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Just Posted: New Video Interview WIth Marc Rizzo of Soulfly (11-7-08)

This past Friday we got a chance to sit down with Marc Rizzo of Soulfly again. The video interview is now up in the Exclusives section, check it out.

CRADLE OF FILTH WILL SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF BLACK METAL THIS WINTER

New York, NY: England's black metal maestros Cradle of Filth will make their much anticipated return to U.S. soil this winter for their first headline tour since the Viva La Bands tour in fall 2007. The band will be spreading their black metal seed, supporting Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder, their latest opus for Roadrunner Records. Satyricon will serve as main support, while Greek metallers Septic Flesh will open the show. The tour runs for six weeks. Cradle of Filth are standard bearers in the black metal scene. With Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder, which hits stores on October 28, the band spins a dark and twisted fairy tale about disgraced and disturbed French nobleman Gilles de Rais. The album is the thunderously fast and brutal soundtrack set to historical events and Cradle of Filth will be sure to delight the black metallites by playing selections from the new album during the tour. Tour dates are as follows: January 15 � Starland Ballrom - Sayreville, NJ January 16 � The Palladium � Worcester, MA January 17 � Metropolis � Montreal, QUE January 18 � Capitol Theatre � Quebec City, QUE January 20 � Sound Academy � Toronto, ONT January 21 � House of Blues � Cleveland, OH January 23 � Harpo's � Detroit, MI January 24 � The EaglesClub � Milwaukee, WI January 25 � House of Blues � Chicago, IL January 26 � First Avenue � Loop Station, MN January 28 � Gothic Theatre � Englewood, CO January 30 � MacEwan Hall � Calgary, AB January 31 � Edmonton Events Centre � Edmonton, AB February 2 � Commodore Ballroom � Vancouver, BC February 3 � Showbox � Seattle, WA February 4 � Roseland Theatre � Portland, OR February 10 � The Grand � San Francisco, CA February 11 � Henry Fonda Theatre � Los Angeles, CA February 12 � Grove of Anaheim � Anaheim, CA February 13 � Marquee Theatre � Tempe, AZ February 17 � House of Blues � Dallas, TX February 18 � House of Blues � Houston, TX February 20 � The Masquerade � Atlanta, GA February 21 � The Club at Firestone � Orlando, FL February 25 � NorVa � Norfolk, VA February 26 � Rams Head Live � Baltimore, MD February 27 � Nokia Theater � NewYork, NY February 28 � The Trocadero � Philadelphia, PA

MADINA LAKE ENTER THE STUDIO TO RECORD ATTICS TO EDEN...

New York, NY: Chicago alt rockers Madina Lake are pleased to announce Attics to Eden as the title of their second full-length for Roadrunner Records. The band is currently holed up in New Jersey's House of Loud Studio, working diligently on the pre-production stages of the album. David Bendeth (Paramore, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights) is set to produce and mix Attics to Eden. Attics to Eden follows up the band's 2007-released debut, From Them, Through Us, To You. Madina Lake �comprised of vocalist Nathan Leone, bassist Matthew Leone, guitarist Mateo Camargo and drummer Dan Torelli�lived on the road in support of the album, logging countless miles on their tour van, performing everywhere from pizza joints and basement parties to the second stage of 2007's Projekt Revolution Tour and last summer's Warped Tour, cultivating a core of fans so dedicated that to call them "rabid" would be an understatement. Nathan Leone sheds a little light on the recording process, saying, "After spending the last three months at home in Chicago shaping songs, we're finally tracking our second record. The record's title is Attics to Eden because, lyrically, most of the tracks explore different ways to find psychological refuge in a world that is moving faster than ever. It also serves as the second installment in the story of Madina Lake." Regarding the band's choice of producer, Leone says, "We picked David Bendeth because his track record implies that he has the gift of seeing a band's vision through. For as many hits as he has, his focus lies more on the personality, individual character and musical ambition of artists, as opposed to chasing radio or trends. That is exactly in line with our philosophy, so were expecting a solid match. We are absolutely ecstatic to share this with as many people as possible." Roadrunner expects to release Attics to Eden in 2009.

Introducing The "Soulfly Refer A Friend Contest"!

We would officialy like to announce the "Soulfly Refer A Friend Contest"! For all the details and list of prizes visit http://atlmetal.com/events/featured_events/soulfly_contest.php. LET THE CONTEST BEGIN!

NEW Contest Coming Soon!

We have a new contest coming up and it is going to be HUGE! Keep and eye out for a banner at the top of the home page which will be linked to all the details. This one is going to be sick! You will not want to miss your chance at this one!

Metal Shows For Saturday 10/11

10/11/2008, Kamelot, Eclipsed By Sanity, Halcyon Way @ Masquerade-Heaven. 10/11/2008, Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch @ The Tabernacle, Blackest of the Black Tour. 10/11/2008, Mastodon, Brian Posehn @ 40 Watt Club in ATHENS!

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ATLmetal.com has a NEW t-shirt available for pre-order now! Visit store.atlemtal.com now for images and to purchase.

Visit Us On MySpace

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British Technical Metallers THE BOY WILL DROWN Enters Studio To Record Debut Album

British technical metallers THE BOY WILL DROWN are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording of their debut album. THE BOY WILL DROWN, who recently signed a multi-album, worldwide recording deal with EARACHE RECORDS, are set to follow in the footsteps of their idols DECAPITATED and enter Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland to record their as-yet untitled debut album. The band are set to enter the studio on October 27th and will be holed up until November 13th. Guitarist LIAM KEEL comments: "We really wanted to use Hertz because of their understanding of extreme music, which they have proven with bands like DECAPITATED, HATE and BEHEMOTH. We want to achieve an extreme sound so the production will match the tunes." Having only formed in 2006, THE BOY WILL DROWN are currently regarded as one of the most flamboyant and intense bands in the UK. Playing a vicious blend of technical and experimental music based around grindcore and death metal, the band do everything in their power to mesmerise and pulverise the listener whilst simultaneously injecting an element of humour, fun and youth into their music. Check out some tracks from THE BOY WILL DROWN at www.myspace.com/tbwd

MUNICIPAL WASTE - NEW VIDEO TO DEBUT ON MTV2'S HEADBANGERS BALL THIS SATURDAY!

Make sure you tune into MTV2's Headbangers Ball THIS SATURDAY at midnight to witness the MTV2 debut of the brand new MUNICIPAL WASTE video, "Sadistic Magician" Filmed at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in Playa del Ray, California, the "Sadistic Magician" video was directed by Jeff Speed of 1134 Films and produced by Carolyn Vye of The Vault LA and features MUNICIPAL WASTE doing what they best - thrashing it up and laying waste to everything around them! Director Jeff Speed comments on the video: "Humor, horror, metal and mayhem have always been a winning combination. It's 80's throwback to the fullest - back when videos were fun and the music was still dangerous. MUNICIPAL WASTE is the perfect band for it because this is exactly who they are - no bullshit." Watch MTV2's Headbangers Ball THIS SATURDAY from Midnight to 1 AM to see MUNICIPAL WASTE destroy all in their path in their new video, "Sadistic Magician." For playlists, artist interviews, videos and more metal than you can handle, go to http://headbangersblog.com

New Video Interview With Fredrik From Opeth!

We have just added a new video interview with fredrik from Opeth! Check it out at http://www.atlmetal.com/exclusives.php

Death metal legends DEICIDE have made their...

Death metal legends DEICIDE have made their entire brand new album, TILL DEATH DO US PART, available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. TILL DEATH DO US PART was released in the UK/Europe on April 28th, but for those of you in the US who can't bear to wait any longer, you can listen to the album in its entirety until the US release date on May 13th at http://www.myspace.com/thestenchofredemption Already being dubbed their heaviest and most brutal album yet, TILL DEATH DO US PART is DEICIDE's ninth studio album and delivers the crushing riffs and blasphemous lyrics that fans have come to expect from any DEICIDE release. TILL DEATH DO US PART is available as a special edition CD with a free "GLEN FOR PRESIDENT" woven patch while stocks last. The album is also available as standard CD, limited edition 12" picture disc LP and limited edition 12" colour vinyl LP. To purchase the album in the UK/Europe, visit your nearest music shop or head to http://earacheshop.com/store/deicide.html Fans in the US can still pre-order TILL DEATH DO US PART at http://www.earachestore.com/store/preorderdeicidetilldeathdouspart.html

DEICIDE - VIRAL VIDEO CLIP...

DEICIDE - VIRAL VIDEO CLIP ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ON ALL OF YOUTUBE YouTube user gtmo created an entry in the Make a DEICIDE Viral Video competition which has amassed an astounding number of total views since the video was originally posted on April 14th. With over 300,000 views since its original posting, gtmo's clip has spread around the net like wildfire and has officially become one of YouTube's most popular videos. Initially making the list on April 21, gtmo's viral video is still mentioned as one of the most popular videos on all of YouTube as of today, April 23rd and has even made appearances on this week's "Most Viewed" list. To view the Most Popular list in its entirety, go to http://www.youtube.com Take a look at the videos surrounding DEICIDE on that list. The devil would not approve! Make sure that gtmo's killer vid can crush the mighty lame competition and go to http://www.youtube.com . View the video, add it to your favorites and rate it highly. With the power of Satan on our side, we can help take DEICIDE up to the very top of YouTube's all-time charts!

CULT OF LUNA - JOHANNES PERSSON DESCRIBES...

CULT OF LUNA - JOHANNES PERSSON DESCRIBES THE LINK BETWEEN THE ART AND SOUND OF ETERNAL KINGDOM CULT OF LUNA founder and guitarist, Johannes Persson gives fans a major treat as he gives them a taste of what is in store for them on the band's hotly anticipated 5th full-length release, ETERNAL KINGDOM. "The world of the ETERNAL KINGDOM is harsh and hostile and that was something we felt was needed to express through the music. The turn to a harder and heavier sound was also very welcomed on our side after two albums of exploring atmospheric and meditative music." The recently released artwork of ETERNAL KINGDOM (seen here: http://earacherecords.com/myspace/CoLeternalkingdomCD_web.jpg ) also has a deep connection to the music contained within. "The artwork is inspired by old woodcuts and it is definitely the right way of maintain and amplify the harshness of the ETERNAL KINGDOM. With the Man/Owl king in the middle, it is a perfect visual representation of how the album is going to sound." CULT OF LUNA recently finished recording their upcoming new album, ETERNAL KINGDOM, at Tonteknik Studios in the band's hometown of Umea. The follow-up to 2006's SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY, ETERNAL KINGDOM will be released on June 16th in Europe and July 8th in the U.S. You can view photos taken from CULT OF LUNA's ETERNAL KINGDOM recording sessions by going to http://www.cultofluna.com/content_media.html and clicking the pictures under the "Recording Album, March 2008" heading. http://www.myspace.com/cultofluna http://www.cultofluna.com/

SLOTS STILL OPEN!!!

Listen Up Atlanta Bands! We still have some slots available on the FIRST EVER Soundtrack To Atlanta Metal compilation album. If you are interested in being on this compilation please send me an email ASAP as we want to get this out ASAP. jeremy@atlmetal.com Thanks! Jeremy ATLmetal.com

DEICIDE - REVOLVER WANTS YOUR QUESTIONS FOR GLEN BENTON

DEICIDE - REVOLVER WANTS YOUR QUESTIONS FOR GLEN BENTON Hey, DEICIDE fans! Got questions for Glen Benton? REVOLVER magazine wants to help! Send your questions for Glen to letters@revolvermag.com with the subject line �Glen� by May 9, 2008, and the esteemed Mr. Benton will answer the best ones in an upcoming issue of REVOLVER, �The World�s Loudest Rock Magazine�! Glen Benton speaks his mind about TILL DEATH DO US PART, DEICIDE in Iraq and the state of the music industry on the latest episode of MTV2's Headbangers Blog Podcast. Go to http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/03/21/exclusive-podcast-deicide-frontman-glen-benton/ to download the interview. Using the BRAND NEW track "In The Eyes Of God" from TILL DEATH DO US PART, fans are invited to make their own video for the song, using whatever means at their disposal. Fans can download "In the Eyes of God" and get full details on how to enter the competition at http://earache.com/deicidevideo. Headbangers Blog calls TILL DEATH DO US PART "...the heaviest, least melodic DEICIDE offering ever..." Make sure to pre-order your copy (in 3 special edition packages with or without a DEICIDE wristband and/or a "Glen Benton For President" patch) at http://www.earachestore.com/store/preorderdeicidetilldeathdouspart.html. TILL DEATH DO US PART is released on April 28 in Europe and May 13 in the U.S. http://www.myspace.com/thestenchofredemption

EPHEL DUATH TO MAKE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE DEBUT

Italian avant gardists Ephel Duath will perform a series of shows between April and May across nine European countries. They will also make it to Spain and Portugal for the very first time. During the tour, the band will take the opportunity to introduce some exclusive songs from the upcoming album "Through My Dog's Eyes". So far drum recordings have been completed for the album, by acclaimed drummer Marco Minnemann (H-Blockx, Necrophagist). Ephel Duath's tour dates run as follows: Apr 02 2008 Traffic Roma - I Apr 03 2008 Mono Spazio Bar Pescara - I Apr 04 2008 Bunker Bolzano - I Apr 11 2008 007 Praha - CZ Apr 12 2008 Naozzay Club Nitra - SK Apr 13 2008 Faval Brno - CZ May 09 2008 Lucille Verona - I May 13 2008 Elfer Frankfurt - DE May 14 2008 Kleiner Klub Garage Saarbr?cken - DE May 15 2008 013 Tilburg - NL May 16 2008 Vera Groningen - NL May 17 2008 Bazart Den Haag - NL May 18 2008 Sojo Leuven - B May 22 2008 Lotus Cascais - PT May 23 2008 Siroco Madrid - E May 24 2008 Arrebato Zaragoza - E May 25 2008 Heaven DC Santander - E May 30 2008 Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival D?dingen - CH May 31 2008 Metal Escape Corner Vienna - AUS Jun 01 2008 Forum Keller Graz - AUS For more Ephel Duath visit http://www.myspace.com/ephelduath To buy Ephel Duath visit http://earacheshop.com/store/ephel_duath.html

Soundtrack To Atlanta Metal: Volume 1

ATLmetal.com is currently working on putting together our first compilation album feature the sickest local metal bands the ATL has to offer! We are still collecting material for the album so we are planning on a release date of sometime in april. Keep checking back for more info... this one is going to be sick!!! -ATLmetal.com

New Video Interview With Marc Rizzo!

We just posted a new video interview with Marc Rizzo! Go check it out.

Rockstar Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Giveaway is over!

The winners for the ATLmetal.com Rockstar Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Giveaway will soon be announced.For those of you who participated, thanks for your support. For those of you who didn't, why the hell didn't you?! WHo doesn't like FREE TICKETS?! For more info please visit ATlmetal.com/rtoc.

Sound the Surrender

If you have not had a chance to check out the ATL native Sound the Surrender, YOU ARE MISSING OUT! These guys are absolutely amaizing and worth a listen. Sick guitar work and non-stop ass kicking. We highly recommend them! You can check them out at http://www.myspace.com/soundthesurrenderband.

Only 5 days left to try and win FREE Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tickets!

If you have not tried your chance at winning a FREE pair of Rockstart Taste of Chaos Tickets, DO IT TODAY! The contest will end on 2/25/2008. Just visit www.atlmetal.com/rtoc to enter the contest.

Design Us An ATLmetal.com T-Shirt and Get Two FREE

We are looking to get some new t-shirts made up with a killer new design, made by YOU! If you would like to participate just design us a killer graphice, in high resolution, that we could use for a t-shirt. If we decide to use your design we will give you two FREE t-shirts with your design on them! Please send your designs to Jeremy at jeremy@atlemtal.com. We look forward to reviewing your designs!

New video interview now up.

We have just added a new video interview with the band Bury Me Breathing. Just visit the Exclusives section to view this new video interview now.

Contest deadline has been extended due to site down time.

We have decided to extend the ATLmetal.com Rockstar Taste of Chaos Free Ticket Giveaway Contest deadline to February 25th due to the downtime of the site while we upgraded our web server. If you have any questions regarding the contest please visit the "Contact Us" page to send us an email.

Site server has been updated.

Well, first of all we would like to appologize for the site being down almost 48 hrs. We ran into a couple complications, but everything worked out. We have successfully updated out web server which allows much more disk space, bandwidth, server connections, which should help speed things up and make the site more reliable. If you find any problems with the site please let us know by visiting the "Contact Us" page. Thanks! -ATLmetal.com

Let The Contest Begin!

The ATLmetal.com Rockstar Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Give Away Contest has now begun! Want to win a pair of tickets to the Rockstar Taste of Chaos Atlanta Show? Visit atlmetal.com/rtoc for all the details and the enter the contest.

Only 24hrs until the Taste of Chaos Ticket Give Away Contest Begins!

The ATLmetal.com Rockstar Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Give Away Contest will begin in only 24hrs!!! Are you Ready?! Visit atlmetal.com/rtoc for all the details.

FREE music from Atlanta's Own From Exile

From Exile is testing bandwidth capabilities and putting up a link to a full download of their amazing 2006 record, Crushing Reality, online NOW !!! VISIT www.fromexile.com NOW FOR A FREE RECORD!!!

New RSS Feed

As many of you have already noticed, we have finally got an RSS feed acive on the site to syndicate the ATLmetal.com News. If you would like to be one of our new subscribers just click on any of the RSS images on the site.

ATLmetal.com Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Give Away Trivia Is Coming!

It is almost hear! The ATLmetal.com Rockstar Taste of Chaos FREE Ticket Giveaway Trivia will be launched on February 1st, 2008. Make sure you are ready because the first 2 people to successfully answer all the trivia questons correct will be the winners. So be ready on the 1st!

VOTE FOR A METAL RADIO STATION IN ATL!!!!

WE ALL NEED YOU TO CALL 404-497-4847...WAIT FOR THE PROMPT...THEN WHEN THE VOICEMAIL PICKS UP...LEAVE A MESSAGE STATING THAT YOU'RE VOTING FOR #4 (METAL)..AND TELL THEM HOW STUPID THEY ARE IF THEY DON'T PUT UP A METAL STATION FOR ATLANTA! Q100 MOVED TO 99.7...AND 99.7 MOVED TO AN INTERNET SITE...SOO THY'RE TRYING TO FILL Q100'S SPOT AND THEY'RE LETTING THE PUBLIC DECIDE. THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE THIS MONDAY...SO WE NEED EVERYONE TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE GET THIS STATION...THIS WILL HELP OUT THE METAL COMMUNITY TREMENDOUSLY...EVEN IT DOESN'T...IT'LL STILL BE AWESOME TO HAVE A METAL RADIO STATION IN ATLANTA! ***please re-post*** The life of Metal in Ga depends on it !!! Raise your horns proud and loud

SkinEngine

SkinEngine, after a three year, break, have returned. We are currently workin' on the new material. We are also trying to find a full time bass player, then we'll be hittin' the streets! See you soon!

New Video Tutorial

Just added another video tutorial. The newest video tutorial is the ATLmetal.com My Messages Tutorial. This will teach you how to use your My Messages section of your Fan Profile. Enjoy.

Video Tutorials

Just wanted to let everyone know we have started adding video tutorials to the site. We have already got on o them up and there are more to come. The first one to make it on the site is the ATLmetal.com My Music Tutorial. This will teach you how to add music to your My Music Section of your Fan profile. If you are a registered Fan, login to your account and click on the Manage Music button to view this tutorial. Like I said, we are working on more and they will be up soon. There will be tutorials for both Fan and Band profiles. If you would like to request a video tutorial click on the CONTACT US link at the top of the site to send me an email.

Megadeath Pre-sale Tickets!

Presented to you by Hot Topic Megadeth, the pioneers of the American thrash metal movement, are taking their live show on the road. With over 20 million albums sold, their distinctive guitar solos coupled with Dave Mustaine's unique vocal style is a must-see for any heavy metal concert goer. Also on the line up: In Flames; Children of Bodom; Job For A Cowboy and High on Fire! Get your presale tickets to see Megadeth today!