Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers Mors Principium Est have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Liberation = Termination", due in early 2007 via Listenable Records. The follow-up to "The Unborn" was recorded at Astia Studio in Finland and was mastered at Imperial Mastering in Concord, California.

"Liberation = Termination" track listing:

01. Orsus
02. The Oppressed Will Rise
03. The Animal Within
04. Finality
05. Cleansing Rain
06. Forgotten
07. Sinners Defeat
08. The Distance Between
09. It Is Done
10. Terminal Liberation
11. Lost Beyond Retrieval

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Mors Principium Est

Season of Mist has set a February 19, 2007 European release date for the third full-length album (which will include eight songs of darkest Metal Magic) from Swedish black metallers Watain. A European tour will follow.

According to a press release, "Those who experienced Watain on stage can witness of a blood-soaked, rusty metallic machinery embodying every aspect of the traditional Satanic black metal cult, re-living and taking further the sinister legacy of Venom, Hellhammer and Mayhem. But believe us when we say 'you have seen nothing yet!'"

You can find a sample of "Storm of the Antichrist" at the band's official website here.

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Watain

Season Of Mist has set a January 22, 2007 European release date for the new album from legendary Greek death metallers Rotting Christ, entitled "Theogonia". The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. The Sign of prime Creation
02. Keravnos Kivernitos
03. Enuma Elish
04. Gaia Tellus
05. Helios Hyperion
06. Nemecic
07. He, the Aethyr
08. Phobos' Synagogue
09. Rege Diabolicus
10. Threnody

Download the song "Enuma Elish" at this location.

Rotting Christ will embark on an extensive European tour in February 2007 beginning with the third edition of The Domination Tour.

The band also stated, that the tour announced for November of 2006 in the US will be postponned to March of 2007, due to bureaucratic problems with obtainng visas. As soon as the first dates are confirmed for this tour, they will be posted on the band's official website.

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Rotting Christ

Tankard , Legion Of The Damned, Desaster and Dryrot are among the confirmed bands for the Winterbreath festival, set to take place January 5-6, 2007 at Hauptsmoorhalle in Strullendorf (near Bamberg), Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Alaska Fire, Debauchery, Delirium Tremens, Desaster, Dryrot, Emeth, Free Key Bit Chess, Hatred, Jack Slater, Legion of the Damned, Midwinter, Neocosmic, Schlachtschüssel, Sheepheads, Silent Decay, Skeleton, Sniper, Soylvybe, Tankard, Thora

For more information (in German), visit www.winterbreath.de.

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Source:	winterbreath.de
Band profile:	Tankard
Event:	Winterbreath Festival

Nick Douglas, the bassist for Doro, has recorded his first solo effort. "Through The Pane" will be released in European shops on November 27 through Painkiller Records. A release party will be held on November 27 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Cologne, Germany beginning at 9:00 p.m.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/nickdouglasmusic.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Doro

Ayreon the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen, has posted the following message on its official web site:

Finally, we are able to bring you some news about Arjen's next recording project. At the end of September 2006, Arjen's new studio was finished and ready to use. The very next day, Arjen went in with his trusted little tape recorder, and papers with dozens of song ideas that he'd been working on for the past year.

He has been in his studio nearly every day (and night) since then, getting the ideas translated into songs. The musical ideas are so extremely varied that only one project could possibly hold them all: Ayreon.

Arjen has already been in contact with some very interesting and talented people to help create a new dimension of the Ayreon Universe. Of course, we'll keep you informed on Arjen's progress over the next months!

Source:	ayreon.com
Band profile:	Ayreon

MTV.com is hosting an exclusive download of Megadeth's new song, "Gears of War", at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "United Abominations", tentatively due in March 2007 via Roadrunner Records.

Said Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine about the track: "This was a mix made by Andy Sneap to apply for the job as mixer on this record and I was so impressed I wanted him to help me finish up the last parts as well as cutting two new songs we hadn't planned on releasing. A great start to one of my favorite records to have ever made so far. If the process of writing and tracking, and the energy we felt in the studios is any indication, then this is just the beginning of the rebuilding of the perfect beast!"

A video clip of Megadeth performing "Gears of War" live on October 31, 2006 at Six Flags in Springfield, Massachusetts during the "Gears of War - Match Made In Hell" event has been posted online at YouTube.com.

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Source:	mtv.com
Band profile:	Megadeth

Sweden's Pain Of Salvation has posted the following update on its official web site:

"The long-awaited 'Scarsick' album is now done, and is expected to hit the stores late January 2007, just a few weeks before the European tour that will start mid-February. The album is (of course) a concept album, and clocks in at 67 minutes, consisting of the following tracks:

01. Scarsick
02. Spitfall
03. Cribcaged
04. America
05. Disco Queen
06. Kingdom of Loss
07. Mrs Modern Mother Mary
08. Idiocracy
09. Flame to the Moth
10. Enter Rain

"The cover artwork and track titles have already spawned a lot of discussions in forums and lists around the net regarding the possibility that 'Scarsick' might actually be 'The Perfect Element' part II in disguise. Interviews with the band will undoubtedly start to pop up in magazines and online the following months, so keep your eyes and ears open...

"Now that 'Scarsick' is finished, the band will focus on finding a new bass player. The first auditions are already scheduled for December, but the quest will be 'as long as it takes to find the right guy.' Applications have been pouring in from all around the world, despite the band's request for a bassist living in Sweden. Thus, focus will be on the 'domestic' applications. But this also means that the field is still open, in case you are hesitating.

"The 'Scarsick' tour is taking shape. The European tour will be taking place in February/March 2007. The band says that more shows are planned for 2007 in other parts of the world, but nothing is 100% confirmed yet."

Pain Of Salvation tour dates:

Feb. 17 - Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
Feb. 18 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Musikens Hus
Feb. 20 - Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
Feb. 21 - Krakow, Poland @ Klub Studio
Feb. 22 - Budapest, Hungary @ Schiff A38
Feb. 23 - Wien, Austria @ Planet Music
Feb. 25 - Treviso, Italy @ New Age
Feb. 26 - Rome, Italy @ Alpheus
Feb. 27 - Milan, Italy @ Rolling Stone
Mar. 01 - Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7
Mar. 02 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
Mar. 03 - Paris, France @ Elysee Monmartre
Mar. 04 - Vosselaar, Belgium @ Biebob
Mar. 06 - Augsburg, Germany @ Spectrum
Mar. 07 - Aschaffenburg, Germany @ ColosSaal
Mar. 08 - Bochum, Germany @ Zeche
Mar. 10 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ The Rock

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Source:	painofsalvation.com
Band profile:	Pain Of Salvation
Event:	Pain Of Salvation: European Tour

Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge has announced the details of its upcoming Asian tour, together with Visions Of Atlantis. The dates are as follows:

Dec. 29 - Taiwan - Taipei - Armed Forces Cultural Center
Dec. 31 - Hong Kong - Kowloon - HITEC Auditorium
Jan. 02 - China - Guangzhou - (to be announced)
Jan. 04 - China - Shanghai - The Ark
Jan. 06 - China - Beijing - Star Live

Also, Edenbridge recently signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.

Commented the group: "Napalm Records have been doing a brilliant job for their bands. Since last year they have been making a great effort to sign us and therefore we are extremely happy to work together with them for the next years to bring Edenbridge to the next level together. It's nice to see again that a label has one hundred percent trust and therefore invests into a band. Thank you also to all the other labels who were making offers to the band and showed their big interest, and to Massacre Records for the cooperation in the past years."

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Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge
Event:	Edenbridge: Asian Tour

Twisted Sister's video for the track "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" has been posted online here.
The song has been selected as the new single from the band's "A Twisted Christmas" collection of metal versions of holiday classics, which came out on October 17 via Razor & Tie Records. The single will go for radio adds on November 27-28.

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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Twisted Sister

Negura Bunget and Melechech are among the confirmed bands for the Hells Pleasure festival, set to take place July 20-21, 2007 in Pößneck, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Defloration, Desaster, Doomshine, Eure Erben, Helrunar, Melechech, Necros Christos, Negura Bunget, Secrets Of The Moon, Zemial

For more info visit http://www.hells-pleasure.de/

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Source:	hells-pleasure.de
Band profile:	Negură Bunget
Event:	Hells Pleasure Metal Fest

Swedish thrashers The Haunted will embark on an extensive European tour beginning late January. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Jan. 31 - O13, Tilburg, NL
Feb. 01 - Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, NL
Feb. 02 - Vera,Groningen, NL
Feb. 03 - Mean Fiddler, London, UK
Feb. 04 - Bristol Academy 2, Bristol, UK
Feb. 05 - Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
Feb. 06 - Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, IRE
Feb. 07 - Academy 2, Liverpool, UK
Feb. 08 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Feb. 09 - Cat House, Glasgow, SCOT
Feb. 10 - Hop & Grape, Manchester, UK
Feb. 11 - Cockpit, Leeds, UK
Feb. 12 - Waterfront, Norwich, UK
Feb. 13 - Biebob, Vosselaar, B
Feb. 14 - UBU, Rennes, F
Feb. 15 - Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, F
Feb. 16 - Sala Apolo, Barcelona, E
Feb. 17 - Sala Caracol, Madrid, E
Feb. 18 - Bilbo Rock, Bilbao, E
Feb. 20 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, F
Feb. 21 - Rainbow, Milano, I
Feb. 22 - PTR-Usine, Geneve, CH
Feb. 23 - Remise, Wil, CH
Feb. 24 - Planet Music, Wien, A
Feb. 25 - Kultiplex, Budapest, H
Feb. 27 - Brodo, Prag, CH
Feb. 28 - WZ club, Vroclaw, PL
Mar. 01 - Proxima Club, Warzaw, PL
Mar. 02 - Knaak, Berlin, D
Mar. 03 - Colo-sal, Aschaffenburg, D
Mar. 04 - Backstage, Munchen, D
Mar. 06 - Die Röhre, Stuttgart, D
Mar. 07 - Matrix, Bochum, D
Mar. 08 - Molotow, Hamburg, D
Mar. 09 - KB, Malmö, SWE

Source:	the-haunted.com
Band profile:	The Haunted
Event:	The Haunted: European Tour

Deftones has announced more U.S. and European shows in support of its new album, "Saturday Night Wrist". The newly announced dates are as follows:

U.S. tour:
Dec. 08 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera
Dec. 10 - Cleveland, OH - HOB
Dec. 11 - Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargos
Dec. 13 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
Dec. 14 - Nashville, TN - City Hall
Dec. 17 - Tulsa, OK - Cains
Dec. 18 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
Dec. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave

European tour:
Mar. 08 - Liverpool, UK - University
Mar. 09 - Leeds, UK - University
Mar. 11 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Mar. 12 - Glasgow, UK - Academy
Mar. 13 - Newcastle, UK - Academy
Mar. 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Mar. 15 - Birmingham, UK - Academy
Mar. 16 - Norwich, UK - UEA
Mar. 18 - Bristol, UK - Academy
Mar. 19 - Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall
Mar. 20 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
Mar. 22 - Paris, France - Olympia
Mar. 23 - Weisbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
Mar. 24 - Koln, Germany - E-Werk
Mar. 25 - Tillberg, Holland - 013
Mar. 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
Mar. 27 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
Mar. 29 - Dortmund, Germany - Westhafallenhalle
Mar. 30 - Dijon, France - Zenith
Mar. 31 - Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
Apr. 03 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
Apr. 04 - Milan, Italy - Alcatrazz
Apr. 06 - Clermont-Ferrad, France - Coop de Mai
Apr. 09 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
Apr. 10 - Brussels, Belgium - Halles de Schaerbeek

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Deftones
Event:	Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist Tour

Canadian technical metallers Quo Vadis have announced three shows in Ontario in December. The dates are as follows:

Dec. 28 - The Underground - Hamilton, ONT
Dec. 29 - Embassy - London, ONT
Dec. 30 - Metal Bar - Toronto, ONT

In other news, the band has issued the following update:

"Bart has been working hard since March on building a studio for the next Quo Vadis album. Construction is now finished, and final stages of acoustical and systems testing are being completed. The equipment and features list will be available soon and the studio is now available for booking."

Commented Bart: "Hundreds of hours went into this project since the beginning of the year. My goal is to provide a space that conforms to the expectations of creative perfectionists... artistically and acoustically."

Source:	quovadis.qc.ca
Band profile:	Quo Vadis
Event:	Quo Vadis: Canadian Dates

Bassist Dick Lövgren and drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers Meshuggah have scheduled the following clinic dates in Sweden:

Nov. 13 - Eskilstuna Balsta musikslott, Balstavägen 2
Nov. 14 - Katrineholm Gamla Palladium, Drottninggatan 4
Nov. 15 - Örebro B-salen, Folkets hus, Gamla gatan 27
Nov. 16 - Karlskoga Musikhuset Vallmovägen.9
Nov. 22 - Göteborg Sticky Fingers
Nov. 24 - Borlänge
Nov. 25 - Gävle 15.00, Musikhuset/Sjömanskyrkan, St Esplanadgatan 1
Nov. 27 - Falköping Lilla Teatern, Dotorpsgatan 13
Nov. 28 - Motala
Nov. 30 - Stockholm 20.00, Street, Hornstulls Strand 9

Source:	meshuggah.net
Band profile:	Meshuggah