Detritus
Issue #285
Week of August 30, 2004
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Tim Wadzinski, Editor
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Steve Shumake
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-It's been all over the 'net but just in case you were snoozing, Rob
Halford pinch-hit for Ozzy Osbourne at the Camden, NJ, stop on the
OZZfest tour last week. Ozzy was ill and Halford ended up singing for
Black Sabbath. (Shades of '92 when he did the same thing when Ronnie
Dio declined to sing with Sabbath when they opened for Ozzy's
"farewell" solo tour.) So, um, does anyone have a bootleg of this
show??? I'm serious -- let me know as I'd love to work out some kind
of trade to see or hear this. According to BraveWords.com, Sabbath's
set included "War Pigs," "N.I.B.," "Fairies Wear Boots," "Into The
Void," "Black Sabbath," "Iron Man," "Children Of The Grave," and
"Paranoid." Speaking of Judas Priest and OZZfest, I've slowly been
trying to watch the recent OZZfest episodes of "Headbanger's Ball" and
"Metal Mania." (I have 'em on tape but it's taking *forever* to get
through 'em.) I'm really, really sorry I wasn't able to see the 'fest
live this year but it's kinda cool watching these specials. Watching
Eddie Trunk interview Halford, Glenn Tipton, and K.K. Downing on
"Metal Mania" finally drove it home for me -- Priest is back and Glenn
can apparently be in the same room as Rob without starting a fight. :)
Man, I CANNOT wait for the new studio album that's due in December!!!!

-We just got a bunch of stuff that's recently been released on Reality
Entertainment, including the two latest Krokus albums (studio: ROCK
THE BLOCK, live: FIRE AND GASOLINE: LIVE!), Warrior's THE WARS OF GODS
AND MEN (featuring the apparently invincibly-lunged Marc Storace of
Krokus fame), Silver Mountain's BREAKIN' CHAINS, and albums from
younger bands Freakhouse (BEAUTIFUL MISERY) and Sybreed (SLAVE
DESIGN). There was also a compilation called REALITY VOLUME ONE that
features album tracks and rarities/re-mixes from some of the bands
listed above, plus Wayne (featuring former Metal Church singer David
Wayne; the song here is the unreleased track "Screams From Hell"),
WWIII (a re-mix of "Walk With Me" from WHEN GOD TURNED AWAY), The
Outpatience (featuring Guns N' Roses co-writer Wes Arkeen; the track
here is the unreleased "Wound Up In Vega," with special guest Izzy
Stradlin'), and FastLane. There are also bonus CD-ROM video tracks
from Godhead, Slow Roosevelt, and Mankind Liberation Front. (I have no
idea how much this compilation is retailng for, but it's a cool
package and it brings you up to speed quite nicely with what Reality's
all about.) 'Tis a ton of stuff here and the reviews are a-comin'...

-There wasn't an official press release (yet) but we received word
Jackyl will release a live album called LIVE FROM THE FULL THROTTLE!
on September 28 through Sanctuary. Frankly, I'm surprised these guys
are still plugging away. More power to 'em!

-So did we all check out that new, limited edition "Pitch Black"
flavor of Mountain Dew? It says it's got "a blast of black grape" but
to me it kinda tasted like a mixture of cough syrup and No-Doz.

-Now in my current playlist: Diabla - "Small Talk"/"I'm The Snake" and
all the stuff from Reality mentioned above! - Tim

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-Odyssea's Tears In Floods - New Scarlet Release In October!

Scarlet proudly presents Odyssea - "Tears In Floods"

The best Melodic Power Metal newcomers from Italy!

Odyssea is the band of the new Labyrinth guitarist Pier Gonella and
musically follows the tradition of the most important Italian power-
metal bands (Labyrinth, Vision Divine). Combining an incredible guitar
work and classical, progressive influences, Odyssea's debut album
Tears In Floods offers also the amazing contribution of Labyrinth
singer Roberto Tiranti in the song titled "Fly." Not the usual
"Italian power metal stuff," but something really different that will
surprise a lot of metalheads! Tears In Floods will be released in
Japan through King Records with 3 bonus tracks. European release is
scheduled for early October 2004.

http://www.odyssea.cjb.net/

catalogue number: SC 093-2
barcode: 8025044009323
formats: CD
style: Melodic Power Metal
release date: October 2004

Odyssea - Tears In Floods
1. Intro
2. Fly
3. The King
4. Falling Star
5. Burning Time
6. Try Again
7. Angel Cries
8. Tears In Floods pt. 1 (el ultimo canto)
9. Tears In Floods pt. 2 (miserable man)
10. Apocalypse pt. 1
11. Creatures

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-Symphorce Update From Cede

"We would like to thank you again, all friends and fans, of the Himmel
Open Air, which made a really unforgettable the day. It was simply
great to have met so many of you. Simply HAMMER!! Thank you for the
support. You will see us again!!!!! THANKS!! The festival in Komen
(Slovenia) was cancelled!!! The promoter is trying to come up with
another festival for the same date, our booker and he are in contact
and try to get somethin' fixed. We'll see what happens... The festival
in Raismes (France) will happen WITHOUT Symphorce, as there were some
misunderstandings between booker and promoter, and since we're not
able to play, the shows in Belgium and Paris, will not happen as well,
as it seems now. Sad but true, but be sure we will kick your asses
sooner or later, EVERY-FUCKING-WHERE! Thanks for your understanding
and rock on!"

http://www.symphorce.net/

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-California Guitar Trio News & Tour Dates

Echoes radio program to rebroadcast California Guitar Trio's live
performance in September!

California Guitar Trio's "Living Room Concert" to be rebroadcasted on
Echoes Thursday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 25th. Listen
as three guitars become one. CGT play a pair of songs from their new
CD "Whitewater," some old Echoes' favorites and their rendition of
Queen's "Bohemiam Rhapsody!"

Echoes is broadcasted to over 150 public radio stations across the
country!

http://www.echoes.org/

California Guitar Trio fall tour dates...

9/24 – Sanctuario de Guadalupe in Santa Fe, NM
9/25 – Millwood Junction in Mancos, CO
9/28 – Port O Call in Salt Lake City, UT
9/30 – Battle Mtn. Civic Center in Battle Mountain, NV
10/1 – Barkley Theater in Fallon, NV
10/1 – Battle Mtn. Civic Center in Battle Mountain, NV
10/2 – Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, CA
10/3 – Sutter Creek Theater in Sutter Creek, CA
10/4 – Henfling's Firehouse Tavern in Ben Lomond, CA
10/5 – Little Fox in Redwood City, CA
10/6 – Performing Arts Center in Lancaster, CA
10/8 – Cafι Paradiso in Eugene, OR
10/9 – Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR
10/14 – Knudsen Family Theater in Federal Way, WA
10/15 – High School in Port Angeles, WA
10/16 – Everett Theater in Everett, WA
10/19 – Southwestern Community College in Creston, IA
10/20 - Southwestern Com. College in Creston, IA
10/21 – CSPS / Legion Arts in Cedar Rapids, IA
10/22 – Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN
10/23 – University of Minnesota in Morris, MN
10/26 – The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI
10/27 – Night Town in Cleveland Heights, OH
11/04 – Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River, MA
11/05 – Towne Crier Cafι in Pawling, NY
11/06 – Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA
11/07 – Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA
11/10 – Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA
11/11 – Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, VA
11/12 – Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville, VA
11/13 – Stella Blue in Asheville, NC
11/15 – Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, KY
11/18 – Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL
11/20 – Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC

Inside Out Music America
http://www.insideoutmusic.com/

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-Sanctuary: Best In Metal!

The News from Metal-Is, Noise, Mayan and T&T Records

CANS - The Winner !

It's over! The original text sheet of the song 'Silent Cries' from the
new album "Beyond The Gates" has found a new owner. His name is
Kristoffer Wahlstrφm. Congratulations! Thanks to all other
participants!

http://208.203.139.81/cans/btg/cd.shtml

SILENT FORCE - E-Card Online !

20th of September. Just a couple of days until the release of "Worlds
Apart", the Noise debut of the German/American band Silent Force. Now
you have the chance to sing-a-long with DC Cooper in our new Lyrics
Ecard! Did you already download the free Online-Single?

http://208.203.139.81/silentforce/worlds/cd.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/silentforce/default.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/silentforce/worlds/ecard.html
http://208.203.139.81/de/silentforce/worlds/mp3.html

LAKE OF TEARS - Goth-Ecard!

The Lake Of Tears Noise debut "Black Brick Road" will be released
Monday the 30th of August. Here's an upfront E-Card of the song "The
Greymen" for all fans of this great band! *Such a dark cold day ...*

http://208.203.139.81/lakeoftears/default.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/lakeoftears/bbr/cd.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/lakeoftears/bbr/ecard.html

Coming Releases

13.09. Megadeth - The System Has Failed
20.09. W.A.S.P. - Neon God #2
20.09. Silent Force - Worlds Apart
20.09. Seven Witches - Year Of The Witch

http://www.noiserecords.com/

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-Cosmo's Moon Update

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to let ya know about some exciting events that are comin'
up:

First, we're helping Bob Trombley of LI Bandbookings to organize and
also perform at a special 9/11 Fundraiser Show on Saturday, September
11th, 2004 at McCoy's Sports Bar on Commack Road in Commack....All
proceeds are being donated to the FDNY Widow's & Children's
Fund!....Many of LI's TOP bands such as Crackhead Mafia, Cosmo's Moon,
Society Of My Era, Axis Unknown, The Basals, Ed Black, The Joannie
Dobbins Band, Heap and more will be performing.....

Admission is $10.........The show kicks off at 3PM with t-shirts,
CD's, caps, patches and other items raffled off after 10PM........ For
more info, check out http://www.libandbookings.com/ ........

As Matt and I are active members of the Mineola Fire Department, we're
asking all our fans to come out and support this cause......

Next, we are psyched to announce that we have begun recording our
first full-length CD!!....All your favorite CM songs as well as some
new, never-before heard tunes will be on the CD....

In the meantime, to show thanx to all our devoted fans, we have put up
some vintage CM tunes that can be heard and/or downloaded FREE at
http://www.myspace.com/cosmosmoon ........

See ya soon,

Mark Valentino
COSMO'S MOON

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-Rockdetector Press Release

26th August 2004 -- Rockdetector has appointed Bernard Doe as new
editor. The world's biggest Rock & Metal website is now home for the
world's tallest Rock & Metal writer!

Bernard Doe has made a huge impression on the international Rock scene
as owner of the groundbreaking UK magazine 'Metal Forces' as well as
high profile offshoots such as 'Thrash n' Burn' and 'Xtreme Noise'
magazines and the 'Metal XS' video range. Running for over a decade,
'Metal Forces', through Bernard's efforts, championed the early
careers of artists such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax,
Sepultura, Celtic Frost and many others. Renowned for its in depth,
intuitive articles and devotion to promoting quality Metal of all
genres, back issues of 'Metal Forces' now command high prices on Ebay.

In September, Rockdetector will be hosting interviews with some of the
biggest names in Rock. Expect the same degree of 'Metal Forces' style
substance allied with Rockdetector's reputation for thoroughness and
commanding detail.

Rockdetector executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young states "Having
Bernard onboard really is an honour. This is the guy that first gave
me a major break and, for me and many bands I know, was responsible
for the very best Metal magazine we've seen to date. Both of our roots
lay in the legendary Bay Area fanzine 'Metal Mania', so it's like
coming full circle. 'Metal Forces' really led the way, with a lot of
today's major names not only getting their first exposure on its pages
but also benefiting hugely from Bernard's tireless support for them."

Bernard describes Rockdetector as "A superb innovation, absolutely
essential. Second to none for research and analysis, it is the most
comprehensive listings of rock and metal artistes on the net."

Expect Bernard to be hooking up with some old friends for some time
honoured 'MF' style interrogation very soon! Not only will we be
conducting brand new interviews but Rockdetector will soon start to
include on its pages all those great 'Metal Forces' interviews from
years gone by.

"The timing of this is great for us," says Garry. "We launch full
artist affiliation and with the global gig guide, now at over 10,000
international concerts, Rockdetector has proven a huge success."

http://www.rockdetector.com/ – 26,000 bands: The world's biggest Rock
& Metal website.

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-Z Records News

WAR & PEACE EXTEND CONTRACT:

We are extremely proud to announce that Jeff Pilson's War & Peace have
extended their relationship with Z Records by a further two albums.

Jeff made the following statement concerning the contract extension:

"Just want to say that War and Peace is extremely excited about
extending their contract with Z Records to include 2 releases for next
year. The first is a live record to be recorded at the Cavern Club in
Liverpool during September's Z Rock Festival. Then a studio record
will be released sometime later in the year. We're feeling so
energized being on a label that is completely supportive and stands
behind this music. The live band was formed originally to play the Z
Rock Festival, and now it's taken on a life of its own. It's almost
impossible to find labels that are into it for the music anymore,
which is why Z Records is a perfect home for us."

WAR & PEACE TOUR DATES

August 27 Paladino's, Tarzana, CA [SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY GEORGE LYNCH]
August 28 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
September 10, 2004 The Pound San Francisco, CA
September 11, 2004 The Roadhouse Sacramento, CA
September 19th Z ROCK 2004 Liverpool, UK
September 20th The Underworld, London, UK

LAST ACT CONFIRMED FOR Z ROCK 04

English act Hodson have bee confirm as the final act for Z Rock 04 on
September 19th, the final lineup is now....

WAR & PEACE [feat. Jeff Pilson]
ADAM BOMB
JESSE DAMON [of Silent Rage]
LIONSHEART
MITCH MALLOY
HODSON
TORINO
ENZIGN

Tickets have been selling extremely well and are still available from
the following hotlines..

Credit card hotlines: 01484 643392, 01782 522370 , 01489 603549

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DOORS WILL NOW OPEN AT 12 NOON WHICH EARLIER THAN
ORIGINALLY PLANNED

http://www.zrecords.net/

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-Sum 41 To Perform At Gravity Games

The album cover for CHUCK (in-stores October 12th) is finished and you
can check it out on the news page of sum41.com.

Sum 41 To Perform At Gravity Games

Movin' on....the band will perform at The Gravity Games which will be
held from September 16th to 19th in Cleveland, OH. The band will
perform on September 17th at Voinovich Park behind the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame. You can get tickets at Ticketmaster (includes access to
Gravity Games and show). From September 21st - 25th, the Gravity Games
will air at 8:00 PM ET/8:30 PM PT on the Outdoor Life Network and CBS
will carry a Gravity Games special as well on September 26th. We'll
post more info on sum41.com news as it comes in.

The Bomb Squad Is Back!

Help the cause by joining the Sum 41's official online street team.
This team will be better than ever if U are a part of it.

Win A Samsung Wireless Phone!

Enter the Samsung Warped Tour contest to win cool prizes like a
Samsung wireless phone and music from Sum 41, Letter Kills and other
Warped Tour bands! Check out the Samsung Fun Club to get Letter Kills
ringtones and free graphics too from these past and present Vans
Warped Tour bands!
http://mobile.samsungusa.com/base.jsp

Starting August 31st you can download Sum 41's new single, "We're All
To Blame"....more details to come soon.

http://www.Sum41.com/
http://www.islandrecords.com/

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-The Dio Message Board: We Have Moved - Full Details Here

Well this it.

We have moved boards.

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS EMAIL.

The url of http://www.diomessageboard.com/ will be working within the
next few hours, but until that time if you would like to join the NEW
location of the board then you will need to access it, via this
link....

http://www.ronnie-james-dio.com/phpbb/

When you get there you will find the board is CLOSED to members only,
so you must REGISTER first.

Simply click the 'REGISTER' tab located directly in the middle under
the banner image. Follow the instructions and you'll be posting within
no time.

The new board does work 'slightly' differently to the old one so if
you are struggling with ANYTHING then either post your problem in the
'Stand up and shout' forum or email us at diomessageboard@...

There is a new forum on the board called 'Caught in the middle' where
you can post to request your current post from the 'old' board to be
changed to the new one.

Please bear with us if you're having problems, we will endeavour to
sort out all problems as soon as we can.

Thank you for registering on this board and for your participation and
let's get the new board better than this one.

The long awaited highly indepth Q&A with Claude Schnell will be posted
on the new board in the VERY near future. Yet another reason to
register.

Thanks again and see you on the new board.
http://www.ronnie-james-dio.com/phpbb/

Warlord..

Regards,

The Team
http://dioboard.proboards4.com/index.cgi

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-Twisted Sister To Release 'Still Hungry' CD -- A Rerecorded And
Expanded Version Of The Classic 'Stay Hungry' Album -- On October 5,
2004, On Eagle Rock Entertainment

2004 is shaping up as one of the most exciting years ever for the hard
rock band Twisted Sister. Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the
'Still Hungry' CD -- a rerecorded and expanded version of the classic
1984 album 'Stay Hungry' -- on October 5, 2004. 'Still Hungry' adds
seven new tracks to the original 'Stay Hungry.'

The rerecorded 'Stay Hungry' tracks are "Stay Hungry," "We're Not
Gonna Take It," "Burn in Hell," "Horror-Teria: A) Captain Howdy B)
Street Justice," "I Wanna Rock," "The Price," "Don't Let Me Down,"
"The Beast" and "S.M.F." The biggest singles of Twisted Sister's
career, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock," were
fist-pumping smashes and important, ground-breaking music videos in
the early days of MTV.

The seven bonus tracks are "Never Say Never," "Blastin' Fast & Loud,"
"Come Back," "Plastic Money," "You Know I Cry," "Rock N Roll Saviors"
and "Heroes Are Hard to Find." These songs appear at the end of 'Still
Hungry.' Four of them -- "Come Back," "Plastic Money," "You Know I
Cry" and "Rock N Roll Saviors" -- were newly recorded in 2004. The
recording of "Never Say Never" and "Blastin' Fast & Loud" was
completed in 2001 using the original drum tracks Pero laid down in
1984. "Heroes Are Hard to Find" was recorded in 1998.

With 'Still Hungry,' vocalist Dee Snider, lead guitarist Jay Jay
French, lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda, bass guitarist Mark "The Animal"
Mendoza and drummer A.J. Pero are adding an important new chapter to
the Twisted Sister history book. The quintet's relentlessly rocking
anthems and legendary live performances are essential components of
hard rock's legacy.

'Still Hungry' -- which was produced by Mendoza, a longtime
producer/engineer in addition to his bass guitar duties with Twisted
Sister -- finally gives the New York-based band a chance to make 'Stay
Hungry' the way it was first envisioned. 'Stay Hungry' has sold more
than 6 million copies worldwide, but it doesn't sound the way Twisted
Sister wanted it to sound.

"'Still Hungry' is 'Stay Hungry - The Way It Ought to Be.' It has an
ultra-heavy sound, which is the way we wanted 'Stay Hungry' in the
first place. But at that time rock records had a thin, very midrange
kind of sound and so 'Stay Hungry' was recorded very lightly. We
battled Atlantic Records and producer Tom Werman about it, but we
lost," French says.

"These rerecordings are faithful to the original arrangements but they
sound much heavier. There are an additional seven tracks included --
obscure songs from our club days but never officially recorded then.
On two of these songs, 'Never Say Never' and 'Blastin' Fast & Loud,'
we used the original drum tracks that A.J. recorded. These songs were
meant to be included on 'Stay Hungry' but were never finished. 'Heroes
Are Hard to Find' was on the soundtrack of Dee's movie 'Strangeland.'"

Six of the seven bonus tracks previously appeared, mostly in raw form,
on archival Twisted Sister albums. Demos of "Come Back" and "Rock N
Roll Saviors" were included on the 1999 Spitfire Records collection
'Club Daze Volume I: The Studio Sessions.' The completed 2001 studio
recordings of "Never Say Never" and "Blastin' Fast & Loud" (with
Pero's original 1984 drum tracks) kick off 2001's Spitfire release
'Club Daze Volume II: Live in the Bars' which also features vintage
live versions of "You Know I Cry," "Plastic Money" and "Come Back"
(one of just a few songs to appear on both 'Club Daze' volumes).

"Even the cover art is now the way we wanted it. It shows us as five
starving musicians in street clothes in a tenement sitting at a table
to represent where we came from, and the ghostly looking image of us
in our stage clothes behind that shot represents what we imagined we
could achieve," says French.

'Still Hungry' finally gives Twisted Sister and its legions of fans
worldwide the chance to experience uncompromised versions of these
important songs. 'Still Hungry' makes a great thing even better.

For all the latest Twisted Sister information, including select tour
dates, visit www.twistedsister.com.

http://www.twistedsister.com/
http://www.eaglerockent.com/

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-Candlelight Unveils Fall Release Schedule; God Among Insects, Red
Harvest, Key Reissues

Philadelphia: Candlelight Records announces its fall release schedule,
with noteable new albums from rising new acts plus continued work as
part of the label's year-long reissue series. Amongst the planned
titles, Candlelight will issue the new album from Norway's Red
Harvest, the debut from Sweden's God Among Insects, plus reissues from
Voivod, and Severe Torture, among others.

The anticipated debut from Sweden's God Among Insects is set for
September 21 release and follows already much acclaim and controversy
as part of its European album release. World Wide Death found initial
objection from distributors and retailers in Germany who found the
album's artwork too graphic. Comprised of Dark Funeral's Emperor
Magnus Caligula (vocals), The Project Hate's Lord K Philipson
(guitar), Vomitory's Tobben Gustafsson (drummer), and newcomer Tomas
Elofsson (guitar), the album was recorded at Abyss Studios with Tommy
Tagtgren. Sweden's Close-Up Magazine has already called the band "one
of five of the most interesting bands." Add early coverage via Metal
Maniacs, Blabbermouth and Brave Words and the high curiosity
surrounding the band and album release make it an album to mark and
watch.

October 5 will see the release of Internal Punishment Programs, the
sixth album from Norwegian Grammy and Alarm Award nominated Red
Harvest. Recorded at Subsonic Society Studios in Oslo and mixed by
Fredrik Nordstrom, it is expected to be a growing and action-intensive
year for this talented and highly revered band. A video for album
track "Anatomy of the Unknown" has already been filmed and is expected
to hit national and regional outlets in mid-October. Digital Metal
says, "when it's all said and done it's the sheer vitality and
inventiveness Red Harvest exhibit that deserves more than a
celebratory gesture. In fact, Red Harvest have no equal." Also
scheduled for release October 5 is the new album from England's Hecate
Enthroned (Redimus) and the debut from Sweden's Damnation (Destructo
Evangelia; featuring members of Entombed and Merciless).

The second album from Wynjara is set for release October 19. Featuring
former members of Malevolent Creation, Monstrosity, Divine Empire and
PainGod, Human Plague silences a 4-year hiatus for the band. Under
license from Nocturnal Art Productions, the record showcases the
band's extreme style yet one that is flourished with highly technical
abilities. Fans of Nile take notice. In early 2005, Candlelight will
make available for the first time in the US the band's self titled
debut.

Candlelight's reissue series continues with Sweden's Liers in Wait.
Set for October 5, the band boasts a who's who of members in wake of
their long and trialled history. Formed in 1990 after the demise of
Grotesque, guitarist Kristian Wahlin (The Great Deceiver, Diabolique)
and drummer Hans Nilsson (Dimension Zero, The Great Deceiver) united
with friends to form the early band incarnation. The band released
only this single recording, Spiritually Uncontrolled Art, before
officially disbanding. The record features Christofer Johnsson
(Therion) on vocals and has been remastered for the reissue series.

There is absolutely no denying the impressive impact Canada's Voivod
have had on the face of aggressive and extreme music. Their legacy
finds a creativity unlike any other of their peers and followers,
culminating near 20 years of sheer inventiveness and recording genius.
Kronik, Negatron and Phobos represent the middle recording years of
the band. Each have been unavailable in the US some time. Candlelight
Records reintroduces them to US fans on November 2, prior to the
band's expected 2005 new album.

Holland's Severe Torture have amassed a sizeable worldwide following
since their formation in 1997. On November 16, Candlelight will
conclude the label's 2004 release schedule with the reissue of the
band's two album's, complete with updated and bonus material. Feasting
on Blood and Misanthropic Carnage find US re-release as the band
continues work on their third full-length album.

Additional titles in Candlelight's fall reissue series includes
Soulreaper/Lifegrazer, Primordial/Dark Romanticism, Kataklysm/Victims
ofthe Fallen World-Northern Hyperblast Live and all four of Emperor's
initial recordings complete with digital/cd-rom enhancements. Watch
for the label's early 2005 release schedule, to be announced shortly.

Candlelight Records, with offices in Philadelphia and headquartered in
London, is distributed exclusively in the US by Caroline Distribution;
in Canada by PHD Canada; throughout the rest of the world by
Plastichead Music Distribution.

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/

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-News From Subterranean Masquerade Camp

Hello

After nearly two months of intense recordings we finally finished the
tracking and will be starting mixing this weekend with Grammy award
producer Neil Kernon at the RaxTrax studios in Chicago.

It is almost impossible for me to even start explain what is going on
in this album as we blended so many genres and recorded so many
instruments, from Jazz to R&B, extreme metal, folk, Progressive Rock
and super psychedelic passages we have mange to create the ultimate
Schizophrenic piece of metal art. The album also featuring tons of
guest musicians including large choir, strings, percussions, singers,
Horns orchestra and more...

We recorded 9 tracks for this album with overall running time of 70
minutes, we might cut a track from the album to be featured on a
limited edition of future EP, track listing: Suspended Animation
Dreams, That Night, No Place like Home, Kind of a Blur, The Rock N
Roll Preacher, Wolf among Sheep, Six strings to cover fear, Awake & X.

More news soon...

Best!

Tomer
Subterranean Masquerade

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-Welcome To The Brand New Interactive Rockdetector!

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-Heathen: New Website HeathenMetal.com, First Two CD's Free Download

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have made their
entire "Breaking the Silence" (1987) and "Victims of Deception" (1989)
albums available for free download in the media section via their new
official web site http://www.heathenmetal.com/ .

HEATHEN new CD, "Recovered" OUT NOW!

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up.

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Buy new CD at:
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http://www.rockhard.de/
http://www.justforkicks.de/
http://www.theendrecords.com/
http://www.nuclearblast.de/
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-Swirl In The GarageBand.com Top 50!!!

On the last day of August, out of 1159 tunes "Controlled Emotions" has
climbed up to #46 and is still in the 3rd round with a 4.5 rating.

Six MP3s are available at the link below...

http://www.garageband.com/artist/_Swirl

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-The Glam That Stole Christmas

Perris Records is now accepting music for our very first Christmas CD
"The Glam That Stole Christmas." This will be volume 1 of a continuing
series. If your band is interested please contact us and send your
Christmas tracks to the address below! You can cover a Christmas
classic or write an original holiday song! The deadline for
submissions is Oct. 12th, 2004.

Perris Records
Attn: GTSC
P.O. Box 841533
Houston, TX 77284-1533

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-Upcoming Taylor/Delatte Shows

[Note: This is taken from the Lillian_Axe mailing list at Yahoo!
Groups. Taylor/Delatte is the new band featuring former Lillian Axe
singer Ron Taylor and bassist Darrin DeLatte. - Tim]

Friday & Saturday - Sept 3 & 4 - 9:00pm
Main Street Liquid Company
115 E. Main St. (Beltline turns into Main St
Richardson,TX (972) 231-5510

Friday - Sept 17th - 7:00pm
Honky Tonk Heaven (Dallas West End)
McKinney & Lamar in Downtown Dallas

Friday - Sept 24th - 9:00pm
Main Street Liquid Company
115 E. Main St.
Richardson, TX

Saturday - Sept 25th - 9:00pm
Division One - Upstairs (The Attic)
1725 E Division
Arlington TX 76011 (817) 265-3481

Sunday - Sept 26th - 3:00pm
Outdoor Plaza Stage (Dallas West End)
McKinney & Lamar in Downtown Dallas

Friday - Oct 1st - 9:00pm
Main Street Liquid Company
115 E. Main St.
Richardson, TX

http://www.taylordelatte.com/

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-Richie Kotzen To Release New Album "Get Up" In The U.S.

Richie Kotzen's 13th Solo Album September 25th, 2004

HOLLYWOOD (September 1, 2004) – Get Up reflects the guitar styles that
have defined his career as a virtuoso. "In the past a lot of my
records have been a bit all over the map style-wise and on this cd I
wanted to sort of pull it all together," states Kotzen. "I wanted to
make a cd that really defined who I am as a solo artist and I think I
finally did it on this one."

Get Up is an absorbing collective blend of Kotzen's musical influences
and diversity. He decided to write more rock based music with R&B
undertones than metal. The first release single "Losin My Mind" is a
straightforward rock song with influences that stem from some of the
more classic rock records he listened to as a kid. "Bands like Bad
Company, Free, early Van Halen and Cream are the inspiration for this
song as well as the other rock tunes on this album," Kotzen explains.
On the other side of the music spectrum, the last song, "Special" is
definitely Kotzen's Philly roots coming through. "I think that the
influence for this song is more like the Spinners, O-Jays, and Curtis
Mayfield. Growing up outside Philadelphia and listening to those old
soul stations I ended up with that sound being a heavy influence in my
writing even though the core of what I do is rock."

Kotzen reveals his true diversity with the rhythmic labors of "Such A
Shame" to a poignant ballad "Remember." The album continually travels
between moments of classic-rock-driven "So Cold" to the uplifting
"Fantasy."

Get Up is an album that has been in the works since Kotzen started
playing guitar. The guitar virtuoso burst onto the heavy metal scene
as a teenager with a lightning-fast guitar techniques. With his
talents Kotzen has played with some of the best musicians; securing
such major collaboration with the band Mr. Big and renowned jazz great
Stanley Clarke as well as his own solo projects. "I have been lucky in
the sense that I have been able to play with guys who I could learn
from. The biggest musical lesson for me was playing in a band with
Stanley Clarke and Lenny white. Obviously these guys are jazz
musicians and I am not, but I learned so much from the time we
recorded and toured together. My favorite rock bassist is Billy
Sheehan and we were in Mr. Big together for 3 years which was
awesome."

Get Up was recorded and produced in Kotzen's studio Headroom-Inc in
North Hollywood, CA. Kotzen purchased the commercial building in mid-
2002 and opened up a brand new recording Studio/Production company
called Headroom-inc. ( http://www.Headroom-inc.com/ ) and in a very
short time the client list has grown to include such names as Gene
Simmons (Kiss), Dave Navarro, Keanu Reeves, Me' shell Ndege'Ocello,
John Wait, Toto, Doyle Bramhall II and more.

Get Up will be released on September 25th 2004. Expect the first
single "Losin My Mind" to hit airwaves sometime soon. Get it now @
http://www.cdbaby.com/ or http://www.richiekotzen.com/ .

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-Cosmo's Moon - Special Announcement & Update......

Due to scheduling conflicts and musical differences, Cosmo's Moon
vocalists/guitarists Mark Valentino and Matt Dower are no longer
members of The Rob Dova Band.....The parting of ways was an amicable
and mutual decision.......

We wish Rob luck in his musical endeavours........

Mark and Matt, along with bassist Anthony Vita & and drummer Lucille
Weidner are now locked away writing new tunes and recording their
first full-length CD with Cosmo's Moon!......

Cosmo's Moon's next show will be the 9/11 Fundraiser Show on Saturday,
Sept. 11th, 2004 at McCoy's Sports Bar in Commack........

For more info and FREE music, check out
http://www.myspace.com/cosmosmoon/ .........

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by Neal Woodall (MysticX10@...)

-Came across an excellent guitar oriented Web site while looking for
interviews. The site http://www.essentialguitarist.com/ has some great
content, including lessons and features on such players as Greg Howe,
Brett Garsed, Ron Thal, Derryl Gabel and Chris Poland. Highly
recommended.

-For years I've been jealous of shredders in Japan as they seem to
have some of the best guitar mags around. Well recently I noticed an
ad for _Young Guitar_ in _Guitar One_ magazine. Apparently now they
have issues written in English. Although they are a bit pricey
(typically around $25), they look to be very high quality with some of
the best guitarists in the business profiled. Some of the players
featured include mainstays like Paul Gilbert, Michael Schenker, George
Lynch, Adrian Vandenberg, John Sykes and Richie Kotzen along with
newcomers such as Alexi Laiho (Sinergy) and Gus G. (Firewind). Check
it out at http://www.young-guitar.com/ .

-In the "where are they now?" file, Russ Parrish (ex-Fight) is now
playing with Van Halen tribute band The Atomic Punks. Watched some
video on their Web site and he really does a good job of playing the
early Van Halen stuff. Apparently he is also leading his own band
called Thornbirds. They have a track on the Metal Sludge compilation
album. Take a look at http://theatomicpunks.com/ .

-Leatherwolf now have full versions of the demo tracks "Behind The
Gun" and "Disconnect" available to hear. Check them out at
http://www.leatherwolfmusic.com/ .

-Now here is a show I would love to see: Evergrey will support the
Scorpions at Annexet in Stockholm, Sweden on September 2. What an
interesting bill!

-Finally, I picked up the recently-released DVD from NWOBHM
obscurities Chariot; it is called SWEATING BLOOD and was originally
released on VHS many moons ago. These guys were kinda basic but really
good for the time! I'd like to see more of these bands release live
shows on DVD, but unfortunately most of them never had the chance to
get any of their shows pro-shot in the first place. Shame...

-On the playlist this week - Scorpions: VIRGIN KILLER/IN TRANCE (two-
disc set), Pyramaze: Melancholy Beast, U.D.O.: THUNDERBALL, Jorn
Lande: OUT TO EVERY NATION, Brainstorm: AMBIGUITY, Racer X: SECOND
HEAT. Vintage pick: Legend: DEATH IN THE NURSERY.

-Cheers!

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VARIOUS - SHAWN LANE REMEMBERED - VOL. II (B+) Lion, 2004
13 tracks, RT: 63:04
[ http://www.shawnlane.com/ ]
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/ ]
If you remember my review of SHAWN LANE REMEMBERED - VOL. I, you'll
recall that I was a bit disappointed in the compositions chosen for
inclusion. Well, fret no longer (pardon the pun), Lion roars back
(sorry, I'm in that kind of mood today!) with this collection of 12
more tracks lovingly dedicated to virtuoso Shawn Lane. It has been
almost a year since this great talent left us and it feels strange not
to be able to look forward to new music from him. Anyway, VOL. I had
its moments but was too inconsistent overall, but here we have full
shred intensity almost from start to finish. Roger Steffelbach opens
things up with "Towards The Light" and you know you are in for some
excellent guitar pyrotechnics. Patrick Carlsson contributes two
pieces, one mellow and the other more in the hard-rock instrumental
vein, adding some diversity to the record. Double Heart Project
features Vincent Fabre and Franck Ribiere and they do an excellent
cover of Shawn's instrumental "Hardcase" from the TRITONE FACINATION
album -- great stuff. Torben Envoldsen (Section A) gives us an
excellent original composition titled "Beyond Compare" that includes
some very melodic and intense playing, while Jon Paget and Chris
Poland deliver a wonderfully emotional piece called "Song For Shawn."
One of my favorites on the CD is Luis Moreno's offering entitled "Hot
Spot," where he unleashes some absolutely stunning fretburning (I need
to hear more of this guy's stuff). Alex Masi started things off on
VOL. I and makes another appearance here as he concludes the disc with
the unusual but appropriate Indian influence of "Rejoice." The
production is strong and the musicianship outstanding, pretty much
throughout the entire album. Lion have definitely delivered the goods
on this one. There are a few pieces I would have left off or changed a
bit as they seem to reduce the overall energy level of the CD but
overall this is one instrumental tribute disc I can recommend without
reservation. Somewhere Shawn is smiling... [Note: Marcos De Ros' track
"In The Fast Lane" was left off my review copy for some reason.] -
Neal Woodall (MysticX10@...)

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