Slipknot are lining up for the the following N. American dates:

April 28 - Pavillion de La Jeunesse, Quebec City (Canada) (with Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood)
April 29 - Bell Centre, Montreal (Canada) (with Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 01 - Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto (Canada) (with Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 02 - John Labatt Centre, London (Canada) (with Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 03 - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI (with Devildriver, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 05 - Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, IL (with Devildriver, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 06 - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO (with Devildriver, 3 Inches Of Blood)
May 08 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK (with Korn, The Used, All That Remains, Dirtfeed)
May 09 - North Shore River Walk Park East, North Little Rock, AR (with Stained, Chevelle, Drowning Pool, All That Remains, Dirtfeed)
May 10 - Hartman Arena, Park City, KS
May 12 - Canaries Stadium, Sioux Falls, SD (with Korn, The Used, Clutch, All That Remains, Dirtfeed)
May 13 - Alltell Center, Mankato, MN
May 14 - US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
May 16 - Rock On The Range, Columbus, OH

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Source:	slipknot1.com
Band profile:	Slipknot

Here it is, the official cover and tracklisting of "The Classical Conspiracy" live album. It contains a full live show recorded in Miskolc, Hungary, with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir. More than 2 hours of Epica songs and adaptations of classical masterpieces and movie scores! The album is set for a release via Nuclear Blast on May 8th.

Disc I :

01. Palladium
02. O Fortuna
03. Dies Irae
04. Ombra Mai Fu
05. 1st part, New World
06. Spiderman
07. Summer 3
08. Montagues & Capulets
09. Imperial March
10. Stabat Mater
11. Unholy Trinity
12. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
13. Pirates Of The Caribbean

Disc II :

01. Indigo / The Last Crusade
02. Sensorium
03. Quietus
04. Chasing The Dragon
05. Feint
06. Never Enough
07. Beyond Belief
08. Cry For The Moon
09. Safeguard To Paradise
10. Blank Infinity
11. Living A Lie
12. The Phantom Agony
13. Sancta Terra
14. Illusive Consensus
15. Consign To Oblivion

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Epica

Official press release

French metal revolutionists Hacride just released the front cover of their upcoming album "Lazarus", which can be viewed here. The album is set for an april release via Listenable Records and contains the following tracks:

01. To Walk Among Them
02. Act Of God
03. Lazarus
04. Phenomenon
05. A World Of Lies
06. Awakening
07. My Enemy

"Lazarus" contains the bands most mature, diverse and experimental material to date and will for sure turn many heads in the months to come. Fans of Amoeba will rejoice for this new record and will discover many new angles to Hacride's already broad formula.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Hacride

Hungarian metallers Casketgarden have posted the following statement:

"We regret to say for the fans that after 7 years of playing together out bassist Gábor Őri left the band. That is also our first line-up change since 2001. He quit in friendly way by mutual consent. We would like to thank him also in this way for his great efforts, energy, time and money he put in this band. He was a real character in Casketgarden, I think.

On our next gig in Győr, Hungary on March 13 (with Escadron, Galadriel, Endless River) it seems we will play without bass, but we've already found a guy for the bass postition, he is learning the songs at the moment. He will play first on our gig in Leoben, Austra, on March 27."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Casketgarden

The track listing for "The Devil You Know", the forthcoming album from Heaven And Hell will be as follows:

01. Atom & Evil
02. Fear
03. Bible Black
04. Double the Pain
05. Rock & Roll Angel
06. The Turn of the Screw
07. Eating the Cannibals
08. Follow the Tears
09. Neverwhere
10. Breaking into Heaven

A picture of how the cover art will look like, can be found here. "The Devil You Know" is scheduled for release on April 28 via Rhino.

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Source:	black-sabbath.com
Band profile:	Heaven And Hell

Mastodon have posted their new video, for the song called "Divinations" online. The video can be viewed here. The clip was filmed by director Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who previously worked with the band on the "Sleeping Giant" video.

The song "Divinations" comes off groups's upcoming new studio album, entilted "Crack The Skye", which is scheduled for a March 24 release.

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Austrian metallers Hellsaw have posted online a new song, "Ache", on their MySpace page. Also edits from the song "Der Harzwald" are also available on the same page.

The two songs come off the band's third album, entitled "Cold", which will be released on March/April via Napalm Records. The release dates for individual countries are as follows:

March 25: Finland, Spain
March 27: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
March 30: Rest of Europe
April 7: USA, Canada

More details about the album were previously reported at this location.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Hellsaw

U.S. death metallers Obituary have completed work on their new album for a tentative May/June release via Candlelight Records. The artwork of the new album can be viewed at this location Vocalist John Tardy states:

"Sorry I have not updated the website in a while. We have been so busy finishing up this new Obituary album and getting ready to leave for Europe in a few days that I just have not had time to do it. The good news is, last night, we finished up the mixing and we are done. It came out really sick and I cannot wait for you guys to hear it... it is heavy! Like I said, we now focus on heading to Europe for our Full of Hate tour that runs pretty much the month of March! It should be a good time and I hope you all can come out and see us."

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Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

Edguy will be headlining a North America tour in September this year. Direct support will come from Wisconsin's Luna Mortis, while Minnesota's Epicurean will be openers.

Sep. 05 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Sep. 06 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
Sep. 09 - The Blender Theater (at Gramercy) - New York, NY
Sep. 11 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Sep. 12 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Sep. 13 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
Sep. 15 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Sep. 16 - Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB
Sep. 17 - The Riddell Center (at Univ. of Regina) - Regina, SK
Sep. 19 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
Sep. 20 - Warehouse - Calgary, AB
Sep. 21 - Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC
Sep. 23 - Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
Sep. 24 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Sep. 25 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
Sep. 27 - Slims - San Francisco, CA
Sep. 28 - Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
Sep. 29 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA

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Source:	enterthevault.com
Band profile:	Edguy
Event:	Edguy: N. American Tour

Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction have revealed the details of their joint tour.

Trent Reznor and company will hit the road with the original Jane's Addiction lineup from May until July. This may be your last chance to see NIN for a while, since the band will go on hiatus following the tour. Nine Inch Nails will take a break from the trek to play the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 13 in Manchester, Tenn.

You can see Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction here:

May 24 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheater (Sasquatch! Festival)
May 25 - Ridgefield, WA - Amphitheater at Clark County
May 28 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
May 29 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
May 31 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
June 02 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
June 03 - Spring, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 05 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater
June 07 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
June 08 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
June 10 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 11 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
June 15 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 17 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
June 18 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 20 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
June 21 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
June 23 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
June 24 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
June 26 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach
June 27 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
July 01 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
July 03 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
July 04 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Source:	chartattack.com
Band profile:	Nine Inch Nails
Event:	Nine Inch Nails + Jane's Addiction

Grammy-nominated hard rock juggernaut Mastodon have confirmed dates for their Spring North American Tour in support of their second album for Reprise Records, "Crack The Skye". This first tour behind the groundbreaking new album will sweep across the US and Canada playing to smaller theaters and clubs to insure a maximum and up close intimate environment in which to be exposed to brand new songs and old favorites for Mastodon fans.

Confirmed Mastodon tour dates with special guests Kylesa and Intronaut, as follows:

Apr. 10 - Workplay Theater - Birmingham, AL
Apr. 11 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Apr. 13 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
Apr. 14 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
Apr. 16 - Martini Ranch - Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 18 - Coachella - Indio, CA
Apr. 19 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Apr. 21 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Apr. 22 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
Apr. 23 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 24 - MacEwen Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Apr. 25 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB
Apr. 26 - The Odeon - Saskatoon, SK
Apr. 28 - The Garrick - Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 29 - Fine Line Music Hall - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 30 - Metro - Chicago, IL
May 01 - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
May 02 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
May 04 - Le National - Montreal, QC
May 05 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
May 07 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
May 08 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA
May 09 - Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 10 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
May 12 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC
May 13 - Cat's Cradle - Carbarro, NC
May 14 - Orange Peel - Ashville, NC
May 15 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Mastodon
Event:	Mastodon: N. American Tour

Official press release

Faith No More have always stood out as some sort of unique beast; part dog, part cat - its music almost as schizophrenic as the personalities of its members. When it all worked, it worked really well, even if the chemistry was always volatile. Throughout our 17 years of existence, the mental and physical energy required to sustain this creature was considerable and relentless. Though amicable enough, when we finally split, we all followed paths seemingly destined to opposite ends of the universe.

Yet during the entire 10 years that have passed since our decision to break up we've experienced constant rumors and requests from fans and promoters alike. Nevertheless, for whatever reason, none of us kept in regular touch, much less to discuss any possibilities of getting together.

What's changed is that this year, for the first time, we've all decided to sit down together and talk about it. And what we've discovered is that time has afforded us enough distance to look back on our years together through a clearer lens and made us realize that through all the hard work, the music still sounds good, and we are beginning to appreciate the fact that we might have actually done something right.

Meanwhile we find ourselves at a moment in time with zero label obligations, still young and strong enough to deliver a kickass set, with enthusiasm to not only revisit our past but possibly add something to the present. And so with this we've decided to hold our collective breaths and jump off this cliff... BACK, GOD FORBID, INTO THE MONKEY CAGE!!!

We can only hope that the experience of playing together again will yield results erratic and unpredictable enough to live up to the legacy of FNM. Who know where this will end or what it will bring up...only the future knows. But we are about to find out!

Faith No More are:

Mike Bordin - drums
Roddy Bottum - keyboards
Bill Gould - bass
Jon Hudson - guitar
Mike Patton - vocals

Source:	fnm.com
Band profile:	Faith No More

Powerwolf have posted the following update about their new upcoming album:

"As we just came back from Sweden with the final mix of the album in hands, we think it´s time to reveal some more information about the new opus: it will be entitled "Bible Of The Beast", and be released on April 24th."

For all of you who can´t wait to get the song titles - here´s the tracklist:

01. Raise Your Fist, Evangelist
02. Moscow After Dark
03. Panic In The Pentagram
04. Catholic In The Morning... Satanist At Night
05. Seven Deadly Saints
06. Werewolves Of Armenia
07. We Take The Church By Storm
08. Resurrection By Erection
09. Midnight Messiah
10. St. Satan's Day
11. Wolves Against The World

Source:	powerwolf.net
Band profile:	Powerwolf

February 23, 2009:

The Haunted have released a music video for the song "Trenches", which can you watch HERE in high quality. You can check it out in lesser quality on the band's site as well.

The song comes from the group's latest album ''Versus'', released in September last year.

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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The Haunted

Evergrey will team up with Novembre for a European tour in April 2009. Here are the dates:

April 03 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
April 04 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
April 05 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
April 07 - London, UK - Underworld
April 08 - Paris, France - Nouvieau Casino
April 10 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
April 11 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol
April 12 - Barcelona, Spain - Mephisto
April 14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
April 15 - Nova Gorica, Slovenia - Mostovna
April 17 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel
April 18 - Beograd, Serbia - SKC
April 19 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
April 20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp

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Source:	evergrey.net
Band profile:	Evergrey
Event:	Evergrey: European Tour [CANCELLED]