“Your Decision” is the new single off of the hugely successful album, Black Gives Way To Blue, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.

The band are currently in the middle of a European tour, and will be touring North America in the new year.

North American tour dates are as follows:

Dec. 11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint (KXTE radio show)
Dec. 12 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Acoustic Xmas)
Feb. 2 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 4 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Feb. 6 Salem, OR Salem Armory
Feb. 11 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Feb. 17 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Feb. 19 Denver, CO Fillmore
Feb. 21 Kansas City, MO Midland
Feb. 22 St. Louis, MO Pageant
Feb. 23 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
Feb. 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Feb. 27 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Mar 1 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
Mar 2 Charlotte, NC Fillmore
Mar 3 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Mar 5 Richmond, VA The National
Mar 6 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods
Mar 8 New York, NY Terminal 5
Mar 12 Atlantic, City, NJ Borgata
Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Mar 14 Boston, MA Orpheum
Mar 16 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Mar 17 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
Mar 19 Detroit, MI Fillmore State Theatre
Mar 20 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Mar 21 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkens Auditorium

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The album features the single “Again” and was produced by Howard Benson (Voivod, Pretty Boy Floyd). On working with the band Benson said,

“For me, I like bands that have something they believe in, regardless of what it is, and the fact that they believe in something so strongly is fairly attractive to me”.

Guitarist Sameer beams about Memento Mori saying,

“We’ve grown a lot as musicians and songwriters…we’ve done a lot of growing up in the last few years, and I think a lot of that comes out in our songs and lyrics. A lot of real life experiences, honesty, and hope”.

Rhythm guitarist/backup vocalist Jared Hartmann was kind enough to answer a few questions for MetalMartyr.com about the band, the new album and performing for the troops in Afghanistan. Check it out below!

Metal Martyr: Hi, Jared! Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions. First, could you introduce yourself and the band? What does each member uniquely contribute to Flyleaf?

Jared: Flyleaf consists of Lacey, Pat, James, Sameer and myself(Jared) everyone contributes to the songwriting in their own unique way.  For me I mostly just write guitar parts and I also do the bands Twitter.  Lacey, Sameer and Pat are the main songwriters they come to the band with ideas, melodies, and full songs which we all contribute too. James is the backbone of all the songs and he can fix anything.

Metal Martyr: The band hosted several listening parties for the new album a couple months ago… how did those go?

Jared: The listening parties were alot of fun and we got to interact with the fans like we did when we were in a van.  The venues were all pretty small so we got to talk to most of the people that came which is hard to do when we play at bigger shows.

Metal Martyr: Do you have any cool stories from the road that you’d like to share?

Jared: We were playing in San Antonio a couple years ago and it was a sold out show.  The opening bands has all played and there had been thunderstorms off and on all day.  Well we had our guitars on and were walking to the stage when a lighting bolt hit right outside the venue.  I think I had just stepped on stage and all the power went out so the crowd booed and waited.  After 30 min the power wasn’t coming back so we took a couple acoustic guitars and Lacey sang acapella.  It was really cool because the crowd sang so loud we couldn’t hear what we were playing.

Metal Martyr: There has been some debate over whether to call Flyleaf a Christian band, how important is your faith in regards to your music?

Jared: Everyone in Flyleaf is a Christian and we can’t separate our faith from our lives so of course its going to come out in the music in some way.

Metal Martyr: Being a former U.S. soldier myself, I’d like to personally thank you for performing in Afghanistan for the troops over there. How was that experience?

Jared: Performing for the troops in Afghanistan was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done.  We were there for 2 weeks and got a little taste of how much they sacrifice for us so it made really proud and grateful for everyone in the military. Also they let us shoot alot cool guns including the second biggest one the army has the howitzer 777.

Metal Martyr: How is Memento Mori different from your self titled album?

Jared: I think the biggest difference between Momento Mori and the self titled album is that besides maturing alot I think its alot more personal.  Not only in the song content but in the art as well which Pat created for us.

Metal Martyr: What can we expect to see from Flyleaf in the future?

Jared: You can expect us to be touring alot next year and we will be traveling overseas as well.

Metal Martyr: Any last words for your current and soon-to-be fans?

Jared: I would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years and we appreciate all your encouragement and hope to see you at a show soon.

Thanks Jared!

Check out a video recap of The Road to Memento Mori below, then watch their video for “Again” here!

Buy your copy of Memento Mori via Amazon now!

[images: Total Assault]

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Zombie had the following to say,

“We have a lot of new things this time, you know, we didn’t want to go out and just do the same old show, so we’ve dug deep and we’ve kind of tried to mix it up. You know, there’s always the obvious songs that you have to play for people that they want to hear, but we’re actually going back and we’re grabbing some songs that I’ve actually never played live ever. And as far as the stage show, there’s been some pretty incredible advancements in digital technology, so we have a pretty high-tech show going on. It’s pretty awesome.”

[source: Frantik Mag]

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Drummer John Boecklinhas also posted the following update from the road,

“It has been an interesting tour so far. My heels got infected due blisters from my new running shoes so I have been rocking sandals this whole tour and it’s fucking cold outside.

“Dez got sick and actually had to cancel a show in Germany. Mike went down with the flu for about three days.

“Our bus broke down in Scotland and we took vans to the next show. We played in full blown corpse paint provided by BEHEMOTH last night for Halloween.

“We also released a new video which we are really fucking proud of for ‘Fate Stepped In’. It is our best video to date with out a doubt. We have been playing bigger shows than we ever have as a headliner over here and it feels earned. just tell everyone know, we are already writing and finding the new direction for our 5th record, so far its fucking fast. see y’all on the road motherfuckers.”

Check out the video below!

[source: Metal Underground]

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All Hope Is Gone

Check it out below:

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Crack the Skye

Oh well, it’s still a good song, check it out below:

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Cheat the Gallows

Shot on the Progressive Nation tour, the Evils of Rock n’ Roll features spooky mellotrons, blistering guitar riffs and some scary surprises. Check it out below!

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As I Lay Dying “The Sound Of Truth”

AS I LAY DYING | MySpace Video

The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,100 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The winners of the festival’s film competition were announced Sunday night at the Hollywood Discovery Awards Presentation Ceremony at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year’s winners are:

• “CROSSING” by Kim Tae-kyun — Best Feature Film
• “GARBAGE DREAMS” by Mai Iskander — Best Documentary
• “SCENESTERS” by Todd Berger — Best Comedy
• “STORIES FROM THE PERCH” by Andrew Zimbelman — Best Animation
• “LAMBS” by Stephen Huff — Best Short Subject
• “AS I LAY DYING – THE SOUND OF TRUTH” by Brian Thompson — Best Music Video

AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis comments on the win,

“The Sound of Truth video could not have been made without an entire team of amazing people. It was a combination of two individually complex forms of art that came together seamlessly to create one great video I’m very proud of. The basic concept is related to the music and lyrics that we wrote, but Brian Thompson and his whole crew took that beyond what we could have imagined.”

Directed by Brian Thompson, who helmed their futuristic clip for “Nothing Left,” the video for “The Sound of Truth” was made at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA and is a continuation of the story the first video initiated. Like its predecessor, the story for this video was conceived by the band, fine-tuned by director Brian Thompson, and displays the irony and hypocrisy that takes place in a decaying futuristic society.

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A live clip of the song “Dark Insanity” (originally featured on the Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan DVD), which is one of the many reworked tracks on this album, is available below:

Right now, the band is touring through Asia and mastermind Michael Amott has posted the following report:

“We’re on a tour of Asia, just about to hit the stage here in Manila, Philippines! A couple of days ago we played the LOUD PARK 09 festival at the giant Makahuri Messe Hall in Tokyo, Japan! I had a great time on stage at the LOUD PARK Festival as usual, the conditions are extremely professional and there is really nothing you can complain about – which is of course the level of greatness we have come to expect when we play in Japan!

We played a special setlist consisting of quite a few songs from our recently released “The Root Of All Evil” CD. Thank you to everyone who made noise for us, screamed, shouted, fistbanged, moshed – whatever you did, it was great and we felt your energy up there on the stage!”

Arch Enemy has been relentlessly touring through the course of 2009 and have just confirmed a huge North American headlining run in early 2010 with Exodus, Arsis and Mutiny Within.

The band’s European fans will be able to see Arch Enemy live in early December 2009.

ARCH ENEMY – ASIAN TOUR OCTOBER 2009:
21-October-2009 @ Hitec Auditorium – Kowloon (Hong Kong)
23-October-2009 @ The Star Live House – Beijing (China) + support act: Narakam
25-October-2009 @ Seoul Ax – Seoul (Republic Of Korea)
28-October-2009 @ Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium – Jakarta (Indonesia) + Psycroptic

ARCH ENEMY – AUSTRALIAN TOUR NOVEMBER 2009:
01-November-2009 @ Capitol, Perth*
03-November-2009 @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide*
05-November-2009 @ The Forum, Melbourne**
06-November-2009 @ The Roundhouse, Sydney**
07-November-2009 @ The Hifi, Brisbane**
10-November-2009 @ Transmission Room, Auckland (New Zealand)***

* with Suffocation / ** with Suffocation & Winds Of Plague / *** with Subtract, Tainted

ARCH ENEMY – GREECE 2009:
27-November-2009 @ Block 33 Club (ex-Ydrogeios Club), Thessaloniki
28-November-2009 @ Gagarin 205 Club, Athens (Greece)

ARCH ENEMY- “Tyrants Of Evil” European Tour 2009

+ Destruction, Abigail Williams & Triosphere

Presented by iMusic1 (D), Metal Hammer (D), Heavy (D), Metal.de (D), Lords Of Metal (NL), Heavy Rock (ES), Kerrang (ES), mariskalrock.com (ES), themetalcircus.com (ES) and Monster Energy Drink.

01-December-2009 ES – Madrid, Sala Heineken ****
02-December-2009 ES – Sevilla, Sala Q ****
04-December-2009 P – Almada/Lisboa, Incrivel Almadense. ****
06-December-2009 ES – Villava/Pamplona, Totem ****
07-December-2009 ES – Barcelona, Razzmatazz ****
08-December-2009 FR – Montpellier, Victoire 2 **
09-December-2009 CH – Aarau, Kiff **
11-December-2009 NL – Amsterdam, Melkweg *
12-December-2009 D – Lengerich, Satans Convention / Festival *
13-December-2009 NL – Rijssen, Lucky *
15-December-2009 D – Hamburg, Markthalle *
16-December-2009 D – Saarbrücken, Garage *
18-December-2009 D – Andernach, JUZ Live Club ***
19-December-2009 D – Leipzig, Hellraiser *

* + Destruction, Abigail Williams & Triosphere

** + Abigail Williams

*** + Abigail Williams & Triosphere

**** + Abigail Williams, Angelus Apatrida

ARCH ENEMY “Tyrants Of Evil” North American Tour 2010
+ Exodus, Arsis, Mutiny Within

20-January-2010 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
21-January-2010 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
22-January-2010 – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre
23-January-2010 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
25-January-2010 – Montreal, QC – Le Medley
26-January-2010 – Quebec City, QC – Theatre Imperial
27-January-2010 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
29-January-2010 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
30-January-2010 – Minneapolis, MN – The Rock
31-January-2010 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick Centre
02-February-2010 – Calgary AB, – MacEwan Hall Ballroom
03-February-2010 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Events Centre
05-February-2010 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
06-February-2010 – Seattle, WA – Showbox @ The Market
08-February-2010 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Center @ The Grand
09-February-2010 – West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues

23-April-2010 – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival – Haugensund, Norway

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Panthers are territorial animals, fiercely patrolling their stalking lands. The Sunset Strip, circa 1988, was ruled by one: a legendary band called Steel Panther. The Strip was the plangent heart of the nascent heavy metal scene, one that would soon conquer the music world, and rockers came from as far as New Jersey and the San Fernando Valley to see this band with a killer sound and habits to match.

Now, these once and future kings of heavy metal have emerged out of the mists of history and a cloud of hairspray to reclaim their rightful throne. Look out, because Steel Panther is again marking its territory.

Here is your chance to win an autographed poster on the left, plus a copy of Feel the Steel! Entering is simple, just a leave a comment below (you can enter once per day), and a winner will be chosen via random.org when the contest ends on October 31st. You must be 18 or older to enter, and live in the continental US.

You can also buy the album through iTunes and check out the hilarious video for their song “Fat Girl (Thar She Blows)” here!

[image: Total Assault]

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