REFLEXION, the Finnish band featuring vocalist Juha Kylmänen (FOR MY PAIN…, ex-TO/DIE/FOR), are curently mixing their long-awaited debut album at Soundtrack Studios in Helsinki for a fall release via Scandinavian A1 Music. The CD will be mastered on July 13 at Chartmakers in Helsinki by Svante Forsbäck. A single will precede the album late summer.
REFLEXION's three-song demo/CD, "Journey to Tragedy", was recorded in 2003 at Soundmix studio in Oulu, Finland.
ARCH ENEMY's upcoming album, "Doomsday Machine", is available for streaming in its entirety at ' .
"Doomsday Machine" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on July 26 (August 22 in Europe) via Century Media Records. Check out the cover artwork by acclaimed artist Joachim Luetke (DIMMU BORGIR, DESTRUCTION) at ' . The complete track listing for the album is as follows:
01. Enter the Machine 02. Skeleton Dance 03. Nemesis 04. Carry the Cross 05. I Am Legend/Out for Blood 06. Mechanic God Creation 07. Machtkampf 08. Slaves of Yesterday 09. We Are One 10. Taking Back My Soul 11. Opium 12. Hybrids of Steel
"Doomsday Machine" was co-produced by the band and Rickard Bengtsson at Slaughterhouse Studio in Sweden and was mixed by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, U.K.
ARCH ENEMY last week shot a video for the track "Nemesis" with director George Bravo, who previously worked with the band on their "We Will Rise" clip.
Australian industrial death metal phenomenon THE BERZERKER are hard at work on their third album, tentatively titled "World of Lies", due later in the year via Earache Records.
Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new IN FLAMES album, "Come Clarity", to February 2006. No reason was given for the delay.
"Come Clarity" final track listing:
01. Take This Life 02. Leeches 03. Reflect the Storm 04. Dead End 05. Scream 06. Come Clarity 07. Vacuum 08. Pacing Death's Trail 09. Crawl through Knives 10. End of Things 11. Our Infinite Struggle 12. Vanishing Light 13. Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone
IN FLAMES will release a live set on double-DVD/double-CD, entitled "Used And Abused…In Live We Trust", on July 25.
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI recently finished production on their second video from their sophomore album, "Voice of Wilderness". The video for the track "Kädet Siipinä" is now available for viewing at ' .
Commented frontman Jonne Järvelä: "The lyrics to 'Kädet Siipinä' came to me after I read accounts about the Finnish evacuation after the war. Kilometers of long black lines of mourning and crying people, mainly recent widows and children with their belongings and cows, began their exodus moving away from the old Finland after the border changes that took place following the war."
According to ' , the new album from Moscow Deputy Mayor Mikhail Men (a.k.a. "Michael Men"), "Made in Moscow", featuring Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE), has been released in Russia on Inna Records.
Featuring nine songs, the CD is available in a regular and a limited-edition deluxe set featuring a "Made in Moscow Movie" DVD.
"Made in Moscow" track listing:
01. Arianna 02. Let The Fire Rage 03. Warrior Of The World 04. Forgive Her 05. On Your Marks 06. I'm Alive 07. Ond Friends 08. Circus Life 09. The Alchemist
Joe Lynn Turner visited Moscow last month to attend the premiere release party for the new album with many dignitaries, both political and musical. Russian musicians in attendance included Michael Men, Alexander Filonenko, Valery Diorditsa, Paul Titovets, Alexey Tumanov and Peter Makienko.
"Made in Moscow" is not currently available outside of Russia, but it has already been sighted on eBay.
Brazil's Marquee Records has jus re-released the debut album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled "Torment in Fire". It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal comments by Joe Rico (guitar) and Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals). The reissue features 42 songs in total, including one from SACRIFICE's first gig in 1984 — all remastered from the originals by Sidney Sohn (NASTY SAVAGE, IRON ANGEL). The complete track listing is as follows:
Disc 1:
"Torment in Fire" LP:
01. The Awekening 02. Sacrifice 03. Turn in Your Grave 04. Homicidal Breath 05. Warrior of Death 06. Infernal Visions 07. Burned at the Stake 08. Necronomicon 09. The Exorcism 10. Possession 11. Decapitation 12. Beyond Death
"The Exorcism" Demo
13. The Shining 14. Sacrifice 15. Turn in your Grave 16. Burned at the Stake 17. The Exorcism 18. Decapitation 19. Warrior of Death 20. Beyond Death
Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED will enter the studio in November to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "1-800 Vindication", tentatively due in early 2006 via Roadrunner Records.
Norwegian black metallers CARPATHIAN FOREST have posted the following message on their official web site:
"Although being busy with promoting the new NATTEFROST 'Terrorist' album, Nattefrost is finding time to record his vocals for the new CARPATHIAN FOREST album, that was recorded before the band's latest European tour; The Art of Provocation tour part I.
"Due to the promotional obligations, as well as various live gigs with CARPATHIAN FOREST this summer, the band hope to finish the album during August 2005. Not sure about the release date yet, but either in early November 2005, or late January 2006. The album will be followed up by extensive touring, starting in early 2006.
CANDLEMASS bassist/main songwriter Leif Edling has posted a report from the band's recent appearance at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen, Germany. Check it out at '
CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-new self-titled album, which entered the Swedish national album chart at position No. 7 upon its release in early May. The CD also came in at No. 5 on the Sweden chart (featuring only Swedish artists) and at No. 1 on the Hard Rock/Metal chart.
"Candlemass" was recorded in part at Polar studios (ABBA, GENESIS, LED ZEPPELIN) in Stockholm, Sweden and is said to be musically similar to the group's classic "Tales of Creation" and "Nightfall" albums.
Upcoming CANDLEMASS shows:
Jul. 08 - Rockwave Festival – Athens, GRE Aug. 04 - Wacken Festival – Wacken, GER Aug. 08 - Göteborgskalaset – Gothenburg, SWE Aug. 26 - Gorbunova – Moscow, RUS Nov. 26 - Arnhem Metal Meeting – Arnhem, NETH
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA are apparently in the process of booking a headlining tour of North America beginning in mid-January 2006. Two dates have been released so far:
Jan. 17 - Jaxx Nightclub - West Springfield, VA Jan. 18 - BB Kings Blues Club - New York, NY
More information will be made available soon.
SONATA ARCTICA will be embarking on a European headlining tour in September. The band's fourth studio album, "Reckoning Night", was released last year via Nuclear Blast Records.
According to MaidenFans.com, Vitamin Records has set an August 2 release date for a piano tribute to IRON MAIDEN, aptly titled "The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden". The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. 2 Minutes To Midnight 02. Wasted Years 03. Can I Play with Madness 04. The Trooper 05. Brave New World 06. Run to The Hills 07. Caught Somewhere In Time 08. Aces High 09. Hallowed Be Thy Name 10. Flight of Icarus 11. Number of The Beast 12. Eddie's Lament (Original Composition)
British metallers PARADISE LOST have opened a 2005 Tour Photo Gallery containing 140 photos sent in to the band by fans throughout the band's current tour. Check it out at this location:http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=9.
As previously reported, PARADISE LOST recently signed a licensing deal with Century Media Records to release the group's new self-titled album in all territories except for continental Europe and Japan, where the CD is still licensed to G.U.N./Sony BMG.
The tentative U.K. release date is still set to be August. More information will be made available soon.
PARADISE LOST's new self-titled album — named in celebration of the group's 10th studio album since their full-length debut, "Lost Paradise", was released in 1990 — was recorded primarily at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, England under the guidance of producer Rhys Fulber (FEAR FACTORY, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY). The follow-up to 2002's "Symbol of Life" is the group's first CD to feature drummer Jeff Singer (ex-BLAZE).
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ARCH ENEMY's upcoming album, "Doomsday Machine", is available for streaming in its entirety at ' .
Australian industrial death metal phenomenon THE BERZERKER are hard at work on their third album, tentatively titled "World of Lies", due later in the year via Earache Records.
Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new IN FLAMES album, "Come Clarity", to February 2006. No reason was given for the delay.
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI recently finished production on their second video from their sophomore album, "Voice of Wilderness". The video for the track "Kädet Siipinä" is now available for viewing at ' . 
According to ' , the new album from Moscow Deputy Mayor Mikhail Men (a.k.a. "Michael Men"), "Made in Moscow", featuring Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE), has been released in Russia on Inna Records.
Brazil's Marquee Records has jus re-released the debut album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled "Torment in Fire". It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal comments by Joe Rico (guitar) and Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals). The reissue features 42 songs in total, including one from SACRIFICE's first gig in 1984 — all remastered from the originals by Sidney Sohn (NASTY SAVAGE, IRON ANGEL). The complete track listing is as follows:
Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED will enter the studio in November to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "1-800 Vindication", tentatively due in early 2006 via Roadrunner Records.
Norwegian black metallers CARPATHIAN FOREST have posted the following message on their official web site:
CANDLEMASS bassist/main songwriter Leif Edling has posted a report from the band's recent appearance at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen, Germany. Check it out at ' 
According to MaidenFans.com, Vitamin Records has set an August 2 release date for a piano tribute to IRON MAIDEN, aptly titled "The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden". The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:
British metallers PARADISE LOST have opened a 2005 Tour Photo Gallery containing 140 photos sent in to the band by fans throughout the band's current tour. Check it out at this location:http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=9.