Slayer), the album has yielded the explosive single �€œThe Mirror�€™s Truth,�€� which also appears on the soundtrack for the smash hit video game Madden NFL 09 alongside a multi-genre roster of superstar acts. Madden NFL is the biggest-selling sports franchise in videogame history.

IN FLAMES is one of the pioneers of what has become known as �€œthe Gothenburg sound�€� (also referred to as �€œmelodic death metal�€�) and has influenced scores of metal / hard rock acts since its formation in 1990. The band has won three Grammis Awards (equivalent to Swedish Grammy Awards) and has sold over 2,000,000 albums over the course of its distinguished career.

IN FLAMES features Anders Frid�©n (vocals), Björn Gelotte (Guitar), Peter Iwers (Bass), Jesper Strömblad (Guitar) and Daniel Svensson (Drums).

Here�€™s what people have said about A Sense of Purpose:



"every IN FLAMES song is a roaring celestial anthem" - VILLAGE VOICE

"IN FLAMES are one of the best metal bands going right now." - MTV NEWS

"Metal bands have an unfortunate history with altering their sound in an attempt to broaden their audience, only to return to some neutered version of their earlier selves once the crowds dwindle. But where so many have failed, IN FLAMES has succeeded." - PITCHFORK

"Metal masters " - ALTERNATIVE PRESS

"Exceptional" - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

"Awesome...all around excellence" �€“ DECIBEL


"a vital union of melody and mayhem...IN FLAMES bear out their new record�€™s title and deliver one of the best albums of their influential career." �€“ REVOLVER


IN FLAMES tour dates:

September 18 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

September 19 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
September 20 Sparks, NV New Oasis
September 21 San Francisco, CA Regency Center
September 22 Pomona, CA The Fox Theater

September 23 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
September 25 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete St. Amphitheater

September 26 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
September 27 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
September 29 Knoxville, TN Valarium
September 30 Louisville, KY Club Oasis
October 1 Millvale, PA Mr. Small�€™s Theater
October 2 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
October 3 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston
October 4 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
October 5 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
October 6th Charlotte, NC Amos�€™ Southend

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�€œKING OF NOTHING�€� FROM SHADOWS FALL�€™S FORTHCOMING ALBUM, RETRIBUTION, AVAILABLE NOW



SHADOWS FALL is giving fans the first taste of Retribution today exclusively on their official MySpace page. The first song to be made available from the album, �€œKing of Nothing,�€� is available NOW at www.myspace.com/shadowsfall. The song features a brutal guest appearance by Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe.



Singer Brian Fair comments: �€œThis song opens with my favorite riff on the record. It came out of Matt�€™s late night drunken riff bag, and the song built itself around the heavy vibe that it created. It is a four minute beat down!! The lyrics of this song are about the overwhelming self-medication of our world. There is a prescription for every mood these days, and people are turning into zombies. It's time to toughen up and face your reality, no matter how brutal it may be, otherwise you will just be reigning over a world of nothingness. The bridge features guest vocals from the one and only D. Randall Blythe aka Uncle Goddamn aka The Redneck Assassin of the mighty Lamb of God. Randy came down to the studio in VA to cook us dinner, and we put him right to work behind the mic. We layered his voice with Matt�€™s and myself to create the three part harmony from hell!!�€�

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Christian Olde Wolbers, Guitarist/Goalkeeper (Arkaea, Fear Factory, Hollywood United Hitmen) will join fellow musicians, actors and other celebrities to play in a celebrity soccer tournament tomorrow, July 21st, 2009, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The celebrity soccer match is scheduled for 6PM and afterward at 8PM, soccer powerhouses Chelsea FC and Inter Milan will go head to head. 80,000 people are expected to attend this sold out event.



ARKAEA, Olde Wolbers�€™s band with drummer and Fear Factory bandmate Raymond Herrera, released their new album, Years in the Darkness, on July 14th.

Among the celebrities scheduled to play are:



*Stephen Moyer, who plays Bill Compton in Alan Ball�€™s hit HBO TV vampire series True Blood.

* Frank Leboeuf (�€�1998 World Cup Champion�€�, �€œEuro 2000 Champion�€�, �€œ2002 World Cup Team�€�, �€œChelsea FC 1996-2001�€³)

* Gilles Marini (�€�Dancing With the Stars�€� runner up 2009, Dante in �€œSex and the City�€�)

* Anthony La Paglia (�€�Without a Trace�€�)

* Donal Logue (Sean Finnerty in �€œGrounded for Life�€�)

* Billy Duffy (lead guitarist, �€œThe Cult�€�)

* Steve Jones (drummer, �€œThe Sex Pistols�€�)

* Chris Harrison (Host: �€œThe Bachelor�€�, �€œAntiques Roadshow�€�, �€œHollywood 411�€³, and HGTV: �€œDesigners Challenge�€�)

* Jason Barry (Tommy Ryan in �€œTitanic�€�)

* Brandon Routh (Superman in �€œSuperman Returns�€�)

* Josh Hutcherson (Jess Aarons in �€œBridge to Terabithia�€�)

* Richard Gough (Ex Scottish National Team Captain and Ranger Legend, First Scottish player to be sold for 1M pounds sterling, MLS Kansas City Wizards)

* Coyle Girelli (lead singer, �€œYour Vegas Band�€�)

* Jimmy Jean Louis (�€�The Haitian�€�, �€œHeroes�€�)

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