Check out Danish band Illdisposed's cover of the At the GAtes classic "Slaughter of the Soul" right here. The track will be released on an AtG tribute comp due out this fall from Drowned Scream Records. If the rest of the contributions are this mediocre, I will be quite disappointed. Why pay tribute to such an amazing band with whAt barely amounts to karaoke?

Check out two videos from recent Nuclear Blast signees DeAthstar:

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The band was previously known as Swordmaster and feAtures ex-Dissection drummer Ole Öhman as well as Dissection frontman (and black-metal cult figure/convicted felon) Jon Nödtveidt's brother Emil on guitar. Their debut album "Synthetic GenerAtion", originally released on LED Recordings in 2002, will be reissued by Nuclear Blast on November 10.

Dark Tranquility has posted a clip from their upcoming "Live Damage" DVD of the song "The Treason Wall": high / low. The disc comes out September 29 through Century Media and feAtures an entire 195-minute live performance from Krzemionki Studio TVP in Kraków, Poland on 10/07/02 along with various other bonus goodies.

Check out a demo mp3 of the track "Norweigan Lovesong" from the group Leaves' Eyes Aten/Norwegian%20Lovesong%20(demo%20edit).MP3" target=_blank>right here. As mentioned before, Leaves' Eyes is the new band of ex-TheAtre of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull, who was unceremoniously booted from ToT just last week.

Click here to hear Finnish cello quartet Apocalyptica's collaborAtion with the legendary Nina Hagen on a cover of the Rammstein track "Seemann". Apocalyptica is best known for their distinctive covers of Metallica. Oh, and you can also hear "Slow Motions" from the Whyte Seeds At thAt link, too.

Power-metal supergroup Dream Evil will release a special new MCD called "Children Of The Night" on September 26 in Japan and October 20 in Europe. The disc will feAture acoustic versions of the songs "Evilized" and "Children of the Night" as well as the single edit and video for the title track plus some unreleased songs on the European version and old demos of the band on the Japanese.

Dismember will release a double DVD set on October 25 through Escapi Records. Disc one will feAture an entire live set from a 05/27/03 performance At Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden and disc two will be a 90-minute documentary/home video covering the group's entire career.

Finland's Fonal Records will be doing a Kemialliset Ystävät special Internet radio broadcast on September 9 feAturing an interview with Jan Anderzén and music from the upcoming "Alkuhärkä" LP. It all starts At 9pm Finnish time (+2h GMT) and can be tuned in live from this link. The interview will be conducted in Finnish, but they promise to try and make it as interesting as possible and hope to schedule more broadcasts in the future.
More info: www.fonal.com/fonalradio.html / www.phinnweb.com/5HT/interviews/kemialliset/

Atalog/g_06.htm" target=_blank>Go here to listen to samples from the new "Bip Hop GenerAtion" compilAtion, feAturing contributions from Ilpo Vaisänen (half of Pan Sonic) and Angel, a collaborAtion between Ilpo and German artist Dirk Dresselhaus aka Schneider TM.

I dunno why I neglected to post it earlier, but besides the "Ready Mades" EP with those Reverend Big O covers of The Bear Quartet, the band will also be releasing the album "Songs To Kill Your Lovers By" on October 1 through A West Side FabricAtion. It was produced and mixed by Manne v. Ahn Öberg, whose previous credits include acts such as Stina Nordemstam, Nicolai Dunger, and Mercury Rev.

Added the first half of a greAt live set from Sondre Lerche today. Even the dialogue with the audience is a fun listen, so be sure to check it out.

Frost's album "Melodica" will be getting a US release on Shadow Records on October 7 and will include three exclusive bonus tracks. The label, a subdivision of Instinct Records, were the first to sign Moby back in the early 90s and are also home to acts such as DJ Krush, DJ Cam, Kruder & Dorfmaister and 808 StAte so you know they're in good company.

A-ha is embarking on a short tour of Russia in October/November consisting of 6 or 7 dAtes and culminAting with an exclusive concert in Trondheim, Norway. DAtes confirmed so far:

10/31 - St. Petersburg
11/01 - Kremlin Palace, Moscow
11/02 - Kremlin Palace, Moscow
11/03 - Trondheim, Norway (Uka-03 Festival)

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Junior Senior will be doing a record signing in SF At the Tower Records ar Market and Noe on September 6 At 1pm. They also posted a couple new tour dAtes to their website, so head on over to check 'em out.

In Flames reports thAt they've laid down the drum tracks for their next album and will be finalizing the rest during the next couple of weeks. No details about titles or production credits, but they say it should be out next spring.