The Peaceville website states:
"Darkthrone have come home. Unless you have been under a rock for the past few months, you'll have noticed that our long standing friends came home for their future work, after a few years in the fogs of Norway. Prepare for more..."

"According to a Roadrunner spokesperson, OPETH drummer Martin Lopez has not been fired, but rather, went back to Sweden for treatment of a rare blood disorder he's had for most of his life. Until he returns, the band — currently on the Sounds of the Underground tour — has enlisted STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan to fill in for him. "

The Dates confirmed so far are as follows:

22.09.2005 (Thurs) - Bradford / Rios
23.09.2005 (Fri) - Glasgow / Garage
27.09.2005 (Tues) - Dudley / JBS
28.09.2005 (Wed) - Manchester / Academy 3

There has yet to be a Headlining London date announced.

The video for the track "Libre" can be found at this location.

"The Siren" single was released in Europe on July 25th as a five-track CD with a running time of more than 20 minutes. It was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

The album going under the worktitle "Wastelands" is the follow-up of last years succesfull debut cd, which gained 'top promo' status in several magazines and webzines. "Swept Away", a track from the debut, has in 6 months been downloaded more than 5000 times from the band's homesite.

European and American release is expected for November.

The show, taking place on the 25th of September at the Hammersmith Apollo, is said to be the full european Nightwish show experience (including Pyros) and is rumoured to feature a guest appearance by "John Two Hawks" who performed the Red Indian Vocals on the track "Creek Mary's Blood".

The band have actually had their latest album wirtten for some time, but record company and legal issues have meant there has been some delay in it's release.

"We are now off to the Spacelab studio in Germany to continue the recordings of the new album. Reports from the studio will be posted at our messagebaord and the blog will also contain reflections about the recording process. We do however want to leave you with a small gift and that's the album title as well as track list:

TRACKLIST:
1. A house of plague
2. Bleeding
3. Taste of sand
4. And she slowly dies
5. Sleepy town
6. Liar on the mount
7. This cold heart of mine
8. Nothing more

The album's title will be "Still" and it will approximately contain 50 minutes of music. We are aiming for a release in the early fall but no final date has been set yet. The artwork will be done by Marcus Losbjer. Be sure to visit our messageboard and blog for updates about the recording."

Technical death metal destroyers, ANATA will start recording the follow up to last years "Under A Stone With No Inscription' through July at Studiomega, Sweden, where the band have recorded all their output over the past decade. Starting today! Earache will be keeping you up to date with regular studio reports as work progresses but let’s start by hearing how ANATA frontman Fredrik Schalin is raring to get stuck in:

“At the moment, the working title for this album is "The Conductor's Departure". It symbolises the losing of control of your own life. You have all these abilities and potential, but it's all going to waste because you can't make something out of it. Like an orchestra without the conductor, hence the title!”

Some of the song titles already considered among the ten tracks of furious death metal are: "Complete Demise", "Downward Spiral Into Madness", "The Great Juggler", "I Would Dream Of Blood" and "Disobedience Pays". Over to Fredrik again:

“In general this album will be a lot faster, but it also has a lot of slower, heavy and groovy sections. When it comes to brutality, impact and assault, I think most people should know what to expect from Anata. It will be brutal as hell, but it's also much more interesting when it comes to harmonies. I should tell you something about these”

Which is exactly what he does:
“The harmonies are much... deeper. Like our drummer Conny (Petterson) said the first time he heard some of it: ‘It really sounds like a skeleton playing an old church organ’. I have no idea what that might trigger in your mind, but I was flattered. The thing is that sometimes we should not talk about songs consisting of guitar riffs. Guitars, bass and drums were written at the same time, sometimes note by note. For some parts, if you take the bass guitar out, it will all sound very confusing. In a lot of the harmonies, the bass guitar is the key to the rest of the music. Therefore it will be pretty audible. Otherwise most metal bands seem to use this instrument as some kind of filling in the low end. That is such a waste”.

The tentative tracklisting is as follows:

1. Devil May Care (Original Album Version)
2. Venting the Anger
3. Lack of Comprehension (DEATH Cover Version)
4. Wild Child (WASP Cover Version)
5. The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-HA Cover Version)