MUSICA Production have signed contract with Turkmenistani oriental black-metal band RELICTS. The band plays dark and heavy black-metal with folk influences. Debut CD "12 on the Richter Scale" will be released this fall. Samples will be available soon. Track-list:

1. Vendidad
2. Anthill
3. Desert
4. Haoma
5. Sacred Fire
6. Underside of Truth
7. Stratosphere
8. Asphyxy
9. End of Times
10. 12 on the Richter Scale

BRUTAL ASSAULT, vol. 13
3 DAYS – 2 STAGES – 70 BANDS

Thursday August 14th – Saturday August 16th, 2008
Jaromer – Old Army Fortress (130 km. east of Prague), Czech Republic

Brutal Assault Festival vol. 13 is coming! Check out the Czech prime metal meeting, this time with such bands as CARCASS, CRADLE OF FILTH, ARCH ENEMY, SIX FEET UNDER, NEUROSIS, PARADISE LOST and many others! Again in unique Old Army Fortress in Jaromer (130km from Prague) in the Czech Republic.

After the last year’s successful edition, which was visited by 10 000 metalheads from all over the world, the next volume is coming and promises next impressive experiences. From year to year is the festival’s program more and more manifold and promises more and more foreign metal crowd-pullers for the fans of promiscuous extremely genres.
We are still in unique festival ground in Jaromer, in the Old Army Fortress called Josefov. Imagine the festival will be held at an old army fortress! This place has a huge history and unique atmosphere. There are many parts of the fortress and one of courtyard will be used as the festival ground. The fortress was built 1780 - 1789 for the Emperor Josef II. It comprises ramparts (in the form of octagonal bastions), extensive casemates (to a length of some 45km, of which 5km are open to the public), the headquarters building, a hospital, barracks, the armory, the Church of the Ascension and houses.
Jaromer is situated 130 km east of Prague, 20km north from Hradec Kralove.

As usual at the festival are gonna be more than 70 bands from all over the world!  Check the actual line-up:

CARCASS – CRADLE OF FILTH – ARCH ENEMY – SIX FEET UNDER – NEUROSIS – PARADISE LOST – AGNOSTIC FRONT – BEHEMOTH – SODOM – MAYHEM – ENTOMBED – FINNTROLL -  KATAKLYSM – EXODUS - SOILWORK
SAMAEL – SEPTICFLESH – CEPHALIC CARNAGE – ALL SHALL PERISH – NOVEMBRE – TEXTURES – 1349 – ANAAL NATHRAKH – SWALLOW THE SUN – GENERAL SURGERY – PRIMORDIAL – DESPISED ICON – HOLLENTHON – SWORN ENEMY – GLOOMY GRIM – ILLIDIANCE – RASTA – GRENOUER – HATE – CODE – ARKONA – BEHEADED – INVERACITY – WARBRINGER – INHERIT DISEASE + many more T.B.A.
The entrance fee at the door is only 46 EUR for 3 orgasmic days! For more info regarding pre-sales check out www.brutalassault.cz. The ticket price includes 2 EUR garbage deposit (if you bring back a full garbage bag you will get 2 EUR back).
The festival is starting on Thursday the 14th at 3pm. Camping and parking nearby the festival ground is free of charge, open on Wednesday the 13th. We will play again on 2 stages!
For more info check out www.brutalassault.cz, www.myspace.com/brutalassaultcz or get in touch with us : infoassault@centrum.cz or call directly hotline +420242483020.

Magic Circle Music
Proudly Presents

The Magic Circle Festival 2008
“The Kings Of Metal 20th Anniversary Event” Bad Arolsen, Germany

• 4 days of unlimited metal madness
• 20,000 free beers
• 20,000 free copies of the new MANOWAR single
• 4 Custom Built Choppers owned by MANOWAR band members given away
• 6 classic MANOWAR albums performed live in their entirety

What more could anyone ask for? Maybe the real question is, what more could there be?

After the incredible success of the first-ever Magic Circle Festival in 2007, with an attendance of over 25,000 fans, Magic Circle
Music and MANOWAR are pleased to bring true metal fans a bigger, better and of course louder Magic Circle Festival in 2008.

Over four days a HUGE lineup of the greatest metal bands on earth, including MANOWAR, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Def Leppard, WASP, Doro, Gotthard, MSG and others will make this year's edition twice as good as the original.

As year 2008 will mark the 20th anniversary of the classic MANOWAR album "Kings Of Metal" MANOWAR will commemorate this momentous occasion by performing two different sets on Friday and Saturday performing their first six albums in their entirety.

Beginning on July 9th a very special opening ceremony hosted by the reining Mr. Metal will take place at the festival campground. This is when the party will begin. On a side stage the "Battle Of The Metal Bands Contest" will feature talented bands from all over
the world that have submitted their songs and videos through www.youtube.com. This battle will last over two days and the winning band  will  play  on  the  main  festival  stage  and  be  awarded  a  recording  contract  from  Magic  Circle  Music.  Also  from  July  9th  on,
20,000 free beers will be given away to fans in attendance.

As part of the opening day's festivities a torch lit ceremony will happen at night where the 16 meter long Viking ship that appeared onstage  during  MANOWAR's  "Demons,  Dragons  and  Warriors  2007  Tour"  and  was  used  during  last  year's  festival  will  be completely burned and sent to Valhalla.

Thursday night will see the incomparable Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent perform alongside the legendary Michael Schenker Group and newcomers Benedictum. Also during the day, all fans can meet, hang out and get autographs from MANOWAR, HolyHell and other bands that will play the festival.

On Friday legends such as Gotthard, Doro, WASP and others like Brazen Abbot (feat. Ex-Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner), Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Germany's Stormwarrior and Kobus from South Africa will perform while the Kings Of Metal will close the day performing their albums "Battle Hymns", "Into Glory Ride" and "Hail To England".

On Saturday, July 12 the day will start with the winner of the "Battle Of The Bands" contest, followed by the young Sixth Sense, the German Mob Rules, the powerful Titanium Black, Beloved Enemy, the female fronted metal powerhouse HolyHell, Germany's true metal stronghold Majesty and spectacular shows of the legendary Def Leppard and Whitesnake. Finally MANOWAR will continue to perform their next 3 albums by playing "Sign Of The Hammer", "Fighting The World" and finally "Kings Of Metal"; All be played from start to finish. This set will also feature a bombastic first-time rendition of "The Crown And The Ring (Lament Of The Kings)", which
will feature the original choir and orchestral performance that has never been seen before.

"It surely will be an event the metal fans will never forget", says Magic Circle Music President Joey DeMaio. "We have started out
our own festival idea to say ‘Thank You' to the greatest fans in the world and we are now proud of the fact that we can continue this great  series:  One  admission,  free  parking,  free  camping,  20.000  free  beers  and,  and,  and.  Don't  miss  out  on  the  biggest  heavy metal experience of 2008. Be sure to attend the Magic Circle Music Festival."

True Metal Shall Reign Forever! Death To False Metal! Hail and Kill!

4-day    tickets    at    80,-    EUR    (+    surcharges)    are    now    available    at    www.nuclearblast.de,    www.magiccirclefestival.com, www.eventim.com, www.tickets-online.com and may other outlets.

For more information, please visit www.magiccirclefestival.com and www.manowar.com.

ROYAL HUNT and John West have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute creatively to each other's future musical development. It's been a hell of a ride, but both parties feel like it is about time to move on and explore different musical paths - therefore, they mutually agreed to part ways as of March 16th, 2007. "We're not ruling out possible future collaborations for a joint venture or a side project" – André and John state - "but it won't be under the RH moniker". John had joined ROYAL HUNT in 1999 during the recording of the "Fear" album and he worked with the band until their latest release – live CD/DVD "Royal Hunt 2006".

MUSICA Production presents:

MELANCHOLY's new album "Nano". Long-awaited album after great responds on EP "Proôet Ver.1" is waited by such success as last album. Russian lyrics, great realisation. Nu-Gothic-metal, which was discovered by the band itself, is in the best form! MELANCHOLY was nominated on RAMP 2006 (Russian Alternative Music Award), as "the best metal act". Promo-video for song "Five" is rotated at A-One channel. This video is on this "Nano" CD as a bonus. Track-list:

1. Cyber-Generation
2. Five
3. Nu-Religion
4. Free
5. My Paradise
6. From Within
7. Emptiness
8. Creep In a shell
9. Next Day's mourning
10. Cryptocode
+ bonus video "Five"

MP3: http://musica.mustdie.ru/ru/band/melancholy/12272/#samples

Label: http://mp.musica.mustdie.ru

Band: http://www.melancholy.ru

With great pleasure we would like to announce side project of DRYADOS's frontman - BIZARREKULT. BIZARREKULT is a cold, grim and depressive black metal art. It is where classical black metal meets hypnotizing and even shamanic intonations of Tatar language. BIZARREKULT is a message for those who are tired of this living, tired of chaos in the world where misanthropy becomes nothing but the only life codex for everyone. BIZARREKULT is an original band. It is a new total KVLT!!! JOIN THE KULT AT http://www.myspace.com/bizarrekult

DIO --- CELTIC FROST --- EDGUY --- NEVERMORE --- BEYOND FEAR (feat. Tim ´Ripper´Owens) --- CALIBAN ---
BOLT THROWER --- BRAINSTORM --- SOILWORK --- PRIMORDIAL --- CRUCIFIED BARBARA --- EVERGREY -- FINNTROLL---  FATES WARNING --- GOJIRA --- LEGION OF THE DAMNED --- VOLBEAT
and many more top bands to be announced soon

2.-4. June 2006
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Nu-Gothic-Metal band MELANCHOLY almost finished their new album "Nano". In this time band are looking for place to album's mastering. Track-list:

1. From Within
2. Faith, Hope, Death...
3. Nu Religion
4. Cyber Nation
5. Creep In a Sell
6. Cryptocode
7. My Paradise
8. Beatiful Day
9. Free
10. Master of the Game

Roos The Beast (guitar/vocal): "It will not be usual Nu-Metal. Look, It's just new gothic-metal!!! Our work was long and hard. Hope you will like this CD".

Demo MP3 of 2 songs from "Nano" "My Paradise" and "Master Of The Game" you can listen here: http://musica.mustdie.ru/en/band/melancholy/12271/#samples

In the end of last year MELANCHOLY released mini-album "Proôet Ver.1" via MUSICA Production (http://mp.musica.mustdie.ru). One song from this album (in Russian) you can listen at: http://musica.mustdie.ru/en/band/melancholy/11995/

Korpiklaani will start recording their 3rd album on 15th of November at Fantom studio. The album will be named "Tales Along This Road". The exact release date isn't confirmed yet, but a rough guess is that it might be out in March or April. The album will be produced by Samu Oittinen, who also produced the "Voice Of Wilderness"-album.

During the cold season DORO presents herself with some extra-warm notes: on 4th November she will release a ballad song with the German title “In Liebe Und Freundschaft” on an EP. This EP called “In Liebe Und Freundschaft – For Love And Friendship” will be a first message from the upcoming new album (release date on 24th March), which has the working title “Warrior Soul”. The EP will include the following tracks:
- In Liebe Und Freundschaft
- For Love And Friendship (English Version)
- Lonely Wolf
- Never Get Out Of This Alive

There will also be a video bonus track showing a recording of "All We Are" at this year's Bang Your Head Festival.