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8/19/04

Cradle of Filth: CRADLE OF FILTH's previously announced European tour with TYPE O NEGATIVE, which was set for December, had to be posponed due to TYPE O not being able to make the trip at that time, according to a posting on CRADLE's web site. CRADLE OF FILTH are now looking at touring Europe around February 2005 with another major support act.

As previously reported, CRADLE OF FILTH will support MUDVAYNE on the next "Headbanger's Ball" tour, tentatively planned for this fall. The trek is expected to be confirmed within the next two weeks, with dates and cities to follow shortly afterward. Possible openers include Italian rockers LACUNA COIL, currently on Ozzfest, as well as BLOODSIMPLE, the first signing to MUDVAYNE vocalist Chad Gray's label, called Bullygoat Records. BLOODSIMPLE is the new project featuring VISION OF DISORDER members Tim Williams (vocals) and Mike Kennedy (guitar), along with ex-MEDICATION bassist Kyle Sanders and drummer Chris Hamilton, plus guitarist Nick Rowe (guitar).

CRADLE OF FILTH, who recently completed work on the "Nymphetamine" video (photos from the video shoot), are getting the plans together for the "Nymphetamine Special Edition" CD. This will have five to six extra tracks and exclusive new artwork and is set for release early next year. The regular version of "Nymphetamine" is scheduled for release on September 28 through Roadrunner Records.

Otep: A video for the new OTEP song "Buried Alive" can now be viewed at the group's official web site, www.otep.com. "Buried Alive" is the second single off OTEP's sophomore album, "House of Secrets", available now on Capitol Records.

The follow-up to 2002's "Sevas Tra", "House of Secrets" was produced by Greg Wells, who has previously worked with a diverse range of artists, including the DEFTONES, MICHELLE BRANCH, and ELTON JOHN. The album — recorded late last year at Los Angeles' Rocket Carousel Studios — features guest drumming on six tracks by SLIPKNOT basher Joey Jordison.

OTEP are currently touring the U.S. as part of this year's Ozzfest.

Vader: RELEVANT FEW, the Swedish grindcore band featuring bassist Robert Hakemo (KEROZENE, ex-GARDENIAN, GOOSEFLESH), will support Polish death metallers VADER at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg on August 25. Also appearing on the bill will be the Norwegian death metal band ZEENON.

RELEVANT FEW are tentatively scheduled to team up with GADGET for a tour of Germany and Holland in September. The band are continuing to support their latest release, "The Art of Today", available in Europe through Century Media/New Hawen. The dates are as follows:

Sep. 08 – Potsdam, GER - Black Fleck
Sep. 09 – Hamburg, GER - TBA
Sep. 10 - Geleen, NETH - TBA
Sep. 11 - Leiden, NETH - TBA
Sep. 12 - Heereveen, NETH - TBA

Cannibal Corpse & Vader: The dates for the upcoming CANNIBAL CORPSE/NAPALM DEATH North American tour have been released. Also appearing on the bill will be VADER, KATAKLYSM and GOATWHORE. The dates are as follows:

Oct. 29 - Engine - Room Houston, TX
Oct. 30 - The Back Room - Austin, TX
Oct. 31 - Trees - Dallas, TX
Nov. 02 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Nov. 03 - House of Blues - Los Angeles West Hollywood, CA
Nov. 04 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, CA
Nov. 05 - House of Blues - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
Nov. 08 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Nov. 09 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
Nov. 10 - The Quest - Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 11 - The Rave Bar - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 12 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
Nov. 13 - House of Blues - Chicago Chicago, IL
Nov. 14 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Nov. 16 - The World - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 17 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 18 -The Downtown - Farmingdale, NY
Nov. 19 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Nov. 20 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Nov. 22 - Masquerade - Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Nov. 23 - Masquerade - Tampa - Tampa, FL
Nov. 24 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Killswitch Engage: In a brand-new interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel was asked to name what it is that might set the band apart from what other groups are doing.

"I'm not really sure, to tell you the truth," he responded. "There are a lot of bands going on now who have a similar sound, and a lot of people are noticing a lot of those bands. I think we're one of many bands kind of up-and-coming.

"I know everybody in the band has very different listening tastes. Adam [Dutkiewicz, guitarist] listens to a lot of pop music. I like a lot of thrash metal and stuff like that. There's a lot of different elements in the KILLSWITCH arrangements that you can kind of pick out if you're looking for them."

According to Stroetzel, the fans are ultimately what keep the guitarist excited about what he does for a living.

"Being in a touring band is obviously one of the best jobs in the world, in my opinion, but it can still kind of drive you crazy after a while when you don't get to go home," Stroetzel said.

"So I think one of the things that really keeps me going is when you get in front of a crowd of people and you see people singing along and really getting into the music, playing air guitar along with your parts. It really makes you feel good. It makes you feel like people are listening to what you're doing."

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are continuing to tour in support of their latest release, "The End of Heartache", which was released in May through Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing" was produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Ripley, Yorkshire with Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, SKINLAB). "The End of Heartache" is the group's first full-length release with vocalist Howard Jones and drummer Justin Foley.

SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and MASTODON will be teaming up for this fall's Jägermeister Music Tour beginning on October 29 in Springfield, Missouri. the success of the fall 2003 tour, SLAYER has signed to once again lead the charge.

The fast-growing Jägermeister Music Tour is now in its fourth successful year. "The caliber of the talent we’ve been able to draw from is tremendous," says Rick Zeiler, Director of Marketing & Brand Development for Jägermeister, "and having SLAYER on board again is huge. SLAYER is a legend, and they are the perfect fit for Jägermeister and our fans."

Each show on the tour will be rounded out by a Jägermeister-sponsored band. In addition, fans can expect the usual royal treatment with great giveaways from Jägermeister and show sponsors, Schecter Guitars, Peavey Electronics, Coffin Case and Meinl Cymbals.

8/18/04

Shadows Fall: The Massachusetts-based thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALL will soon embark on a headlining tour with ALL THAT REMAINS, CANDIRIA and FULL BLOWN CHAOS. The trek, dubbed "The War Within" tour, is set to begin September 16 and run through October 2. The group will also play a special one off show supporting JUDAS PRIEST at the Mohegan Sun Arena in CT on August 29.

For most shows, the band will be offering tickets before they go on sale to the general public. The majority will have reduced service charges compared to the usual ticket outlets. This is a first-come, first-serve online ticket ordering system with a maximum order of four tickets. Tickets for New York City, Chicago and Cleveland are already available and going fast. Order your tickets at this location.

SHADOWS FALL's new album, "The War Within", was produced by Zeuss (HATEBREED) at Planet Z Studios and is scheduled for a September 21 release through Century Media Records. The group have also just completed a video for the track "The Power of I and I", directed by Dale Resteghini (FEAR FACTORY, HATEBREED). This is the band's fourth full-length release and is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed "The Art of Balance".

Upcoming SHADOWS FALL shows:

w/ JUDAS PRIEST:

Aug. 29 Mohegan Sun Arena – Hartford, CT

w/ ALL THAT REMAINS, CANDIRIA, FULL BLOWN CHAOS:

Sep. 16 - The Bombshelter - Manchester, NH
Sep. 17 - Empress Ballroom - Danbury, CT
Sep. 18 - The World - Pittsburgh, PA
Sep. 19 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Sep. 22 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Sep. 24 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Sep. 25 - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Sep. 26 - Locobazooka - Fitchburg, MA w/Shinedown, Saliva, Kittie, Crossfade, Dropbox
Sep. 28 – Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Sep. 29 - The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Sep. 30 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
Oct. 01 - The Club@ Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
Oct. 02 - Saratoga Winners - Lathem, NY

Vader: A brand-new VADER track, entitled "Dark Transmission", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location.

"Dark Transmission" is said to be "the slowest part" of the upcoming VADER album, "The Beast" (view cover here), due on September 20 through Metal Blade Records. The album's first single — including the track "Beware The Beast" and another new song, a report from the studio and a video — will be released on August 31 with the 4/2004 issue of Thrash 'em All magazine. A limited–edition version of the album will contain a bonus DVD including a report from the studio, a video clip recorded during the session, and "a fragment of one of the most important gigs in 2003," according to a posting on the band's web site.

"The Beast" was recorded at Radio Gdansk Studio with producer Piotr Lukaszewski ("Reign Forever World", "Revelations", "Blood") and was mixed while the band were away on the first part of their European tour. Jacek Wisniewski was responsible for the album artwork and other graphics. The mastering session took place on July 1.

Killswitch Engage: We couldn't have asked for a better way to kick off the tour than the show in New Haven, CT yesterday. Definitely one of the funnest shows we've ever played. Thanks to all of our friends and family for coming out.

Morbid Angel: Morbid Angel and World Management would like to clear the air with the announcement that after more than 15 years and 9 albums and one EP the band and Earache Records have parted ways on future recordings. We will be exploring all interested labels as well as other options and and will make a decision on a new release for 2005 in the next few months. Currently we are still in the final phases of tour commitments for Heretic. We wish Earache continued success in selling our catalogue and have an obvious professional vested interest in this. We wish to thank all of the Earache employees past and present for their work on Morbid Angel’s releases. We are looking forward with excitement to the future.

8/17/04

Children of Bodom: COB confirmed to be part of the Lamb Of God and Fear Factory tour in The United States!
Tour will happen in October this year. This is band's third tour overseas with this album and most likely it will take a longer while when band is back there after this one.

More details and the dates will follow soon..

Nightrage: Recording updates: We have just finished recording Drums and Rhythm guitars and now we are working on the leads. So far everything is coming out great. Some other super good news is that we have a new bass player. He is a Swedish guy and his name is Henric Karlsson!! New photos will be posted up soon. Also check out a new forum that's been made for us at the following address: http://forums.hmas.org/forumdisplay.php?f=173 Also Nightrage has a new stable drummer in the band his name is Fotis Benardo, he is from Greece/Athens, and he played for the Sumerian Daemons tour with Septic Flesh. Marios also got endorsed by ESP Guitars and Ernie ball strings.

8/16/04

Children of Bodom: The EP Trashed, Lost & Strungout will be released October 18th in

Germany
Finland
Japan
The Netherlands
Sweden
Norway
Great Britain
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Brazil

More territories will follow as soon as they are 100% confirmed!

EP will include two new COB songs ´Trashed, Lost and Strungout´ and ´Knuckleduster´, two coversongs (Alice Cooper´s ´Bed Of Nails´ and Andrew WK's ´She is Beautiful´).

The single with one new song (Trashed, Lost & Strungout) and Andrew WK cover she is beautiful will be released in Finland on August 25th.

More Info soon, about also the DVD version of the ep!

8/15/04

Arch Enemy: Angelas Wacken 2004 report
Just wanna drop a few words about the Wacken, cuz it was absolutely fantastic for us! More...

8/14/04

Raunchy: More fanpictures can be seen here. We can also confirm that we´re playing at a new venue called THE ROCK in Copenhagen the 25th of september where we´re supported by VOLBEAT and URKRAFT.

8/13/04

Lamb of God: Laid to Rest' Video Premiere
On Saturday Aug.14, Headbanger's Ball will premiere the video for the new single Laid to Rest from the upcoming CD Ashes of the Wake.

8/12/04

DArk Tranquillity: We're proud to announce that bassist Michael Nicklasson now is officially endorsed by the music business' finest: Warwick!

The deal was secured a while ago, and - needless to say - we're looking forward to a good and prosperous cooperation in the future. Thanks to Geir at Flaa music for making it happen.

UPDATE: On another note, we got official word that our ability to estimate the amount of people in a crowd sucks. The Busan festival organizers informed us that there were a massive 35 000 people on the site, which makes it the biggest audience we've ever played for.

Kamelot: Back from Germany
Hello All!

Well after nearly 24 hours of travelling I am finally home in Florida. The weather in Germany could not have been better for me, hot and sunny. We are not finished completely however but we are now 90% done with the new album. We will meet this week with cover artist Derek Gores to discuss the new cover. Expect the usual fantastic work from Derek with some new ideas as well. I want to say thanks to all the great people in the Wolfsburg area, from the Hotel we stayed at to the families of the studio staff that made us feel at home. Also hello to the EPICA band members who were also at Gate Studios working on their new release.

Cheers!!
Thomas and Kamelot

Morbid Angel: World Management would like to announce that the shows for Morbid Angel in South America ( Mexico, Chile and Columbia ) have been moved to September 4-11. Bass and Vocals will be handled by David Vincent. The guys looks forward to their shows in South America. Morbid Angel and World Management would also like to thank Steve Tucker for his contribution on several Morbid Angel records as well as multiple great tours. We all wish him well and are sure he will succeed in his new endeavors. Steve has sent some comments for the fans… see his post below:

Steve’s post:

After many problems and much discussion with the people around me, the people I trust. I have decided it is necessary for me to step away from Morbid Angel. It has been a long trip with a lot of great shows and I have made many friends along the way. The Morbid Angel fans that not only excepted me ,but reveled in my being a part of the band, have been the greatest thing about my time in Morbid Angel, they are the reason I came back to the band.

There are many reasons for me leaving the band, personal reasons, musical reasons and very logical reasons. All of which will stay between me and the band . Morbid Angel existed many years before I came along and will for many more I am sure.

I have enjoyed playing with some great musicians and touring with some great bands and meeting some incredible people all over the world. To all these people I say "Thank You" and we will meet again.

I am not done with the music business by any means, I will now be moving into other areas of the business, things I have always enjoyed, but didn't have time for. I will be moving into much more recording ,production and management, so any bands interested in working with me, feel free to contact me at hewhosleeps@hotmail.com .

Again ,Thank you to all of the fans for 8 years of making my hour and a half of stage time so brilliant!!! Tucker

Twilight Ophera: Reviews Added:
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8/11/04

Killswitch Enage: Alright people, here is the deal. If you are able to secure a copy of "The Horrible Doctor Bones" and you bring either the actual DVD, a receipt, or just give a good description of the incredible dialogue that flows throughout this joyous movie, you will receive a free gift from your friends in KSE. The world needs to know about "The Horrible Doctor Bones" and it starts grass roots, just like this. Buy it. BUY IT. BUY IT!!!! NOW!!!

See ya on tour suckas!

Shadows Fall: Ultimate Fighting Championship is releasing UFC Ultimate Beatdowns Vol. 1 Metal on August 24th. Along with Hatebreed, Slayer, Sepultura and a slew of other very appropriate bands, it also features Shadows Fall's "The Power of I and I." Check this (www.hyfntrak.com/ufc/fromafriend) out for more information.

8/10/04

8/6/04

In Flames: Merchland updated !
Our official online merchandise store Merchland have been updated, lots of new merchandise is available at Merchland for the first time. Click here to visit Merchland.

Funeral Rites: Funeral Rites has parted ways with drummer Steve Richardson. His personal life had prevented Funeral Rites from touring on a large scale, as they had wanted. The band feels this is the best move at this time, as they have been invited to various festivals across the U.S. Funeral Rites are in fact scheduled and will be at the Texas Murder Fest in September. This recent event will not hold the band back in any way, shape, or form. He will be replaced by someone who is truly appreciative and supportive of death and black metal. The band continues to extend their gratitude to the fans, for being understanding and supportive through out their career

8/3/04

Vader: InVaders In The North Tour 2004!
Ahead of the band another tour through Scandinavia, preceded by 3 dates in Germany. From a few planned dates the trip has grown to a regular tour, consited of 15 dates which is a small death metal record (he he). The tour will go through the all important places at Scandinavian metal map, we have good promoters and strong supports so the Scandinavian countries are going to be destroyed! Beside you can lok at the new t-shirt, available only during the tour (limited to 300 copies).

The dates are as follow:

20.08.04 FRI (GER) Falkenstein
21.08.04 SAT (GER) Barth n/ Rostock/ Barther Metal Open Air
22.08.04 SUN (GER) Kiel / Extreme Noise Festival
23.08.04 MON day off
24.08.04 TUE (S) Roxy / Visby, Gotland
25.08.04 WED (S) Gotheborg / Sticky Fingers
26.08.04 THU (N) Oslo / John Dee
27.08.04 FRI (N) Trondheim
28.08.04 SAT (N) Bergen / USF
29.08.04 SUN (N) Sandness / Tribut
30.08.04 MON (S) Karlstad / Metal Club
31.08.04 TUE (S) Gavle / Club Monster
01.09.04 WED (S) Stockholm / Klubben (Fryshuset)
02.09.04 THU (FIN) Maarianhamina / Pub Bastun
03.09.04 FRI (FIN) Turku / Klubi
04.09.04 SAT (FIN) Tampere / Klubi
05.09.04 SUN (FIN) Jyvaskyla / Lutakko
06.09.04 MON (FIN) Oulu / Kuusisaari
07.09.04 TUE (FIN) Helsinki / Nosturi

6/13/04

Funeral Rites: Funeral Rites are in great appreciation for the endless support that was shown at the Extreme Texas Metalfest 2004. We had a great time and hope that everyone enjoyed it as much as we did. The crowd attendance and response was incredible. We had people come all the way from Baton Rouge, LA to see the show. Many hails to Extreme Texas Metal, Reuben the "Sound God", and Cardi's for a job well done. It was cool hanging out with our bothers in metal, Vex and Slow Grind. Pictures of the show have been posted in the gallery.

Next stop Milwaukee...

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6/11/04

6/9/04

Shape of Despair:

Finnish doom/death metallers SHAPE OF DESPAIR have set a September 27 release date through Spikefarm Records for their third album, "Illusion's Play". The follow-up to 2001's "Angels Of Distress" was once again recorded at Hellhole studios in Helsinki, Finland. An MP3 clip of the track "Entwined In Misery" can be downloaded at this location.

Cradle of Filth:

CRADLE OF FILTH bassist Dave Pybus has posted the following studio update on the band's official web site:

"Hail! Firstly, Friday night's warm-up show at London's Camden Underworld was a last-minute brainstorm seen as our plans to play Greece the week before had to be postponed. We had only four days to promote the show and for the four hundred lucky fans who made it in time it turned out to be a great night. Played an hour and fifteen setlist including a new track. Obviously, since it was my birthday, I had VIP treatment, which saw me head first in the crowd twice and a close encounter with a flame thrower from our ever-loving-loyal roadcrew. Survived with a few injuries to my back and legs to make it to the Download festival at Donington Park, Saturday.

"I managed to see a few more bands than last time we were here in 2002, as our backstage area was right behind the main stage. I was surprised to see OPETH first. Didn't know they were playing today? Great band. MONSTER MAGNET got the crowd going and then it was our turn. We are never really sure what the fans are going to be like at something as big as this but for the thousands that were upfront chanting our name before we hit the stage it really helped pump up our adrenaline. As soon as the backdrop is lowered the fans really know we are only a few minutes away from appearing in the flesh. Bar the few technical hick-ups, we hit stage like a bomb, opening with 'Promise of Fever' followed by 'Cruelty Brought thee Orchids'. Then we treated our fans to the new track 'Gilded Cunt', which seemed to go down great. 'Ghost in the Fog' was the crowd pleaser and to finish was something we made a point of. WE ARE the most extreme band on the bill on a day like this, so why try be something we are not? 'Ebony Dressed for Sunset' was selected instead of 'Cradle to Enslave' and we finished the set with 'The Forest Whispers my Name'. Two older, more extreme tracks that really ephisized us being the black sheep of the day. A position we and our fans love and revel in. Oh, and this time there was no rain cloud. A great day for us and all."

CRADLE OF FILTH's Download festival set list:

01. The Promise of Fever
02. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
03. Gilded Cunt
04. Ghost in the Fog
05. Ebony Dressed for Sunset
06. The Forest Whispers My Name

In Flames:

In Flames - Best Underground Act !

The winnders of "Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards" was presented in London on the 7th of June as famous faces from the world of metal gathered at the Hackney Ocean to celebrate everything heavy. In Flames won as the "Best Underground Act", competed against Lamb Of God, Akercocke, Bleeding Through and Converge.

Thanks alot to everyone who voted for us !
\m/ In Flames

Deicide: Quit Euro Tour and head home

The Metallysee Booking Agency has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of DEICIDE's European tour. It reads as follows:

"Yesterday, Tuesday 8th June, DEICIDE abruptly walked out on the eve of their European tour. They were scheduled to play London last night but, instead, they were in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to the U.S.

"A statement has already been made by the band's label, Earache Records, so we felt it necessary to issue our own.

"The problems began last week when [DEICIDE frontman] Glen Benton contacted us demanding a very sizeable increase in the band's wage per show. If this was not forthcoming, the band would cancel. So, left with no choice, we had to give in to their ridiculous demand. The fees had already been agreed with regional agents and promoters so we at Metallysee were being forced to foot this extra expense ourselves. But it was this or no tour at all so we had very little choice.

"However, yesterday 8th June, the band decided to demand even more money - effectively, they were looking for double the amount originally agreed. This simply was not possible for 2 reasons: 1) Financially 2) We cannot allow ourselves to be 'bullied' in this manner after already giving in once to their demands.

"Coupled with the financial wrangles, the band decided the transportation was not good enough - the main problem being the air conditioning being faulty on the bus. This was something that could have been fixed and surely not a reason to pull a tour.

"So, in the end, the band unloaded their gear and headed for home, leaving 3 support bands, agents, promoters and of course the fans truly cheated (and in the case of ourselves, the agents and promoters, seriously out of pocket).

"We now feel that we can never work with this band again and would like to apologise to everyone affected by the unreasonable behaviour of DEICIDE."

Motograter: Wed 09 June Grand Rapids MI Intersection, Thu 10 June Flint MI Machine Shop, Fri 11 June Columbus OH Al Rosa, Sat 12 June Huntington WV Monkey Bar, Sun 13 June TBA, Mon 14 June OFF, Tue 15 June Allentown PA Crocodile Rock, Wed 16 June Sayerville NJ Starland Ballroom, Thu 17 June Albany NY Northern, Lights, Fri 18 June Poughkeepsie NY The Chance, Sat 19 June Hartford CT Webster Theater, Sun 20 June Farmingdale NY Crazy Donkey, Mon 21 June OFF, Tue 22 June TBD, Wed 23 June Orono ME Ushuaia, Thu 24 June Manchester NH Bombshelter, Fri 25 June Attleborogh MA Jarrods, Sat 26 June TBA Philadephia PA, Sun 27 June HOLD Springfield VA, Mon 28 June OFF, Tue 29 June TBA, Wed 30 June Raleigh NC The Brewery Thu 01 July Jacksonville NC Planet Rock, Fri 02 July Fayetteville NC Jester's, Sat 03 July TBA Atlanta GA Sun 04 July OFF, Mon 05 July TBA, Tue 06 July TBA Jacksonville FL , Wed 07 July Ft Lauderdale FL Kelsey Club, Thu 08 July Seminole FL Boomers , Fri 09 July Tallahasee FL Floyds'

Decapitated: Decapitated are featured in an article in national intertainment bible, Entertainment Weekly, hitting newsstands Friday, June 11. The article explores the controversy of the Decapitated name in the light of the recent decapitation of US citizen Nick Berg at the hands of terrorists - a situation reminiscent of the controversy surrounding the band Anthrax during the anthrax scares of 2001.

For an underground death metal band like Decapitated to be mentioned in the pages of Entertainment Weekly is quite a coup indeed. Yet as brutal and technical a band as they may be, Decapitated are no strangers to mainstream publicity. Since the release of their Earache debut, 'Winds Of Creation', the band has been covered in a host of un-metal publications, including Billboard and Spin.

6/8/04

In Flames, The Crown, Vader:

German power metallers GAMMA RAY are among the artists featured on "Armageddon Over Wacken", a double DVD covering the 2003 edition of Wacken Open Air Festival. While most of the bands featured appear on the release with one song, GAMMA RAY are there with two numbers: "One With The World" and "Last Before The Storm".

"Armageddon Over Wacken" will be available in a digipak package, but will also be offered internationally as a normal jewel case release. A July 26 release is expected.

"Armageddon Over Wacken" DVD track listing (in alphabetical order by band):

01. CAPARTHIAN FOREST "Mask Of The Slave"
02. DARK AGE "Suicide Crew"
03. DEW-SCENTED "Cities Of The Dead"
04. DIAMOND HEAD feat. JESS COX "Am I Evil"
05. DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER "Instinct"
06. EVIDENCE ONE "In The Beginning There Was Fire"
07. GAMMA RAY "One With the World"
08. GAMMA RAY "Last Before The Storm"
09. HOLY MOSES "World Chaos"
10. HOLY MOSES "Nothing For My Mum"
11. IN FLAMES "Only for The Weak"
12. IN FLAMES "Watch Them Feed"
13. KATAKLYSM "Where The Enemy Sleeps"
14. LORDI "Would You Love A Monsterman"
15. METALIUM "Pain Crawls In The Night"
16. ONKEL TOM "Bon Scott"
17. PRIMAL FEAR "Angel In Black"
18. RUNNING WILD "Welcome To Hell"
19. SAXON "Princess Of The Night"
20. SENTENCED "Nepenthe"
21. SEVENTH ONE "Hellowed Ground"
22. SINNER "Born To Rock"
23. TESTAMENT "Alone In The Dark"
24. TESTAMENT "Over The Wall"
25. TESTAMENT "Burnt Offerings"
26. THE CROWN "Under The Whip"
27. TWISTED SISTER "Like A Knife In The Back"
28. TWISTED SISTER "I Am, I'm Me"
29. VADER "Reign For Ever World"
30. VICTORY "Temples Of Gold"

In other news, GAMMA RAY have been forced to cancel their participation in Metal Mania Festival, which was originally set to take place in Spain over three days (June 25, 26 and 27). Due to the difficulty in finding a suitable place for Metal Mania 2004, the festival organizers, Rock 'N' Rock and Matarile, have decided to make the festival a one-day event (new date is now June 25). As a result, the majority of the bands who were set the play Metal Mania have had to pull out of the festival, GAMMA RAY being one of them. "The band therefore wish to apologize to the Spanish fans who had been looking forward to seeing them this summer, and hope to return to Spain soon!" the group write on their web site.

Hypocrisy:

A live video of HYPOCRISY performing the track "Necronomicon" on their recent American tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE has been posted online at this location (courtesy of Evil Eye Productions).

Upcoming HYPOCRISY shows:

Jun. 12 Moscow, RUS @ DKG
Jun. 18-20 Seinajoki, FIN @ Provinssirock
Jun. 25-27 Dessel, BEL @ Graspop Metal Meeting
Jul. 02-04 Flugplatz Roitzschjora, GER @ With Full Force
Aug. 0507 Wacken, GER @ Wacken Open Air
Aug. 19-21 Abtsgmünd, GER @ Summer Breeze
Aug. 21-22 Tolbin, SLO @ Metalcamp

HYPOCRISY, WOLF and TANKARD have been booked for the "34,000 Ton Metal" cruise "a giant ship full of metalheadz [sailing] to sea" on September 24, according to a posting on WOLF's web site. No further information is available at this time.

In Flames:

Metal Hammer Award Winners Announced

The second annual "Metal Hammer Awards" took place in London on the 7th of June and the winners of ten different prices was presented. In Flames won as the "Best Underground Act". Read more about the winners here.

Nightrage: Members section updated.

Otep: "The poetry is very dark and the music that is its soundtrack is very appropriate...almost Floydian in style, like The Wall or The Final Cut, with the moodiness, and the meshing of spoken word and musical interludes."
PitRiff.com

OTEP is featured on the frontpage of the ESP Guitars website.

Decapitated: Entertainment Weekly Explores Terrorist Connections

Children of Bodom:

Photos from the USA

Some photos from CoB's recent USA tour right here.

Motograter: Hello Motofans. Unfortunately our Cincinatti show Tuesday, June 8 has to be rescheduled. Don't worry. We will be back!

Cradle of Filth: 2 more "new track details" added to Nymph Profiles

Brainstorm: F*#K YEAH... Back from the BW&BK!!!!
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Here we are again... back home... a bit tired and really sad, as we still have your screams ("fuck yeah"... NOT "mmmh yeah" ha ha ha..GREAT!) in our ears! You're awesome!
Really, as I said... a dream came true, and we still can't believe what happened. It's amazing to see, what great friends we have overseas. So THANK YOU CLEVELAND...!! (attached some pictures from the trip) ! We had a

blast and we enjoyed every f*#§ing single minute hanging out with you! Hope to see you again as soon as possible! ...aaahhhh, and YES,... my mother knows it all after I told her all the great things. Wanna know what she said now? "Go back... and do it again!" ha ha ha! Yes, we will.....

So, now it's time to go to Sweden....! WOW!!!!! Vikings.... here we come:-) !!!!
All the best, take care and..... storm your brain!
Rock on...
Yours Andy B. Franck

6/7/04

Arch Enemy: Download festival
Hello all avid archenemy.neters! We just got back home from the enormous music event that is the Download festival in the U.K More...

Otep: Help get House of Secrets into more record stores, find out about cheap gas, enlighten the right-wing, enter for a chance to get a pack of FREE stickers and more by joining the Shadow Soldiers eteam.

Into Eternity: Just got an email today from Tyler Elynuik, the director of the upcoming VIDEO SHOOT! The video will be for Spiralling Into Depression, and EVERYONE is invited for the LIVE portion of the video!!!

What: Live portion of Into Eternity Video Shoot
Place: The State
Doors open: 6:00 PM
Price: $5
Date: Sunday June 13, 2004
All Ages!!!

Come be part of Into Eternity history!!!

Cradle of Filth: Daad pics added to group photos

Voivod:

Attention! Attention! Attention! All friends in the Multiverse.

The Voivod is alive and well in the land of ice. Currently, there are approximately 25 songs in progress for the next recordings. Mssr. Piggy is churning up evil with some very metal riffage and leading the way as we are charting our course of execution for the months ahead.

As of now, we plan to return to the same rooms with the same helmsman of the Nothingface era. (Translation: Away, Snake, Piggy, and Jasonic make some serious new Voivodian noise in Montreal with Glen Robinson producing.) This is our dream, this is our quest.

So, as the world spins faster everyday, we will make our music, our way, when everything aligns. In time, the Voivod again will rise! Listen closely for the cries...in 2005...

We look forward to sharing the metal with our people. Until we see you...

Keep It Heavy,

Jasonic

P.S. Check out the 20th Anniversary "War and Pain" release from Metal Blade. Awesome true old school!

Hook Yourself Up with Some Voivod Gear

6/6/04

Arch Enemy: Support acts for Japan tour confirmed
More...

Funeral Rites: The Extreme Texas Metalfest is only one week away. We hope to see everyone in or around the Houston area there to show their support for METAL. For more information be sure to visit the shows page.

6/5/04

Nightrage: The site has been through a little makeover.

6/4/04

Otep: First things first. Otep's House of Secrets kicks complete and total ass."
ReviewToAKill.com

"The door to House of Secrets opens into a terrifying world with "Requiem," a track that asks the listener to be privy to haunting voices, screams and to moments of verbal abuse of those to be unnamed. This track sets the tone to the rest of the disc as it requires the listener to settle in for a ride that is at times disturbing and emotionally draining, yet cathartic."
AftertasteMag.com

"Branded by Shamayas howling vocals, disturbing whimpers and masterful prose, HOUSE OF SECRETS will take modern metal to an explosive and all together extreme new level."
TaintedImagez.com

Dark Tranquillity: Thanks to all the people that made our performance at the Rock hard festival last weekend such a success! Photos from the event have been uploaded to the appropiate section.

A new version of D.T. SingALong - the nifty little karaoke program - can be downloaded from here, including the lyrics for "Damage done" and "Haven". Apologies to Jonas for being a bit late with the upload.

Instructions: - Right-click and chose "save as.." to download. Unzip and run DTSingALong.exe. Check the .readme file for usage instructions.

Cannibal Corpse: New fanpictures added

US dates added

6/3/04

In Flames:

Some more dates confirmed !

In Flames have just been confirmed for the "Sziget Festival" in Budapest, Hungary on August 07, 2004. More details about the festival is available here.

In Flames are on the 16:th of June schunduled to once again open up for one of the greatest bands of all time: Metallica !!!
That's right: your read correctly: Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany, 16:th of June: In Flames, Slipknot and Metallica.

See you there !

In Flames - Festivals & gigs, summer 2004
June 05 - 2004 Rock-am-Ring, Germany
June 06 - 2004 Rock-im-Park, Germany
June 12 - 2004 Sölvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
June 16 - 2004 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany
June 19 - 2004 Gothenburg, Sweden - Metal Town
June 26 - 2004 Albacete, Spain - Metal Mania
July 02 - 2004 Motala, Sweden - Motala Vattenfestival
July 07 - 2004 Athens, Greece - Omicron's Open Air Festival
July 08 - 2004 Sundsvall, Sweden - Gatufest
July 09 - 2004 Imst, Austria - Forestglade
July 10 - 2004 Wiesn, Austria - Forestglade West
July 16 - 2004 Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Open Air Festival
July 24 - 2004 Geiselwind, Germany - Earthshaker Fest
July 28-Aug. 01 - 2004 Piteå, Sweden - Piteå Dansar och Ler
August 07 - 2004 Budapest, Hungary Sziget Festival

Shadows Fall: Vote For Shadows Fall "Destroyer Of Senses" Video At MTV

Otep: Ever wonder what OTEP uses on tour? You'll find everything from microphones, bass amps, drum sticks and more on our new equipment page.

Click on the image to view larger photo.

OTEP have confirmed new shows w/Hatebreed in Johnson City, TN; Davenport, IA; Traverse City, MI; and Spartanburg, SC. See tour schedule.

The Crown:

We give up.

Today, the 7th of March 2004, we, the dudes of The Crown, have decided to call it quits.
I'm sure every member in the band can still come up with 10 reasons for continuing and 10 reasons for giving up, but after some heavy consideration we have decided to finally find out what life is like without playing in The Crown.

It's been a blast writing/performing together all these years, taking this band to levels that we never even knew of. Also getting to know other people in other bands on the road has been amazing. Seeing new places and getting to see and hear new, great bands has totally blown us away - we sure had our share of fun!

Too many tours gone bad due to not at all professional tour arrangements is maybe the main reason for giving up. (We do indeed have stories about tourmanagers/agencies and the business in general, the best ones would surely make a bestselling book...)
Coming home from tours with empty pockets, equipment falling apart and having a pile of bills on the doorstep is simply "horns down". Paying the bills with tour memories and floorscores is just not possible. We do love standing on stage but we don't know much about the business part, and that's a bad combination. Trust me on that one.

The timing for giving up now is both good and bad:
Bad because Possessed 13 is an incredible album that deserves some decent touring, but I guess all professional booking agencies have their hands full as it is.
Good because we decided to not sign a new deal with Metal Blade, and now that we finally have Crowned in Terror (Crowned Unholy!!!) sounding like it was supposed to, the timing is superb.

We made 6 killer albums, we did stuff our way, and we sure as hell paid our dues.
Or as we say to conclude usual setbacks: "We came, we saw and we fucked up!"

So we want to thank our fans for the support: you people made it last for 14 years! Thanks to Metal Blade, thanks to all bands that we've shared the stage with. Our apologies to the festivals that had us booked for the summer of 2004.
And last but not least: thanks to our girlfriends for putting up with us through the rehearsals, gigs, studio sessions and tours!

- Janne and The Crown

Cradle of Filth: Newsletter Subscription added (Signup now!)

6/2/04

Arch Enemy: Vote for We Will RIse Best Metal Video of the New Millennium (so far)?

Shadows Fall:

The dynamic thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALLs highly anticipated new album, The War Within, is now set for a September 21st release. The stunning new offering, produced again by Zeuss (Hatebreed) at Planet Z Studios in the band's home state of Massachusetts is the follow-up to the bands critically acclaimed disc, The Art of Balance, and features 10 tracks of sonic devastation. The War Within, their fourth full-length release, is the groups most unrelenting, yet dynamic offering that further proves why they are the undisputed leaders of their genre.

SHADOWS FALL will hit the road in Europe in early June on the New Wave of American Heavy Metal Tour featuring Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and labelmates God Forbid. This will be followed by the groups highly anticipated summer U.S. headlining tour, dubbed the Strhess Tour, which also features As I Lay Dying, Himsa and Remembering Never. The trek kicks off on July 16th and runs through August 19th. Be sure to check the tours official website www.strhesstour.com for dates and all current news.

For the Strhess Tour, the band has reserved tickets for everyone on their mailing list and web site before they go on sale to the general public. This way you get the chance to order tickets first with cheaper service and shipping fees than you would pay using other ticket services. You can obtain a password by signing up at www.shadowsfall.com or clicking the link below. Unfortunately, because of venue restrictions, it can't be done for every show. This is a first come, first serve online ticket ordering system. Four tickets will be the maximum per order.

Click here to order Pre-Sale tickets online ticketing.concertmaps.com/shadowsfall/. This page will be updated as soon as more shows are added to our pre-sale list. A Buy link will appear at the precise moment tickets are available. All orders require a credit card.

The War Within Official Tracklisting

1. The Light That Blinds

2. Enlightened By The Cold

3. Act Of Contrition

4. What Drives The Weak

5. Stillness

6. Inspiration On Demand

7. The Power Of I and I

8. Ghosts Of Past Failure

9. Eternity Is Within

10. Those Who Can Not Speak

# posted by Webmaster : 9:20 PM

Hostility: Everybody welcome us back to the world wide web, after a brief outage, the site is back up and running.

Look for some new content, and possibly a new look in the near future.

Alex C
xdiox@yahoo.com

Dark Tranquillity: DARK TRANQUILLITY Sends Hails To Fans, Reports On Rock Hard Fest Appearance...
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Vader: New pics from gig in Chorzów
News pics from gig in Chorzów have been added to the gallery. Check them out!

VADER plays for over 50 000 people
Over 50 000 people saw VADER' s gig in Chorzów, Poland, where the band opened for METALLICA. Unfortunately, there were some technical problems, nevertheless they played a pretty succesful show, containing a few VADER's classics: Sothis, Wings, Epitath, Xeper, Carnal. We would like to thank to all people that made the show possible: Metal Mind Productions, Odyssey Agency, METALLICA's management and musicians. It was a great honor for the band to share the stage with Four Horsemen.

Massive Management

We invite you to visit our gallery of pics where you can see some pics from the show.

Cannibal Corpse: Rio Show Cancelled

Cradle of Filth: Candid Photos Added

6/1/04

Morbid Angel: Headbanger's Ball Guest Hosts

Cannibal Corpse: Alex signs in on Mexico

Cradle of Filth: Track details added to Nymph Profiles

5/31/04

5/29/04

Kamelot:

Happy Birthday to Thomas!!

Kamelot.com wants to say have a great time on your birthday and enjoy your special day. Thomas is a Gemini .Post your well wishes on the Guestbook

5/25/04

Otep: BE THE REVOLUTION
OTEP will be performing spoken-word poetry at the BE THE REVOLUTION event @ Avalon (Hollywood, CA) on Thursday, May 27th! Visit ObeyGiant.com for more info; click here to purchase tickets

Event is 21+. Otep is scheduled to speak at 10pm. DOWNLOAD FLYER

SHADOW SOLDIERS
Join the Shadow Soldiers e-team and listen to an exclusive voicemail message from Otep, preview the new track "Hooks & Splinters," and learn about 'cheap gas.'
http://otep.com/shadowsoldiers.php

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Read an interview with Evil J, watch the "Warhead" video & more at http://www.otep.com

5/24/04

Motograter:

Motograter Show Updates

Sun 06 Jun - Cleveland OH Odeon Wed 09 Jun - Grand Rapids MI Intersection Sat 12 Jun - Huntington WV Monkey Bar Sun 13 Jun TBA Mon 14 Jun OFF Tue 15 Jun - Allentown PA Crocodile Rock Wed 16 Jun TBA Thu 17 Jun - Albany NY Northern Lights Fri 18 Jun - Poughkeepsie NY The Chance Sat 19 Jun - Hartford CT Webster Theater Sun 20 Jun - Farmingdale NY Crazy Donkey Mon 21 Jun OFF Tue 22 Jun TBA Wed 23 Jun - Orono ME Ushuaia Thu 24 Jun - Manchester NH Bombshelter Fri 25 Jun - Attleborogh MA Jarrods Sat 26 Jun - Rochester NY Penny Arcade

5/22/04

Kamelot: "¡Atención, fans de Kamelot!

El día 29 de mayo, sábado, se va a celebrar una fiesta temática en Madrid sobre este grupo de power metal melódico.

Si quieres pasar un buen rato, acércate al pub Tuareg, en la calle Andrés Mellado 33 (bajos de Argüelles) y verás lo que es una buena fiesta de power metal melódico.

El grupo no estará allí, pero su música sonará durante toda la noche y haremos sorteos de merchandising oficial, entre otras sorpresas.

¡Te esperamos!"

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"Attention Kamelot fans!

"On Saturday, may 29th we will be celebrating a theme party about this melodic power metal band.

If you wanna have some fun, come to pub Tuareg (calle Andrés Mellado 33 ) and you will see what a good melodic power metal party is!

The band will not be there, but their music will be played all night long and we will give out official merchandise as prizes apart from other surprises!

We will be waiting for you!"

Cheers,
The Sentinel

5/19/04

Dark Tranquillity: Next monday (the 24th), D.T. will have a signing session for "Exposures..." at the Bengans recordstore in Gothenburg. Time: 17:00.

5/18/04

Lamb of God: Ashes of the WakeLAMB OF GOD have set "Ashes of the Wake" as the title of their upcoming new album release. The follow-up to 2003's "As the Palaces Burn" is currently being recorded in Richmond VA (the bands home) and tentatively set for a late summer release through Epic Records. Ashes of the Wake is the third full-length studio release from LAMB OF GOD. (the fourth full-length release from the group in total).

5/14/04

Brainstorm: Hi fellows,

no rest for the wicked. Here is just a quick update on some upcoming shows that we got confirmed the last days. We will play the Rock Harz Festival in June as well as the Metalcamp Festival in August. For more details check the tour section.
We have updated our shop with some new designs we had with us on the tour, so feel free to surf by and have a look.
Still not enough good news at all? Well, then you will have to be patient until next week, because next week will bring you besides more actual news from the Brainstorm Base tons of pictures from our recent tour. Stay tuned!

5/13/04

Motograter: Motograter Tour Dates

We are coming to get you!!!

Mon 24 May Denver CO BlueBird Theatre
Tue 25 May Day Off ( Drive like a MOFO)
Wed 26 May Maplewood MN The Rock
Thu 27 May Chicago Heights IL Oasis 160
Fri 28 May Niles MI Whitehouse Frank Mastelarz
Sat 29 May Dekalb IL Otto's
Sun 30 May Davenport IA Quad City Live
Mon 31 May OFF
Tue 01 Jun FILL
Wed 02 Jun La Crosse WI Warehouse
Thu 03 Jun Milwaukee WI Rave
Fri 04 Jun Toledo OH Headliner's
Sat 05 Jun Detroit MI Harpos
Sun 06 Jun Cleveland OH Odeon
Mon 07 Jun OFF
Tue 08 Jun Cincinatti OH Annie's
Wed 09 Jun Grand Rapids MI Intersection
Thu 10 Jun Flint MI Machine Shop
Fri 11 Jun Columbus OH Al Rosa
Sat 12 Jun Huntington WV Monkey Bar
Sun 13 Jun Allentown PA Crocodile Rock
Mon 14 Jun Philadelphia PA Trocadero
Tue 15 Jun OFF>
Wed 16 Jun Sayerville NJ Starland Ballroom
Thu 17 Jun Farmingdale NY Crazy Donkey
Fri 18 Jun Poughkeepsie NY The Chance
Sat 19 Jun Worcester MA Palladium
Sun 20 Jun Providence RI Metro
Mon 21 Jun OFF>
Tue 22 Jun Portland ME Asylum
Wed 23 Jun Hartford CT Webster Theater
Thu 24 Jun OFF
Fri 25 Jun Syracuse NY TBA
Sat 26 Jun Buffalo NY Runwayz>
Sun 27 Jun Rochester NY Penny Arcade
Mon 28 Jun OFF
Tue 29 Jun Albany NY TBA
Wed 30 Jun Pittsburgh PA TBA
Thu 01 Jul
Fri 02 Jul Norfolk VA Norva
Sat 03 Jul Baltimore MD Recher Theatre

Sun 04 Jul Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues
Mon 05 Jul OFF
Tue 06 Jul Atlanta GA Masquerade/Cotton Club
Wed 07 Jul Jacksonville FL
Thu 08 Jul Orlando FL House of Blues
Fri 09 Jul Ft Lauderdale FL Kelsey Club
Sat 10 Jul Tampa FL Masquerade
Sun 11 Jul Tallahasee FL TBA
Mon 12 Jul OFF
Tue 13 Jul New Orleans LA House of Blues
Wed 14 Jul Houston TX Engine Room
Thu 15 Jul Dallas TX Tree's
Fri 16 Jul San Antonio TX TBA
Sat 17 Jul Lubbock TX TBA
Sun 18 Jul El Paso TX TBA
Mon 19 Jul OFF
Tue 20 Jul Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theatre

Wed 21 Jul Phoenix AZ Marquee TH
Thu 22 Jul San Diego CA Soma/Canes
Fri 23 Jul Los Angeles CA Whisky/Rxy
Sat 24 Jul Anaheim CA House of Blues
Sun 25 Jul Las Vegas NV Hunteridge The
Mon 26 Jul Los Angeles CA Whisky
Tue 27 Jul Ventura CA Ventura Theatre
Wed 28 Jul OFF
Fri 30 Jul San Bernadino CA Gotham
Sat 31 Jul Modesto CA TBA
Sun 01 Aug TBA
Mon 02 Aug OFF
Tue 03 Aug Sacramento CA TBA
Wed 04 Aug San Francisco CA TBA
Thu 05 Aug Chico CA TBA
Fri 06 Aug Reno NV TBA
Sat 07 Aug Las Vegas NV TBA
Sun 08 Aug Salt Lake City UT TBA
Mon 09 Aug Boise ID TBA
Tue 10 Aug OFF
Wed 11 Aug San Francisco CA TBA
Thu 12 Aug Portland OR TBA
Fri 13 Aug Walla Walla WA TBA
http://www.motograter.com

Children of Bodom:

Children of Bodom signing session

The band will be at SCRAPE Records (Vancouver, BC, Canada) for an in-store signing session with Evergrey on Friday, May 14 at 3 PM

5/12/04

Dark Tranquillity: Hi all,

sorry for spammming your inboxes for the 2nd day in a row, but some of
you might be interested in this:

You can now pre-order signed copies of "Exposures.." via the Gothenburg
record store Bengans and get the album delivered on the day of release.

For more info, check out the order form on www.darktranquillity.com

/your D.T. team

Otep: ROCK THE VOTE SHOW
OTEP will be playing a special Rock The Vote concert @ Key Club (Los Angeles, CA) on May 20th! Tickets are $12.50 and are available at Ticketmaster.com [buy tickets]

Nightrage: Nightrage is currently auditioning a bassist and drummer. We will keep you posted on the outcome. Moreover the band is writing songs for the new album, and will be entering Studio Fredman on August 1st. The lyrics on the new material will be a collaboration between Tomas Lindberg and Marios. Also, Gus G. is going to participate in the songwriting process. Expect a really powerful and intense comeback from Nightrage.
Contact Webmaster

Dark Funeral:

Spanish biography updated

5/11/04

Dark Tranquillity: Greetings and salutations! Just got home from another venture into the
land of the rising sun. Japan, we love you. We´ve had the greatest time,
and thanks to the very dangerous partners in crime from Toy´s Factory we
managed to set the streets on fire and underwater creatures aflying from
our beastly bellies.

Thanks also to our inbred friends from Soilwork who know how to shred
not only on stage.

Domo Arigato!

Photos from all three gigs can be seen at www.dark-tranquillity.nl

/d.t.

5/10/04

Superjoint Ritual: Superjoint Ritual takes over MTV2's Headbangers Ball - Airing May 15th 10 PM ET/ 7PM PT! Tune in for some of the heaviest videos you will ever see on television, watch Kevin Bond get tattooed by Paul Booth and hear Philip Anselmo set the record straight about Pantera!

MTV2 Headbangers Ball invites one of the heaviest bands in the world Superjoint Ritual - featuring Philip Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, Jimmy Bower, Hank Williams III and Kevin Bond to host the entire two hours of Headbangers Ball which airs on May 15th @ 10:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm PCT.

In the Summer of 2003 - Metal Icon-Superjoint Ritual vocalist Philip Anselmo hosted a one hour special - "Philip Anselmo's Ball"- which aired right after an episode of the Headbangers Ball. Philip Anselmo's Ball paid homage to our forefathers of Heavy Metal- it was a history of metal that included videos of heavy music's inspiration Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin as well as underground hard core heroes Cromags and Bad Brains. Now, MTV2 Headabangers ball asked Philip back - this time with his band Superjoint Ritual!

On May 15, Philip Anselmo finally sets the record straight on Pantera. You won't want to miss this history making episode of Headbangers Ball. This two hour Special Headbangers Ball with hosts Superjoint Ritual will air videos of old school metal greats not too often seen as well videos by the latest metal has to offer.

Watch guitarist Kevin Bond get tattooed by none other than the 'King of Rock Tattoos' - Paul Booth. Superjoint Ritual invite world class tattooist Paul Booth who Rolling Stone Magazine refer to as " The New King of Rock Tattoos - - known for his macabre, iconoclastic art - which includes ink on Slipknot, Slayer, Sepultura, Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, Cradle of Filth, Satyricon, From Autumn To Ashes, Soulfly, Sevendust, Six feet Under, Def Tones and more. Paul Booth has also designed album art for Deicide, Six Feet Under and Pig Destroyer as well as set design and merchandise for Slayer.

When asked about the MTV2 Headbangers Ball -Jim Bower states, "Headbangers Ball is a great outlet for kids old and young to see what is new, what is happening and to see what is very metal".

"Glad we are on Headbangers Ball instead of -'Where are they now' declares Kevin Bond.

Philip Anselmo commits, "As any person might think I may say something negative (about HBB)... It is actually still a good place for the majority of kids to find heavy metal"!

"They need to play more metal; it's about time Headbangers Ball came back. It needs to be six hours long a day not once a week" laments Hank Williams III.

Joe Fazzio exclaims, "I am ecstatic that there is an outlet for heavy music - its cool that bands can be underground and still be on MTV2 - you can still be watched by millions and be underground so--- HAIL!

Dereistic:

THE SHOW THIS TUESDAY AT FAT CAT'S IS CANCELLED .

THANK YOU DALLAS! Thanks to all the ladies roaming around! ALRIGHT SAN ANTONIO PREPARE TO GET YOUR ASS WHOOPED! THE TEARING UP TEXAS TOUR, NEXT AND LAST STOP IS COMING THIS SATURDAY!

Also for all of our Houston fans we have an upcoming show this July!

Jesse Sherline

5/5/04

Raunchy:

Pictures from Aarhus Fee Metal Festival are ready in the "pictures" section. Enjoy ;-)

Morbid Angel: Main Stage at Roskilde Festival...
Morbid Angel is confirmed to play the main stage at this year's massive Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Morbid Angel will appear on the main stage on Saturday July 3rd, 2004 at 5:00pm to play an unprecedented 90-minute set. Other artists scheduled to perform this amazingly diverse festival include David Bowie, Korn, Morrissey, N*E*R*D, and Pixies.

Says Morbid Angel bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker: "We are extremely excited to play for all the fans at this great festival."

Twilight Ophera: The End of Halcyon release date is 13th July for both EU/US.
The album will also benefit the new distribution deal with [Caroline Distribution] which Crash Music signed April 2004...
[read more]

3/2/04

Nightrage: Interview section updated.

3/1/04

Kamelot:

Current and former members of SAVATAGE will unite for one night only to headline ProgPower V this September in Atlanta.

The festival, which will be held September 17 and 18 at Earthlink Live, will feature Jon Oliva, Zak Stevens, Chris Caffery, and Steve "Dr. Kill Drums" Wacholz performing a set from SAVATAGE's entire discography in an exclusive performance. In addition to the full set, fans can expect a sneak preview of Jon Oliva's "Tage Mahal".

"I'm really excited about this show," said Stevens. "The last time I did a full show with these guys was at the PopComm Festival in Germany 1999. I've been waiting for the right time for us to get together. That time has come and where better than the ProgPower festival?"

Added Jon Oliva: "We've been talking with Zak about doing a special show ever since he left SAVATAGE, but it's really hard to get every one's schedules together for a rare event like this. It was nearly impossible this time around and it probably won't ever happen again, so we'll make this one special! We plan on playing several songs we rarely ever performed live...this should be good!"

Germany's EDGUY will return to Atlanta after an overwhelming response at 2002's ProgPower III. "ProgPower was our first big step in the USA as a band," said EDGUY vocalist Tobias Sammet. "Glenn (the promoter) had the balls to take the risk and build something over there to support the music we all love so much but was claimed DEAD in the USA not long ago. Well, for 'dead' people, all the lovely fans there down in front of the stage looked pretty good."

ProgPower II veterans KAMELOT will also make a return appearance at the festival. "We are very pleased to be returning for ProgPower V," said KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood. "ProgPower is the highest class of the U.S. festivals and gives many metal fans a chance to see the bands that do not get to tour the U.S. We are planning to play songs from our previous albums, as well as some new ones from the upcoming album that we are currently in production with. And there are always some nice surprises with our live shows."

Progressive metal icons PAIN OF SALVATION will perform an exclusive set for ProgPower USA this year. The set list will be picked entirely by the fans via online voting. Details will be announced via the festival web site in the coming weeks.

In ProgPower tradition, several European bands will make North American debuts Denmark's WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Germany's DREAMSCAPE, and France's ADAGIO with Germany's BRAINSTORM, Sweden's TAD MOROSE, and Canada's INTO ETERNITY rounding out the lineup.

Tickets will go on sale May 1 via all Ticketmaster outlets. Only 900 tickets will be made available to the public once again. Gold Badges (special patron tickets) are already sold-out.

Tickets for the 1,500-seat venue have sold out within two weeks for the past two shows.

"People keep asking me why I don't move to a bigger venue since the show sells out every year," said promoter Glenn Harveston. "Well, the success of ProgPower USA is not based only on the roster and tickets sold, but the intimacy and atmosphere that I am able to create. It's what makes this show unique here in the States."

Sponsorship, CD sampler, and program advertising information is available at www.progpowerusa.com.

ProgPower V schedule:

Friday, September 17:

INTO ETERNITY: 5:30 - 6:15
DREAMSCAPE: 6:45 - 7:30
TAD MOROSE: 8:00 - 8:45
KAMELOT: 9:15 - 10:45
SAVATAGE: 11:15 - close

Saturday, September 18:

ADAGIO: 5:30 - 6:15
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: 6:45 - 7:30
BRAINSTORM: 8:00 - 9:00
PAIN OF SALVATION: 9:30 - 11:00
EDGUY: 11:30 - close

Funeral Rites:

Don't forget about Funeral Rites FREE show at Sound Exchange in Houston on Thursday, March 4, 2004. For more information or directions contact Sound Exchange through their website at http://www.soundexchangehouston.com or on the phone at 713-666-5555.

Unfortunately the Spring Break tour planned for the coming week has fallen through but we do have quite a few shows coming up in the ensuing months. More specifics can be found on the shows page.

Keep checking back or sign up for the Funeral Rites newsletter on the Contact Us page, as there will be a major announcement concerning the band in the next few weeks.

Shadows Fall: In anticipation of the new SHADOWS FALL album vocalist Brian Fair checks in with the following update....more >>
If you were all wondering about the springfield show.. here it is! www.ogre26.com

Vader: Short trip through Europe
Before VADER's next tour through Europe the band will play 4 gigs, in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. There's a possibility for more dates in Germany but they are still under negotiations. The confirmed dates are as follows:

01.04.04 D Osnabruck
02.04.04 HOL Scum
03.04.04 BEL Brussels
04.04.04 SWI Geneva

Lamb of God: New MusicThe 'As the Palaces Burn' video will not be the only world premier to air on this weekends Headbangers Ball. The band brought and aired a 30 second sample clip of new material off of self-produced pre-production demos. That clip will be available on this site following the airing of Headbangers Ball on MTV2 this Satutrday, March 6th at 10pm est.

DVD SpecialMTV2 will be airing a 30 minute program special on 'Terror and Hubris', the LAMB OF GOD DVD Saturday, March 6th at midnight. The special will immediately follow the Headbangers Ball, co-hosted by LAMB OF GOD.

As the Vinyl BurnsProsthetic Records will be releasing the special edition vinyl of 'As the Palaces Burn' on March 5th.
Visit the Prosthetic Records site for ordering information.

Brainstorm: BRAINSTORM AT PROGPOWER USA!
And again we have some great news, mostly for all our U.S. fans! We are proud to announce we will be playing on another U.S. festival: ProgPower USA V! We'll be playing for an hour on the second day, Saturday 18th. Check out their website for more info!

September 17th-18th, Atlanta GA, USA
www.progpowerusa.com

Friday: Into Eternity, Dreamscape, Tad Morose, Kamelot, members of Savatage

Saturday: Adagio, Wuthering Heights, Brainstorm, Pain of Salvation, Edguy

2/28/04

Funeral Rites: Shows page has been updated.

Morbid Angel: Gaming Newsflash!!!!!!!!!

Anyone remember the old school 3D game DOOM by ID Software?
Surely by now everyone knows what a 3D gaming WHORE Trey is. If he isnt
Railing up a storm in the Quake 3 InstaGIB servers hes going to work showing
those DOOM Creepers who their owner is.

Always Happy To Come To MY HOUSE!!!

Well, Trey has just completed a chaotic new DOOM map called Chambers of Dis.
This map is set up as a single player survival nightmare environment to put your
gaming skills to the test. This map is huge and filled with tons of evil little doom
creepers who all lust for your suffering and fragmentation. Ready to show them
whose house this is? Just click on the new Chambers of Dis menu link for more
details. The Chambers of Dis map is made for the DOOM enhancement patch
ZDooM which allows higher video resolution, mouse look and other upgrades
which breathe new life into this ancient 3D classic. All that is needed to instantly
play the map is included in the Chambers of Dis Zip file.

Creating music that takes the listener places is a big passion for me.
Now I wanna share with you meanies another side of my madness. J
During the writing and recording period for out latest release Heretic
I was also working on some other fun stuff such as this Chambers of
Dis map. For some reason I just gotta be using my imagination for
something cool and this map was such a funtastic outlet that I now
wish to share with everyone, just for fun. Im sure you all know what
a gaming whore I am so come and taste some of this bitter-sweetness
that I have prepared for you.

Trey Azagthoth

2/27/04

Deicide:

On Monday, March 1, Glen Benton of DEICIDE will sit down with "Uranium" host Juliya to talk about the new record, "Scars of the Crucifix", his beliefs as a Satanist, what inspires him to write and play, and of course, Juliya gets to the bottom of the now-infamous Canadian border incident from last year.

Glen: "Well I will say this As far as the weapons, I mean, the weapons thing, the fact was that we travel with a lot of money and the gun was placed there by the owner of the motor home, who's a good friend of mine and it's been there for a long time and that was pretty much you know"

Juliya: "So you just forgot."

Glen: "That was there and he just gave it up. When asked if there was any guns on the motor home he gave it up, he surrendered it. As far as the pound and a half of weed or whatever the hell it was, you know come on. I mean we are not fucking a bunch of goody goodies I'm not going to lie to you."

Juliya: "What about the steroids, you don't think your angry enough already?"

Glen: "I don't do steroids, I think we all know who does steroids... Luckily I wasn't there when all that went down, I was like 30 minutes outside of Detroit for the next show. What happened was, the night before in Buffalo we told the driver cause he was following Mapquest, so I blame Mapquest alright, they'll be hearing from us. So he accidentally followed his Mapquest into Canada, 'cause he knew he couldn't go in Canada. So it was kind of like an accident kind of thing, you know?"

Juliya: "So how did you guys get out of that anyway?"

Glen: "Luckily there was a state trooper that was a DEICIDE fan, and he went up in front of the judge and got them out real cheap. He told the judge they're just a bunch of crazy rockers and not criminals, and the judge set the bail real low and let them out... We only missed one show."

For more from Glen and the world television premiere of DEICIDE's first-ever video, "Scars of the Crucifix", tune into "Uranium" on Monday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. EST on Fuse TV.

Blo.torch: BLO.TORCH FM
Now that the finalists of the "Grote Prijs van Zuid-Holland" have been chosen, the local radio station Radio/TV West in our hometown of The Hague will devote some air time to these bands.
Of course this includes Blo.torch, so if you tune in to the Stork On Air show on March 5 between 19.00 and 21.00 hours, you will catch some of the new Blo.torch material from the upcoming album "Volatile".

For the Netherlands, radio frequencies are available op the Radio/TV West site.
For the rest of the World, Radio/TV West also broadcasts on the internet. You can choose 2 different ways to connect to the show.

Shadows Fall: What up everyone,

Been a busy week songwriting wise. I hit Planet Z on Saturday to lay down some rough vocal ideas over the demos that the band recorded last week. for live demos the sound quality is unreal. Zeus has stepped up Planet Z in a serious way. The new songs are coming out amazing. Everyone in the band is really siked on the new shit. sound-wise these songs are covering alot of ground. Some tunes are totally brutal heavy, heavier that anything we have done in the past, some have a real rock n roll vibe and some are just all out thrash fests. And this is only the beginning. New ideas are popping up constantly.

We should be debuting a few new tunes at the headlining shows we are planning for April. We are still waiting for final confirmtion but the lineup for the short tour looks to be killer. It is only a short run of
shows in the PA, NY and MA area. Right after the show we will be heading in the studio to begin work on the album itself.

In other news, The Art Of Balance is still doing amazingly!! We have sound scanned over 90,000 copies which for an underground metal band on an independent label is awesome. We really want to push this record over the 100,000 mark to prove to the industry what it is already realizing, that the underground is taking over and people are demanding quality music. Help us push this record over the 100K mark by telling your friends to pick that shit up and to all of those with burned copies go grab the real shit and hook us up!!! hahahaha. But seriously, thank you all so much for making this
record such a success. We are gonna come right back with another record that we think will push our sound even further.

Horns up,
Brian

Raunchy:

As promised we have put up the mp3´s again ! The video for "Watch out" will be shown at VIVA and VIVA Plus. Below more information:

VIVA

"Hell's Kitchen" show

Friday the 27th of February between 22.30 23.00 CET

VIVA PLUS

"Rock / Alternative" show (every Sunday, 21:00 03:00 CET + several repeats during the week)

Clip will be played (and available in the voting pool) starting on calendar week 10.

Also remember to vote for RAUNCHY to play at: Roskilde Festival and Rock am Ring ......... CHEERS !

2/26/04

Vader: VADER & HYPNOS
On the 12th of March VADER will hit the road together with death metal monster HYPNOS, playing 9 shows in Czech Republic and Slovakia. For more details write directly to Petr Hejtmanek- the tour manager. pedro.dvt@post.cz, www.hypnos.cz, www.hypnos.wz.cz

12.03.04 CZ Ostrava / RC Prostor
13.03.04 CZ Zabreh na Morave / Rafanda Club
14.03.04 CZ Lomnice nad Popelkou / Sokolovna
15.03.04 CZ Plzen / Pod Lampou
16.03.04 CZ Praha / Matrix Club
17.03.04 CZ Brno / KD Svatoboj
18.03.04 SLO Nitra / Stara Pekaren
19.03.04 SLO Martin-Vrutky / Mlyn Club
20.03.04 CZ Uherske Hradiste / Nebo Blizke Okoli

Twilight Ophera: Fixed layoutbug with higher resolutions >1600x1200, added feedback form - [test it] - comments about site needed.
Some improvements to layout with Mozilla browser.

2/25/04

Arch Enemy: Japan in June
Arch Enemy are heading over to Japan again, check the tourdates to see where and when exactly

Raunchy:

Unfortunately we have been forced to remove the videos and mp3´s from the server due to increased traffic. However the files should be online within a few days. We deeply apologize for this... BUT visit the site again for more information.

The Black Dahlia Murder: Major updates coming before we tour for a very long time. Japan ruled. New merch. More to come.

Dereistic:

PICTURES FROM THE RHYTHM ROOM SHOW! (CLICK NOW)

Thank you Kim!

Everyone check out the FIRE & ICE PROMOTIONS website at http://www.fireicepromo.com .

Jesse Sherline

Otep: video footage from the recording studio
watch the destruction that awaits you this summer...view a montage of clips from the studio, including wurdz by otep and evil j regarding the new album

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http://www.otep.com

2/24/03

Raunchy:

We have made the video for "Watch out" ready for download here ! The video is a MPEG-file (33.9 MB) and works perfectly in Real Media player and Windows Media player.

Cradle of Filth: Playlist added in Dave's Member Chamber

2/23/04

Killswitch Engage:

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has posted a video message from Backstage Studios in Ripley, Yorkshire, England, where he is currently mixing the group's new album, "The End of Heartache", with Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, SKINLAB). Check it out here. Additional studio photos can be viewed at this location.

As previously reported, "The End of Heartache" is scheduled for release on May 11 through Roadrunner Records.

The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing" was produced by guitarist Dutkiewicz and is set to feature the following tracks, among others:

01. Bid Farewell
02. World Ablaze
03. When Darkness Falls
04. Rose of Sharyn
05. Declaration
06. Take This Oath
07. The End Of Heartache
08. Break the Bonds

"The End of Heartache", the group's first full-length release with vocalist Howard Jones and drummer Justin Foley, will feature cover artwork designed by the band's bass player, Mike D'Antonio.

D'Antonio is no stranger to album cover design as he has taken on the task for the previous KILLSWITCH ENGAGE albums as well as for several other up and coming like-minded bands such as SHADOWS FALL and UNEARTH.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will hit the road as headliners in early May and can be expected to tour relentlessly behind "The End Of Heartache" in 2004.

"Alive or Just Breathing" has sold nearly 100,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

In Flames:

Sweden's IN FLAMES have announced the final track listing for their upcoming CD single, "The Quiet Place", due on March 1 through Nuclear Blast Records. It is as follows:

01. The Quiet Place
02. My Sweet Shadow (Remix)
03. Värmlandsvisan (live)
04. The Quiet Place (videoclip)
05. Studio Recording Session (videoclip)
06. Screensaver (enhanced part)

"The Quiet Place" (Real Media video) comes off IN FLAMES' new album, "Soundtrack To Your Escape", due in North America on April 6 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will arrive in Europe one week earlier (March 29). The Swedish quintet's last album, 2002's "Reroute To Remain", has sold around 60,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its predecessor, 2000's "Clayman", has shifted approximately 40,000 units in the U.S. so far.

Upcoming IN FLAMES shows:

European tour 2004:

Apr. 16 - Göteborg, SWE - Lisebergshallen
Apr. 17 - Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller
Apr. 18 - Stockholm, SWE - Arenan
Apr. 20 - TBA, GER - TBA
Apr. 21 - Tilburg, NETH - O13
Apr. 22 - Köln, GER - LHM
Apr. 23 - Antwerpen, BEL - Hof Ter Loo
Apr. 24 - London, UK - Astoria
Apr. 26 - Nürnberg, GER - Löwensaal
Apr. 28 - Stuttgart, GER - LKA
Apr. 29 - Milan, ITA - Alcatraz
Apr. 30 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7

Festivals 2004:

Jun. 10 - Sölvesborg, SWE - Sweden Rock Festival
Jun. 26 - Albacete, SPA - Metal Mania
Jul. 08 - Sundsvall, SWE - Gatufest
Jul. 09 - Wiesn, AUT - Forestglade West
Jul. 11 - Imst, AUT - Forestglade
Jul. 16 - Helsinki, FIN - Tuska Open Air Festival

(Source: www.inflames.com)

Arch Enemy: Europe Tour Report
I am back again with a few words from the road... Since I last left a message here

Vader: Interview with Peter
IJM has interviewed Peter during VADER's tour through US, last year. The article you can find here.

Lamb of God: Headbangers Ball LAMB OF GOD will be co-hosting the March 7th Headbangers Ball on MTV2.
The band will World Premier the video for "As the Palaces Burn," the title track off of their current CD.
Pictures taken from the video shoot can be found in the Gallery section of this site.

Kamelot:

Kamelot will be at the MelgaMusic in Granada at 20:00 
                                                      on Friday Feb. 27th to sign posters and CDs for the fans!
                                                      
                                                      La firma de discos de KAMELOT será el próximo viernes 27 de Febrero a las 20:00 horas en la tienda de discos Melgamusic de
                                                      Granada. 
                                                      
                                                      The following day Kamelot will perform at Piorno Rock Festival at 19:15.
                                                      
                                                      BE THERE!!
                                                      
                                                      KMI

Gallery updated

2/22/04

Blo.torch: COMING THROUGH
Blo.torch reached the finals of the "Grote Prijs van Zuid-Holland", the most prestigious competition for regional bands. The prizes include money prizes, studio time, cd-pressings, getting on the bill of several big festivals and direct placement in the regional finals of the "Grote Prijs van Nederland".
Check out the Gigs-section for details of the finals.

VOLATILE STUFF II
Due to massive interest and visits, the webpage with the MP3's of our new material has become unreachable. We're working on a new page, but this one will only contain 60-second samples. This to keep the material interesting for labels to release.
We'll let you know when a new page is available!

Motograter: Good question!!! We have had a lot of fans ask what the hell we have been doing and for awhile we have been doing nothing. But lately after a nice Christmas break and a blissful New Year we have been writing new material and getting together our plans for 2004. Believe me there is a lot more in store for everyone it's just going to take a little time and patience. Just wanted to check in and let eveyone know were still here and all of that shit. Make sure to keep requestng our songs on the radio and thanks again to everyone for their support. CrispY

2/21/04

Dark Funeral:

Ave!
                                                      
                                                      The release date for our up-coming live album have been changed to APRIL 19th (originally March 29th).
                                                      
                                                      IN STORES APRIL 19th!!!
                                                      DARK FUNERAL "DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI AD TE DOMINE"(Live in South America 2003) CD, DLP, DPLP etc...
                                                      
                                                      ON TOUR:
                                                      28.02.2004 Piorno Rock - Pinos Puente/Granada SPAIN
                                                      12.03.2004 Transilvania Live - Milan ITALY 
                                                      13.03.2004 Krossover - Catania ITALY 
                                                      14.03.2004 Vecchio Mattatoio - Roma  ITALY 
                                                      
                                                      Official Merchandise:
                                                      http://www.heavymetalonline.co.uk (RAZAMATAZ)
                                                      
                                                      IN STORES NOW!!!
                                                      * Dark Funeral "Diabolis Interium"
                                                      * Wolfen Society "Conquer Divine"
                                                      
                                                      A DECADE OF SATANIC SYMPHONIES (1993-2003)
                                                      
                                                      www.darkfuneral.se
                                                      www.wolfensociety.com
                                                      www.regainrecords.com
                                                      
                                                      Sign Up with DARK FUNERAL Mail
                                                      http://darkfuneral.zzn.com

2/20/04

Dark Funeral: Next Show: Piorno Rock [Spain]

Italian Mini Tour confirmed

Vader: Fan art
That's not an act of vandalism but a brand new model of an old Polish car, designed by VADER's diehard fans. Thanx to Black Oliv and her comrades for these nice photos!

Dereistic:

WE HAVE NEW PICTURES!

Thanks to Kim Price you can feast your eyes on some new pictures. Thanks Kim all the ladies will be happy!

The TEARING UP TEXAS TOUR is coming up! So prepare yourself for one mean ass tour! (more info coming soon)

I would also like to invite everyone to check out the videos that we have on our videos/sound page. YOU WILL LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF! Then you will go to your I.M's and tell everyone that you lmao looking at these bad ass videos!

Jesse Sherline

2/19/04

Dark Tranquillity:

"Exposures - In Retrospect And Denial" - double
CD to be released on the
31st of May

Dark Tranquillity celebrates its 15th birthday by releasing a double CD
featuring rare and previously unreleased material.

For many years, we've received lots of questions regarding the
possibility of our pre-album material ever being released on CD, and
we're very happy to provide old and new fans that are interested in the
first chapter of our history with a viable alternative to forking out a
small fortune on Ebay for a worn-out original copy of the demo or 7" EP.

After a lot of digging though the vaults, the original DAT tapes for our
"Trail Of Life Decayed" demo (1991) and "A Moonclad Reflection" EP
(1992) were found, and we could happily note that they were intact and
had survived the ten years in limbo remarkably well. With the help of
some carefully executed mastering magic, the sound quality has been
boosted a great deal.

In addition, we have the pleasure of including a couple of songs that
were recorded during the studio sessions for our last three albums. Some
of these tracks, like "Exposure" and "Cornered", have until now only
been available on limited edition versions of the albums, while some
others, like "Static", "No One" and "In Sight", are previously unheard
by anyone outside the immediate band circle.

As a special treat, we're also including a second disc with more than 70
minutes of live songs (the audio portion of the recently released "Live
Damage" DVD. Enjoy!

"Exposures..." comes packaged with an extensive 20-page booklet filled
to the rim with exclusive photos from all stages of the band's career as
well as liner notes from noted music journalist Chris Dick
(www.digitalmetal.com), a initiated long-time observer of the scene.

The release date for "Exposures" will be May 31st via Century Media
Records in Europe and the 2-CD will be released for the fair deal of a
Single-Disc price. Further international release dates will be announced
shortly!

"Exposures - In Retrospect And Denial" 2-CD full track listing:

DISC 1

01. Static
02. The Poison Well
03. Misery In Me
04. Cornered
05. In Sight
06. No-One
07. Exposure
08. Yesterworld
09. Unfurled By Dawn
10. Midwinter/Beyond Enlightenment
11. Vernal Awakening
12. Void Of Tranquillity

DISC 2:

01. The Wonders At Your Feet
02. The Treason Wall
03. Hedon
04. White Noise/Black Silence
05. Haven
06. Punish My Heaven
07. Monochromatic Stains
08. Indifferent Suns
09. Format C: For Cortex
10. Insanity's Crescendo
11. Hours Passed In Exile
12. The Sun Fired Blanks
13. Damage Done
14. Lethe
15. Not Built To Last
16. ThereIn
17. Zodijackyl Light
18. Final Resistance
19. Ex Nihilo

The Berzerker:

Earache have posted the a trailer for the DVD at
                                                      http://www.earache.com/ 
                                                      you will be able to pre-order from them online from the 1st of March!
                                                      
                                                      They have both Real Player and Quicktime formats, so you should all be able to see it.
                                                      
                                                      The Berzerker DVD "The Principles and Practices of... The Berzerker" will be released in UK and Europe on the 29th of March,
                                                      USA 6th of April. (Australian info to come soon)
                                                      
                                                      If you want to order from your local music store then here is some info for you.
                                                      
                                                      The catalogue No. is "MOSH276DVD" Earache Records 
                                                      
                                                      Here are a list of UK/European distributors
                                                      
                                                      UK - Pinnacle
                                                      Germany - SPV
                                                      Austria - SPV/Edel
                                                      Switzerland - SPV/Phonag
                                                      Sweden - Sound Pollution
                                                      Denmark - Target
                                                      Finland - Spinefarm
                                                      Norway - Tuba
                                                      France - M10
                                                      Benelux - Zomba
                                                      Poland - Mystic
                                                      Russia - Soyuz
                                                      Italy - Self
                                                      Spain - Mastertrax
                                                      
                                                      With all this information you shouldn't have any problems ordering our new DVD
                                                      
                                                      All Pre-Orders will really help our DVD with any top 100 charts
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      Also come and join the all new BERZERKER FORUM if you havent already, for the lastest updates!!
                                                      
                                                      See you there!
                                                      
                                                      The Berzerker

2/18/04

Raunchy:

HELL`O ! - You can download "Watch out" and "I get what I see" as free mp3´s click here or go to the "Discography / Mp3 / Video" section.

New wallpapers from the "Watch out" video is availible here or in the "presskit/downloads" section. More news in a few days...... ROCK N´ ROLL !

2/17/04

Funeral Rites:

Funeral Rites will be on tour in March during the Spring break week. They will be hitting Florida, Louisiana, and Texas within a one week span. More details on locations and times as they the become available to us.

Funeral Rites will be playing a free show in Houston at Sound Exchange on Thursday, March 4, 2004 (exactly one year from the release date of Heaven Falls Bleeding). For more information (i.e.. directions etc...) you can contact Sound Exchange at http://www.soundexchangehouston.com or 713-666-5555.

The band will be headlining the 1st Extreme Texas Metalfest here in Houston on Saturday, June 12, 2004. Be sure to visit Extreme Texas Metal and vote for Funeral Rites on the new on-line poll.

Shows and Links pages have been updated.

In other news Killzone Records has informed us that the As the Sun Burns compilation has been pushed back to April 2004. We hope this will be the final release date. In the meantime, you can catch a rare version of the exclusive song Unholy Existence on KTRU's 91.7 FM From the Depths program which airs Sunday nights from 10pm to Midnight. For those of you not in the Houston area you can listen on-line at http://www.ktru.org.

We'd like to invite any newcomers to sign the guestbook and subscribe to the official Funeral Rites newsletter (located on the Contact Us page).

In Flames:

The French IN FLAMES fan site Everdying.com has posted a bunch of photos of IN FLAMES taken during their appearance last Friday (Feb. 13) at Popstad 2004 in Jönköping, Sweden. Check them out here (go to the "pictures" section).

Upcoming IN FLAMES tour dates:

Apr. 16 - Göteborg, SWE - Lisebergshallen
Apr. 17 - Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller
Apr. 18 - Stockholm, SWE - Arenan
Apr. 20 - Hamburg, GER - Dock's
Apr. 21 - Tilburg, NETH - 013
Apr. 22 - Köln, GER - Live Music Hall
Apr. 23 - Antwerpen, GER - Hof Ter Loo
Apr. 24 - London, UK - Astoria
Apr. 26 - Nürnberg, GER - Löwensaal
Apr. 27 - AUT - TBA
Apr. 28 - Stuttgart, GER - LKA, Longhorn
Apr. 29 - Milan, ITA - Alcatraz
Apr. 30 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7
Jun. 10-12 - Sölvesborg, SWE - Sweden Rock Festival
Jun. 25-27 - Villarrobledo (Albacete), SPA Metal Mania Festival
Jul. 09-10 AUT - Forestglade West
Jul. 09-11 AUT - Forestglade

IN FLAMES' new album, "Soundtrack To Your Escape", is scheduled for release in North America on April 6 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will arrive in Europe one week earlier (March 29).

Children of Bodom & In Flames:

CHILDREN OF BODOM, HELLOWEEN, IN FLAMES and RAGE are the latest acts confirmed to appear at the second edition of the Metal Mania Festival, a three-day event set to take place June 25-27 in Villarobledo (Albacete), Spain.

The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows:

ANTHRAX
CHILDREN OF BODOM
GAMMA RAY
HELLOWEEN
IN FLAMES
JUDAS PRIEST
PRETTY MAIDS
QUEENSRCHE
RAGE
U.D.O.

For more information, visit www.metalmaniafestival.com.

(Thanks: Javier Pérez / RockFever 98.1 FM)

Superjoint Ritual:

SUPERJOINT RITUAL, the New Orleans-based band fronted by ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo, have been confirmed to appear on the main stage at this year's Ozzfest, according to a posting on the band's official web site. Other groups believed to have secured slots on the main stage include SLAYER, JUDAS PRIEST and headliner OZZY OSBOURNE.

The press conference to announce the exact lineup for this year's Ozzfest will take place on Friday, February 20 at 11:00 a.m. PST at Avalon (1735 N. Vine Street) in Hollywood, California.

Blo.torch: Dutch death metallers BLO.TORCH have made available for download six complete tracks from their forthcoming sophomore album, "Volatile". Check them out here.

The follow-up to 1999's "Blo.torch" (Wicked World) was produced by Hans Pietersen at Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Holland and is tentatively scheduled for release this spring through an as-yet-undetermined label.

The songs available for download are as follows:

01. Consumed By Indifference
02. Perish With The Pitiful
03. Justifiable Homocide
04. Votives In Suspension
05. Aberrant Dream
06. Endtime

As previously reported, BLO.TORCH are among the acts confirmed for the Up From The Ground Open Air festival, set to be held August 27-28 in Gemünden/Steinwiesen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are MALEVOLENT CREATION, KATAKLYSM and DEW-SCENTED, among others.

Decapitated:

Norway's MAYHEM, Poland's DECAPITATED and Japan's DEFILED will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in early April. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Apr. 09 - Göteborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus
Apr. 10 Oslo, NOR @ Inferno Festival
Apr. 11 - Stockholm, SWE @ Klubben

MAYHEM's new full-length CD, "Chimera", is scheduled to be released on March 29 through Season Of Mist Records. The album, which was recorded at a mobile studio in the mountains of Norway, reportedly features a musical direction that is being described by the band as "much more back to basics and much more brutal" than 2000's "Grand Declaration of War". Songtitles set to appear on "Chimera" include "Rape Humanity With Pride", "Chimera", "Dark Night Of The Soul" and "Deathwhore".

Raunchy:

You can hear soundclips (30 seconds) from each track on the "Confusion Bay" album here. A new gig is confirmed at "Tobakken" in Esbjerg (DK) April 23. New reviews...

BT .......................................................... 5/6

Gaffa ...................................................... 4/6

Gamez ................................................... 9/10

Politikken .............................................. 5/6

www.clonemetal.dk ............................... 5/6

www.heavymetal.dk .............................. 9/10

www.danishmetal.dk ............................. 6/6

www.heavyjam.dk ................................. 10/13

Twilight Ophera: You may leave your last greetings to sauli in [here]

Kamelot: News from Mexico

We are just returning from the brief yet great time in Mexico City. We were very impressed with the Mexican fans and people. ... read more

Vader: Recordings postponed, a new drummer!
During the recording session of VADER's new album Doc met with an unfortunate accident at the studio. He seriously injured his hand and leg during the third day of working at Hertz. The band has been forced to cancel the session and postpone recordings on May. Unfortunately the injuries of Vader's drummer require longer convalescence, it follows that Doc won't play the drums on the new album! The band is going to record the album at PR Studio in Gdask and Daray from Polish black metal band VESANIA will join the band as a session musician, taking over the drums on the new record. He will also play with VADER on band's forthcoming gigs and tours. The new album is going to be released in September. Keep your fingers crossed for both drummers, more details follow soon.

VADER to strike Scandinavia
The dates hasn't been confirmed yet, but probably in the second half of the year VADER is going to vaderize their Swedish, Norvegian, Finnish and Danish fans, during the first regular tour through Scandinavia. The tour schedule:

24.08.04 (S) Malmoe
25.08.04 (S) Gotheborg
26.08.04 (N) Oslo
27.08.04 (N) Trondheim
28.08.04 (N) Bergen
29.08.04 (N) Stavanger
30.08.04 day off - travel
31.08.04 (S) Orebro/Karlstad
01.09.04 (S) Stockholm
02.09.04 day off - ferry's travel
03.09.04 (FIN) Turku
04.09.04 (FIN) Tampere
05.09.04 (FIN) Jyvaskyla
06.09.04 (FIN) Helsinki
New offensive starts on 12th of March!
On the 12th of March VADER will start their new live offensive.

Firstly the band is going to attack Czech Republic and Slovakia.
12.03.04 CZ Ostrava, 13.03.04 CZ Zabreh na Morave, 14.03.04 CZ Lomnice, 15.03.04 CZ Plzen, 16.03.04 CZ Praha, 17.03.04 CZ Brno, 18.03.04 SLO Nitra, 19.03.04 SLO Martin-Vrutky, 20.03.04 CZ Uherske Hradiste.

After that VADER will play some gigs in Europe.
01.04.04 D Osnabruck, 02.04.04 HOL Scum, 03.04.04 BEL Brussels, 04.04.04 SWI Geneva.

There are also some confirmed dates for Eastern Europe.
15.04 Kaliningrad (Russia), 16.04 Vilnius (Lithuania), 17.04 Riga (Latvia), 18.04 Tartu (Estonia), 19.04 Sankt-Peterburg (Russia)...

Another European tour is scheduled for 16.06 - 30.06

2/16/04

Vader: Readers of Metal Hammer appreciate VADER!
We are proud to announce that in the annual poll of Polish Metal Hammer Magazine VADER ended up on the 1st place in a few categories: album of the year- "Blood", best song- "We Wait", band of the year- VADER, musician of the year- Peter, personality of the year- Peter. That's a great surprise for us the more so because last year VADER hasn't released a new, full lenght album but only a mini CD.

Nothingface:

We regret to inform that after 10 years and 4 albums we, as a band, will no longer continue as NOTHINGFACE. We cannot begin to thank all our friends, family and most importantly our fans for their continued support through out the years.

It was a great 10-year run and we thank you all for the great memories! We could only hope that we gave you as much as you gave us.

Sincerely,
Bill, Tom, Matt and Tommy

Twilight Ophera: Fixed layout bug with mozilla browser.

Dereistic:

When I am looking to see what my show schedule is, I go to the NUMBER ONE FAN SITE! If you haven't been there in a while you need to go check it out. Also if you haven't seen the videos that we have on our sounds and video page you are missing out! (ohh yeah when your at the fan site don't forget to vote for me (Jesse) as your favorite band member. But don't tell the rest of the guys they might cry.

Jesse Sherline

2/15/04

Cradle of Filth: Fan Links added to Web Links area

Movie Faves list added in Dave's Member Chamber

Arch Enemy: Wacken Open Air
We are happy to announce that Arch Enemy have been confirmed to play the infamous Wacken Open Air festival this summer. More information about the event can be found at http://www.wacken.com

Twilight Ophera: Sauli Lehtisaari R.I.P 1978-2004

Former Twilight Ophera vocalist Sauli Lehtisaari passed away 12th February 2004. The band and friends would like to commiserate Sauli's two young daughters, wife and relatives...
[read more]

2/14/04

Cradle of Filth: Links in Dave's Member Chamber added

2/13/04

Voivod:

Vote for Voivod - Nominated for Two Awards at MiMi 2004

Shortlisted artists for MiMi 2004 (Montreal International Music Initiative) awards have just been announced! Voivod are nominated for Album 2003 and Guru Awards. The Guru Award recognizes artistic growth, experience and recognition by both the public and their peers.

Montreal music fans...you have a chance to vote for your favourites at www.mimigala.com - simply Click on Link Below to Vote. Nominees in 16 categories have been chosen, ten categories in which the public may vote. All MiMi awards will be presented at a Gala event on March 14, 2004 @ Spectrum de Montreal.

You can hear the MiMi nominated songs by tuning in to the following local radio stations:

CISM 89.3FM: Friday, Feb. 20, from 7pm to 8pm.
CKUT 90.3FM: Monday, Feb. 23, from 8pm to 9pm.
CIBL 101.5FM: Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 8pm to 9pm.
CIBL 101.5FM: Thursday, Feb. 26, from 2pm to 4pm.

Nominees in Album 2003 and Guru categories are (listed in alphabetical order):

Album 2003 Award

-Les Chiens - Debout
-Polémil Bazar - Chants de Mines
-Sam Roberts - We Were Born in a Flame
-Sam Shalabi - Osama
-Sans Pression - Répliques aux offusqués
-The Dears - No Cities Left
-The High Dials - A New Devotion
-The Sainte Catherines -The Art of Arrogance
-Tim Hecker - Radio Amore
-Voïvod - Voïvod

Guru Award

-Akufen
-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
-Michel Faubert
-René Lussier
-Voivod

Cheerz!

Visit MiMi 2004 Web Site and Vote

2 Ton Predator:

If you have been waiting for a chance to pimp some Predator gear, your wait is over. We will be getting in our new shirts shortly (next week) and are taking pre-orders now. Get yourself to the Merchandise section for all the details. Two designs are being done, one with the 2Ton logo, and one as shown below:

2/12/04

Superjoint Ritual & Lamb of God: The press conference to announce the exact lineup for this year's Ozzfest will now take place one day later than originally announced on Friday, February 20. The venue for the press conference will remain the same: Avalon (web site, 1735 N. Vine Street) in Hollywood, California.

The following bands are believed to be confirmed for the festival right now:

OZZY OSBOURNE
JUDAS PRIEST
SLAYER
SLIPKNOT
HATEBREED
EVERY TIME I DIE
ATREYU
BLEEDING THROUGH

Rumored confirmations include THE DARKNESS, DIMMU BORGIR, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and LAMB OF GOD. More information will be made available soon.

Arch Enemy: Change of venue for
Please note that the Stuttgart gig on 18-02-04 has been moved from RockIt to DIE RÖHRE. Any tickets already bought for the original venue still remain valid for the new one!

Shadows Fall: ShadowsFall.com will be down for about 1 hour from 11pm - 12am PST tonight for server upgade.

Dark Tranquillity: Next week, well embark to the familiar quarters of Studio Fredman to begin the recording of our seventh, as-yet-untitled, full length album. Were been working extremely hard with the material and feel that the result will be a diverse and exciting offering that will leave most of our current fans more than satisfied. Of course, this is what all bands say, so youll have to wait a couple of months until youre able to hear for yourselves. No release date is set yet, but its realistic to assume that the CD will be out either shortly before or shortly after the summer.

As mentioned, no album title has been decided yet, but some tentative song titles are One thought (previewed on our recent Italian tour), Lost to apathy and "Mind matters".

2/11/04

Deicide:

Long-running Floridian death metallers DEICIDE will embark on a European headlining tour in June. Tentative dates so far are as follows:

Jun. 08 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
Jun. 09 - Newport, UK @ TJ's
Jun. 10 - Dublin, IRE @ Temple Of Music Club
Jun. 11 - Edinburgh, SCO @ Liquid Rooms
Jun. 12 - Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
Jun. 16 - Stavanger, NOR @ Folken
Jun. 17 - Bergen, NOR @ Garage
Jun. 18 - Oslo, NOR @ John Dee
Jun. 19 - Trondheim, NOR @ T.B.C.

More dates will be announced soon.

DEICIDE's brand-new album, "Scars Of The Crucifix", will be released on February 24 through Earache Records (one day earlier internationally).

Earache Records are releasing DEICIDE's latest album, "Scars Of The Crucifix", in several formats, loaded with special material available nowhere else.

The CD version of "Scars" will come with a bonus DVD, containing an exclusive DEICIDE documentary shot by acclaimed U.K. director Pete Bridgewater (MORBID ANGEL, DECEMBER, THE HAUNTED). Entitled "Behind the Scars: Under the Skin of Deicide", the documentary chronicles a few days in the life of the band in the recording studio during the making of the album, at home, at the gun range, onstage in Las Vegas, on the road, and out on the town. Clocking in at 35 minutes, "Behind the Scars" is a must-see DVD for any fan interested in DEICIDE's world view... and it's all free as a bonus in the first 50,000 CDs of "Scars Of The Crucifix".

The U.S.-only slipcase version contains the "Scars Of The Crucifix" CD as well as the "Behind The Scars" DVD, all housed in a specially-designed black slipcase with die-cut "inverted-cross". Limited to 3,000 copies, this edition is not available in major chains, but exclusive to mom and pop stores in USA.

The U.K./European-only deluxe digipack version contains the CD with the "Behind The Scars" DVD as well as an added bonus of a signature DEICIDE guitar pick. Limited to 10,000 copies, 9,999 will contain either a Glen Benton, Eric Hoffman or Brian Hoffman signature pick as used onstage by the band themselves... BUT hidden inside one copy is a specially minted DEICIDE guitar pick made of metal. The lucky fan who buys this copy wins a BC Rich NJ Beast guitar.

The vinyl version, limited to 2,000 copies, will be pressed on heavyweight 180-gram 12" black vinyl, and features brand new, exclusive Paul Booth cover art, different from the artwork on the CD version. Released March 15.

View images of all the packaging and formats at this location.

DEICIDE's "Scars Of The Crucifix" will be released on February 23 in Europe, and February 24 in the U.S.

Raunchy:

GOD DAMN RIGHT ! Click here for viewing the video for "Watch Out" Enjoy it !! ;-)

Dereistic:

WOW I THINK FIRE & ICE PROMOTIONS LIKES US! (we like you guys too! Thanks Drew and Melissa)

Everyone check out the FIRE & ICE PROMOTIONS website at http://www.fireicepromo.com .

CHECK THIS OUT!

FIRE & ICE PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: (next four shows)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

TUESDAY MARCH 2, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

So this pretty much means everyone knows what there doing for the next couple of Tuesday. WOO HOO come out to the shows instead of sitting on your couches you all know you want to ROCK OUT, on a Tuesday night.

Jesse Sherline

2/10/04

Superjoint Ritual: Shawn Humphrey of the Flint Journal reports that CLUTCH's sold-out show Saturday night (Feb. 7) at the Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan featured surprise guest guitarist Jimmy Bower. Bower, who has spent time in several established heavy rock/metal bands, including DOWN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and SUPERJOINT RITUAL, sat in with the band during its closing number, "Super Grass". "He's in so many bands that if I started listing them right now it'd take 15 minutes," lead singer Neil Fallon joked as he stepped on stage.

CLUTCH skated past the angst-ridden alternative rock scene of the '90s with a powerful rock sound and storytelling lyrics. Their sound Saturday night defied most genre rules, selectively taking from complex musical inspirations while boiling everything down to a set loaded with heavy, action-packed choruses devoid of ballads. [Read more]

Raunchy:

First of all we want to thank all the great people who attended our release party..... you made it a unforgettable evening ! Right now we´re looking at the pictures from the release event and we´ll have loads of pictures ready for tommorrow ! CHECK BACK !

Yesterday "Confusion Bay" was released in Europe ! For those of you who haven´t bought they new album yet ... GO to your local recordstore and buy the damn thing !

Tonight Morten and Lars C. will be DJ´s at Radio XFM from 21-23 CET. Tune in at 107,4 FM or open your Windows Media Player hit Ctrl. + U and insert this link: http://Franklin.x.dtu.dk:8000

As mentioned before we will post pictures tommorrow as well as new KILLER reviews and stuff !!??. - U ROCK !!!!!

Cradle of Filth: COF Street Team now available

CRADLE OF FILTH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Arvikafestivalen, scheduled to take place Sweden July 15-17 in Arvika, Sweden. Also set to appear are MESHUGGAH, THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, VIVE LA FÊTE and SUB6, among others.

Tickets for the festival are priced at 830 SEK (plus a service charge) and can be obtained from BiljettDirekt (tel: 077-170 70 70) or www.ticnet.se.

For more information about Arvikafestivalen, click here.

As previously reported, CRADLE OF FILTH will enter the studio on Friday, February 13 to begin recording their Roadrunner Records debut, tentatively titled "Nymphetamine".

The follow-up to last year's "Damnation and a Day" will be produced by ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano, who has previously worked with the group during the mixing stage for "Damnation".

"Damnation and a Day" has sold 62,850 copies in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

2/9/04

Fleshgrind:

Illinois-based death metallers FLESHGRIND will be embarking on an 8-to-10 date mini-tour of Texas at the end of March. The band are asking anyone in Texas interested in booking this show to contact Dave from PitBulls Productions at pitbullsmosh@hotmail.com.

As previously reported, FLESHGRIND are scheduled to perform a one-off concert in Bandung, Indonesia on August 1. The group will be touring in support of their third full-length album, "Murder Without End", which was released last September through Olympia Recordings/Century Media Records.

Upcoming FLESHGRIND shows:

Feb. 14 - North Chicago, IL @ Friendly's Tavern
Apr. 10 Lansing, IL @ J.J. Kelleys
Aug. 01 - Bandung, INS @ Asia/Afrika Cultural Center
Aug. 13-14 - Champaign/Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club (The Central Illinois Metalfest 2)

Killswitch Engage: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have set "The End of Heartache" as the title of their new album, due on May 11 through Roadrunner Records.

The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing" was produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and is currently being mixed at Backstage Studios in Ripley, Yorkshire with Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, SKINLAB).

Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are the following:

01. Bid Farewell
02. World Ablaze
03. When Darkness Falls
04. Rose of Sharyn
05. Declaration
06. Take This Oath
07. The End Of Heartache
08. Break the Bonds

"The End of Heartache", the group's first full-length release with vocalist Howard Jones and drummer Justin Foley, will feature cover artwork designed by the band's bass player, Mike D'Antonio.

D'Antonio is no stranger to album cover design as he has taken on the task for the previous KILLSWITCH ENGAGE albums as well as for several other up and coming like-minded bands such as SHADOWS FALL and UNEARTH.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will hit the road as headliners in early May and can be expected to tour relentlessly behind "The End Of Heartache" in 2004.

Morbid Angel: Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have finally confirmed that they will be supporting MORBID ANGEL on their forthcoming U.S. tour.

The trek, which is scheduled to kick off on April 13 in L. Buena Vista, Florida, will include additional support from SUFFOCATION and PREMONITIONS OF WAR.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Apr. 13 - House of Blues - L. Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 15 Thunderdome - Baltimore, MD
Apr. 16 - Saratoga Winners - Cohoss, NY
Apr. 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr. 18 - B.B. Kings - New York, NY
Apr. 20 - The Trocedero - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 21 - The Odeen - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 22 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 23 - Oasis 160 - Chicago Heights, IL
Apr. 24 - Quest Club - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 25 - The Canopy - Urbana, IL
Apr. 27 - Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
Apr. 29 - Graceland - Seattle, WA
Apr. 30 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
May 01 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
May 02 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
May 03 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
May 04 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
May 06 - Cajun House - Scottsdale, AZ
May 07 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM

As previously reported, SATYRICON have set an April 6 U.S. release date through the Sony Music imprint EatUrMusic (run by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Daron Malakian) for their latest CD, "Volcano".

"Volcano" was SATYRICON's first release for the Scandinavian branch of Capitol Records, which originally issued the CD in September 2002.

In Flames:

IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte will be conducting an autograph session at the Nuclear Blast record store in Donzdorf, Germany, on Tuesday, February 17. The session will start at 6:00 p.m.

IN FLAMES' new album, "Soundtrack To Your Escape", is due in North America on April 6 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will arrive in Europe one week earlier (March 29).

The Swedish quintet's last album, 2002's "Reroute To Remain", has sold 59,010 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its predecessor, 2000's "Clayman", has shifted 39,787 units in the U.S. so far.

Arch Enemy: Iron Tour Report V
Hello everybody, we played the the 2nd and final show in Japan with Iron Maiden last night here in Tokyo. The shows in Osaka @ "Jo Hall" and Tokyo @ "Saitama Arena" were huge and a big success for Iron Maiden and everybody else involved.

Sweden's ARCH ENEMY will embark on a headlining tour of Japan in June. "We very much look forward to playing an extended set and really stretch[ing] out a bit more, both regarding the setlist & stage production," ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott writes on the band's web site. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.

ARCH ENEMY will be kicking off a European headlining tour with STAMPIN' GROUND and ZYKLON beginning on February 17 in Cologne, Germany.

Hostility: We've got some big news to announce! In case you didn't catch the announcement on the splash page, read on...

May 14th, 2004
Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento, CA

Slipknot
Fear Factory
Chimaira
Hostility

A few other new shows have been announced, you know where to go.

Alex C
xdiox@yahoo.com

Dark Tranquillity: We're proud to announce the Dark tranquillity SingALong program, which is a Windows application designed for all you closet karaoke singers out there. The program automatically displays which lines of text to furiously scream out to the heavens when listening to our music, and it can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

dtsingalong.zip (481 kb)

Instructions:

- Right-click and chose "save as.." to download.
- Unzip and run DTSingALong.exe
- Check the .readme file for usage instructions.

The program was written by Jonas "Falcoholic" Forsström - many thanks!

System requirements: Pentium 200 or better (at least a P2 for good performance), 16MB RAM (at least 32MB for good performance), 2 MB free harddiskspace.

Right now, only Damage done lyrics are available (included in the .zip file), but stay tuned for more updates.

Cannibal Corpse: CANNIBAL CORPSE CONTEST

2/8/04

2/6/04

Grave: drummer Pelle Liljenberg (Coercion) has replaced Christofer Barkensjö

Voivod:

Snake on MTV Headbanger's Ball

Catch Snake hanging out with Dave Grohl and Probot on MTV Headbanger's Ball this Saturday night February 7th at 10:00PM EST (check your local listings for exact times).

Probot will be performing "My Tortured Soul." The show is a Probot themed episode with videos from many of the Probot disciple's bands, including Voivod.

As for Voivod's contribution to the project, Snake sings lead vocals on the song Dictatorsaurus. On top of that, Away designed the Probot logo as well as the album cover!

Keep it Metal!

Visit MTV Headbanger's Ball Web Page

Brainstorm: Hi Brainstorm-Troopers, time for some very cool news from the Brainstorm-base:
We are very proud to present:

Brainstorm will play on the Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Six-Pack Weekend 2 Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on Saturday, June 5th 2004!

Also (...) Brainstorm will play a nice little warm-up show before the tourstart of the Edguy / Brainstorm / Nocturnal Rites tour in April, on Saturday, March 27th 2004 in the Rock-It Club in Aalen, Germany (...) and also some more very interesting live shows and festivals are close to be confirmed! (...)
read the whole message! >>

2/5/04

Raunchy:

Hi there...... listen up ! - We have both GOOD and BAD news this time. The BAD news is that singer Lars Vognstrup has decided to leave the band after 10 years.

As we don´t want to spend time commenting Lars V´s departure we can reveal that Lars V. is still a VERY good friend of the band and loves the music BUT due to musical differences it would be strange to continue with Lars V. as he couldn´t give it a 100%. Below you can read a statement from Lars V.!

The GOOD news is that we have already found a new, powerful and talented singer named Kasper Thomsen. We have been spending some time rehearsing with our new singer and we can´t wait to go on tour as he´s going to rip your heart out ;-) WELCOME TO THE RAUNCHY CAMP KASPER !

Click here for viewing a picture taken lately in our rehearsal room (CAUTION: Dont´take this too seriously as there may appear some wierd faces !!?? ;-)

Right now we´re planning some gigs around Europe as we feel reborn and ready to get on the road. More information will follow. !!

BE SURE TO VISIT OUR RELEASE PARTY TOMORROW FROM 20-24 CET. HERE IN COPENHAGEN AT:

Krudttoenden
Serridslevvej 2,
2100 Copenhagen.

STATEMENT FROM LARS VOGNSTRUP:

"Hey guys and ladies of course. With very much sadness I have to inform you that, after ten years, I've decided to sign out of my beloved band "RAUNCHY" and pass on the legacy to Kasper Thomsen.

RAUNCHY is and will continue to be insanely tight, banging, clever stuff and way above what ever you decide to compare it to. It's been fun reading about some of the bands we've been compared to through the years.

Some of them I've never heard and some of them is true. But if you know anything about good music, genre aside, you'll know immediately by listening to it that our songs come strait from the heart and that's what's keeping it real and what'll make the difference, you know, take it to the top!

To all of you with love for the music: Hopefully I've left you with a dope scream to step to! Enjoy Confusion Bay. I'm Proud of that one! - to the haters: KEEP IT HOMO. -Thanks a lot

Lars Vognstrup "

Lamb of God: European ReleaseSony/Epic Records is due to release "As The Palaces Burn" and the DVD "Terror And Hubris" March the 22nd in both the UK and Germany.

2/4/04

Soilent Green:

SOILENT GREEN are planning on entering the studio in March/April to begin recording their new album, tentatively due late summer through Relapse Records. An extensive tour will be lunched immediately following the completion of the album's recording sessions.

In other news, SOILENT GREEN's split seven-inch single with EYEHATEGOD is now available in a limited-edition run of 2,000 (1,500 copies on black vinyl, 400 copies on green-and-white swirl vinyl, and 100 copies on clear vinyl). This split contains one new track each from SOILENT GREEN and EYEHATEGOD that is not available anywhere else. The record, which is available now from www.incisionrecords.com, will be sold on a first-come first-served basis and you will not be able to pick the color of the vinyl as you order.

Upcoming SOILENT GREEN shows:

Feb. 13 - Breaux Bridge, LA @ Main Street
Feb. 14 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Spanish Moon
Feb. 15 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish @ House of Blues (w/ THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN)
Feb. 27 - Houston, TX @ Mary Jane's

Children of Bodom:

Finnish melodic thrash quintet CHILDREN OF BODOM have issued the following statement regarding their upcoming North American tour with ICED EARTH:

"We finished our first American tour in late December with a very satisfied feeling. We had really no expectations when we got on the road, and the response from audience, and especially from our fans, was great. That was much more than we expected. Now we have another chance to come over, and we are looking forward to headbanging and having fun with our fans again. Thanks to all the people who were supporting during those six weeks of touring. See you soon."

As previously reported, CHILDREN OF BODOM's tour with ICED EARTH is set to begin on April 19 and run through the end of May. The group wrapped up a highly successful tour alongside DIMMU BORGIR, NEVERMORE and HYPOCRISY this past fall in support of "Hate Crew Deathroll", their critically acclaimed new release. The anticipation surrounding their return to the U.S. is overwhelming, and this time around they will be playing an extended set. CHILDREN OF BODOM just shot a video for "Sixpounder". Look for it to make its Fuse and MTV2 debut next month.

CHILDREN OF BODOM supporting ICED EARTH:

Apr. 18 - Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Apr. 19 - Pop's Sauget, IL
Apr. 20 - Metro Chicago, IL
Apr. 23 - The Eagle's Club Milwaukee, WI
Apr. 24 - Harpo's Concert Theatre Detroit, MI
Apr. 25 - The Odeon Cleveland, OH
Apr. 26 - The Guvernment Toronto, ONT
Apr. 28 - The Medley Montreal, QC
Apr. 29 - BB King's New York, NY
Apr. 30 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
May 01 - Palladium Worcester, MA
May 02 - Jaxx Springfield, VA
May 04 - Masquerade Atlanta, GA
May 05 - House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
May 07 - House of Blues New Orleans, LA
May 08 - Engine Room Houston, TX
May 09 - The Back Room Austin, TX
May 10 - Deep Ellum Dallas, TX
May 12 - Ogden Theater Denver, CO
May 14 - Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
May 15 - Graceland Seattle, WA
May 17 - Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, CA
May 19 - Cajun House Scottsdale, AZ
May 21 - House of Blues Los Angeles, CA

Morbid Angel:

The American Heretic Tour 2004 continues this time with
with Suffocation, Satyricon and Premonitions of War

04/13/2004 House of Blues, L. Buena Vista, FL
04/15/2004 Thunderdome, Baltimore, MD
04/16/2004 Saratoga Winners, Cohoss, NY
04/17/2004 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
04/18/2004 B.B. Kings, New York, NY
04/20/2004 The Trocedero, Philadelphia, PA
04/21/2004 The Odeen, Cleveland, OH
04/22/2004 Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
04/23/2004 Oasis 160, Chicago Heights, IL
04/24/2004 Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN
04/25/2004 The Canopy, Urbana, IL
04/27/2004 Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
04/29/2004 Graceland, Seattle, WA
04/30/2004 Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
05/01/2004 Slims, San Francisco, CA
05/02/2004 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
05/03/2004 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
05/04/2004 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
05/06/2004 Cajun House, Scottsdale, AZ
05/07/2004 Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM

2/3/04

2 Ton Predator:

Cleaned up a few things around the site, added a couple of links and updated the merchandise section. The shirts are taking a bit longer than expected but are expected shortly.

2/2/04

Grave:

Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE have parted ways with drummer Christofer Barkensjö. "Both parties decided to go separate ways after the recent European tour for personal reasons and also for Chris to focus more on his main band KAAMOS," the group write on their web site. Joining GRAVE as Chris' replacement is COERCION drummer Pelle Liljenberg. "Pelle played with us during the 2002 European tour and is familiar with a lot of the material already," the band write. "He will also be involved in the process of writing and recording the new album of course."

GRAVE are currently working on the material for their next album. Plans are for the band to record this spring and hopefully have a release after the summer 2004.

In other news, Century Media Records has released a box set featuring six of the band's studio albums on vinyl as well as rare bonus and demo tracks. Entitled "Morbid Ways To Die", it is limited to 2,000 copies. The albums included in the set are: "Into The Grave" (1991), "You'll Never See..." (1992), "Soulless" (1994), "Hating Life" (1996), "Extremely Rotten Live" (1997) and "Back From The Grave" (2002).

Arch Enemy: Iron Tour Report IV
SSSSSCREEAAAAM FOR ME, LOS ANGELES!

Vader: VADER starts recordings!
The day finally has come, VADER starts recording session of their new album! Doc is currently working on his blasting parts at Hertz Studio, Biaystok. The second part of the process will take place at PR Studio in Gdask. VADER is entering the studio on the 16-th of Februrary to record all the guitars and vocals

Kamelot: New EPICA review online

2/1/04

In Flames: MORE CONFIRMED GIGS !

Hello all good people! Sorry for the delay in updating our page - we´ve been really busy finishing the final details for ".. read more »

Cannibal Corpse: Alex on the new video

1/31/04

In Flames:

The official French IN FLAMES fan site Everdying has posted the cover artwork for the group's forthcoming CD, "Soundtrack To Your Escape". Check it out here. Also available for viewing is the cover of the band's new single, "The Quiet Place".

"The Quiet Place" will reportedly be released in early March and will feature the following track listing:

01. The Quiet Place
02. Remix
03. Acoustic Son (non-album track)
04. Cloud Connected (video)
05. Studio Report (video)

The single's "enhanced" version will contain the following:

01. The Quiet Place
02. My Sweet Shadow [remix]
03. Värmlandsvisan [recorded live at the "Queen Street Bar" in 2004]
04. The Quiet Place [video clip]
05. Studio Recording Session [video]
06. Screensaver

As previously reported, IN FLAMES are currently working on the video for "The Quiet Place".

"Soundtrack To Your Escape" is due in North America on April 6 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album will arrive in Europe one week earlier (March 29).

Children of Bodom: :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM are tentatively scheduled to release a new DVD/DVD-Audio EP in May/June.

The set will reportedly include the group's video for "Sixpounder" as well as footage of the band taking the viewers on a tour of Helsinki's "cool and important" places. In addition, two brand-new audio tracks will be included as well as possibly two cover songs, one of which is said to have been originally written and recorded by a "very famous and legendary punk band."

Current CHILDREN OF BODOM "fill-in" guitarist Roope Latvala (SINERGY, ex-STONE) will remain in the band throughout the spring and summer and possibly beyond as well. At the moment, his last confirmed show with the group is scheduled to take place in late summer at the band's final festival appearance of the touring season.

"We are not really discussing Roope's situation too much at the moment," keyboardist Janne Wirman told Sonera Plaza Kaista. "He will play all the CHILDREN OF BODOM shows until the end of summer. We'll see what happens after that."

CHILDREN OF BODOM have also commenced the songwriting process for their next studio album, which they expect to record in November/December. A February/March 2005 release through Spinefarm Records is expected.

In related news, Latvala and CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho are tentatively scheduled to enter Wirman's Beyond Abilities studio in March to begin recording the new SINERGY album, due in late 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records. No further information is available at this time.

CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a North American tour with ICED EARTH beginning on April 18.

(Thanks: Timo Isoaho / Sonera Plaza Kaista)

Cannibal Corpse: Photo's from the video shoot have been added.

1/30/04

Soilent Green: Soilent Green are currently hard at work getting new material ready for the next release through Relapse Records. We will be entering the studio around March/April 2004 with a late summer release date. As soon as the new material is recorded we will begin extensive touring by early summer.

The split seven inch record of Soilent Green and EYEHATEGOD is available. It is a limited edition run of 2000 (1500 copies on black vinyl, 400 copies on green and white swirl vinyl, and 100 copies on clear vinyl). This split contains one new track from Soilent Green and EYEHATEGOD that is not available anywhere else. It is available now from www.incisionrecords.com. It will be sold as a first come first serve basis and you will not be able to pick the color of the vinyl as you order. If we run out of the colored vinyl all orders will be filled with black vinyl. ***WE ARE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT OF CLEAR VINYL AND GREEN SWIRL VINYL***

Upcoming Soilent Green shows:

January 30th - New Orleans, LA @ The Howlin' Wolf

February 13th - Breaux Bridge, LA @ Main Street (ALL AGES)

February 14th - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Spanish Moon

February 15th - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish @ House of Blues (w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan)

February 27th - Houston, TX @ Mary Jane's

**Keep posted to www.soilentgreen.net, located in the SHOWS section, for further show developments and changes that may take place.**

Morbid Angel: Morbid Angel's guitar wizard Trey Azagthoth is included in a list of The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Of All Time in the March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine. Ranking at #55 on the star-studded list, Azagthoth is described as: "One of the most crazed characters to emerge from Florida's late-Eighties death metal scene... A frenzied player, he combines furious, angular power chords with ripping leads, but his songs never lack dynamics, since he often chugs through visceral, pick harmonic-tinted rhythms before lashing out with torrents of blinding noise." Among the other luminaries on the list are Tony Iommi, Eddie Van Halen, and Steve Vai. Congratulations to Trey!

Vintersorg:

VINTERSORG/BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg) recently paid Metal Reference a visit in order to clarify his intentions with his many musical projects. The following are some of the highlights of that interview:

Metal Reference: [The new VINTERSORG album] "The Focusing Blur" is seemingly a concept album. In your own words: "...As always a lot of things are happening in our minds and physical existence, both musically, spiritually and in other categories..." What is happening in your mind?

Vintersorg: "At the moment my mind is boiling with creativity, and I'm writing tons of new songs, for different musical forums. And of course it's very occupied by the promotional work for the album, and I also became a father quite recently, so it's a lot of things to reflect upon in my life at this point, and I love it. I can't just sit back and relax. It isn't my nature, and it would make me go insane. So I'm glad that my existence is filled with enthusiasm and creativity, just to explore the unexplored, music-wise and life-wise. It feels like I have so much music to compose, that's just waiting to be released into this world."

Metal Reference: FISSION is apparently a thrash-orientated band formed by you and VINTERSORG drummer Benny Hägglund. Tell me more about that outing.

Vintersorg: "FISSION is a thrash/death band with a lot of melody and atmosphere. I do quite a lot of clear vocals as well as the growling/screaming style. And we also have keyboards in it, so we've found our own entity in that area of music. We're recording the debut album at this moment. It'll be called 'Crater' and will be out on Napalm Records during this year at least. Don't know when actually at this point. But I really enjoy doing it. It's a totally different thing."

Metal Reference: You're also involved in other so-called projects, FREQUENCIES and SPACE ON EARTH. Are you a workaholic?

Vintersorg: "Yes [laughs]. But FREQUENCIES have changed its name to AXIOLOGY, as there's another Swedish band called FREQUENCY. I like to have many things on the move all the time, I guess."

Metal Reference: What's new in the BORKNAGAR camp?

Vintersorg: "We've nearly completed the recording of the new album, and the mix down will be started next weekend I think. Wow, what an album it'll be. I'm blown away by it myself already."

Metal Reference: Is HAVAYOTH still active?

Vintersorg: "Yes, we have the next album finished composed, but there's some more practical things that we have to sort out first."

Metal Reference: "Visions from the Spiral Generator" yielded a breakthrough for VINTERSORG. Have other labels showed interest in signing you?

Vintersorg: "Yes, there are some other labels that want to recruit us, and this new album is the last on the contract with Napalm Records. But Napalm have done a good job for us, and our collaboration has been quite satisfying for us so far, so we'll see what happens in that field. It can be better to stay with a partner that you know somewhat how they operate than to switch into something that you don't know whether will work out or not. But as for this moment, everything with future contract is really just up in the air. Nothing is signed or discussed, and that goes for all the labels that have shown interest in us."

Metal Reference: On your latest two albums, you've used renowned bass player Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, DEATH, SADUS). What makes him the perfect choice... especially in regard of the fact that Scandinavia has several good bassists as well?

Vintersorg: "Steve is just a guru for us, he's so well balanced in his art. He knows when to support and when to 'show off' in the songs. We have some kind of hidden musical bond I guess, even if we are from very separate part of the world. He has a mind that many bass player I've heard, don't have. He uses melodies in his instrument, and not just one finger pounding on the single notes in the background. Bass has a great potential to give the music yet another dimension, but traditionally bass have often the role of just being there, without being there, if you understand what I mean."

Read the entire interview here.

In Flames:

IN FLAMES have resumed work on the video for "The Quiet Place", the first single from their forthcoming "Soundtrack to Your Escape" CD, now that singer Anders Friden has returned to Gothenburg, Sweden, from touring with his side project, PASSENGER, according to MTV.com. "I'm in a movie theater, falling asleep, falling into the movie and walking around in a 'Matrix'-like landscape, and the other guys are playing there," Friden said of the video's concept.

"Soundtrack To Your Escape" is due in North America on April 6 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album will arrive in Europe one week earlier (March 29).

Nightrage: Discography and Interview sections updated.

1/29/04

Hostility:

Come say goodbye to powerslave.com and catch a raging
                                                      show while doing it....also Vacaville and SF!!
                                                      
                                                      check out some new tunes:
                                                      
                                                      www.hostility1.com/music/jagged.mp3
                                                      www.hostility1.com/music/mouthful.mp3
                                                      
                                                      www.hostility1.com
                                                      
                                                      Saturday 1.31.2004
                                                      iMusicast - 5429 Telegraph Ave.
                                                      Oakland, CA
                                                      
                                                      7:30 / all ages
                                                      $ 10
                                                      
                                                      FAREWELL TO POWERSLAVE.COM SHOW
                                                      
                                                      Down Factor
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Starch
                                                      g2k
                                                      Stitch
                                                      
                                                      Friday 2.6.2004
                                                      3 Oaks Community Center - 1100 Alamo Dr
                                                      Vacaville, CA 
                                                      
                                                      7:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Hostility
                                                      3 bands TBA
                                                      
                                                      Saturday 2.7.2004 
                                                      The Pound - Pier 96 / 100 Cargo Way
                                                      San Francisco, CA
                                                      
                                                      8:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Thr3fold
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Brokeneck
                                                      Something Must Die
                                                      Eightfold
                                                      Path

Arch Enemy: Exeter show
As for the last of the UK shows, we are happy to announce the Exeter show has been rescheduled as well.

Lamb of God: Terror and BillboardLAMB OF GOD's first DVD, "Terror and Hubris", hit #32 on Billboard Top 200 DVD Chart as reported on January 20TH, 2004.
The DVD is now available in stores and online here.

Kamelot: Tour section updated

1/28/04

Lamb of God: Guitar World MagazineGuitar World Magazine has included Will Adler and Mark Morton in the list of the top 100 Heavy Metal Guitarists of all time.
Click here for more info on Mark and Will from the Guitar World site.

In Flames:

HELLOWEEN, TESTAMENT, IN FLAMES, GRAND MAGUS and ASTRAL DOORS have been confirmed for this year's installment of Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order):

ABRAMIS BRAMA
APRIL WINE
ASTRAL DOORS
BRAINSTORM
CAGE
CARNAL FORGE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
DR. FEELGOOD
ENTOMBED
EUROPE
EXODUS
GRAND MAGUS
HEART
HEAVENLY
HELLOWEEN
HIRAX
IN FLAMES
JUDAS PRIEST
KINGDOM COME
LAKE OF TEARS
LOST HORIZON
LUMSK
MAGIC SLIM & THE TEARDROPS
MEMORY GARDEN
NARNIA
NIGHTWISH
OPETH
PARAGON
PAT TRAVERS BAND
PATHOS
PERSUADER
SLADE
SUN CAGED
TESTAMENT
U.D.O.
UFO
WASA EXPRESS

Nightrage: Discography, Members, News, and Band Links Sections updated.

Arch Enemy:

Welcome to our first official newsletter of 2004. There's
                                                      a little bit of everything this time, we have a competion, a tour report, then there's rescheduled shows, lots of other trival
                                                      information and a little bit of love at the end too.
                                                      
                                                      Anthems of Rebellion certainly didn't go by unnoticed. Arch Enemy have had an amazing 2003, but they have much, much more
                                                      in store for you for 2004. We had Michael Amott look back and update us on future plans.
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      -Touring news-
                                                      
                                                      In case you aren't aware, the band are currently on tour in the USA, supporting Iron Maiden. You can read all about the excitement
                                                      in the reports section where Michael keeps us updated.
                                                      
                                                      "OK, so here we are in Montreal, getting ready for our first Canadian show tomorrow supporting the mighty Maiden! I have to
                                                      tell you, it's seriously cold up here, even for Swedish Viking types like us...." 
                                                      [http://www.archenemy.net/report25.shtml]
                                                      
                                                       
                                                      Arch Enemy will be heading back to Europe after all the Iron Mayhem for their upcoming headlining tour. Support will come
                                                      from Stampin' Ground & Zyklon. Go check them out if you get the chance. They will be playing a + 1hr set and the setlist
                                                      will feature songs from all the albums.
                                                      
                                                      17-Feb 2004 @ Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
                                                      18-Feb 2004 @ RockIt, Stuttgart, Germany
                                                      19-Feb 2004 @ New Backstage, Munich, Germany
                                                      21-Feb 2004 @ Cesena, Vidia, Italy
                                                      22-Feb 2004 @ Motion, Bergamo, Italy
                                                      24-Feb 2004 @ Barcelona, Spain, Razzmatazz II
                                                      25-Feb 2004 @ Carcol, Madrid, Spain
                                                      27-Feb 2004 @ Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France
                                                      28-Feb 2004 @ Lantaarn, Hellendoorn, Netherlands
                                                      29-Feb 2004 @ Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
                                                      02-Mar 2004 @ Logo, Hamburg, Germany
                                                      03-Mar 2004 @ Works, Osnabruck, Germany
                                                      04-Mar 2004 @ Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany
                                                      05-Mar 2004 @ Hof Ter Loo, Antwerpen, Belgium
                                                      
                                                      We have issued a competition to promote this exciting tour (woohoo). At the website (that's http://www.archenemy.net) you can find the offical European tour banner. Stick it (clearly visible) on your homepage or ICQ/MSN profile
                                                      or your Ultimate Metal signature and let us know  by sending us an e-mail (banner@archenemy.net) with a link to the location of the banner. You might win a meet and greet with the band when they come through
                                                      your country. 
                                                      
                                                      In other touring news, the UK headlinging shows the band were forced to cancel in December have been rescheduled as promised.
                                                      The new dates are:
                                                      
                                                      07-March-2004 @ The Cockpit, Leeds, England (b/o: 0113 245 5570)
                                                      08-March-2004 @ The Academy II, Birmingham, England (b/o: 0870 771 2000)
                                                      
                                                      We are told that original tickets WILL remain valid for the new dates! 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      -Media news-
                                                      
                                                      In media news, there's a big article on Arch Enemy (+ a poster!) in the latest issue of the US guitar magazine GUITAR WORLD.
                                                      "We Will Rise" is also featured in the tab section of the magazine. The awesome photo's for the piece were taken by photographer
                                                      Zach Cordner. 
                                                      
                                                      Michael Amott says; "We did the Guitar World photo shoot in a part of California that was really hurt by the fires they had
                                                      there last year. There was burnt down houses and forests everywhere for as far as you could see - it was really shocking.
                                                      The photographer had no qualms about getting the smoke machine in for the photo shoot though - probably evoking some pretty
                                                      bad memories for the people in the neighbourhood! We just had to laugh, it was kind of absurd!". 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      Our featured site of the week is a small Brasillian gallery of collected Angela Gossow pictures: http://www.sourcewebzine.com.br/photoalbum/angela.asp
                                                      
                                                       
                                                      Vist www.wgtb923.com/webcast.html University radio between 6 and 8 pm EST for an exclusive web broadcast interview with Michael Amott.  
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      -Message board-
                                                      
                                                      For you who visit out little commmunity over at Ultimate Metal, we are currently working on making it an even better and more
                                                      thriving place, we have a few changes planned and are working out the details right now. More on this later. 
                                                      
                                                      For you who don't visit, maybe it's time you came on over payed us a visit? Hey, hey, come out and play!
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      -Past and present with Michael Amott-
                                                      
                                                      So what's to expect in 2004? We've had a friendly chat with Michael so he could fill us in on what's been going on and on
                                                      what's coming up... 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      1. Looking back on 2003 you've had a pretty exciting and busy year, 
                                                      what have been the highlights of 2003? 
                                                      
                                                      Yes, 2003 was a very busy year for us! We started it off in January with a Scandinavian headline tour (still promoting the
                                                      Wages Of Sin album), that tour ended on a Friday and then we started pre-production for the new album on the following Monday!
                                                      That was just crazy!  Working on our Anthems Of Rebellion album in the studio at the very nice facilities at Backstage Studios
                                                      in the U.K with Andy Sneap was a really good experience. When wed completed the album we played live in the USA, Europe and
                                                      Korea to promote the Anthems... albumand we havent stopped yet, the live campaign will continue into 2004! 
                                                      
                                                      2. Did the response to Anthems Of Rebellion exceed your expectations? 
                                                      
                                                      Well, it was actually better than what wed expected, as wed had the Wages Of Sin album get such great reviews and feedback
                                                      You know its hard to always be the flavour of the month so to speak. I think most fans of the Wages album enjoyed the new
                                                      album.
                                                      
                                                      3. Is it your most successful album to date? 
                                                      
                                                      Yes, sales wise it is. The Wages Of Sin is still ahead of the new one in sales figures I guess in some places like the USA
                                                      and Japan, cause that album has been out longer.  But the Anthems album is selling at faster rate than what Wages Of Sin ever
                                                      did in most places. In Europe Anthems... is doing far better than any other release weve had out. Arch Enemy is growing all
                                                      the time So yes, we are happy about that!
                                                      
                                                      4. What's the most memorable event 0f 2003? 
                                                      
                                                      To be completely honest, there are too many to mention reallyit was just a great year for us! But some obvious highlights
                                                      include the SLAYER/HATEBREED US tour (to be on the road for 7 weeks with SLAYER was such a killer opportunity for ARCH ENEMY).
                                                      I must also mention our headline slot at the Korean International Busan Rock Festivalthat was very a very cool and different
                                                      experience!
                                                      
                                                      5. What was the least memorable event 0f 2003? 
                                                      
                                                      All the waiting around we do on the road. I hate airports now more than ever!
                                                      
                                                      6. What's in store for AE in 2004? 
                                                      
                                                      First thing coming up touring wise is a bunch of dates in Canada, USA & Japan opening up for NWOBHM Gods  IRON MAIDEN!
                                                      It doesnt really get any better than that, at least not in our world!  
                                                      After that well be doing our own headline tour around Europe in Feb/March, and then I am not 100% what is happeningI guess
                                                      we are doing a headline tour in Japan at some point, possibly in May. 
                                                      
                                                      7. Will you be playing any festivals this summer? 
                                                      
                                                      I think well play a few European ones, we have played quite a few over the last couple of summers so we dont want to over
                                                      do it, maybe well play a few selected ones. Well see!
                                                      
                                                      8. Have you actually been writing for the next album yet? 
                                                      
                                                      No real completed new songs as of yet! There are bits and pieces of riffs and melodies that we jam on at rehearsals. Id say
                                                      that a new album from us is quite far away at the moment though. But you never know, if we get creative and inspiration hits
                                                      usmaybe itll be sooner than we think! 
                                                      
                                                      9. Is there anybody left you'd like to tour with? 
                                                      
                                                      Well, I dont knowafter the recent SLAYER tour and the upcoming IRON MAIDEN dates, its kind of hard to top that you know?!!
                                                      I think what we are mostly looking forward to at the moment is playing our own shows and be able to stretch out a bit more
                                                      that what you are afforded as a support actplay more songs etc!
                                                      
                                                      10. Any last words for the people reading this newsletter?
                                                      
                                                      Id like to thank all the fans for their support. And we hope too see as many of you a possible in 2004! Let the killing begin!!!
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      There you have it. Until the next newsletter my lovelies. 
                                                      Keep on visiting http://www.archenemy.net for all the latest on the world's greatest! (I know,  but what can ya do?).

Kamelot:

Hello Knights!
                                                      
                                                      Less that 3 weeks away from Kamelot's EpicaFest Mexico City! This will be Kamelot's first trip to Mexico and tickets are going
                                                      fast. Opening bands are Calvaria Erogena Guarnerius Valino and special guests CAGE.
                                                      
                                                      For ticket info and more click here
                                                      
                                                      http://www.ekosysmusic.com
                                                      http://www.smarticketmx.com
                                                      
                                                      Stores to purchase:
                                                      SUPERNOVA RECORDS, PSYCHO Y ROCK SHOP COYOACAN 
                                                      
                                                      All is on schedule for Kamelot's recording sessions for the next release, mix will take place in the Summer and the album
                                                      is expected to be released in September/October 2004. Following the release the band is planning to tour the planet starting
                                                      in Japan in December.
                                                      
                                                      Upcoming concerts:
                                                      
                                                      2004         
                                                      Feb. 28th  Granada, Spain Piorno Rock Festival various 
                                                      Feb. 14th  Mexico City  Foro Latino 5 support bands + CAGE!

Dark Funeral:

Finally! Our live album cover can be viewed at www.darkfuneral.se
                                                      
                                                      OUT ON THE 29th OF MARCH!!
                                                      Dark Funeral- DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI AD TE DOMINE
                                                      www.regainrecords.com

New "Wallpapers" added!!!

1/27/04

Raunchy:

Hell´o ladies and gentlemen !- Be sure to Join The Scene at our Release Party Friday Feb. 6 from 20-24 CET. here in Copenhagen. Listen to the new record Confusion Bay and check out the Watch Out video while you enjoy a free beer. For people in Denmark please tune in at P3 Rock Feb 8. from 19-19.30 where Morten & Lars C will be rocking the airwaves.

enlarge !!

Confusion Bay will hit the streets Feb. 9 in Europe and March 9 in the US! The record will NOT as previously announced contain a Scandinavian bonus track.

Dont forget to support this new site: streamofconsciousness.net this chick knows what shes talking about (helt sikkert):
TOP 10 ALBUMS of the YEAR: 2 Raunchy Velvet Noise
Drummer of the Year: Morten Toft Hansen of Raunchy

Check out these new reviews & interviews:

Metal Heart Magazine soundcheck position 5! - (review 8,5/10)

www.rocktank.com - (review 4/5) ............ read

www.vampster.com - (review 5/5) .............. read

www.metal-district.gfxpro.org (review 8/10) .......... read

www.vampire-magazine.com (review + interview)...... read

www.nocturnalhall.com (review 7.5/10 & interview) ......... read

www.musik.terrorverlag.de .............. read

www.loudside.com ............. read

www.marastjakcyp.com (erhh.. maybe yes?) ..... read

www.rockreview.co.uk - 9/10 ........... read

www.blabbermouth.net - 9/10 .......... read

www.metal-immortel.com - 15/20 .......... read (In French)

www.metal-district.com - 8/10 .......... read (In German)

Rock Hard (Germany) - 8/10

Cannibal Corpse: Announcing Mexican shows

Hypocrisy: New line-up
This is a picture of our new line-up, that's right, Hypocrisy is officially a four-piece.

picture by Björn Eriksson

Central and South American tour
We are pleased to announce a Central and South American tour in March. The confirmed dates are:
March 16th. 2004 - Bogota (Columbia)
March 17th. 2004 - Santiago (Chilie)
March 19th. 2004 - Monterrey (Mexico)
March 20th. 2004 - San Luis Potosi (Mexico)
March 21st. 2004 - Mexico City (Mexico)

Venues will be announced once they get confirmed.

1/26/04

Kamelot:

Vote Kamelot!
                                                      
                                                      http://www.onlinemetalawards.com/
                                                      
                                                      Thanks,
                                                      The Sentinel

1/25/04

Hypocrisy: Autograph session
Hypocrisy will have an autograph session at our record store in Donzdorf, Germany, on Wednesday 28th of January! The session starts at 6 pm. Peter Tägtgren and Mikael Hedlund of Hypocrisy will be there, so dont miss it!

Dereistic:

HELLO ALL! WELCOME 2004! DEREISTIC.com is moving on to its 4th year.

SHOWS I SAY! Here are our shows for all you people out there partying for Super Bowl week!

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

and FIRE & ICE PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: (next two shows)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2004 @ CARDI'S (Houston, Texas)

Also we are looking for SPONSORS for our upcoming "TEARING UP TEXAS TOUR 2004" sponsors already including: JAGERMEISTER, ROBB'S METAL WORKS, EDGE MAGAZINE, and various other cd, tattoo shops. If you would like to promote your company please contact me (Jesse Sherline) at 281-970-7904 or email jesse@dereistic.com for information.

Jesse Sherline

Dark Funeral:

DARK FUNERAL to CO Headline with ZYKLON in Japan after
                                                      DIMMU BORGIR Cancel.
                                                      
                                                      Feb. 03 - Shibuya Club Quattro  Tokyo, JAP
                                                      Feb. 04 - Nagoya Club Quattro - Nagoya, JAP
                                                      Feb. 05 - Shinsaibashi Club Quattro - Osaka, JAP
                                                      
                                                      Coming tour dates:
                                                      
                                                      MEXICO
                                                      2004.02.11  Toluca (Mexico)
                                                      2004.02.12  Puebla - La Ciricua (Mexico)
                                                      2004.02.13 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon - Gimnasio Factores Mutuos (Mexico)
                                                      2004.02.14  San Luis Potosí - Huerta del STIC (Mexico)
                                                      2004.02.15  Mexico City - Circo Volador (Mexico)
                                                      * For tickets and further information, please contact chasprod@yahoo.com
                                                      
                                                      PIORNO ROCK FESTIVAL 2004
                                                      2004.02.28 Piorno Rock - Pinos Puente - Granada Spain
                                                      www.piornorock.com
                                                      
                                                      OUT ON THE 29th OF MARCH!!!
                                                      Dark Funeral- DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI AD TE DOMINE - Live in South america
                                                      CD, DLP Gatefold, DPLP (RR 0403-051)

1/24/04

The Crown: "We have re-done the Crowned In Terror album with Johan behind the mic. This
re-worked album will go under the name CROWNED UNHOLY. There are also new
basstracks recorded, soundreplaced drums and the whole thing is also totally
remixed with a whole new sound in Bohus Sound Recordings. We are still waiting
to master it, (sometime in February), but you can already tell it´s gonna be
FAT! Release date to be announced. Stay tuned for tighter info."
/Magnus

1/23/04

Hypocrisy:

HYPOCRISY and SONATA ARCTICA are the latest bands confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-12, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany.

The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order):

BESEECH
BRAINSTORM
BUSTA HOOTA
CRIMINAL
DEADSOUL TRIBE
DIE HAPPY
DISILLUSION
ENSIFERUM
EVERGREY
FLESHCRAWL
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
GODDESS OF DESIRE
GOREROTTED
GREEN CARNATION
HATESPHERE
HONIGDIEB
HYPOCRISY
KATATONIA
LAKE OF TEARS
MENHIR
MNEMIC
MÖRK GRYNING
PARAGON
PRIMORDIAL
PSYCHOPUNCH
SALTATIO MORTIS
SCHANDMAUL
SIX FEET UNDER
SLEEPINGODSLIE
SONATA ARCTICA
SODOM
TANKARD
THE DUSKFALL
U.D.O.
VINTERSORG
VOMITORY
XANDRIA

Strapping Young Lad:

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan will reportedly be sitting behind the kit for OPETH at the Vancouver stop of their current North American tour Friday night (Jan. 23). Hoglan will be standing in for regular OPETH skinsman Martin Lopez, who is said to be at home in Sweden recovering from a recent bout of panic attacks. Lopez is expected to rejoin his bandmates in time for their gig in Seattle Saturday night (Jan. 24).

1/22/04

Arch Enemy: Iron Tour Report II
Hello everyone, just dropping another few lines from Canada...we are on the road with IRON MAIDEN!!! (I just like writing that!).

Iron Tour Report
OK, so here we are in Montreal, getting ready for our first Canadian show tomorrow supporting the mighty Maiden! I have to tell you, it's seriously cold up here, even for Swedish Viking types like us....

Nightrage: Links and Reviews Sections updated.
Gus G. is on the front cover of Young Guitar magazine (Japan) this month with Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)! www.firewind.gr

Vader: New website!
Check the official website of Jacek Winiewski, the artist who did a plenty of amazing covers for bands like VADER, KRISIUN, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MONSTROSITY, GRAVE, DECAPITATED, MARDUK and many others...

Twilight Ophera: Fixed some bugs and incorrect information.

Lamb of God: New VideoLAMB OF GOD will fly to Los Angeles to film the video for 'As the Palaces Burn' on February 5-7 with director Dan Rush (director of the 'Ruin' video).
The video will premier in late February.

1/21/04

Hypocrisy: New video
Hello everyone,

We've just finished filming the video for the song "Eraser" taken off the new album The Arrival. Both will be launched at the same time on Feb 16 2004. The video contains some sience fiction, some naked ladys and then some.

We can't wait to hit the road with Horgh and Andreas as part of the new line-up.

see yaah.............

Children of Bodom:

Emma-Gaala 2004

Children Of Bodom will be one of the nominees at the biggest annual
awards in Finnish music business, Emma-gaala.

Hate Crew Deathroll will compete in the
category "Best Hardrock/Metal -album of the year 2003".

- Webmaster

Cannibal Corpse: New promo pictures have been added in the pictures section

Listen to two samples from the forthcoming album The Wretched Spawn

Kamelot: New EPICA review added

The Berzerker:

"Hey everyone! 
                                                      Thankx for your response to the sneekpeek for the DVD, Due to the high usage of incomming traffic over the past couple of
                                                      days our site has really struggled.
                                                      
                                                      So we've put the medium video (7.8MEG) on a mirror thankx to our good friends at smnnews.com. 
                                                      This is a very fast download 200k so you shouldnt have any probelms.
                                                      
                                                      The files will stiff remain on our site for the next few weeks and will be updated with new footage when we get coloser to
                                                      the release date.
                                                      
                                                      Find it at http://www.smnnews.com/sin/tb/principles%20preview%20med.mov
                                                      
                                                      We also have a new, non-popup official forum, also hosted by smnnews.com at 
                                                      http://smnnews.com/board/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=31, 
                                                      and lastly, go to www.smnnews.com for all your metal needs!"
                                                      
                                                      cheers
                                                      Luke 
                                                      The Berzerker

1/20/04

The Crown: The Crown are confirmed for the "2000 Decibel" festival that takes place in Bengtsfors the 21-22 May.

New items in the SHOP!

In Flames: Swedish gigs confirmed !
Two gigs in Sweden, supporting the upcoming album "Soundtrack To Your Escape" are confirmed. The dates for the gigs are as fo.. read more »

Hostility:

COME PICK UP OUR NEW CD "VERGE OF EXTINCTION" 
                                                      7 tracks of brutalalist HOSTILITY rage EVER!!
                                                      
                                                      check out some MP3s:
                                                      
                                                      www.hostility1.com/music/jagged.mp3
                                                      
                                                      www.hostility1.com/music/mouthful.mp3
                                                      
                                                      1.23.2004
                                                      The Strand Theater
                                                      7588 Monterey St. 
                                                      Gilroy CA
                                                      
                                                      7:30 all ages
                                                      
                                                      Boracho
                                                      HOSTILITY (going on 2nd..get there early)
                                                      RU36
                                                      Shortie
                                                      un-ID
                                                      Rivals
                                                      
                                                      1.24.2004
                                                      Chops - 504 Adams St. (707) 284-CHOP
                                                      Santa Rosa, CA
                                                      
                                                      6:30 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Vengince
                                                      Skribble
                                                      TBA
                                                      
                                                      1.25.2004
                                                      Gaslighter Theatre - 400 E. Campbell Ave
                                                      Campbell, CA
                                                      
                                                      7:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Redfall
                                                      Something Must Die
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Darkin Fluid

Kamelot:

The PM Awards 2003
                                                      
                                                      This year, the voting will run approximately one month (Dec 28 to midnight at the beginning of Feb 1) with the winners announced
                                                      soon thereafter.
                                                      
                                                      http://www.krose.org/~krose/pma2003/ballot.cgi
                                                      
                                                      Cheers,
                                                      The Sentinel

1/19/04

Dark Tranquillity:

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site:

"Some good news for those of you having problems getting hold of our earlier releases:

"Both 'The Gallery' (1995) and 'The Mind's I' (1997) will be re-released in special remastered deluxe editions, featuring brand new booklet layouts as well as a massive dose of hard-to-find bonus material.

"During the years, we've been all too aware of the lack of availability of our earlier material in the US, and we've heard from a lot of people about how hard and frustrating it is to have to track down expensive import versions of the older albums in order to get the D.T. collections complete.

"We got so much positive response from old and new fans when Century Media licensed the 'Skydancer' (1993) album for the US territory a couple of years ago, so it feels great to finally have 'The Gallery' and 'The Mind's I' enjoying proper stateside distribution as well.

"The European versions of the deluxe editions will be released by Osmose Productions. More details regarding the exact contents of the CD's and their release dates will be posted in the near future."

Deicide: Earache Records has posted a preview of the upcoming DEICIDE DVD, "Behind the Scars - Under The Skin Of Deicide", to be released with the special edition of the group's new album, "Scars Of The Crucifix". Check it out here (Quicktime required).

"Scars Of The Crucifix" was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE) and was mixed at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas. A February 24, 2004 release through Earache Records is expected.

(Thanks: Cristobal Lagos)

The Berzerker:

Hey all,
                                                      
                                                      sorry about the lack of Updates lately, but the DVD has finally been sent to Earache.
                                                      
                                                      For all your support and as a thankyou from us to you, you have gained acess to a "Sneek Peek" of the Full version of one
                                                      of our songs.
                                                      
                                                      And for all of you with a fast internet conection a full 19.2MEG!!! version.
                                                      
                                                      For dial up users a smaller version 2.7meg.
                                                      
                                                      Too view the page click below.
                                                      
                                                      http://www.theberzerker.com/DVD%20stuff/dvd%20preview.html
                                                      
                                                      (you may have to copy this address into your browser)
                                                      (this link is NOT available as a link from our web site)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      The final running time of the DVD is over 4 hours!! on a single disc (to keep the costs down)
                                                      
                                                      your wait is almost over, more will be revealed soon
                                                      
                                                      Enjoy!
                                                      Luke -The Berzerker

1/18/04

Deicide:

DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton recently spoke to music journalist Mark Prindle about the production of the group's early albums, their split with Roadrunner, their new CD, Benton's future work with VITAL REMAINS, and more.

When asked to name something he thinks is truly evil in the world right now, Benton said, "You look at some of these guys that run these fuckin Churches of Satan and shit, I look at them and I'm like, 'You know what? You guys are doing us the worst fucking injustice.' You know what I mean? Why not just put a pair of Mickey Mouse fuckin ears on. So I say it for all of them: Leave the theatrics at home. Read books and shit. If you wanna fight God, fight Christianity, do it with words. Actions only make us look stupid. Burning churches down, all the other bullshit that came out of Norway and shit. They're all 17-year-old kids fuckin' bored fuckin' rebelling against Mom and Dad and shit. What kind of life do you have in a place like Norway? What do you have to talk about in an interview? 'Oh uhh I killed a reindeer last night. Then I shoveled the driveway.' " Asked if he likes any of the Norwegian black metal groups, Benton said, "Yeah, some of the bands. I think IMMORTAL when they were around I think they were a good band. Musically wise, they were a good band. But a lot of it most of it all it is is a bunch of fuckin' 'blur metal' is what I call it. Like 'B-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L!' There's no texture, there's no nothing. There's just blastbeats and guitar riffs that don't even make sense. It's just 'AR-RAR-RAR-RAR! B-L-L-L-L-L! AR-RAR-RAR-RAR- ROWR-RAR-RAR-RAR! B-L-L-L-L-L! 'AR-RAR-RAR-RAR!' It's like, come on, man. How can you listen to that shit?" Read the rest of the interview here.

The Black Dahlia Murder: We are extremely sorry for not being able to make it to the show in Hebron Ohio last night. The weather wasn't too bad in Michigan but a few hours into the drive it got pretty intense and we made the collective decision to not risk it. We like our van, our trailer, our equipment, and would rather have it safe than laying in a ditch on the side of the freeway. For those of you that can't understand this only happened because of the shitty weather, cry us a fucking river.

Dark Tranquillity:

Hi all,
                                                      
                                                      Some good news for those of you having problems getting hold of our 
                                                      earlier releases:
                                                      
                                                      Both "The gallery" (1995) and "The mind's I" (1997) will be re-released 
                                                      in special remastered deluxe editions, featuring brand new booklet 
                                                      layouts as well as a massive dose of hard-to-find bonus material. 
                                                      
                                                      During the years, we've been all too aware of the lack of availability 
                                                      of our earlier material in the US, and we've heard from a lot of people 
                                                      about how hard and frustrating it is to have to track down expensive 
                                                      import versions of the older albums in order to get the D.T. collections 
                                                      complete.
                                                      
                                                      We got so much positive response from old and new fans alike when 
                                                      Century media licenced the "Skydancer" (1993) album for the US territory 
                                                      a couple of years ago, so it feels great to finally have "The gallery" 
                                                      and "The mind's I" enjoying proper stateside distribution as well. 
                                                      
                                                      The European versions of the deluxe editions will be released by Osmose 
                                                      productions. More details regarding the exact contents of the CD's and 
                                                      their release dates will be posted in the near future.
                                                      
                                                      ...And some news that were posted on www.darktranquillity.com last week:
                                                      
                                                      Time for some new-year activity on the site. As you probably have 
                                                      noticed, updates have been somewhat scarce recently, but rest assured 
                                                      that we're not resting on our laurels. The songwriting for the next 
                                                      album is commencing with full force, and in a not-too-distant future 
                                                      we'll begin recording our seventh full length album. More details 
                                                      regarding where, when and why will be posted here soon. 
                                                      
                                                      The DVD is now available in the US as well - finally! For a list of 
                                                      (worldwide) online vendors selling it, please visit Gtranquillity's site 
                                                      at www.dark-tranquillity.nl. 
                                                      
                                                      For an upcoming project, we'd like to hear from people with Dark 
                                                      tranquillity tattoos, so if you're one of the lucky few, please get in 
                                                      touch via info@darktranquillity.com. 
                                                      
                                                      The mini tour in Italy about a month ago was a huge success, and we'd 
                                                      like to thank all of you that made it such a great experience. Photos 
                                                      from some of the shows will be uploaded in the near future. Some of you 
                                                      will be interested to learn that we showcased a new song, "One thought", 
                                                      which brought home excellent response from the audience.
                                                      
                                                      Other than this, there are a few promising things in the pipeline, but 
                                                      before anything is 100% confirmed, we can't go public with any details.
                                                      
                                                      /Your hard working D.T. team

1/16/04

Hypocrisy: Horgh (Immortal) has officially replaced drummer Lars Szöke

Children of Bodom: ICED EARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and an as-yet-announced third support band will be teaming up for a North American tour beginning in mid-April.

Dates so far are as follows:

Apr. 18 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Apr. 19 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop's
Apr. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Apr. 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest
Apr. 23 - Detroit, MI @ Harpos
Apr. 24 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
Apr. 25 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeon
Apr. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Guvernment
Apr. 28 - Montreal, QC @ The Medley
Apr. 29 - New York, NY @ BB Kings
Apr. 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
May 01 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
May 02 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
May 04 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 05 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 07 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
May 08 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
May 09 - Austin, TX @ Backroom
May 10 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Elm Live
May 12 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 15 - Seattle, WA @ Graceland
May 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon
May 18 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Galaxy
May 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Venue TBA

(Thanks: Polish Eddie)

Raunchy:

Damn things are great at the moment. First up Nuclear Blast have made a listening session at their website for "Watch Out" visit here. We have updated the presskit/downloads section with some new high-res. pictures and the links section.- Right now we´re also working towars a release party for "Confusion Bay" ..... more information will follow. - Here are some "Confusion Bay" reviews:

www.rockreview.co.uk - 9/10 ........... read

www.blabbermouth.net - 9/10 .......... read

www.metal-immortel.com - 15/20 .......... read (In French)

www.metal-district.com - 8/10 .......... read (In German)

Rock Hard (Germany) - 8/10

The Black Dahlia Murder: We're going to be on the road in the US again once we get back from Japan in late February. In March/April we'll be hitting the road with As I Lay Dying, Everytime I Die, and Scarlet. I posted some shows that are happening very soon. One of which being at Idle Kids in Michigan, so we hope to see all of our friends!

For all of our fans in Japan, here's some info about our upcoming tour: CLICK.

Twilight Ophera: whole site has new design and code.

1/15/04

Children of Bodom:

CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA and THRESHOLD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 3-4, 2004 at The Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. CHILDREN OF BODOM will headline the event on Saturday (Sept. 4), while THRESHOLD will occupy the "special guest" slot on Friday, according to a posting at the festival's web site. Also scheduled to appear are PRIMAL FEAR, EDENBRIDGE, CRUACHAN, BALANCE OF POWER and FOURWAYKILL. More confirmations will be announced soon.

1/13/04

Cannibal Corpse:

Veteran death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will shortly begin filming a video for the track "Decency Defiled" off their forthcoming CD, "The Wretched Spawn", due on February 24 through Metal Blade Records.

The follow-up to 2002's "Gore Obsessed", "The Wretched Spawn" was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, JUDAS PRIEST).

Lamb of God: Guitar WorldCheck out an in-depth interview with Mark and Willie from LAMB OF GOD in this months Guitar World Magazine
This issue also features guitar tabs for the track "Ruin" off of "As the Palaces Burn"
Click here for a photo from the article.

Arch Enemy: Norwegian metallers ARCH NEMESIS have parted ways with lead guitarist Inge "Thorin" Eidsaeter halfway through the recording sessions for the band's sophomore album, tentatively due later in the year through Edgerunner Records.

Eidsaeter's departure is being attributed to "personal interests," according to a posting on the band's web site. "There was just not enough time for his personal interests aside with ARCH NEMESIS. We have yet to decide what we will do with this in the future. For the album [vocalist/guitarist] Nesmoht [a.k.a. Niclas Thomsen] will do the guitar solos."

The recording of the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Shadows In The Mirror" is expected to be completed by early February. No further details are available at this time.

Dark Funeral:

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have set "De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine" as the title of their upcoming live album, due on March 29 through Regain Records.

The CD, which was recorded on the band's 2003 South American tour, will contain the following track listing:

01. Intro
02. The Arrival Of Satan's Empire
03. An Apprentice Of Satan
04. The Dawn No More Rises
05. Thy Legions Come
06. Hail Murder
07. Goddess Of Sodomy
08. The Secrets Of The Black Arts
09. Vobiscum Satanas
10. Shadows Over Transylvania
11. Open The Gates
12. Ineffable Kings Of Darkness
13. Thus I Have Spoken
14. My Dark Desires
15. Armageddon Finally Comes

DARK FUNERAL are currently writing material for their next studio album, tentatively due in late 2004.

As previously reported, DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for the Piorno Rock Festival 2004, which is set to take place on Saturday, February 28 in Pinos Puentes (Granada), Spain. Other bands scheduled to appear at the event so far are STRATOVARIUS, SEPULTURA, MSG, SAXON, KAMELOT, VANDES PLAS, EVERGREY, IRON SAVIOR, AXXIS, CAGE, MOONSPELL, CALLENISH CIRCLE, FINNTROLL, AMON AMARTH, DESTRUCTION, ENSLAVED, EPICA, TANKARD, BATTELORE, and CONTRHA.

Upcoming DARK FUNERAL tour dates:

Feb. 11 Toluca, MEX - TBA
Feb. 12 Puebla, MEX - La Ciricua
Feb. 13 - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MEX - Gimnasio Factores Mutuos
Feb. 14 - San Luis Potosí, MEX - Huerta del STIC
Feb. 15 - Mexico City, MEX - Circo Volador
Feb. 28 Pinos Puente, Granada, SPA - Piorno Rock

1/12/04

Hypocrisy: Official press release Hypocrisy

-Hypocrisy announces line-up changes-

Hello everybody,

We would like to inform you of a change in the Hypocrisy line-up.

We had a band meeting today and the three of us decided that, for "our own" reasons, Lars Szöke will no longer play in the band.

It's always heavy when an orginal member leaves a band. Lars and I have been playing together for 20 years in different bands and he's been kicking the shit out of the drums in Hypocrisy for 13 years. But now it's time to move on.

The new drummer for Hypocrisy is none other than Horgh (ex-Immortal, Grimfist) and we´re convinced that he will kick the shit out of the drums as well... We will see you on The Arrival tour in either Europe or the USA, giving you 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (see tourdates for confirmed dates)

Enjoy the new album, because we are..... Peter/Hypocrisy

www.hypocrisy.tv

Cannibal Corpse: The tourdates have been updated

Lamb of God: Revolver Magazine February 2004Revolver Magazine has included LAMB OF GOD in their list of the "Top 25 Live Bands of All Time

Nightrage:

Marios will join Swedish Death/Thrash labelmates The Forsaken as a session Bass/Player, on their upcoming European tour, as support to headliners Soilwork, check the following link for more info about the dates. www.centurymedia.de

Nightrage is looking for Drummer and Bass/Player Read more..

News archive >>

New Guestbook added, News updated.
Gus G. is on the front cover of Young Guitar magazine (Japan) this month with Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)! www.firewind.gr

Webmaster - Dan Lind
Site Art - Niklas Sundin

1/11/04

Hostility: Hey really quick, I want to apologize for providing you guys with incorrect ordering info for "Verge of Extinction". The cost is $5+$2 to cover shipping. Sorry for the mix-up.

The Hostility/Skinlab 2003 Tour photo journal is now online, along with some new promo shots in the pictures section. Check it out!

Alex C
xdiox@yahoo.com

1/10/04

Raunchy:

BLABBERMOUTH.NET-approved Danish metallers RAUNCHY are in the process of filming a video for the track "Watch Out" with Danish director Anders Morgenthaler (KASHMIR, JUNIOR SENIOR, THE BREAKERS, SUPERHEROES). "So far we can reveal that the video is a 100% animated," the band write on their web site. "So expect something different BUT yet brutal."

"Watch Out" comes off RAUNCHY's forthcoming sophomore album, "Confusion Bay", due on February 9 through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2002's highly acclaimed "Velvet Noise" was recorded and mixed at producer Jacob Hansen's (INVOCATOR) Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark and features 12 songs, including a cover of FAITH NO MORE's "From Out Of Nowhere", which will be used as a bonus track for the album's Scandinavian edition.

RAUNCHY, who recently signed a brand-new deal with Nuclear Blast Records, are confirmed for Aarhus Metal Festival 2004, a two-day event set to take place April 30-May 1 at Voxhall in Aarhus, Denmark. Additional European dates will be announced soon.

Dark Tranquillity:

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site:

"Time for some new-year activity on the site. As you probably have noticed, updates have been somewhat scarce recently, but rest assured that we're not resting on our laurels. The songwriting for the next album is commencing with full force, and in a not-too-distant future we'll begin recording our seventh full-length album. More details regarding where, when and why will be posted here soon.

"The DVD is now available in the US as well finally! For a list of (worldwide) online vendors selling it, please visit Gtranquillity's site at www.dark-tranquillity.nl.

"For an upcoming project, we'd like to hear from people with DARK TRANQUILLITY tattoos, so if you're one of the lucky few, please get in touch via info@darktranquillity.com.

"The mini-tour in Italy about a month ago was a huge success, and we'd like to thank all of you that made it such a great experience. Photos from some of the shows will be uploaded in the near future.

"Other than this, there are a few promising things, that doubtlessly will make many of you happy, in the pipeline, but before anything is 100% confirmed, we can't go public with any details."

Killswitch Engage:
According to a posting at www.darkesthour.com, ANTHRAX, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SIKTH, DARKEST HOUR, BURNT BY THE SUN and FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES will be teaming up for two shows in Japan under the banner "Extreme the Dojo Vol. 10 Special".

The dates are as follows:

Apr. 14 - Tokyo, JPN @ O-East
Apr. 17 - Osaka, JPN @ Hatch

1/9/04

Dark Funeral: Mexican tour dates announced!

Lamb of God: Revolver Magazine February 2004Revolver Magazine has named LAMB OF GODs' As the Palaces Burn as 2003s Album of the Year.
The band took time out to comment:
"This is absolutely flattering, and it came totally unexpected. We'd like to express our sincerest gratitude to Revolver's readers and staff, and to our fans worldwide who've made 2003 an amazing year for us. Things are bigger and better than we ever dreamed they could become. We remain grateful to our friends, fans and family for their support and continue to be inspired by their dedication.
We're home now, working harder than ever on the follow up to 'As the Palaces Burn'...it's a thrilling time for each of us in this band. We are looking forward to the coming year, a new album and new tours...our sincerest thanks.
LOG"

1/8/04

Deicide:

After 15 years in the business as one of the reigning heavyweight champs of death metal, Florida's legendary DEICIDE have shot their very first music video.

For this historic occasion, the band chose to immortalize the title track off their forthcoming Earache Records debut, "Scars Of The Crucifix" a song which brutally sums up what DEICIDE is all about.

Bone-rattling riffage, firestorm drumming, and vocals from the pit of hell combine to make "Scars" one of the most venomous anthems DEICIDE has ever recorded.

Shot in Nottingham, U.K. by acclaimed director Pete Bridgewater (THE HAUNTED, DECEMBER), the "Scars Of The Crucifix" video shows DEICIDE in rare form.

The "Scars Of The Crucifix" video is now in the post-production stages. Look for this video, coming soon to Earache.com and a TV near you.

"Scars Of The Crucifix" was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE) and was mixed at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas. A February 24, 2004 release through Earache Records is expected.

(Thanks: Cristobal Lagos)

Arch Enemy: UK rescheduled
As you know, we had a big disappointment at the end of last year when we had to cancel a few dates on our UK tour.

ARCH ENEMY nominated for Manifest award
The Manifest Awards are being held by SOM ...

Nightrage: Links page updated.

Dark Tranquillity: Time for some new-year activity on the site. As you probably have noticed, updates have been somewhat scarce recently, but rest assured that we're not resting on our laurels. The songwriting for the next album is commencing with full force, and in a not-too-distant future we'll begin recording our seventh full length album. More details regarding where, when and why will be posted here soon.

The DVD is now available in the US as well - finally! For a list of (worldwide) online vendors selling it, please visit Gtranquillity's site at www.dark-tranquillity.nl.

For an upcoming project, we'd like to hear from people with Dark tranquillity tattoos, so if you're one of the lucky few, please get in touch via info@darktranquillity.com.

The mini tour in Italy about a month ago was a huge success, and we'd like to thank all of you that made it such a great experience. Photos from some of the shows will be uploaded in the near future.

Other than this, there are a few promising things, that doubtlessly will make many of you happy, in the pipeline, but before anything is 100% confirmed, we can't go public with any details.

Lamb of God: DVD In Stores Jan.13LAMB OF GOD's first DVD, "Terror and Hubris", will be available in stores on Tuesday, January. 13.
The DVD is available now, exclusively online here.

Vader: More details about PANZER X debut release!
PANZER X's "Steel Fist" will contain more stuff than was previously announced and it's going to be more like a debut MCD of the band than simply a promo tape. Peter takes it very seriously and you needn't worry about the results. "Steel Fist" will contain six songs: "Feel My X", "Panzer Attack", "Steel Fist", "Together 4 Ever" and two covers: "Riding On The Wind"(JUDAS PRIEST) and "Paint In Black"(ROLLING STONES). Vitek from DECAPITATED have recorded all the drums, the second part of recordings will take place in the middle of January at Studio X, Olsztyn. Beside you can see "Steel Fist" album artwork, created by Wojtek Blasiak.

1/7/04

In Flames, Morbid Angel, Cradle of Filth, Strapping Young Lad, Children of Bodom, and Hypocrisy:

Nuclear Blast Records USA will be releasing the "Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1" DVD on January 27.

Described as the "ultimate metal DVD compilation," the two-disc set will contain the following track listing:

DVD 1:

01. MANOWAR - "Warriors Of The World United"
02. HAMMERFALL - "Hearts On Fire"
03. HELLOWEEN - "Just A Little Sign"
04. ANTHRAX - "Safe Home"
05. SOILWORK - "Rejection Role"
06. BLIND GUARDIAN - "The Bard's Song"
07. FARMER BOYS - "Here Comes The Pain"
08. PRIMAL FEAR - "Armageddon"
09. TIAMAT - "Vote For Love"
10. IN FLAMES - "Trigger"
11. STRATOVARIUS - "Eagleheart"
12. SONATA ARCTICA - "Wolf & Raven"
13. MORBID ANGEL - "Immortal Rites"
14. PARADISE LOST - "Say Just Words"
15. IRON MAIDEN - "Run To The Hills"
16. OOMPH! - "Supernova"
17. SEVENDUST - "Live Again"
18. CRADLE OF FILTH - "Her Ghost In The Fog"
19. STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - "Relentless"
20. SEPULTURA - "Bullet In The Sky"
21. DARKANE - "Innocence Gone"
22. DAVID SHANKLE GROUP - "Ashes To Ashes"
23. LACUNA COIL - "Heaven's A Lie"
24. ENTOMBED - "I For An Eye"
25. CIRCLE II CIRCLE - "Watching In Silence"
26. THE HAUNTED - "Bury Your Dead"
27. EMPEROR - "The Loss And Curse Of Reverance"
28. KATAKLYSM - "Shadows And Dust"
29. CHILDREN OF BODOM - "Everytime I Die"
30. THERION - "Summernight City"
31. MASTERPLAN - "Enlighten Me"
32. ATROCITY - "Taste Of Sin"
33. CATHEDRAL - "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)"

DVD 2:

01. DEATHSTARS - "Synthetic Generation"
02. MESHUGGAH - "Rational Gaze"
03. MNEMIC - "Ghost"
04. RHAPSODY - "Power Of The Dragonflame"
05. JUDAS PRIEST - "Lost And Found"
06. DIMMU BORGIR - "Puritana"
07. BIOHAZARD - "Sellout"
08. THE GATHERING - "The Leaves"
09. PUNGENT STENCH - "Viva La Muerte"
10. DANZIG - "Five Finger Crawl"
11. AMORPHIS - "Alone"
12. KREATOR - "Violent Revolution"
13. THUNDERSTONE - "Virus"
14. CARCASS - "No Love Lost"
15. CREMATORY - "Tears Of Time"
16. BLUDGEON - "Stained In Blood"
17. SINISTER - "Leviathan"

The DVD package will also include live video tracks from DESTRUCTION, HYPOCRISY and KATAKLYSM (all with new albums being released in 2004) as well as a bonus audio disc.

1/6/04

Vader: New songs!
Peter is currently writing new songs for "Revelations" successor. We have two brand new titles: "Out Of A Deep" and "Lead Us!". Also Peter's side- project PANZER X is in the middle of recording process of band's promo CD. It will feature 4 pieces plus 2 cover songs and something extra... More details follow soon.

1/5/04

Hostility:

What's up all you HOSTILITY ragers!!!!!!!! my computer
                                                      has been down for quite some time, got a new one now
                                                      so here we go....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The Skinlab tour
                                                      was off the hook, they treated us better then we ever
                                                      could've imagined, and the shows were awesome!!!!  We
                                                      also are set to release our new HEAVY AS FUCK album
                                                      "Verge of Extinction," 7 TRACKS OF RAW BRUTAL
                                                      RAGE....HOSTILITY STYLE!!
                                                      
                                                      preview a couple tracks at:
                                                      
                                                      http://www.hostility1.com/music/jagged.mp3
                                                      
                                                      http://www.hostility1.com/music/mouthful.mp3
                                                      
                                                      www.hostility1.com
                                                      
                                                      listen to a couple tracks, get motivated, and come out
                                                      to our cd release shows and pick up a copy our our
                                                      CRUSHING new album!!!!!
                                                      
                                                      SHOWS
                                                      
                                                      1.09.2004
                                                      The Boardwalk - 9426 Greenback Ln.
                                                      Orangvale, CA
                                                      
                                                      8:00pm / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Skribble
                                                      Hostility
                                                      In Ruin 
                                                      
                                                      1.24.2004
                                                      Chops - 504 Adams St. (707) 284-CHOP
                                                      Santa Rosa, CA
                                                      
                                                      6:30 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Vengince
                                                      Skribble
                                                      TBA
                                                      
                                                      1.25.2004
                                                      Gaslighter Theatre - 400 E. Campbell Ave
                                                      Campbell, CA
                                                      
                                                      7:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Redfall
                                                      Something Must Die
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Darkin Fluid
                                                      
                                                      1.31.2004
                                                      iMusicast - 5429 Telegraph Ave.
                                                      Oakland, CA
                                                      
                                                      7:30 / all ages
                                                      $ 10
                                                      
                                                      FAREWELL TO POWERSLAVE.COM SHOW
                                                      
                                                      Down Factor
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Starch
                                                      g2k
                                                      Stitch
                                                      
                                                      2.6.2004
                                                      3 Oaks Community Center - 1100 Alamo Dr
                                                      Vacaville, CA 
                                                      
                                                      7:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Hostility
                                                      3 bands TBA
                                                      
                                                      2.7.2004 
                                                      The Pound - Pier 96 / 100 Cargo Way
                                                      San Francisco, CA
                                                      
                                                      8:00 / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Thr3fold
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Brokeneck
                                                      Something Must Die
                                                      Eightfold
                                                      Path
                                                      
                                                      2.13.2004
                                                      The Shop - 21600 8th St East
                                                      Sonoma, CA
                                                      
                                                      7:00pm / all ages
                                                      
                                                      Vengince
                                                      Hostility
                                                      Killing the Mind 
                                                      
                                                       
                                                      You can also order "Verge of Extinction" by sending
                                                      $5.00 + $2.00 shipping to:  (no checks) money orders
                                                      made payable to Tony Vorrises
                                                      
                                                      HOSTILITY
                                                      P.O. Box 1092
                                                      Novato CA 94948

Nightrage: Links page updated.

1/4/03

Arch Enemy:

Sweden's ARCH ENEMY have posted live video clip of their song "We Will Rise", filmed at London's Mean Fiddler on December 21, at this location.

In other news, ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has issued the following update via the band's official web site:

"Greetings to all of ARCH ENEMY's friends out there!

"2003 has been a fantastic and eventful year we started it off in January with working on our 'Anthems Of Rebellion' album in the studio (in the U.K with Andy Sneap) and when we'd completed the album we played live all over the place in support of it. We have tons of cool memories from the road, too many to mention reallybut some obvious highlights include the SLAYER/HATEBREED US tour and our headline slot at the Korean 'International Busan Rock Festival' and also our last show of 2003, a headline show @ the 'Mean Fiddler' in London a packed house that was ready for the metal!

"We are convinced that 2004 will rock even harder, and things are looking good for the bandfirst thing coming up touring wise is a bunch of dates in Canada, USA & Japan, opening up for the NWOBHM Gods IRON MAIDEN! It doesn't really get any better than that, at least not in our world! :-)"

Brainstorm & Children of Bodom:

PAT TRAVERS BAND are the latest act confirmed for next year's installment of Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12, 2004 in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order):

ABRAMIS BRAMA
APRIL WINE
BRAINSTORM
CAGE
CARNAL FORGE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
DR. FEELGOOD
ENTOMBED
EXODUS
HEART
HEAVENLY
HIRAX
JUDAS PRIEST
KINGDOM COME
LAKE OF TEARS
LOST HORIZON
LUMSK
MAGIC SLIM & THE TEARDROPS
MEMORY GARDEN
NARNIA
NIGHTWISH
OPETH
PARAGON
PATHOS
PAT TRAVERS BAND
PERSUADER
SLADE
SUN CAGED
UFO
WASA EXPRESS

Kamelot: EpicaFest Mexico City

Hello Knights!! We are pleased to annouce Kamelot's Epica Fest Mexico City! Kamelot will be headlining with 5 fantastic support bands including the power metal band CAGE! ... read more
Tour section updated

1/2/04

Kamelot:

Hello Knights!!
                                                      
                                                      We are pleased to annouce Kamelot's EpicaFest Mexico City! Kamelot will be headlining with 5 fantastic support bands including
                                                      the power metal band CAGE! The venue is FORO LATINA.
                                                      
                                                      http://www.ekosysmusik.com
                                                      
                                                      The promoters at Ekosysmusik have cancelled the shows in Monterrey and Guadalajara so we urge all fans to come to Mexico City
                                                      for this special one time show.
                                                      
                                                      All fans coming to Mexico City are urged to contact Ekosysmusik for special pricing, flight info and theater location.
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      Best regards,
                                                      Tim/KMI

1/1/04

Kamelot: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year from Kamelot! 2004 will be a BIG year for Kamelot and the fans, the new songs are proving to be yet another step for Kamelot. "We are looking forward to the new year and the new album" states guitarist Thomas Youngblood. "After the release we plan to tour much more than ever before, stay tuned!!

All the news from each band, I have taken from each band's web sites which you can find in my links section or I have got it from www.blabbermouth.net

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