Montreal Extreme Avantgarde Metallers Unexpect have updated their website with the following announcement:

"Times are good! Our tentacles are in extension process?and it has nothing to do with Viking bowling or the elasticity of lunar trees?

We just got signed on a new label named Ascendance Records for Europe. Under license, "In A Flesh Aquarium" will finally be available all across the European territory for the first time. The initial 2,000 copies of the album will be presented in a limited edition double CD slipcase, the bonus CD featuring the "We, Invaders" EP and a completely exclusive instrumental track. The release date has been scheduled for this fall.

Ascendance Records is a new label funded by Lee Barrett (founder of Candlelight Records; former member of Extreme Noise Terror, currently in To-Mera) and A&R'd by Sam Grant (writer, promoter, broadcaster, interviewer for Sonic Cathedral online).

?and don't forget that we still need your support to win the title of Best Metal Album Of The Year at the GAMIQ awards 2007. You have until August 31 to vote on this website.
On another note, Chaoth is now endorsed by Eden Cabs and Amps. ...and there's a couple more shows that were added.

?now I'll go back in my lamp?"

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Source:	unexpect.com
Band profile:	Unexpect

The following message was posted on Enslaved's official website:

"Enslaved said they would be back with a new European tour in the fall of 2007, and they stick to their word. 12 exclusive European shows have been officially added to the busy autumn schedule:

16th Oct 2007: Paris - Locomotive (FR)
17th Oct 2007: Lyon - CCO Villeurbanne (FR)
18th Oct 2007: Belfort - Poudrière (FR)
19th Oct 2007: Niort - Camji (FR)
20th Oct 2007: Rennes - Ubu (FR)
21st Oct 2007: London - Mean Fiddler (UK)
22nd Oct 2007: UK - TBA
23rd Oct 2007: Mezz, Breda (NL)
24th Oct 2007: Biebob, Vosselaar (B)
25th Oct 2007: Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
26th Oct 2007: Munich - Backstage (DE) (w/ Secrets Of The Moon)
27th Oct 2007: Saarbrücken - Roxy (DE)

Support act(s) for the tour will be announced shortly, Secrets Of The Moon is already confirmed for Munich, Germany on Friday October 26th.

Conclusion: If you want to get something done, do it yourself - see you there!

PS: First few songs have materialized themselves for the coming Enslaved album.. Stay tuned for more news on that in the near future!"

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Source:	enslaved.no
Band profile:	Enslaved
Event:	Enslaved: European Tour

Iced Earth will embark on a European tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

8 Okt 2007 D Köln Live Music Hall
9 Okt 2007 D München Backstage Werk
10 Okt 2007 I Milan Alcatraz
12 Okt 2007 E Barcelona Sala Razzmatazz 1
13 Okt 2007 E Madrid La Riviera
15 Okt 2007 CH Pratteln Konzertfabrik Z7
16 Okt 2007 A Graz Orpheum
17 Okt 2007 A Wien Planet Music
18 Okt 2007 CZ Brno Fleda
19 Okt 2007 D Berlin Columbia Club
21 Okt 2007 S Malmö Kulturbolaget
22 Okt 2007 N Oslo Rockefeller
23 Okt 2007 S Gothenburg Tradgarn
25 Okt 2007 S Stockholm Tirol
26 Okt 2007 DK Kopenhagen Pumpenhuset
28 Okt 2007 D Hamburg Markthalle
30 Okt 2007 D Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
1 Nov 2007 NL Tilburg Club 013
2 Nov 2007 B Antwerpen Hof Ter Lo

Metal Storm can exclusively confirm from a very reliable source Gothenburg-act Dark Tranquillity will be co-headlining this tour and that there'll be a third support act added to the line up.

Afterwards, Iced Earth will support Heaven And Hell on a UK tour beginning on November 4 in Newcastle.

SPV Records has set the following release dates for Iced Earth's new studio album "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I":

Germany: September 7
Rest of Europe: September 10
North America: September 11

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Source:	spv.de
Band profile:	Iced Earth
Event:	Iced Earth + Annihilator: Wicked European Tour

The Finnish Folk metallers and happy little boozers of Korpiklaani have updated their official website with the following joyful message:

"Hide your booze and lock your daughters, for 'klaani will once again ravage Europe from North to South and from East to West! Check the tour dates for Germany, Italy, France and more."

Confirmed dates are as follows:

16.10.2007 TBA, Berlin Germany
17.10.2007 Firley, Wroclaw Poland
18.10.2007 Zluty Pes, Pardubice Czech Republic
19.10.2007 KD Serikovka, Plzen Czech Republic
20.10.2007 Masters Of Rock Cafe, Zlin Czech Republic
22.10.2007 Kultiplex, Budapest Hungary
23.10.2007 Arena, Vienna Austria
24.10.2007 Gala Hala, Ljubljana Slovenia
25.10.2007 New Age, Treviso Italy
26.10.2007 Transilvania, Milan Italy
27.10.2007 Pagan Fest, Stadthalle, Dietikon Swizerland (with Moonsorrow, Battlelore...)
28.10.2007 Nouveau Casino, Paris France
30.10.2007 The UnderworldCamden, London United Kingdom
31.10.2007 Biebob Belgium
01.11.2007 Melkweg, Amsterdam Netherlands
02.11.2007 Vera, Groningen Netherlands
03.11.2007 Ultima Ratio Festival, Oberhausen Germany
04.11.2007 Treibsand, Lübeck Germany

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Source:	korpiklaani.com
Band profile:	Korpiklaani
Event:	Korpiklaani: European Tour

Therion, Sirenia and The Vision Bleak are joining forces for a European tour in December dubbed as the "The Theli - Adulruna Rediviva Tour".

Dates are as follows:

07.12.2007 - GER, Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei
08.12.2007 - GER, Memmingen - Kaminwerk
09.12.2007 - SLO, Ljubljana - VPK Mediapark
10.12.2007 - CRO, Zagreb - Boogaloo
11.12.2007 - SER, Belgrad - SKC
12.12.2007 - HUN, Budapest - Petöfi Hall
13.12.2007 - POL, Krakow - Club Studio
14.12.2007 - CZE, Prague - Roxy
15.12.2007 - BEL, Antwerpen - Hof Ter Lo
16.12.2007 - ENG, London - The Fridge
17.12.2007 - NED, Amsterdam - Melkweg
18.12.2007 - FRA, Strasbourg - La Laiterie
19.12.2007 - FRA, Lyon - Transbordeur
20.12.2007 - FRA, Toulouse - Bikini
21.12.2007 - FRA, Rennes - Cité
22.12.2007 - FRA, Paris - Elysée Montmartre

Plausibly, more dates will be announced.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Therion
Event:	Adulruna Rediviva Tour

To promote their new self titled album, the Dutch Symphonic Progressive metallers of After Forever will be doing a European tour in September and the beginning of October.

Here the list of upcomming shows:

Sep. 09 - Raismes Fest, Raismes, France
Sep. 10 - Bierkeller, Bristol, UK
Sep. 12 - Rios, Leeds, UK
Sep. 13 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Sep. 14 - The Underworld, London, UK
Sep. 15 - Trabendo, Paris, France
Sep. 16 - La Cooperative De Mai, Clermont Ferrand, France
Sep. 18 - Santana 27, Bilbao, Spain
Sep. 19 - Areamaster, Vigo, Spain
Sep. 20 - Mau Mau, Oporto, Portugal
Sep. 21 - Paradise Garage, Lisbon, Portugal
Sep. 23 - Copernico, Madrid, Spain
Sep. 24 - Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
Sep. 29 - Transilvania live, Milan, Italy
Oct. 01 - Chez Paulette, Pagney-derrière-Barine (nr. Nancy), France
Oct. 02 - Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium

Source:	afterforever.com
Band profile:	After Forever
Event:	After Forever: European Tour

More tour dates have been added to Freedom Call's European schedule. Three more dates have been added to the segment with Pink Cream 69 and a whole new set of dates in France and Belgium with Nightmare are now confirmed.

Here are the new dates:

With Pink Cream 69
09.10.2007 - TBA, Bratislava, Slovakia
10.10.2007 - TBA, Kosice, Slovakia
11.10.2007 - TBA, Zlin, Czech Republic

With Nightmare
09.11.2007 - L'Autre Canal / Club, Nancy, France
10.11.2007 - Sint Pauluszaal, Opwijk, Belgium
11.11.2007 - Noumatrouff, Mulhouse, France
12.11.2007 - La Locomotive / Main Hall, Paris, France
13.11.2007 - Industrya, Nantes, France
14.11.2007 - Parc Expos, Pau, France
15.11.2007 - Havana Café, Toulouse, France
16.11.2007 - Luynes Le Korigan, Marseille, France
17.11.2007 - CCO De Villleurbanne, Lyon, France

Freedom Call's entire tour schedule can be see in the tours section of their official website.

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Source:	freedom-call.net
Band profile:	Freedom Call
Event:	Freedom Call: Dimensions Tour

Symphony X will be joining Dream Theater later in the year for the European leg of their Chaos In Motion World Tour 2007/2008. The tour schedule has been updated to include shows in Great Britain.

Here is the full list of dates:

26 September, 2007 - Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall
28 September, 2007 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
29 September, 2007 - Oslo, Norway - Spectrum
04 October, 2007 - Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto Arena
05 October, 2007 - Paris, France - Zenith
11 October, 2007 - Glasgow, Scotland - TBA
12 October, 2007 - Manchester, England - Apollo
13 October, 2007 - London, England - Wembley Arena
09 November, 2007 - Newport, Wales - Newport Centre
10 November, 2007 - Wolverhampton, England - Civic Hall
11 November, 2007 - Blackburn, England - King George's Hall

Source:	symphonyx.com
Band profile:	Symphony X
Event:	Chaos In Motion World Tour

The rescheduled European tour is now taking form. Marduk will be teaming up with Death Metal veterans Unleashed. Marduk will do a week of dates before the tour starts with concerts in Finland and the Baltic States. Dates for those shows will be posted soon.

The month-long co-headlining trek will kick off late November and will run through mid-December. Confirmed dates are as follows:

23.11 SWEDEN Stockholm, Klubben
24.11 NORWAY Oslo, Maiden
25.11 SWEDEN Malmö, KB
26.11 T.B.A
27.11 HOLLAND Sneek, Bolwerk
28.11 ENGLAND London, The Underworld
29.11 ENGLAND Sheffield, The Corporation
30.11 BELGIUM Vosselaar, Biebob
01.12 HOLLAND Arnhem, Music Sacrum
02.12 FRANCE Paris, Elysee Montmarte
03.12 FRANCE Strasbourg, La Laiterie
04.12 FRANCE Lyon, Ninkasi Kao
05.12 SPAIN Barcelona, Mephisto
06.12 SPAIN Madrid, Caracol
07.12 FRANCE Toulouse, Havana
08.12 SWITZERLAND Erstfeld, Transilvania Live
09.12 ITALY Bologna, Estragon
10.12 AUSTRIA Dornbirn, Spielboden
11.12 GERMANY Schweinfurt, Stattbahnhof
12.12 CZECH REP Ostrava, Bumerang
13.12 GERMANY Leipzig, Hellraiser
14.12 GERMANY Saarbrucken, Roxy
15.12 GERMANY Werl/Duisburg Stadthalle

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Source:	marduk.nu
Band profile:	Marduk

The following message was posted on Helloween's official website:

"As already rumoured during the last couple of weeks, it is now confirmed that Gamma Ray will team up with Helloween on their upcoming European tour! The tour will kick off mid of November this year, and the line up will be completed by 1-2 additional acts.

Apart from very few festival appearances, this will be the first time ever both bands touring together and bears the possibility of Kai Hansen -Gamma Ray leader and ex- Helloween member- entering the stage to jam one or the other classic Helloween-song with his former band mates!

"This is going to be a historical event for all Helloween fans, we are looking forward to have Kai and his band on our tour with us" states Helloween guitarist Michael Weikath.

It is also planned -but not confirmed- to expand this promising package to the territories of South East Asia, North and South America".

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Source:	helloween.org
Band profile:	Helloween

The following message was posted on Amorphis' official website:

"On occasion of the release of their marvelous new album Silent Waters (in stores: Europe August 31, Finland August 28), Amorphis will embark on a European tour in November to present the new songs live on stage!

The first leg of the Silent Waters European Tour will take Amorphis to Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden before the band returns to Finland for a concert at Nosturi in Helsinki. The first of the all in all 16 shows will be in Hannover, Germany, on November 13th".

Amorphis - Silent Waters European Tour:
Special guests: Swallow The Sun, Insomnium
Presented by Metal Hammer Germany

13.11. Musikzentrum, Hannover (DE)
14.11. Zeche Carl, Essen (DE)
15.11. Columbia Club, Berlin (DE)
16.11. Alte Spinnerei, Glauchau (DE)
17.11. Club Vaudeville, Lindau (DE)
18.11. Z7, Pratteln (CH)
20.11. Roxy, Saarbrücken (DE)
21.11. Metropolis, Munich (DE)
22.11. Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg (DE)
23.11. Helling, Utrecht (NL)
24.11. Bibelot, Dordrecht (NL)
25.11. Biebob, Vosselaar (BE)
27.11. Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SE)
28.11. Rockefeller, Oslo (NO)
29.11. Klubben, Stockholm (SE)
01.12. Nosturi, Helsinki (FI)

Also you can find samples from Amorphis' upcoming single, "Silent Waters", at this location via Nuclear Blast Records.
Due on June 27, the "Silent Waters" single will contain the following tracks:

01. Silent Waters (edit)
02. Sign
03. Silent Waters (album version)

About the new CD, it was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties were handled by Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Stratovarius) at Finnvox studios.

"Silent Waters" track listing:

01. Weaving The Incantation
02. A Servant
03. Silent Waters
04. Towards And Against
05. I Of Crimson Blood
06. Her Alone
07. Enigma
08. Shaman
09. The White Swan
10. Black River
11. Sign (bonus track on digipak)

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Source:	kingfooentertainment.fi
Band profile:	Amorphis

Norwegian black metallers Gorgoroth will embark on a European tour in November/December 2007 as indicate on their official Myspace page here.

Confirmed dates:

Nov. 08 - Denmark - The Rock - Copenhagen
Nov. 09 - Holland - Romeijn - Leeuwarden
Nov. 10 - Holland - Waterfront - Rotterdam
Nov. 11 - Germany - Matrix - Bochum
Nov. 13 - Germany - Martkhalle - Hamburg
Nov. 14 - Germany - K17 - Berlin
Nov. 15 - Germany - Batschkapp - Frankfurt
Nov. 16 - Switzerland - Transilvania Live - Erstfeld
Nov. 17 - France - Le Portail Coucou - Marseille
Nov. 18 - Spain - Mephisto - Barcelona
Nov. 20 - France - La Locomotive - Paris
Nov. 21 - UK - Scala - London
Nov. 22 - UK - Rock City - Nottingham
Nov. 23 - Ireland - The Voodooo Lounge - Dublin
Nov. 24 - Ireland - An Cruiscin Lan - Cork
Nov. 25 - Scotland - Cathouse - Glasgow
Nov. 27 - France - Antipod - Rennes
Nov. 28 - Belgium - Biebob - Vosselaar
Nov. 29 - Germany - Backstage -Munich
Nov. 30 - Austria - Planet Music - Vienna
Dec. 01 - Germany - Eastclub - Bischopswerda
Dec. 02 - Denmark - TBA - Aalborg
Dec. 03 - Norway - TBA - Oslo

Also you can find a video for the song "Carving a Giant" posted online at this location on Youtube. And here three stills from this new video.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Gorgoroth

Metallysee Booking Agency, the long-running Belgian company which was recently blamed for a string of European tour cancellations by such bands as Finntroll, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (Earthshaker Roadshock Tour), Marduk, Enslaved (The Excess Of Evil Tour) and Unleashed (Midvinterblot Tour II) ? has released the following statement to Blabbermouth.net:

"For all of those that have been writing in with their hate mail, let me take a moment now to explain the recent mishaps that have been happening at my company, Metallysee Booking Agency.

"First of all, my name is Johan De Mesmaeker and I am one of the owners of Metallysee. I have had this company for more than 22 years, and during that time I have put many bands on tour in Europe. Many who have gone on to become bigger acts and many that have gone on to other booking agencies.

"During the past year, I had to take a leave from running the day-to-day operations of my company due to personal reasons and in my place was my (former) employee named Henk Mol (of Vain Productions). Together with my business partner Gina, Henk was responsible for putting the tours together and making sure that things functioned as they should. Well, as we know now, things didn't happen exactly this way.

"With my sister not knowing anything about the business (or the bands), Henk was pretty much in control of everything. In the case of the Earthshaker Roadshock tour, he, and HE ALONE, made the cost of this tour so high that it was impossible to continue that tour. Some bands were contracted to be paid more than they should have, while other bands were contracted to be paid when in fact they should have been paying us tour support. The same was the case with the Marduk tour.

"In order to keep my company alive, I had no choice but to cancel these tours to avoid myself going into bankruptcy and to be able to continue in a business that I've been involved in for many years.

"In the case of Henk Mol, on the eve of the Earthshaker tour he conveniently 'quit' his position (and even has the NERVE to go back to some bands on our roster to tell them how he 'left' Metallysee and is in the process of starting his own booking agency and would like to book their tours from now on).

"Now while I don't absolve myself from any responsibility of these recent errors, the fact remains that before I took my leave, I have been doing the No Mercy and X-Mas tours (for example) twice a year for the past nine years that were completely successful. As most of you know, some of these tours had up to 8 and 9 bands and they always went to the and everyone was always paid in full.

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Source:

roadrunnerrecords.com

Finnish cello-metallers Apocalyptica have lined up for the following European dates during this fall:

Oct. 08 - Riga Arena - Riga, LAT
Oct. 09 - UPA - Vilnius, LIT
Oct. 10 - Linnahall - Tallinn, EST
Oct. 11 - R-Beat - Turku, FIN
Oct. 12 - Lippupalvelu - Tampere, FIN
Oct. 13 - Sibelius Hall - Laht, FIN
Oct. 17 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN
Oct. 19 - Arena - Stockholm, SWE
Oct. 20 - KB - Malmo, SWE
Oct. 21 - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, GER
Oct. 22 - Jolly Joker - Braunschweig, GER
Oct. 23 - Gebläsehalle - Dortmund, GER
Oct. 24 - Ringlokschuppen - Bielefeld, GER
Oct. 25 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, GER
Oct. 27 - Elserhalle - Munich, GER
Oct. 28 - Alterschlachthof - Dresden, GER
Oct. 29 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, GER
Oct. 30 - E-Werk - Cologne, GER
Oct. 31 - Congresszentrum - Stuttgart, GER
Nov. 01 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, GER
Nov. 03 - Club Progresja - Warsaw, POL
Nov. 04 - Klub W-Z - Wroclaw, POL
Nov. 05 - Congress Centre - Prague, CZR
Nov. 06 - DK Invest - Pilsen, CZR
Nov. 07 - Petofi Csarnok - Budapest, HUN
Nov. 08 - Gasometer - Vienna, AUT
Nov. 09 - Volkhaus - Zurich, SWI
Nov. 10 - Rainbow - Milan, ITA
Nov. 11 - Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome, ITA
Nov. 29 - Elysee Montmatre - Paris, FRA
Nov. 30 - La Phare - Toulouse, FRA
Dec. 01 - Sala Jam - Bergara, SPA
Dec. 03 - Joy - Madrid, SPA
Dec. 04 - Apollo - Barcelona, SPA
Dec. 07 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, NETH
Dec. 08 - AB - Brussels, BEL
Dec. 09 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, NETH
Dec. 10 - 013 - Tilburg, NETH
Dec. 11 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK
Dec. 12 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
Dec. 13 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
Dec. 14 - Garage - Glasgow, UK

Apocalyptica performed an eight-minute medley during the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12. The show was broadcasted in front of several million TV viewers. To watch bootleg-quality rehearsal footage of that show, go to YouTube.com.
UPDATED:
Higher quality video footage of the Eurovision Song Contest Final the same evening, has been made available online here.

In other news, Apocalyptica will release their new, as yet untitled album; produced by Jacob Hellner (Rammstein), in September. The CD will feature a whole host of guest stars including Corey Taylor (Stone Sour, Slipknot), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Tomoyasu Hotei (Japanese composer, whose credits include the Kill Bill soundtrack), Joe Duplantier (Gojira), Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and many more to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Apocalyptica
Event:	Apocalyptica: European Tour

The following announcement has been psoted on the official Uleashed website:

"Sadly....and just like with a few other tours before ours..... The tour promoter Metallysee fucked up again...!!!
It is with anger in our hearts we have to announce that the european tour has been cancelled for reasons completely beyond our control. Ourselves and our brothers in Belphegor tried in a combined effort to make this tour happen until the very last minute, but in the end there was nothing we could do.

HOWEVER, thanks to the local promoter in Ireland the shows in Dublin and Cork this weekend will happen as planned!
We will also do the headline festivals in Germany:
The Deathcrush fest in Adelsheim on the 26th of May and Hellraizer fest on the 27th in Leipzig.

We are of course extremely disappointed but will not let this bring us down!
We will spend no extra energy on slandering Metallysee, it is far too obvious that this company is not worth mentioning ever again.

Unleashed will reschedule the European tour to later this year, most likely in the autumn."

Metallysee was also responsible for the cancellation of the remaining of the Earthshaker Roadshock Tour (News Story) and the Excess Of Evil tour (News Story).

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Source:	unleashed.se
Band profile:	Unleashed
Event:	Unleashed: Midvinterblot Tour II [CANCELLED]