New DEICIDE CD Available For Streaming On MySpace
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Death metal legends DEICIDE have made their entire brand new album, TILL DEATH DO US PART, available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. TILL DEATH DO US PART was released in the UK/Europe on April 28th, but for those of you in the US who can't bear to wait any longer, you can listen to the album in its entirety until the US release date on May 13th at (Click here to open link) Already being dubbed their heaviest and most brutal album yet, TILL DEATH DO US PART is DEICIDE's ninth studio album and delivers the crushing riffs and blasphemous lyrics that fans have come to expect from any DEICIDE release. TILL DEATH DO US PART is available as a special edition CD with a free "GLEN FOR PRESIDENT" woven patch while stocks last. The album is also available as standard CD, limited edition 12" picture disc LP and limited edition 12" colour vinyl LP. To purchase the album in the UK/Europe, visit your nearest music shop or head to (Click here to open link) Fans in the US can still pre-order TILL DEATH DO US PART at (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.earache.com

	JOB FOR A COWBOY To Re-Release "DOOM" E.P. On June 10th
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland JOB FOR A COWOBY (Arizona) will be releasing their critically acclaimed EP “DOOM” on June 10/08! This will be the first time DOOM is available nationally at all Canadian retail outlets. In December, 2005, JOB FOR A COWBOY released the “DOOM” EP. The band spent months of preparation in order to record “the most powerful set of songs they could”. Consisting of six tracks of the band’s punishing hybrid of grindcore and death metal, the EP became a launching pad that would rocket the band to new heights of popularity within the underground music world. Stellar tracks such as “Entombment of Machine”, “Knee Deep” and “The Rising Tide” quickly became live favourites and the band stepped up the frequency of their gigs in order to satisfy what had grown into an enormous legion of devoted followers. The band has just finished a very successful east coast run (in US and Canada) on Gigantour and heading out west, playing their first western date in Winnipeg, MB on May 10/08 @ The Convention Center. Most of the Gigantour dates have either sold out in advanced or selling out day of and the band could not be happier to be a part of such a great tour! They are so appreciative of the fans who come early to see them play (2nd on bill) especially the Toronto, Ontario fans who started an impromptu gang song of Happy Birthday to Johnny (singer) after finding out it was his birthday. Source: http://www.metalblade.com

	NEURAXIS Posts 3rd Studio Webisode & New CD Artwork
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Canada’s NEURAXIS has issued the band’s latest webisode video clip entitled “NEURAXIS Studio Episode #3 – vocals and bass,” featuring footage and interviews from the recording of the band’s fifth studio record. Footage is available online at the band’s MySpace page (Click here to open link) NEURAXIS tapped Jef Fortin (of fellow Canadians Anonymus) to record the band’s debut album for Prosthetic Records, ‘The Thin Line Between,’ which will also feature a guest vocal cameo from the legendary Luc Lemay (Gorguts, Negativa). Cover artwork for ‘The Thin Line Between’ is available here (Click here to open link) "The writing and recording process for ‘The Thin Line Between’ was probably the most intense I've ever experienced,” says guitarist Rob Milley. “Sound-wise this is going to be our best so far. Song-wise, it’s our most complete album to date." “I'm very happy with how the guitar playing was captured,” added fellow guitarist Will Seghers says. “Precise, vicious and dynamic are words that come to my mind when hearing the new album." More excerpts are available in the webisode. ‘The Thin Line Between’ tracklisting: 1) Darkness Prevails 2) Wicked 3) Versus 4) Deviation Occurs 5) The Thin Line Between 6) Dreaming The End 7) Standing Despite... 8) Oracle 9) Phoenix 10) The All And The Nothing Currently wrapping up recording and mixing of ‘The Thin Line Between,’ NEURAXIS will be offering up more in-studio and behind the scenes footage between now and the album's July 22 release. Having entered the studio Feb. 19, Alan Douches (Mastodon, Converge, Shadows Fall) is now at work mastering the effort, and artist Dennis Sibejin of Damnengine Art (Job For A Cowboy, Chimaira) will showcase the record’s visuals. The cover art is available here (Click here to open link) The new album will be the first studio album featuring new vocalist Alex Leblanc and new guitarist William Seghers, both having appeared on the recently-released 'Live Progression,’ via Galy Records. ‘Live Progression’ is the live follow-up to NEURAXIS’ last studio album, 2005's 'Trilateral Progression.’ More details, artwork for ‘The Thin Line Between,’ tour dates, and regular in-studio footage updates will be available shortly. NEURAXIS on tour 5/17 Kitchener, ONT – Howard Johnson Hotel (Kitchener Metalfest) (Neuraxis Live Progression Canadian Tour with Fuck The Facts, Gross Misconduct) 6/05 Thunder Bay, ONT – Kilroys (no Gross Misconduct) 6/06 Winnipeg, MB – The Zoo (no Gross Misconduct) 6/07 Prince Albert, MB – Exhibition Center (no Gross Misconduct) 6/08 Calgary, AB – Underground 6/09 Kamloops, BC – Chilli’s Bar 6/10 Abbotsford, BC – Mccallum Center 6/11 Victoria, BC – Logans 6/12 Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt 6/13 Prince George, BC – Columbus Community Centre 6/14 Edmonton, AB – Meadhall 6/15 Regina, SK – The Exchange 6/16 Saskatoon, SK – Walker’s Source: http://www.prostheticrecords.com

	CRYPTOPSY Posts Two New Songs On Myspace
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland The unstoppable Montreal killing machine, CRYPTOPSY, has wreaked havoc throughout the extreme metal genre for more than a decade, but in 2008 the band has returned stronger than ever. CRYPTOPSY have ultimately crafted their career defining release, The Unspoken King, which could quite possibly also be their most brutal, yet dynamic offering. The much anticipated new effort is set for a June 24th release, which perfectly coincides with their participation in this year’s crushing Summer Slaughter touring package. This tour features some of the finest acts in the genre today, so click the link below for the complete list of bands and touring schedule. (Click here to open link) A new widget is now available online, which features the new tracks, “Silence The Tyrants” and “Worship Your Demons.” Either click on the link below or visit the band’s revamped MySpace page (Click here to open link) to check it out. (Click here to open link) CRYPTOPSY recently shot a new video with acclaimed director David Brodsky (GWAR, Soilent Green) for the album’s vicious opening cut “Worship Your Demons.” The clip captures the band’s unrelenting, frenetic stage energy and it is sure to catch your attention. Look for the clip to make its online debut in the coming weeks. Reinventing and redefining metal's boundaries, CRYPTOPSY, recognized worldwide for infusing extreme music with awe-inspiring precision, rabidly dynamic rhythms and mouth-foaming viciousness, have earned music fans respect inside and outside the metal community. The band's viperous recordings and punishing live performance have confirmed their place in music's elite. In 2008, CRYPTOPSY returns to redefine the boundaries of technical extreme metal with an album that is sure to catch the attention of the entire scene. Source: http://www.centurymedia.com

	GOREROTTED Shorten Band's Name To THE ROTTED
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland The UK's GOREROTTED have decided to take a big step and change their name to THE ROTTED! After working so hard on their new album, 'Get Dead Or Die Trying', the guys felt that due to the huge progression they've made from previous releases musically and lyrically, and after a few line-up changes, that this was the only right thing to do. Says frontman Ben McCrow: "The motives behind what we were doing with Gorerotted have changed over the years, and as a mark of respect for what we achieved, for previous band members and for fans, we didn't feel it was right to continue under our previous monicker. This album is gonna blow people away, I couldn't even classify it for you if I tried, all I can say is its heavy as fuck, catchy as hell and a piece of work we're all incredibly proud of. People have been affectionately referring to us as THE ROTTED for some time now, so it seemed like a decent change to us." THE ROTTED has launched a new myspace site which can be found HERE. Add them to your friends list and make sure to spread the word. Be the first to learn about news, exclusive tracks from the new album, tour dates and much more! In addition to the new myspace - the band is keeping (Click here to open link) as a 'history' of Gorerotted page, chronicling the 10+ years of the band’s history. THE ROTTED’s new album, ‘Get Dead Or Die Trying’, is due for release on July 8th! THE ROTTED is: Ben McCrow: Vocals Tim Carley: Guitar Gian Pyres: Guitar Wilson: Bass Nate Gould: Drums GOREROTTED 06/14 Cambridge, GB Barfly w/ Ted Maul 07/02 Manchester, GB Music Box 07/03 Glasgow Ivory Blacks 07/04 Nottingham Junktion 7 07/05 London Bar Academy 07/06 Newport TJs Festival Appearances: 08/01 Wacken, Germany Wacken Open Air 08/13 Dinkelsbühl, Germany Summer Breeze Open Air Source: http://www.metalblade.com

	AMON AMARTH Launch Exclusive Website To Track New Album
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland The release of AMON AMARTH’s highly anticipated, yet to be titled, seventh studio album is within sight! The band just entered Fascination Street Studios a week ago and is excited about their new material. To make the wait a bit more entertaining, Metal Blade Records Europe has launched an exclusive website with tons of features! The site will be updated with more info about AMON AMARTH’s new masterpiece due this fall, starting off with an exclusive AMON AMARTH comic strip, brought to you not only by this exclusive website, but also by several print magazines all over Europe! Please surf to www.metalblade.de/amonamarth to get all the info about this stunning piece of comic art! Make sure to bookmark the site and check it on a daily base since the updates will be posted often! (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.metalblade.com

	CANNIBAL CORPSE To Release 3-DVD Retrospective This July
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Legendary death metal band Cannibal Corpse has been busy working on the follow-up to 2006’s victorious release KILL, which saw the band hit the Billboard Top 200 chart at #170 with 6049 units scanned, #6 on Billboard’s Heatseaker chart, #16 on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart, #21 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart, a coveted spot touring on 2006’s Sounds of the Underground, headlining the extremely successful Metal Blade Records 25th Anniversary Tour, and multiple tours overseas and dates in Canada and South America. The new album isn’t expected until the fall or winter of 08/09 so until then fans will be able to get their Cannibal fix with the bands first-ever career retrospective 3-disc DVD, Centuries of Torment The First 20 Years, due out July 2008. Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years contains live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and loads of bonus material (see track listing below). Documentary and Bonus Footage Directed and Produced by Denise Korycki. DVD 1: Cannibal Corpse History 3 Hour Definitive History of Cannibal Corpse as told by the band and the people who were there along the way. 1987-1995 Intro Demo Eaten Back to Life Butchered at Birth Tomb of the Mutilated The Bleeding 1995 - Present Vile Gallery of Suicide Bloodthirst Gore Obsessed and The Wretched Spawn Kill DVD 2: Cannibal Corpse Performances With Full Force 2007 1. Unleashing the Bloodthirsty 2. Murder Worship 3. Disposal of the Body Toronto 2006 4. The Time To Kill Is Now 5. Disfigured 6. Death Walking Terror 7. Covered With Sores 8. Born In a Casket 9. I Cum Blood 10. Decency Defied 11. Make Them Suffer 12. Dormant Bodies Bursting 13. Five Nails Through The Neck 14. Devoured By Vermin 15. Hammer Smashed Face 16. Stripped, Raped, And Strangled *Toronto Show directed by David Stuart and Nic Izzi (Click here to open link) Party San 2005 17. Puncture Wound Massacre 18. Sentenced To Burn 19. Fucked With A Knife 20. Psychotic Precision 21. Pulverized 22. Pounded Into Dust 23. The Wretched Spawn New York 2000 24. The Spine Splitter 25. Dead Human Collection Jacksonville, FL 1996 26. Mummified In Barbed Wire Nashville, TN 1994 27. Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt 28. Pulverized Buffalo, NY 1989 29. Shredded Humans 30. Rotting Head Music Videos 31. Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead Directed by David Roth 32. Devoured By Vermin Directed by David Roth 33. Sentenced To Burn Directed by David Roth 34. Decency Defied Directed by Austin Rhodes 35. Make Them Suffer Directed by Dan Dobi 36. Death Walking Terror Directed by Dan Dobi 37. Stripped, Raped, And Strangled 2007 With Trevor from The Black Dahlia Murder DVD 3: Bonus Chunks Compelled To Illustrate Every Ban Broken Covered With Ink Maniacal Merch Relentless Touring Word Infested Sickening Metalocalypse Diverse Offerings Staring Through the Eyes of the Band Kill Crane Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years was Directed and Produced by Denise Korycki and has a running time of 7 hours and 20 minutes. In other Cannibal Corpse news, make sure to pick up a copy of Decibel’s latest issue with Iron Maiden on the cover as Cannibal Corpse was inducted into the magazine’s Hall of Fame for Tomb of the Mutilated. The feature contains interviews with all band members from Tomb of the Mutilated, an interview with longtime Cannibal Corpse artists Vince Locke, and photos from the Tomb of the Mutilated era. (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.metalblade.com

	AS I LAY DYING Making Appearance on Canada's MusiquePlus
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Tim Lambesis (vocals) and Jordan Mancino (drums) from As I Lay Dying will be making a live appearance on ‘Plus Su Commande’ at Musique Plus, in Montreal, QC, on Friday May 16th between the hours of 5pm and 6pm EST! This is in support of their SOLD OUT Canadian tour, which started on the west coast in Vancouver, BC last week and will finish up in Quebec City, QC on May 17th, 2008. Do you live in Montreal, QC or going to the Montreal show on May 16th @ Medley and want to attend the live taping? Please contact the following people to reserve your seat today! publicpsc@musiqueplus.com Musique Plus 355 ste Catherine street west, corner Bleury, Metro place des arts Source: http://www.metalblade.com

	IN THIS MOMENT Vocalist Lands on Cover of New Issue of INKED
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland IN THIS MOMENT vocalist, Maria Brink, is currently featured on the cover of Inked Magazine’s Music Issue, which can be found on stands now. The singer opened up her heart and soul to the magazine, which resulted in a massive 6-page cover feature. The in-depth feature covers her life story including her troubled past and how she overcame all obstacles to live her dream. The stunning photoshoot also portrays Maria in a way you never seen before making this an issue not to be missed. Click on the link below for a special sneak preview. (Click here to open link) Maria Brink further comments on the whole experience: “I recently did a photo shoot for Inked Magazine and I had a blast doing so. I was a bit nervous at first because it was an editorial and I wouldn’t be picking out my own clothing or my own makeup, but what they ended up doing was so much fun and it wound up being amazing! I’m a very assertive person when it comes to what I want and what I want to look like but sometimes when you just let someone else take the wheel and drive you can wind up with a great surprise in the end. It could have potentially been a disaster, but it turned out perfect. “The Inked crew was great to work with and I am so happy to be on the cover, as well as be a part of such a killer magazine. I am so very satisfied how tasteful the pictures turned out and how professional the whole staff was. I did an extensive interview for the inside layout as well. I was a bit nervous about it because the questions got very personal, but I went with it and answered everything honestly. The writer did a great job delivering my personal life story. I would like to thank Inked Magazine for having me on board. I am still smiling and very excited to have my first magazine cover, it turned out just right.” Inked Magazine have also setup a special promotional code for new subscribers. The discounted code will be "brinkt", which gets you a free t-shirt and $29.95 for 10 issues of Inked. The other discount code is "moment", which offers $19.95 for 10 issues of Inked. All you have to do is log onto (Click here to open link) then subscribe and put in "brinkt" or "moment" as the promo code depending on which offer you would like. For additional information on IN THIS MOMENT, head over to www.myspace.com/inthismoment and look for their new album is stores this fall. Source: http://www.centurymedia.com

	ABORTED Post Two New Songs; Prepare For Summer Slaughte Tour
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Mankind’s sense for creativity probably manifests best in the sheer unlimited ways of torturing, mutilating, and killing each other. Successfully applying this atrocious inventiveness to their perversely precise sonic executions, European death metal butchers, ABORTED, with members hailing from Belgium, France and the UK have refined and re-defined the tools of their trade on their sixth full-length, Strychnine.213, to murder the listener with unimaginably gruesome, shockingly diverse brutality. The album’s much anticipated North American release is set for June 24th, just as the band embarks on this year’s Summer Slaughter tour. Be sure to check out (Click here to open link) for their complete itinerary. Besides the macabre cover artwork by Colin Marks, ABORTED now present you two new songs from their stunning follow-up to 2007’s much-lauded Century Media offering, Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture, at their revamped MySpace site. “I35” demonstrates how ABORTED have successfully increased the modern, darker and surprisingly dynamic and melodic elements of their sound, whereas “Pestiferous Subterfuge” is another brutal groove laden assault. Listen to them now at (Click here to open link) Combining the band’s undeniable live energy with a powerhouse production from Eric Rachel (The Red Chord, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid) and a much needed diversified approach to the overly edited, sterile sounding death metal records of today, ABORTED succeed in retaining their vicious roots while evolving in terms of melody, musical virtuosity and vigor. Strychnine.213 reinforces the notion that ABORTED have doubtlessly developed into extreme metal’s most promising new breed. Source: http://www.centurymedia.com

	BLEED THE SKY Announce New CD Details
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Murder The Dance, the sophomore album for Oklahoma City’s BLEED THE SKY, is set for release in North America on June 10th. The track listing is as follows: 01. Knife Fight In A Phone Booth 02. Sullivan 03. Murder The Dance 04. The Sleeping Beauty 05. Morose 06. Occam’s Razor 07. Bastion 08. Slavior 09. Kettle Black 10. Poseidon 11. The Demons That Could Be 12. Vertical Smile Produced and engineered by Christian Olde Wolbers, mixed by Ben Schigel at Spider Studios, and mastered by Matt Rosebery at Skin Deep Studios, BLEED THE SKY lead vocalist Noah Robinson gives a little insight into the recording process: “Our inspiration for this album was listening to all the stuff we grew up on. During every part of this recording, we had some sort of drink in our hand. We wanted to be relaxed and comfortable. We're finally putting out the record that nearly killed us. This is exactly what we wanted to do from the beginning, but we just weren't really sure how. We wanted to make the end-all, be-all record, and I think we accomplished that. Everything on this album is blood, sweat, and tears, even the hidden track. The first part of it are voicemails that somebody left us, and the second part was kind of last minute. When you hear it, you can tell. It was played on Quincy Jones’ piano at Westlake Studios in Beverly Hills. Bottom line, we can't wait to hit the road again and show everyone the new BLEED THE SKY!!! ” Justin Warrick, formerly of the Southern California band Rev, recently joined the band’s ranks as their rhythm and lead guitarist. BLEED THE SKY’s new line-up is: Noah Robinson – Vocals Ryan Clark – Bass Rob Thornton – Rhythm & Lead Guitar Justin Warrick - Rhythm & Lead Guitar Austin D’Amond - Drums The band just shot a video in their hometown for the track “Sullivan” with acclaimed video director David Brodsky (Hate Eternal, The Red Chord, Soilent Green) of MyGoodEye. Noah confesses: “David beat us into the ground. We only took half the amount of time to do it compared to our first video for ‘Minion’ in 2005. He’s an AMAZING director. He’s got a great eye and really knows how to work with minimal lighting. He was RELENTLESS in getting the best performance out of us. It was awesome, though. We brought over our barbeque and a shitload of beer and whisky at 8 a.m., which helped us recover from headbanging like maniacs first thing in the morning without even stretching.” Visit BLEED THE SKY online at (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

	LAMB OF GOD Announce New DVD - "Walk With Me In Hell"
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland Heavy metal heroes LAMB OF GOD are proud to announce the release of an all-new, 2-disc DVD on July 1, 2008. ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ is a documentary chronicling every detail in the lives of the biggest band in metal as they completed recording and toured around the world nearly three times over in support of the biggest selling metal album of 2007, the Grammy-nominated, Top 10 charting, Sacrament. Fans can check out an EXCLUSIVE trailer for ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ at www.myspace.com/metal as well as the band’s official MySpace page, (Click here to open link) The ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ two DVD set features over five hours of incredible, all-access footage. Disc 1 contains the highly anticipated feature documentary ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ and multiple live performance extras from across the globe on the Sacrament World Tour. Disc 2 includes the additional full-length feature “Making of Sacrament” plus LAMB OF GOD’s entire, uncut, brutal performance at the Download Festival 2007, where they performed in front of over 72,000 fans. Extras include deleted scenes, live performance videos for various tour stops, the official music video for “Redneck,” and a “Making of Redneck” documentary. “We're on stage for 90 minutes a day,” says drummer Chris Adler. “People want to know what's going on for the other 22 and 1/2 hours. It's not always limousines and champagne. Killadelphia surprised a lot of people and proved that we refuse to censor or hold anything back. True to the high standard that we hold ourselves to, ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ is unlike any music DVD I’ve ever seen. This is an entire new level of documentary taking you on an intense, worldwide journey with us.” ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ features all-access footage from the bus to the stage and everything in between, and like the band’s unrelenting music, never lets up. “Walk With Me In Hell is a very proud moment for us as a band. It’s hard to comprehend the pain and glory when you’re in the middle of it, but looking back over the past two years we can begin to understand how huge this record and touring cycle was,” says Adler. “It shows the blood shed and what it takes to not only hold our own, but succeed in the face of every obstacle in front of us. We have never offered less than our best, our fans expect and deserve it, and this DVD will serve as a landmark for all that follow.” ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ hits streets July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ was directed by Doug Spangenberg, who has also directed the platinum awarded Killadelphia DVD, plus Lamb Of God’s first DVD, Terror and Hubris. Source: http://www.adrenalinepr.com

	THE LAST FELONY Signs With GALY RECORDS
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: Lord of the Wasteland After introducing the brutal sound of Despised Icon and Beneath The Massacre’s devastating debut albums to metalheads worldwide, Galy Records is proud to unravel Montreal’s newest breed of Technical Death Metal: The Last Felony. The band’s craft of morbid melodies, intricate guitar work and extreme drumming will not remain unheard for long. Recorded & Mixed by rising metal producer Jef Fortin (Neuraxis, Anonymus), The Last Felony’s “Aeon Of Suffering” will soon mark a new chapter in our country’s metal history, showcasing “excellence in execution” as fellow Canadian Bret “The Hitman” Hart once did. This record will be the soundtrack to our world’s demise. Fans of Necrophagist, The Black Dahlia Murder and Job For A Cowboy will eat this up! The album will be available in August in Canada and in October worldwide. Appearing live: May 16: Sudbury, ON Townhouse Tavern (w/ Nefastus Dies) May 17: Toronto, ON The Kathedral (w/ Nefastus Dies, Anaal Nathrakh) May 18: Hamilton, ON Club Absinthe (w/ Cryptopsy) May 31: Quebec, QC Cafe Bar L’agitée June 07: Matane, QC BSL Underground Fest (w/ Quo Vadis) August 16: Trois-Rivieres, QC Rock Cafe Le Stage - Grind Your Mind Fest For more information and audio samples visit (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.galyrecords.com

	KAMELOT Ask Fans To Vote For "Opera Rock Show Treatment"
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: EvilG KAMELOT Ask Fans To Vote For "Opera Rock Show Treatment" Next Year Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 05:38:50 EST KAMELOT have issued the following update: "The Opera Rock Show in Hungary are doing a poll as to which artist should get the Opera Rock Show treatment in Hungary next. THERION have done it, it's EPICA's turn now (Oliver Palotai is arranging the orchestra parts). Vote Kamelot for next year at this location." (Click here to open link) Thanks, Kamelot As previously reported, Epica will play a special show under the banner Classical Conspiracy on June 14th at Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band will perform classical pieces from Mozart, Dvorak, Verdi, Orff, Prokofiev, Grieg, Vivaldi and symphonic versions of their own songs. Kamelot keyboardist has taken part in arranging Epica's songs for symphonic orchestration. The following is an excerpt from an interview with the event organizers: Q: What do you think about Opera-Rock Show, where metal bands can play with orchestra and choir? Oliver: "I’ve participated and arranged already before for similar shows. When it’s done well it can give the music of a band a surprising twist and present it in a new and unusual way. But I must also say that I’ve heard bands with symphonic orchestras where that concept was worked out pretty dull." Q: Do you like this style, symphonic metal? Oliver: "I like certain bands out of this genre. Of course not all of them. If it’s getting too bombastic it’s usually not my cup of tea." Q: How do you make the scores for the orchestra and the choir? Please describe your creative process from the first step to the last one. Oliver: "Before I begin with the first song I prepare a kind of master document based on the instrumentation of the orchestra. Then my work depends if I am hired as an arranger or notator or both. In both cases I import any available data- for example MIDI files - into my notation software. Most bands don’t have the financial possibilities to record with real instruments – they use samples and you need a certain procedure to work with those samples – called MIDI. Then the real work begins. I go note by note through every score, every instrument, add dynamic- and articulation signs, I correct pitches and mistakes. Sometimes I create new parts for instruments when I have the feeling the music needs it. For this kind of work you need to know exactly how every instrument works. Naturally I can’t play every instrument – in my life so far I’ve learned piano, guitar and bass, in the past I played flutes and the violin. The rest I had to study using books and talking to instrumentalists." Go to this location (Click here to open link) for the complete interview. Source: www.operarockshow.hu

	RAVAGE - New Song Streaming Online
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: EvilG RAVAGE, the heavy metal band from Boston, MA, has placed the song 'Freedom Fighter' on its MySpace page. (Click here to open link) The song is the title track from the forthcoming Freedom Fighter EP - which is due to be released June 5th via the band's own label, SWWR Productions. Freedom Fighter will be the band's first EP release since 2003's Curse Of Heaven. Artwork for the EP was produced by Matt Anderson. The new track will also be feaured on the band's latest full-length offering The End Of Tomorrow, due out in late 2008 on a label TBA. Details on pre-orders for the EP will be available soon. Ravage will be playing live Friday May 16th in the Boston area at The Goodtimes Emporium in Sommerville, MA along with IRON MAIDEN tribute band Beast Over Boston. Source: http://www.myspace.com/swwr

	EXHORDER Reunite; Writing New Material
	Added Sunday, May 11 Added By: EvilG Reunited legendary New Orleans metallers EXHORDER have issued the following update from guitarist Vinnie LaBella: "Isn't it amazing what just sheer persistence will get ya these days? Well you asked for it and you definitely waited long enough for it and now you got it. I thought I would never utter these words again but here they are - Exhorder is officially back in business!. Hmmmm, that shit sounded good. After tossing this around for quite some time we actually just decided to do this less than a week ago so at this time we have no real direction on what we want to do as far as shows, tours, albums etc. As of right now the first step is to get a new bass player and get back to rehearsing (Sparcello is currently incarcerated). This will probably be a slow process and you've waited a long time already but your patience will be rewarded and as you already know we never disappoint.??I don't like the word "fan". Never have. Exhorder never did have fans. Instead you've all been friends and family in our eyes and me and the rest of the guys would like to thank all of you for keeping us in your hearts for all these years. It is for and because of YOU that we do this again! Now enough of all this sentimental bullshit, we got work to do, we'll keep you posted.??Buckle up mutha fuckas... were back!" Exhorder's 2008 Line-up includes: Kyle Thomas (vocals), Vinnie LaBella (guitars), Jay Ceravolo (guitars), Chris Nail (drums). As previously reported, Metal Mind Productions will release Exhorder's 1990 album, Slaughter In The Vatican, and 1992's The Law, on May 19th in Europe / July 8th in USA (via MVD). New digipak edition is limited to numerated 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc. Tracklisting is as follows: Exhorder - Slaughter In The Vatican tracklist: 'Death In Vain', 'Homicide', 'Desecrator', 'Exhorder', 'The Tragic Period', 'Legions Of Death', 'Anal Lust', 'Slaughter In The Vatican'. Exhorder - The Law tracklist: 'Soul Serch Me', 'Unforgiven', 'I Am The Cross', 'Un-Born Again', 'Into The Void', 'The Truth', 'The Law', 'Incontinence', '(Cadence Of) The Dirge'. Source: EXHORDER

	ICED EARTH Mainman Customizing Guitars With New Artist
	Added Saturday, May 10 Added By: EvilG Jon (Schaffer) checked in with IcedEarth.com this morning to let everyone know that he is working with a fabuluous artist in Califonia who is custom painting many of Jon's guitars. Her name is Sara Ray and her portfolio is available on her website. (Click here to open link) Not only can Sara give your guitar a custom look, she can also customize your amps, cases, and even your motorcycle! We'll be posting photos of the guitars when they are finished with a little more about Sara and the process involved in creating the custom art for Jon's guitars. Says Jon, 'Sara has an incredible style and I look forward to showcasing the guitars at some very special shows later in 2008!' Source: http://www.icedearth.com/

	SONATA ARCTICA - Two Canadian Shows Announced
	Added Saturday, May 10 Added By: EvilG "In addition to the already announced US dates, two shows in Canada have been confirmed. Sonata Arctica (supporting NIGHTWISH) will play at Metropolis in Montreal on September 1st and at The Docks in Toronto on September 2nd. Presale tickets for these two shows are now available at www.enterthevault.com. Regular tickets go on sale on June 10th. See the complete list of all confirmed shows below. More dates for this tour will be announced later." August 28 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA - (Headline show) 29 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA 30 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA 31 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY - (Headline show) September 1 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC 2 - The Docks - Toronto, ON 4 - Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH 5 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI 7 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN - (Headline show) 9 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA 10 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR 11 - Big Easy - Boise, ID - (Headline show) 12 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 13 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA 14 - Marquee Theatre - Phoenix, AZ 16 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX 17 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX 19 - Meridian - Houston, TX 20 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA 21 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL 23 - Valarium - Knoxville, TN 24 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC 25 - Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY - (Headline show) 26 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD 27 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY 28 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY - (Headline show) Source: SONATA ARCTICA

	CliveAid.com Reborn
	Added Friday, May 9 Added By: EvilG Cliveaid organizers have issued the following update: "Great news... after much rebuilding we are pleased to announce the rebirth of Cliveaid.com. The site went live overnight so we are now back with a great new site, we would like to thank our new tech guru, Bryn for all the hard work, and for createing a fantastic new main site for us. All the links you need are on the page including the news live rock/metal news and much more. So please check out the site and dont forget to visit our MySpace sites. (Click here to open link) Monday we announce a very big day for CliveAid and also a new fund raising event." A recent CliveAid update can be viewed here. Source: http://www.cliveaid.com/

	Timo Tolkki - "I Will Be Away For A While"
	Added Friday, May 9 Added By: EvilG REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki (ex-STRATOVARIUS) has issued the following update: "Just wanted to let you know, that I will be away for a while. I need to get away from this negative and hate filled atmosphere of the last days. The statement of Jens and co. hurt me deeply with its aggressiveness and hate, not to mention the lies they wrote to make it look like totally my fault. I have been very down the last days, so I need some time alone. I still cannot believe that it is not possible to go separate ways in a civilized way. My statement was in my opinion like this. From their statement, all I get is this enormous hate and bitterness towards me plus that they made it public even including figures there. Being accused of being greedy narcistic Faust by someone I talked on the phone in the last 6 months countless times laughing like before and making jokes, comes as a very heavy blow. I thought Jens was my friend. Instead of staying what I considered a very sick band and getting all that money, I decided to start from scratch without anything, even members. And knowing I will have to pay lot of money too from the legal costs, but that was irrelevant at that point, because I gave the management and lawyer all the time I could and 60 days before the release of my new band, I had to come to public about Stratovarius. So the greediness attack comes as a total surprise to me against the facts and also their lies. Mainly about the timings. The idea for RR was born and the contract singned long after October 2007, when I broke Stratovarius. Since it really seems that they will continue under the name Stratovarius, that I own and that I have contracts with each of them, I have to of course think what should I do? As clearly as there can't be Strato without Kotipelto, as clearly there cannot be Stratovarius without me. That was my band totally since around '86, ten years before anyone of these guys joined the band. I think there is something else behind this and I dont believe that they really will continue under that name. That would make them look like they would just want to use the bands name to make money. Why not start from the clean table like me? In any case, my first initial thought was to let them use the name, but now I have started to think that since all this hatred is projected to me and the obvious reasons to use the name would be just financial, why should I give it to them. Stratovarius was a band that I controlled in a very similar way than Tuomas of NIGHTWISH up until I got very sick in 2004. The things started to be taken away from my control and that lead actually to the demise of the band. Do you think Nightwish could exist without its soul? I suppose it could, but again what would be any other point, than capitalize the name? With these thoughts I leave you now for some time and come back with a bit more clear head. Thank you for your support and take care of yourselves. Love, Timo." Source: Timo Tolkki

	Former STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Timo Tolkki Responds
	Added Wednesday, May 7 Added By: EvilG Former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has responded to the statement issued by his former bandmates today: "I am very surprised about this. But my original statement at www.tolkki.com is still all I have to say about this. There are several outright lies in the Strato statement and it is also clearly written by Jens alone. I will make some comments about these here: If you live your life through other people's eyes, declining sales or a perceived loss of power are matters of deep, stinging personal humiliation. Well I don't really live my life through anybody else's eyes. Neither I felt 'stinging personal humiliation.' I felt sad. Other sad facts remain. The legal fight left us without a way to make a new album, and financially strapped. Timo's main motivation for what he did was greed, not issues of friendship or art. My main motivation was not greed, it was what you can read in my statement. It's true of course that my decision was a hard one and left others on their own. But sometimes in life you have to make decisions based on your own well being and what you want to do. All the guys have a stable income from other sources, Jörg is running a booking agency, Kotipelto has his own band and record label, Jens has a record label with his brother and Lauri has loads of work as a bassist. By the way, just yesterday Lauri sent me an SMS where he was interested in joining REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and he was asking questions about who will be playing in it. In the summer of 2007, he presented the Stratovarius/ Revolution Renaissance demos we had all financed and recorded to Frontiers Records, and signed a recording agreement for a solo project. Unbelievably, he promised Frontiers that he alone could (and would) stop Stratovarius from being active for the duration of the R.R. project, for marketing reasons. In exchange for this, Timo alone was paid 154,000 US dollars. I didn't present any Stratovarius demos to Frontiers at that point. Btw I paid for those demos and I mixed them without any fee in Sonic Pump studio, which alone would cost 1000€. The contract was signed after I broke Strato. There were two contracts: One for Saana, my solo album and one for RR. I of course felt no obligation to tell anything about my personal life/business to people whom I have left behind. Why should I do that? Frontiers demanded the Stratovarius clause because they probably thought that I might put Strato back again. It simply says that as long as RR contract is valid and active, there cannot be any Strato records, which was totally okay for me since the band was already broken up. Why should that be a problem? The money I dont comment other than that's a blatant lie. So to make is clear: First I broke up Strato and finished my Opera and then I started thinking about forming a new band. He did this behind our backs, as we were deep in pursuit of Sanctuary legally with a large legal bill. He still hasn't had the guts to tell us what he did. We pieced it together from various press releases of his and scattered email correspondence. Again, these were my personal business things after the Stratovarius was already broken up. So nothing behind anybody's back. In October he sent us a mail saying he didn't want to continue, a quite impersonal way after having been in the same band for 12 years. He explained that he was tired of Stratovarius, and would concentrate on things like his opera. We had known for some time he really hated playing live. Another lie. The mail was extremely long and I asked them to come back to me after reading it. At that point I did and was concentrating in my opera. There was no plans of RR at this point. I was fully in the production of my Saana opera. I told in the mail the same reasons I am telling in my www.tolkki.com statement. He did not mention anything about his Frontiers deal, which placed the rest of us at great financial risk. He very clearly asked that we wouldn't contact him and try to talk him out of it, which we all respected. He would later make much of the fact that nobody tried to talk him out of it. I could not mention anything about the Frontiers deal because there was no Frontiers deal at this point. I for sure didn't want "anybody to talk me out of it". Why would I want to do that after I just broke up the band. And Jens has all the time been sending me emails and we have been talking on the phone with very friendly terms. Now I see that this all has been just a big lie. This year, Sanctuary agreed to settle, but Timo's announcement and Timo's announcement alone ruined that, leaving us with a debt of 54,000 US dollars. The total loss is around 346,000 US dollars. There was no reason for the timing of his announcement other than some foolish belief it would make the promotion of Timo's project record a bit easier. Yes, this is very unfortunate, but Jens is making a mistake by assuming that RR is a project. It is a band as everyone can see: I am looking for musicians. I waited as long as I possibly could in announcing the RR band, but the reason why the legal case did not succeed was that Strato management and lawyer could not get us out of the deal although they had ONE AND A HALF years time to do that. That is a very bad performance for a simple case if the record company takes the option or not. I was not informed about anything at this point about the legal case although I was asking constantly. And I knew that if I would release RR without telling about Stratovarius break up, everybody would just take it as a project, which it is not. So these are the reasons for announcing the split before the RR release. Then late January, surprisingly, he proposed us playing as hired guns on R.R. (turning it into a Stratovarius record), and doing a tour with Jari on bass. Apparently he again had financial problems due to his failed opera project. He then quickly dismissed the idea himself. This is a lie. I asked them if they would like to do a farewell tour of Stratovarius, as I have explained in my statement. It was nothing to do with financials, but as a respect towards Stratovarius fans. My Opera wasn't even out yet, so how could it have failed at that point? It is now taking off nicely and I am happy. I dismissed the idea of farewell tour, that Jens was happy about, but Kotipelto and Jörg in a very hostile way rejected. In short it's not so much a story of simmering discontent leading to a wise and respectable decision. It's definitely not a story of naivité. It's the story of Faust, the story of madness, of a band's natural and slow decline, but in the end something mundane: the story of a supreme narcissist going broke and betraying friends of 12 years who helped save him a few years earlier. Well I've never been called a Faust before so at least that's a new one. I don't consider that I have betrayed anyone, but that I have stayed true to myself and my beliefs. Also from the very beginning I shared all the income from every source equally between all the band members. That doesn't sound like greed to me. Bitter it does sound. It is not a story of Faust, it is a story of a rock band and this statement verifies all those things I am writing in my statement. There is hate. There is tension. All those things were and are still there. The statement ends 'the remaining members of Stratovarius.' Although I own the name and all the rights to that, I have no problem if the guys want to continue the band without me. I am very happy with RR getting interesting fresh musicians and doing loads of creative stuff in my life. Too bad it had to end this way." Source: www.timotolkki.com

	STRATOVARIUS - "Tolkki's Main Motivation Was Greed"
	Added Wednesday, May 7 Added By: EvilG Finnish power metallers STRATOVARIUS have issued the following update: "Timo Tolkki (guitar) published a statement on on April 2 this year. The other members of Stratovarius would now like to set the record straight. You can't argue with someone's perception of things, you can just explain how you see things differently. The confrontations, fights, incompetence, tensions, negativity, bitterness, hostility, disinterest, bad musicianship, and unfriendliness that Timo described were never there. He constructed this alternate reality around these simple and for him painful facts: 1) The band's momentum has been slowing since 2004. 2) The media chaos of 2004 made him lose a lot of trust and respect both within and outside the band. 3) Stratovarius' label Sanctuary had severe financial problems from 2005 on. It forced us to start a legal process at the beginning of 2007. If you live your life through other people's eyes, declining sales or a perceived loss of power are matters of deep, stinging personal humiliation. Other sad facts remain. The legal fight left us without a way to make a new album, and financially strapped. Timo's main motivation for what he did was greed, not issues of friendship or art. In the summer of 2007, he presented the Stratovarius/ Revolution Renaissance demos we had all financed and recorded to Frontiers Records, and signed a recording agreement for a solo project. Unbelievably, he promised Frontiers that he alone could (and would) stop Stratovarius from being active for the duration of the R.R. project, for marketing reasons. In exchange for this, Timo alone was paid 154,000 US dollars. He did this behind our backs, as we were deep in pursuit of Sanctuary legally with a large legal bill. He still hasn't had the guts to tell us what he did. We pieced it together from various press releases of his and scattered email correspondence. In October he sent us a mail saying he didn't want to continue, a quite impersonal way after having been in the same band for 12 years. He explained that he was tired of Stratovarius, and would concentrate on things like his opera. We had known for some time he really hated playing live. He did not mention anything about his Frontiers deal, which placed the rest of us at great financial risk. He very clearly asked that we wouldn't contact him and try to talk him out of it, which we all respected. He would later make much of the fact that nobody tried to talk him out of it. This year, Sanctuary agreed to settle, but Timo's announcement and Timo's announcement alone ruined that, leaving us with a debt of 54,000 US dollars. The total loss is around 346,000 US dollars. There was no reason for the timing of his announcement other than some foolish belief it would make the promotion of Timo's project record a bit easier. What he did to the rest of us was stupid, selfish and more than disappointing to us since we all stood shoulder to shoulder with him financially in 2004. Then late January, surprisingly, he proposed us playing as hired guns on R.R. (turning it into a Stratovarius record), and doing a tour with Jari on bass. Apparently he again had financial problems due to his failed opera project. He then quickly dismissed the idea himself. In short it's not so much a story of simmering discontent leading to a wise and respectable decision. It's definitely not a story of naivité. It's the story of Faust, the story of madness, of a band's natural and slow decline, but in the end something mundane: the story of a supreme narcissist going broke and betraying friends of 12 years who helped save him a few years earlier. Hopefully this explains the situation a little bit. Sorry if it is long on business crap, and short on humor or music. This was a terrible, disappointing blow to us. We would like to thank our fans who make it all worth it, and despite it all, we would like to thank Timo for the past, the nice music and the good moments. The rest of us want to make clear that we are doing great and that we will continue making music together, because we care about each other and we care about our fans. We have grand plans indeed, and we will have some very interesting news in the months ahead! Timo Kotipelto (vocals), Jens Johansson (keyboards, piano), Lauri Porra (bass), Jörg Michael (drums) - the remaining members of Stratovarius" Source: STRATOVARIUS

	Cavalera Conspiracy Announce Headline Tour
	Added Tuesday, May 6 Added By: EvilG New York, NY: For the first time since 1996, brothers and metal co-conspirators Max and Iggor Cavalera are hitting the road. The duo will tour together as The Cavalera Conspiracy this summer. The Cavalera Conspiracy is the brothers' first collaboration since Max exited the legendary Sepultura over a decade ago. The summer dates, which begin in mid-July and find the band hitting several US and Canadian markets, support their Roadrunner Records debut, Inflikted, which came out in March to much fanfare. The album was lauded by the press, with Max and Iggor appearing on the cover of Metal Edge. The Cavalera Conspiracy will headline the tour, with heavy hitters Dillinger Escape Plan, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead and Incite as support acts, elevating the tour to "can't miss" status in addition to making this one of the most brutastic tours of the summer. Tour dates are as follows: July 17 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA July 18 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA July 19 – The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, New York, NY July 20 - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, New York, NY July 21 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD July 23 - Vic Theater, Chicago, IL July 24 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI July 25 - Wake Stock, Toronto, ONT Canada July 26 - McMahon Stadium, Calgary, ALB Canada (Monsters of Rock fest) July 27 - Myth, St. Paul, MN July 29 - Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO July 31 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA Aug 2 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA Aug 5 - House of Blues, Hollywood, CA Max and Iggor Cavalera started their musical journey with Sepultura, breaking down barriers and opening the doors for metal in their native Brazil. The pair has long been considered torchbearers for aggressive music. And yes, Iggor has changed the spelling of his name and added a second "g." That's not a typo. Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.ca

	SONIC SYNDICATE are coming to CANADA with NIGHTWISH
	Added Tuesday, May 6 Added By: EvilG Sweden’s hottest newcomers, SONIC SYNDICATE, are currently putting the finishing touches on their second record for NUCLEAR BLAST and third record over all. Vocalist Richard Sjunnesson offered this update on the progress of the new album and their direct support slot to NIGHTWISH this May. “We're currently in the studio putting the last touches on our vocal tracks before the new album goes into the mixing process. Our new album is coming out very diverse and will hopefully have a little something for everyone once it's complete. We have managed to come up with the most solid songs in the history of SONIC SYNDICATE and we can't wait till the new album is released sometime after the summer. The last 3 months have been amazing and on May 5th the good times will continue to roll when we start our upcoming North American tour supporting Scandinavian giants NIGHTWISH. We've been big fans of NIGHTWISH over the years so all of us are looking forward to sharing the same stage with them and hopefully take home tons of great memories. We´re thrilled to get back to over to North America to kick up some dust, deliver quality gigs and do all sorts of crazy shit! See you soon!” Confirmed dates with NIGHTWISH: 05/06/08 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT 05/07/08 Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY 05/09/08 Centre De Foire – Quebec City, QC – CANADA 05/11/08 Cowboy’s – London, ON – CANADA 05/14/08 Garrik Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA 05/15/08 The Drink – Regina, SK – CANADA 05/16/08 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA 05/17/08 MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA 05/19/08 Sugar – Victoria, BC – CANADA 05/20/08 Croation Cultural Centre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA 05/22/08 The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA 05/23/08 House of Blues – San Diego, CA 05/24/08 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV 05/26/08 Ogden Theater – Denver, CO 05/27/08 Granada – Lawrence, KS 05/28/08 Pop’s – Sauget, IL 05/29/08 The Muse – Nashville, TN 05/30/08 Headliners Music Hall – Louisville, KY 05/31/08 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL SONIC SYNDICATE's video for the song "Enclave" has been posted at YouTube. (Click here to open link) The track comes off the Swedish metal band's sophomore CD, "Only Inhuman", which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64 — an impressive feat considering the group had never performed in the country prior to the album's release. The CD also landed at No. 22 on the Swedish chart. SONIC SYNDICATE's video for the first single off "Only Inhuman", "Denied", can be viewed at this location (Click here to open link) Source: www.nuclearblastusa.com

	TESLA: Comin' Atcha Live 2008! Tour and DVD in June
	Added Monday, May 5 Added By: Celtic Bob After 25 years, 12 albums, over 2,500 shows, over 16 million albums sold worldwide, TESLA is stronger than ever. Continuing on that momentum, TESLA--Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar)—will release their third DVD, COMIN’ ATCHA LIVE! 2008, on June 24 on the band’s Tesla Electric Company Recordings label (in partnership with Ryko Distribution). “This DVD marks a new era creatively for TESLA because we put it all together ourselves, capturing the band’s concert and life on the road,” says lead guitarist Frank Hannon. “Nowadays, we are more involved in every aspect of our music career than ever before. We are very excited about the creative results and it really shows in the new DVD.” It’s TESLA’s first DVD in 17 years (since 1991’s Five Man Video Band) and is filled with over two hours of live music, over an hour of special behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, including footage of TESLA interacting with fans, giving viewers a personal tour of Seattle, and an up-close look at their touring equipment and guitars. COMIN’ ATCHA LIVE! 2008 also marks the world premiere of “Dear Pvt. Ledbetter,” a new song written in honor of the troops from the band’s forthcoming album, which is currently being recorded at bassist Brian Wheat’s studio, J Street Recorders with producer Terry Thomas (who was behind the boards on the band’s 1994 BUST A NUT album) and will be released this September. More details to be announced in the coming weeks. The DVD was filmed at the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota on February 22. At the sold-out show, TESLA treated fans to numerous classics such as “What You Give,” “Signs,” “Modern Day Cowboy,” “Love Song” and “Little Suzi.” TESLA has been non-stop touring all around the world the past 12 months in support of their two-disc critically acclaimed REAL TO REEL covers album. After taking their current hiatus from the road to record the new album of all original material, they’re getting right back out on the concert trail. Their 2008 worldwide tour starts June 6 in Solvesborg, Sweden at the Sweden Rock Festival. After the European dates conclude on June 27, they’ll start a U.S. trek on July 12, lasting throughout the summer and well into the fall. Their summer trek includes a stop in Pryor, OK on July 13 as part of Rocklahoma. Here are the current tour dates. Fans should stay tuned to the band’s official website and Myspage page (see addresses below) for more dates which will be added in the coming weeks. DATE CITY VENUE Fri 6/6 Solvesborg, Sweden Sweden Rock Festival Sat 6/7 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega Tue 6/10 Prattein, Switzerland Z7 Wed 6/11 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik Fri 6/13 Berlin, Germany Columbia Club Sat 6/14 Essen, Germany Weststadthalle Mon 6/16 Dudley, England JB’s Club Tue 6/17 Leeds, England Rio’s Thu 6/19 Sheffield, England Corporation Sat 6/21 Bilboa, Spain Kobeta Sonic Festival Sun 6/22 Zaragoza, Spin Oasis Tue 6/24 Paris, France Trabendo Wed 6/25 Zoetermeer, Netherlands De Boerderij Fri 6/27 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting Sat 7/12 Boerne, TX South Texas Rockfest Sun 7/13 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma Sat 7/19 Waukesha, WI Waukesha County Fair Sun 7/20 Cadott, WI Chippewa Valley Rock Fest www.teslatheband.com www.myspace.com/teslatheband Source: www.abc-pr.com