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ARCANE on Brisbane radio
> To promote the release of Ashes, ARCANE will appear on 4ZZZ and 99.7 FM in Brisbane next week.
SLEEP PARADE release all-new track
> Melbourne pop-prog band SLEEP PARADE have released the title track from their upcoming EP Carry On to MySpace.
'NEATH release full-length sample track from upcoming album
> Brisbane progressive death metal band 'NEATH have uploaded a track from their upcoming album The Spiders Sleep to MySpace.
OzProg Music presents: ARCANE - Ashes
> OzProg is proud to announce that ARCANE's debut album Ashes is being released this month.
PORCUPINE TREE, OPETH and DREAM THEATER to appear on new sampler CD
> Roadrunner Australia will release a sampler CD containing tracks from the three biggest prog bands in the world, which will be available from selected music stores next week. Convert your friends!
FALLACY to record live DVD
> Melbourne female-fronted alternative metal band FALLACY will record and raise funds for the release of a live DVD on July 28th.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN begin work on new album
> Tech metal band THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have entered the studio to record a new album, due out later this year.
Catch LAURA next weekend
> Melbourne post-rock band LAURA are playing a rare live show in the city next Friday.
PORCUPINE TREE to release EP
> Steven Wilson has said that three tracks not included on their recent album Fear Of A Blank Planet will form part of an upcoming EP release.
Download SLEEPMAKESWAVES' demo for free
> British netlabel Lost Children has released Sydney post-rockers SLEEPMAKESWAVES' two-track demo as a free MP3 download.
More DREAM THEATER Australian tour evidence
> DREAM THEATER's manager has 'confirmed' an Australian tour for 2008.
DREAM THEATER book author seeking pre-order expressions of interest
> Lifting Shadows, a comprehensive DREAM THEATER biography, is ready to be produced and its author is seeking expressions of interest for pre-orders.
IRON MAIDEN vocalist talks of 2008 Australian tour
> Bruce Dickinson let news of an Australian tour in 2008 slip out on his weekly radio show yesterday.
FIVE STAR PRISON CELL release new video
> Melbourne tech metal band FIVE STAR PRISON CELL have finished the video clip for their song 'Deloris'.
FRAMESHIFT looking for a new vocalist
> Henning Pauly, creator of the Frameshift project, has opened the door for 'anyone' to audition as vocalist for Frameshift 3.
TEMPLATE announce CD launch gig and in-store appearance
> The heavyweights of south-east Australian prog music, TEMPLATE and THE THIRD ENDING, will play together at the Evelyn on August 3rd to celebrate the launch of Template's new album.
HEIFER to tour German prisons
> Sydney metal band HEIFER, whose album The Judas Belt is being released in Europe next month, are heading for prison time in Germany.
TORI AMOS adds extra dates for sold-out cities
> Tickets for the Sydney and Melbourne shows on TORI AMOS' upcoming Australian tour sold out in minutes, so second shows have been announced for those who missed out on tickets.
New TOMAHAWK album available to stream in full
> You can listen to Anonymous, the new album from MIKE PATTON'S TOMAHAWK, on the band's MySpace page.
DREAM THEATER enter ARIA top 50
> Systematic Chaos has entered the ARIA charts at #23 in its first week of eligibility.