Several tracks from former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead's upcoming album, "Enter the Chicken" — including the song "We Are One", featuring a guest appearance by the album's producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian — have been posted online at www.myspace.com/bucketheadnfriends.

"Enter the Chicken" is scheduled for release on October 25 via Tankian's Serjical Strike label.

According to an official press release, "What makes 'Enter the Chicken' unique among all other Buckethead albums is the contribution of different singers throughout the body of work. Both producer and guitarist recruited some of today’s brightest musical talents to lend their voice including Saul Williams, Efrem Schulz (DEATH BY STEREO), Maura Davis (DENALI, BELLA LEA), Azam Ali (VAS, NIYAZ), BAD ACID TRIP, Maximum Bob (DELI CREEPS), Gigi, Shana Halligan and Ani Maldjian. When all was said and done, a total of 11 different vocalists specializing in musical styles ranging from opera, metal, rap, indie rock, grindcore, world and everything in between found their way onto 'Enter The Chicken'."

Buckethead will be embarking on the "Disney World to Disney Land Tour" in support "Enter the Chicken" beginning on October 21 in Orlando, Florida.

Guitarist Markus Vanhalla of the Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM has issued the following update:

"OMNIUM GATHERUM is doing only two gigs at the end of this year, as we have to take a pause in composing material for the new album. These gigs are both Finnish indoor festivals — Rocklinna Metal Fest in November and Räntämetalli Icehall Metal Festival in December. This will be — by the way — OMNIUM GATHERUM's Icehall gig debut. Looking forward to that indeed! The festival highlights of the year were really the Party.San Open Air in Bad Berka, Germany, where we shared the same stage with our teenage (and nowadays, of course!) heroes CANNIBAL CORPSE, ENTOMBED and NAPALM DEATH. Also, the Jalometalli, Dark River Festival, Tuska after-party and Curium Metal Fest were great gigs for us here in Finland this summer! Lots of sweat, headbanging, loud crowds, party time, boozing and metaaaaal!

"We have also a new keyboard player in the OMNIUM GATHERUM crew: his name is Aapo Koivisto and he is energetic as a monkey on stage! A very great and welcomed spice to our camp! He has the right attitude towards keyboards in metal: 'Why would you need keyboards in a death metal band as there are no keys on the 'Slaughter of the Soul' album by AT THE GATES?' Haha! So there aren't going to be any symphony orchestras or massive dark metal synths on the new OMNIUM GATHERUM album, but only little tasteful synth arrangements on the bottom for the atmosphere.

"Our new OMNIUM GATHERUM webpage is also on the move and should be online in a week or two. At the time when you´re waiting new OMNIUM GATHERUM stuff to come, I think new OPETH, new EXODUS and new NEVERMORE are good CDs to satisfy your needs before our new album, haha! (That was a joke...) Cheers!"

OMNIUM GATHERUM's latest album "Years in Waste", was released in the U.S. in March via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Spirits and August Light" was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne and engineer Teemu Aalto.

A 30-minute webcast from ISIS' concert at Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden, recorded on May 11, 2005, has been made available for streaming at the SVT (Swedish National TV) homepage. Check out the video footage at this location.

ISIS' third full-length album, "Panopticon", was released last October through Ipecac Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Oceanic", "Panopticon" was produced by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, PEARL JAM) and features a guest appearance on the track "Altered Course" by TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor.

ISIS' next live appearance will take place on November 12 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois.

Montreal's CRYPTOPSY hit the road last week with SUFFOCATION, ABORTED and DESPISED ICON supporting their forthcoming October 18 release, "Once Was Not". Already requesting live performances of the yet-to-be-released songs, fans have been making the band welcome every night. "The tour is going extremely well, all the bands get along, and although we have had to reschedule a couple of dates due to the hurricanes, the venues have been packed!" says the band's unstoppable drummer Flo Mounier. "We've been out hitting hard and having a great time every night. It's exciting to talk to fans who have already heard some of the new material, the feedback is already great."

Commenting on their first North American tour, ABORTED's vocalist Sven de Caluwé said, "After a hard start, missing the first couple of shows, it's going really well. San Antonio and Houston fans were rabid, and we are looking forward to seeing more of you. The guys in all the bands — CRYPTOPSY, SUFFOCATION, DESPISED ICON — are really down to earth, and it's a great vibe among us all."

With this year's spring 2005 tour, CRYPTOPSY reintroduced their committed fan-base to Lord Worm, the band's original vocalist who rejoined the band in late 2004. "Once Was Not" demonstrates the licentious cohesion that years of touring with metal's leaders, performing at prestigious European festivals, and six full-length studio releases have given the band.

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has posted the following message on his ButtSexCrips.com web site:

"[I've] been having fun chillin' with the family while I've been home for the last two days.

"We [KORN] have been shooting the most insane video. We got one more day and we are done.

"It's nice to have a label that is your partner 'cause they are letting us do whatever we want to do and this video shows that."

KORN's first album as part of their new deal with Virgin/EMI, entitled "See You on the Other Side", is scheduled for release on December 6. The album's first single "Twisted Transistor", debuted last week at No. 27 on Billboard's Modern Rock airplay tally and jumped 31-19 on the Mainstream Rock chart, according to Billboard.com.

"See You on the Other Side" was produced by KORN frontman Jonathan Davis in tandem with Atticus Ross and the pop hitmaking team the Matrix (LIZ PHAIR, HILARY DUFF).

KORN are in the planning stages of a North American run.

PAPA ROACH have set a November 22 release date through Geffen for their DVD, entitled "Live & Murderous In Chicago". The disc will feature "80 minutes of the raw live energy PAPA ROACH is known for, shot in high definition at the Vic in Chicago," all of the band's videos, exclusive never-before-seen, all-access footage, a photo gallery, and more.

PAPA ROACH's 2004 album, "Getting Away With Murder", has sold 973,000 copies in the United States since its release last fall, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Austrian extreme metallers TRISTWOOD have inked a three-album deal with Sound Riot Records. The group, whose sound is said to be a mixture of "the brutality and speed of the black and death metal with the abysmal atmosphere of industrial," are currently mixing their new full-length CD, "The Delphic Doctrine", for an early 2006 release.

"The Delphic Doctrine" track listing:

01. Infiltration (Intro)
02. The Delphic Doctrine
03. Khronos
04. By The Call Ov Seth - Invocation Of The God Of Blood And War
05. Anbeheh
06. Pandaemonic Paradoxon
07. Nemesis - The Cyberstorm
08. Through The Nineth Hall Of Utuk'Ku
09. Daedae Taengri
10. Exdoctrination - The Blackest Void (Outro)

An audio sample of the upcoming CD can be downloaded at this location.

The following update has been posted at SEVEN WITCHES' official web site:

"The first big question: When the hell is the DVD coming out?

"The DVD is finished and will be out worldwide in January, or you can pre-order it through Crash Music in November.

The second big question: When the hell are the new CDs coming out?

"The new SEVEN WITCHES CD, 'Amped', will be out in Europe in November and here in the States in January through Regain/Candlelight. Also look for the first-ever SEVEN WITCHES' video for the upcoming single, 'Sunnydale High', on video music channels everywhere!

"Jack Frost's [SEVEN WITCHES guitarist] sophomore solo CD, 'Out in the Cold', will be released October 17th in Europe on Mausoleum Records and in the USA in January on Crash Music Inc.

"THE BRONX CASKET COMPANY's [featuring Frost and OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni] new CD, 'Hellectric', will be out on Regain Records in October/November, with the first single, 'Little Dead Girl', due to be released any minute now. Also keep an eye out for the awesome video for 'Little Dead Girl' in clubs and video music channels everywhere!

"Also through Crash Music — the first two SEVEN WITCHES CDs, 'Second War In Heaven' [1999] and 'City Of Lost Souls' [2000] and one of Jack's side projects, SPEEED, are going to be re-released, with bonus stuff being included on the WITCHES CDs!

"More tour dates have been posted for SEVEN WITCHES, including a special one-night only benefit show on October 15th at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ for the recent hurricane victims. Talent this night will include not only SEVEN WITCHES, but FROST, Jack's solo band, which will be composed of cool friends and talent. Along with SEVEN WITCHES and FROST this night will be RATTLEBONE, with Dale Toth and Mike LePond, Randy Jackson of ZEBRA, Russell Arcara of PROPHET, AMERICAN ANGEL, the incredible voice of Ted Poley, who'll be singing with FROST this night, plus a few others I forgot to mention, I'm sure. There's also going to be a guitar giveaaway, so come one, come all for a great night of entertainment and help support a great cause.

"As I mentioned, there are new tour dates posted in the 'Tour Dates' section of the website, including, for the first time, THE BRONX CASKET COMPANY! That's right BCC will be out on tour supporting their newest release, 'Hellectric', to be released in October or November. Their may not be a lot of dates for them so I suggest you get out there and see them!"

SEVEN WITCHES tour dates:

Oct. 15 - Band Together III at The Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Nov. 17 - Jaxx's - West Springfield, VA (w/ KAMELOT)
Nov. 18 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ
Nov. 19 - TBA – Toronto, ONT
Nov. 21 - B.B. King's - New York, NY (w/ KAMELOT)

THE BRONX CASKET COMPANY tour dates:

Oct. 28 - Jaxx's - West Springfield, VA
Oct. 30 - The Paramount - Asbury Park, NJ (w/ Dee Snider's VAN HELSING)

Ricardo Batalha of the Brasil Music Press has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET (edited for clarity):

"San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced the cancellation of their appearance at the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest, set to take place October 12 at the Estádio do Canindé in São Paulo, Brazil.

"After pulling out of the October 15 concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the band have now decided to call off their entire Latin American/Mexican tour, which was to include stops in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. The reason for cancelling the tour, according to the band, is that a new guitar player was not found in time for rehearsals, and all options were exhausted.

"The band had first announced 'Metal' Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) as the fill-in guitarist for the tour. They then 'replaced' him with Derrick Ramirez, who had previously played with the band when they were still called LEGACY.

"When it became clear that Derrick would not be able to do the tour, the festival organizers offered to find TESTAMENT a Brazilian guitar player to replace him, going as far as to suggest a few names. However, the band's management wasn't interested and the group refused to make an effort to come down and do the tour. Meanwhile plane tickets for the band had already been paid for and TESTAMENT's money had already been sent.

"This is the third time TESTAMENT have cancelled their Latin American tour.

"To replace TESTAMENT, German thrash metal icons DESTRUCTION have been recruited to play the Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre dates. As a result, DESTRUCTION will now kick off their world tour in South America in support of their acclaimed new album, 'Inventor of Evil'."

Minnesota-based melodic death metallers THE FIFTH SUN, whose current lineup includes Swedish drummer Patrik J. Sten (PASSENGER, ex-KEROZENE, TRANSPORT LEAGUE), have issued the following update:

"We will have the [second] album ['The Hunger to Survive'] back from manufacture in a few short days. 8-page full color booklet, she looks lean and mean! T-shirts, Long sleeves, Hoodies, and hats have been ordered and will arrive in a week or so.

"Tentative release date for 'The Hunger to Survive' is October 18th, although we may push it back to October 25th, depending on several key factors.

"We had been toying with the idea of playing a few shows in the Midwest, but due to Studio Fredman [in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Patrik is employed] being busy as hell, Patrik couldn't leave Fredrik in the studio all alone, so we will not play them. We will, however, be playing 20 to 30 selected dates in 2006, so keep an eye out for those dates. They will be announced here when they are confirmed.

"Last, but certainly not least, we have some great news!!! Patrik and his lovely lady, Maria, are expecting a new addition to the family on February 20th. We are very excited for them and you should be too!"

"The Hunger to Survive" was recorded at Studio Fredman and is the follow-up to the group's debut album, 2001's "The Moment of Truth".

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus will be playing the following dates with German singer NENA:

Oct. 14 – Bozen, ITA @ Sporthalle
Oct. 15 – Innsbruck, AUT @ Open Air

Fortus makes an appearance on NENA's new album, which has been certified platinum in Germany.

In a recent interview with Splat, Fortus explained how he hooked up with Nena.

"I started working with her after her drummer/MD (Van Romaine) reccomended me," he said. "I had known a few different players from New York that had worked with her in the past (Andy Hess from the BLACK CROWES and GOV'T MULE, Tony Bruno from JOAN JETT, etc.), and they all had great things to say about her. She is the real deal. She has that ability to captivate a stadium full of people and have them all in the palm of her hand. She's an amazing talent and a real joy to work with."

A TV spot for NONPOINT's new album, "To the Pain", has been posted online at this location. The video features never-before-seen footage and a clip of the Ft. Lauderdale-based hard rock outfit's video for their new single, "Bullet with a Name".

NONPOINT's fourth album, "To the Pain" is scheduled for release on November 8 via Bieler Bros./Lava. "Bullet with a Name" has received a lot of early radio play and has clocked as the #1 requested song on Active Rock radio stations such as WJJO, WPBZ, WZOR and has defeated the likes of SLIPKNOT, SEVENDUST, KORN, GORILLAZ, and HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS in early head-to-head request match-ups.

"To the Pain" track listing:

01. Bullet with a Name
02. There's Going to Be a War
03. The Wreckoning
04. Alive and Kicking
05. Explain Yourself
06. Buscandome
07. To the Pain
08. Ren-dish'en
09. Explain Myself?
10. Skin
11. Code Red
12. Wrong Before
13. The Longest Beginning
14. The Shortest Ending

NONPOINT will return to the road later this month with THE BLACK MARIA and BURN SEASON in tow.

Prosthetic Records have announced the addition of Chicago-based YAKUZA to the label's roster. The experimental jazz/metal quartet will be releasing their Prosthetic debut, "Samsara", in March 2006.

"Samsara" was self-financed, then shopped around to various labels in search of a partnership with a company that fully understood YAKUZA's foresight.

"Our love for music is the primary motivator behind the band while our desire to kind of push the envelope a bit is right behind it," commented singer/sax player Bruce Lamont. "We’re really happy that Prosthetic shares this same vision and is 100% supportive of it."

"Samsara" was recorded by Matt Bayles (ISIS, BOTCH) at Volume Studios in Chicago and hosts a wide variety of musical guests including pianist Jim Baker, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, Sanford Parker and Troy Sanders (MASTODON). "Samsara" is full of peaks and valleys, overly aggressive in some spots, mind-trippingly mellow in others. The contrasting soundscapes come together impeccably, creating one of the most all-inclusive albums since PINK FLOYD's classic "The Wall".

"We are not trying to be anything except creatively honest with ourselves," explained Lamont. "We are not trying to be a jazz metal hybrid band or whatever the fuck we got dubbed in the past. We really just do what comes naturally."

HELLOWEEN guitarist Sascha Gerstner has launched his official web site at this location.

HELLOWEEN's long-awaited new album, "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" (view cover here), is scheduled for release in Europe on October 31 via Steamhammer/SPV (November 8 in the U.S.).

The lineup on the record includes singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner, bassist Markus Großkopf and drummer Dani Löble (ex-RAWHEAD REXX). Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HALFORD, RAGE), "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" will be released as a high-quality digipack with six flaps. The band are promising "awe-inspiring loads of double-bass madness and the trademark HELLOWEEN-style of songs and arrangements" on the follow-up to 2003's "Rabbit Don't Come Easy" (Nuclear Blast Records), according to a posting on the group's web site.

SEVENDUST's video for the song "Ugly" has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required). The clip was shot in Los Angeles, CA on August 28 and 29 with P.R. Brown (BILLY CORGAN, MÖTLEY CRÜE) behind the lens.

"Ugly" is the first single off SEVENDUST's fifth studio album, "Next", due in the U.S. on October 11 on WineDark Records (via Fontana Distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution). A SEVENDUST e-card, containing the songs "Ugly" and "Pieces", is available at this location.

SEVENDUST are currently making plans to launch a U.S. tour starting in January. Stay tuned for details.

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has lined up the following dates during the coming weeks:

Oct. 26 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
Oct. 27 - West Palm Beach , FL - Carefree Theater
Oct. 29 - St.Petersburg, FL - The State Theater
Oct. 31 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
Nov. 02 - Houston, TX - The Meridian
Nov. 03 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Nov. 06 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Nov. 09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Dec. 12 - Nagoya, JPN - Diamond Hall
Dec. 13 - Osaka, JPN - Namba-Hach
Dec. 14 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo-Koseinenkinkaikan

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's touring band for the current "Unleash the Fury" world tour consists of the following:

Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitars
Mick Cervino - Bass
Doogie White - Vocals
Patrik Johannson - Drums
Joakim Svalberg – Keyboards

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's latest album, "Unleash the Fury", was released in the U.S. in July via Spitfire Records. The CD was issued in Japan in February.

GREEN CARNATION guitarist Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei; CARPATHIAN FOREST, BLOOD RED THRONE) married his longtime girlfriend Paula Andrea on September 12 on the beautiful island of Santorini, Greece. Check out photos of the happy couple at this location.

GREEN CARNATION will make their North American live debut with their exclusive headlining show at Day of The Equinox in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 14. The band — who released their well-received fourth album, "The Quiet Offspring", on The End Records this year — plan to make the concert a special event for their fans, showcasing material from their current album and older material. The group also plan to release an exclusive edition all-acoustic EP at the event, titled "The Burden Is Mine… Alone", the first release through the band’s own production company Sublife Productions and Profound Lore Records. The acoustic EP will consist of four songs, two of which will not be included on the band's forthcoming full-length (the band's 15th anniversary acoustic album, "Acoustic Verses").

"The Burden Is Mine…Alone" track listing is as follows:

01. Burden Is Mine… Alone
02. Transparent Me
03. Sweet Leaf
04. Six Ribbons (JON ENGLISH cover)

IMAGIKA frontman Norman Skinner (also in MACHINE CALLED MAN and TRAMONTANE) will be featured on Spanish thrashers LEGEN BELTZA's next album, "Dimension of Pain". The conceptual track is called "War of Wars" and features additional appearances by such acclaimed metal vocalists as Johan Liiva (ex-ARCH ENEMY, HEARSE), Freddy Persson (NOSTRADAMEUS), Martin Akesson (IMPIOUS), Jürgen Volk (RAWHEAD REXX), Johan Lindstrand (ex-THE CROWN), Pat Savelkoul (CALLENISH CIRCLE), and John Dones (CARDINAL SIN).

In other news, Skinner has also launched his official web site at www.savascream.com.

As previously reported, IMAGIKA are currently soliciting worldwide management for all future band activities. The band also need the services of booking agent for immediate touring concerns. Any interested parties please can contact the group at imagika@hotmail.com.

IMAGIKA released their fourth full-length album, "Devils on Both Sides", in the U.S. via Mausoleum Records. The End is handling distribution for the release. The album was issued in most European territories this past March.

IMAGIKA will hit the studio in January 2006 to record the follow-up to "Devils on Both Sides" for a tentative spring 2006 release.

Finland's FINNTROLL will return to the Russian soil in December. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Dec. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ CDK Mai
Dec. 11 - St. Petersburg, US @ Port club

As previously reported, FINNTROLL will be teaming up with long-running German thrashers SODOM for a U.S. tour beginning in early January.

FINNTROLL are continuing to tour in support of their latest album, "Nattfödd", which was recorded and mixed at Sundicoop Studio in Savonlinna, Finland. As on their previous records, "the band successfully combines black metal with very melodic folk elements and humppa, a kind of polka, in such a powerful and highly entertaining way that even the hardest of metalheads are pleased to join the dance," according to a press release.

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice was in Italy on September 21 to record two new songs for MOONSTONE, the project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. Check out a photo at TheHighwayStar.com. The tracks recorded during the session, "One Dollar Baby" and "Halfway to Heaven", will be included on MOONSTONE's second album. The project's first CD, "Time to Take a Stand", which also features Ian Paice, will be released in the early 2006.

Described as "genuine British-oriented '70s classic rock," not a million miles removed from the likes of FREE, JIMI HENDRIX and DEEP PURPLE, MOONSTONE's debut album features guest appearances by an all-star cast of musicians, including Paice, Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH), Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE), Eric Bloom (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT), John Lawton (ex-URIAH HEEP), and Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT, HEAVEN & EARTH).

DANZIG mainman/namesake Glenn Danzig recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's current "Blackest of the Black" tour, which features a lineup handpicked by Glenn himself: CHIMAIRA, BEHEMOTH, HIMSA, MORTIIS and THE AGONY SCENE, with DANZIG headlining. Former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Von Frankenstein is joining him onstage each night for a special 30-minute set of MISFITS classics. The 22-date trek runs through October 29 in Los Angeles.

"It's something I've been working on for a long time, and we're finally getting to take it all over the place," Danzig said. "But I don't want it to be like Ozzfest. It's for bands that get ignored by radio and television but sell out venues that are either the same size or bigger than venues that, say, bands that get played a lot on the radio can't sell a ticket to save their lives. It's exactly like when DANZIG and SLAYER came up. No one would play us, but we would go in and sell out venues, to everyone's shock. The Ozzfest is a corporate buy-on, and this is my answer to it.

"The first year we did Blackest, it was SUPERJOINT RITUAL, OPETH, NILE, BEHEMOTH, LACUNA COIL," he continued. "The next year on Ozzfest, a bunch of those bands were on the bill — that's no coincidence. I'm hoping [Blackest] will maybe expose these bands and help them get on some of those other mainstream festivals. But, again, it's not going to be like Ozzfest. I'm not going to be on it every year."

Danzig also addressed reports that "Blackest of the Black" will be his last tour.

"I'm done after this tour," he said. "Maybe I'll change my mind and do some local shows. I don't want to tour anymore. Unless I change my mind — I might just take a break for two or three years. I'm just burned out on it. I don't enjoy it anymore. I love being onstage. But the other 22 hours of the day, spent bouncing around on a bus — I don't know anymore. I'll still be doing music, because that's my first love. But no more tours. This is it."

Read more at MTV.com.

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH is asking fans to help with something special on their upcoming tour. The band is thinking about doing two of their albums live at the shows, and they want to know which ones you'd prefer. Go to the fan club web site Aeroforceone.com and vote for your favorites from throughout the band's career. The poll is open until October 15, which would give AEROSMITH two weeks to rehearse the winners, since they hit the road with LENNY KRAVITZ beginning October 30 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Lead guitarist Joe Perry recently told Boston radio station WZLX-FM that the idea to focus on an album or two has been around for a while. "It's been something we've talked about for years, you know, like, actually doing a kind of a mini-set in the middle of a big set, you know, where you do an album from front-to-back, in that order," he said. "So if we got enough of a groundswell from our fans to do something like that, we would definitely do it."

AEROSMITH will release the live "Rockin' the Joint" set on October 25. The DualDisc features a live performance on the CD side and footage from the show on the DVD side.

VELVET REVOLVER's video for "Come On, Come In" will be included as one of the special features on the upcoming two-disc DVD release of the "Fantastic Four" movie, due on December 5.

For the "Come On, Come In" video, VELVET REVOLVER joined forces with director Wayne Isham in Los Angeles before the band launched their summer 2005 European tour. Inspired by the adrenaline-driven visuals and conceptual theme of the "Fantastic Four" movie, the video combines the raw energy of a VELVET REVOLVER performance, with graphic transitions between movie footage and Dali-esque individualized abstract portraits of each band member.

Written and recorded specifically for the "Fantastic Four" film and soundtrack album, "Come On, Come In" was recorded in Raleigh and Cleveland in May during the band's U.S. headlining "Electric Wonderland Show" arena tour. VELVET REVOLVER co-produced the song along with Doug Grean and Nick Raskulinecz. The band felt that the new song they wrote lent itself perfectly to the film.

"Fantastic Four - The Album" was issued in July on Wind-up Records.

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony's Ford GT will be on display at the Ford booth at the 2005 SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV November 1-4. The GT will feature a set of one-off Bonspeed wheels and a new Borla exhaust. The YGD (Yamaha Custom shop) is also getting involved to create a special one-of-a-kind companion bass to accompany the GT that will feature hardware from the car as well as a matching paint job.

As previously reported, Anthony's new Mad Anthony's BBQ Sauces — Original Style and Extra Hot — will shortly become available via Michael's online store.

Back in September 2004, Anthony's tongue-sizzling brand of hot sauce, Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce, "burned up" the competition at the 2005 Chile Pepper Magazine Fiery Food Challenge when it took second place in the "Hot Sauce - General" category, which had the most entries in the entire challenge. In addition, the Mad Anthony's Mustard took first place in the "Condiment - Mustard" category.

More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming RAMMSTEIN CD, "Rosenrot", due in Europe on October 31 via Universal. A limited-edition version of the album will include a bonus DVD featuring three live video clips recorded earlier in the year.

"Rosenrot" final track listing:

01. Benzin
02. Mann gegen Mann
03. Rosenrot
04. Spring
05. Wo Bist Du
06. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)
07. Zerstören
08. Hilf Mir
09. Te Quiero Puta!
10. Feuer und Wasser
11. Ein Lied

"Rosenrot" bonus DVD (included with the limited edition):

01. Reise, Reise (Arenes de Nimes, Nimes France July 2005)
02. Mein Teil (Club Citta, Kangawa, Japan June 2005)
03. Sonne (Brixton Academy, London, UK February 2005)

As previously reported, Universal-rock.de has posted previews of all four tracks from the "Benzin" single, including remixes of the title cut by MESHUGGAH and APOCALYPTICA. Check it out at this location. The video for "Benzin" (Gasoline) can be viewed by clicking here. The clip was was shot in August by Uwe Flade, who has also directed videos for DEPECHE MODE and FRANZ FERDINAND.

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has 10 spots open on the guestlist for the October 7, 2005 performance of JUDAS PRIEST and ANTHRAX live at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. Entering is easy! Simply e-mail your full name, phone number, and street address to blistering@gmail.com by noon (EST) on Thursday, October 6. Please be sure to include "PRIEST GUESTLIST" in the subject line and let us know if you want to bring a friend with you. Winners will be chosen shortly following the deadline and announced at BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

For further information about the show, visit Ticketmaster.com.

Polish thrash metal pioneers KAT will tour Europe with SIX FEET UNDER before playing several dates with HELLOWEEN.

KAT will promote their brand new album, "Mind Cannibals" — the group's first with their new singer Henry Beck. The CD will be released in Poland on October 24. International release dates have yet to be announced as band's distribution deal is still being negotiated.

Upcoming KAT tour dates:

w/ SIX FEET UNDER, BORN FROM PAIN, DEBAUCHERY:

Oct. 23 - Paris, FRA @ La Locomotive
Oct. 24 - Bad Bonn, SWI @ Duddingen
Oct. 25 - Dornbirn, AUT @ Spielboden New
Oct. 26 - Salzburg, AUT @ Rockhaus
Oct. 27 - Vienna, AUT @ Planet Music
Oct. 28 - Engelsdorf, GER @ Hellraiser
Oct. 29 - Geiselwind, GER @ Fest
Oct. 30 - Munchen, GER @ Metalmerien
Oct. 31 - Erfurth, GER @ Centrum
Nov. 01 - Essen, GER @ Zeche Carl
Nov. 02 - Stuttgart, GER @ Rohre New
Nov. 03 - Hannover, GER @ Muzikzentrum
Nov. 04 - Aalborg, DEN @ Metalfest
Nov. 05 - Berlin, GER @ K17
Nov. 06 - Bischofswerda, GER @ East Club
Nov. 07 - Kobnhavn, DEN @ Loppen
Nov. 08 - Osnabruck, GER @ N8
Nov. 09 - Oss, NETH @ Groene Engel
Nov. 10 - Sneek, NETH @ Bolwerk
Nov. 11 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob

w/ HELLOWEEN:

Nov. 18 - Zlin, CZR @ @ hala Novesta
Nov. 19 - Pardubice, CZR @ @ Duhova Arena
Nov. 20 - Plzen, CZR @ @ hala Locomotiva
Nov. 22 - Zilina, SK @ Na Boriku
Nov. 23 - Krakow, POL @ Klub Studio
Nov. 24 - Warszawa, POL @ Klub Stodola

Formed in early '80s, KAT had become biggest metal band behind the Iron Curtain for the whole decade. Their debut album, "Metal and Hell", was released internationally on Ambush Records (which went bankrupt soon after). Unfortunately, due to political reasons, the band was never allowed to leave Poland for European tour. They played a lot in Eastern Europe though, including two spectacular shows with METALLICA on their "Master of Puppets" tour, as well as shows with IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, HANOI ROCKS and others. Their blackened thrash metal had huge impact on growing metal scene in Poland; KAT is so far the only Polish metal band that was honored with a tribute album featuring such acts as VADER, BEHEMOTH, LUCIFERION and LUX OCCULTA.

For more information, visit www.kat.com.pl.

The final artwork for the upcomig SLIPKNOT live album, "9.0: Live", has been posted online at PulseOfTheMaggots.com.

"9.0: Live" is scheduled for release on November 1 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). Recorded at shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore and Las Vegas, the CD will feature the following tracks:

Disc One:

01. The Blister Exists
02. (sic)
03. Disasterpiece
04. Before I Forget
05. Left Behind
06. Liberate
07. Vermilion
08. Pulse of the Maggots
09. Purity
10. Eyeless
11. Drum Solo
12. Eyeore

Disc Two:

01. Three Nil
02. The Nameless
03. Skin Ticket
04. Everything Ends
05. Iowa
06. The Heretic Anthem
07. Duality
08. Spit It Out
09. People = Shit
10. Get This
11. Wait and Bleed
12. Surfacing

In a recent interview with Launch Radio Networks, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison said that the band is working hard to make the "9.0: Live" CD/DVD package more than just a time-filler between studio albums. "I'm not a big fan of live records, but the way we're putting this together, it's gonna be almost like buying another SLIPKNOT record," he said. "We're really gonna package it and make it a special piece. And, you know, we'll have a live video to go along with it and everything, so I'm looking forward to that as well."

As previously reported, SLIPKNOT will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, October 10. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out www.rocklineradio.com.

SLIPKNOT will mount the "Subliminal Verses Tour: The Final Volume" in October/November to wrap up the touring cycle on the band's current, critically acclaimed album, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", which has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Support at all dates will come from AS I LAY DYING and UNEARTH.

(Thanks: TJ Coyle / PulseOfTheMaggots.com)

American/Norwegian power metal act KAMELOT have announced the addition of German keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (DORO, ULI JON ROTH) as the new and permanent member of the band. "We have been very fortunate to work with great keyboardists from around the world," stated KAMELOT guitarist/founder Thomas Youngblood. "After the first 'Black Halo' tour earlier this year, we added Oliver to the fold. We feel that his attitude, ability and personality fits the KAMELOT family perfectly."

To view Palotai's full biography, visit www.palotai.de.

In addition to Palotai, KAMELOT's upcoming U.S./Canadian tour will feature soprano vocalist Mari. Mari appeared on both the "Epica" and "The Black Halo" albums and will be singing live with KAMELOT.

KAMELOT are continuing to promote their latest album, "The Black Halo", released in March through SPV Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Epica" was produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate and Pathway studios in Germany and features guest appearances by Shagrath (DIMMU BORGIR), Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS), Simone Simons (EPICA), Mari (MASQUERAID), as well as the KAMELOT choir, featuring Herbie Langhans (SEVENTH AVENUE), Amanda Somerville-Scharf, Miro, Gerit Göbel, Thomas Rettke (HEAVEN'S GATE) and Elisabeth Kjaernes, among others.

THE LIZARDS, the hard rock band featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (RIOT), have just completed what can only be described as a "super session" with a rock and roll legend for the band's upcoming CD. Although it's "hush hush" in THE LIZARDS camp as far as who this rock guest star is (which will be disclosed at a future date), he was quoted as saying, "They were the best sessions I've ever done outside my own music!"

In other THE LIZARDS news, the group are also putting the finishing touches on an album of cover tunes as well as a new DVD of live performances culled from their recent tour of Europe. All three releases are expected to surface in early 2006.

In November 2005, Bobby Rondinelli will be doing a drum clinic tour in Europe sponsored by Ludwig and Paiste. The tour dates are as follows:

Nov. 12 - Drumstation - Eindhoven, NETH
Nov. 14 - Drums &Co - Gits, BEL
Nov. 15 - Drumland - Dadhoevedorp, NETH
Nov. 16 - Vancore - Joure, NETH
Nov. 17 - PPC - Hannover, GER
Nov. 20 - Insider Music Shop - Berlin, GER
Nov. 21 - Musikhalle Klier - Nurnberg, GER
Nov. 22 - Vogelmann - Ludwigsburg, GER
Nov. 23 - Drumstation - Maintal, GER
Nov. 24 - Rock Shop - Karlsruhe, GER

For more information, visit www.fentex-percussion.com.

Plans exist for THE LIZARDS to embark on a major world tour to coincide with the release of their new studio album in 2006.