Detritus
Issue #299
Week of December 6, 2004
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Tim Wadzinski, Editor
tsw512@...

Steve Shumake
vongoober@...
http://www.vongoober.com/

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-Ah yes, Motley Crue has reunited. Vince Neil is all made over, Tommy
Lee is all edumacated, Mick Mars has a bionic hip, and Nikki Sixx is,
well, he's still Nikki Sixx. Why were they trying so hard right up
'til the last minute to pretend like it wasn't happening? I don't get
it, but, whatever. I regret to say the only time I ever saw the
original lineup was on the GENERATION SWINE tour (and the show kinda
sucked...) so I'm hoping to catch the Chicago stop on their tour next
spring. That's all well and good, but what's up with them putting out
*another* compilation album? Don't they already have three (or four if
you count that DEMONIC SUPERSONIC RELICS thing, or whatever the hell
it was called), plus now two volumes of the big-ass box set? Is Sixx
*trying* to be Gene Simmons? :) Oh yeah, one last thing... The other
night I stumbled onto their new video for "If I Die Tomorrow" on VH1.
One word review: yawn. So much for the big triumphant comeback
single... Let's hope the other two new songs on the upcoming RED,
WHITE & CRUE compilation aren't so freakin' tepid.

-This has nothing to do with music but it's so cool. The town where I
grew up, tiny little Wauconda, IL, is trying to hold the world's
biggest snowball fight at their winter carnival-type thingy on January
29. They actually want to get into the Guinness Book of World Records
for this. I hope to be there!

-Now in my current playlist: Anthrax - THE GREATER OF TWO EVILS
(Sanctuary), Broken Teeth - BLOOD ON THE RADIO (Perris), Opiate For
The Masses - LIMITED EDITION EP (American Voodoo), Enuff Z'Nuff - ?
(Perris), CIA - ATTITUDE (Escapi/Screaming Ferret). - Tim

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-Sum 41 Update

TV, Radio and Holiday Cheer!

Hey Goons,

December has come quickly and will go by even quicker...so we thought
we'd give you a quick rundown of what's coming up for the band so you
don't miss a 'thang. (and yes, we'll stop saying the word "quick")

TV Rundown

o December 1st - TODAY! Watch the band perform live on THE LATE SHOW
WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. The show airs on CBS-TV at 11:30pm EST/PST.

o December 14th - Videos games and music come together at the VIDEO
GAME AWARDS on Spike-TV (9pm EST). Sum 41 contributes to the music
part (though we're sure they'll play some games too). Check out the
official press release for more info:
http://www4.islanddefjam.com/media/sum41/images/chuck/videogameawards.html

o December 15th - THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW welcomes Sum 41 with open arms
for a live performance. The show air on ABC-TV at 12:05am EST/11:05pm
CST

Sum 41 Radio Shows

The band will be performing live at a couple radio shows coming this
month...here's the scoop

o December 5th - Tampa, FL - 97x's "Next Big Thing '04" - Get Tickets
http://www.97xonline.com/NBT/nextbigthing04.html

o December 12th - Los Angeles, CA - KROQ "Almost Acoustic Christmas
Party" - Get tickets
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0900396D813124CD?brand=&artistid=851362&majorc\
atid=10001&minorcatid=60

Sum 41 Ringtones

We've told you before that Virgin Mobile phone customers can purchase
Sum 41 Superphonic ringtones. Well, did you know you could also get
Sum 41 polyphonic and monophic ringtones at the islandrecords.com
ringtone store? More Sum 41 ringtones will be added to the Island
ringtone store soon so keep checking back!
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/xtras/ringtone/ringtone.do?productType=WEB_SONG_3\
0
http://www.islandrecords.com/mobile/check_user_preferences.las?artist=Sum-41

Goon Platoon Update

Our first round of meet and greets for Goon Platoon members and the
band went great. Members all over the country got some 1 on 1 time
with the guys. One member even wrote on the GP message board, "I went
to the opening show last night, F*#ng amazing everything. I got into
the meet and greet.. They were all really nice and funny. totally
worth every second." As more tour dates get announced we'll announce
more M&G's...join now to make sure you're able to get in!
http://www.goonplatoon.sum41.com/

Win Stuff

o Enter to win a signed Les Paul jr. guitar from Sum 41 and Epiphone
http://www.islanddefjam.com/www2/contest/contest.las?contest=310

o Win 1 of 100 pairs of Chuck Taylor All Star's by Converse from Sum
41
http://www.islanddefjam.com/www2/contest/contest.las?contest=313

That's all we've got for now (and we think that should hold you for
awhile). If you still haven't picked up CHUCK get the CD at Amazon or
get the digital album at MSN.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006213WG/sum41-20
http://www.musicmedialink.com/a?t=y1281

- Sum41.com

http://www.sum41.com/
http://www.islandrecords.com/

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-Shihad "Alive" - EP & Tour Dates Announced For February 2005

After a collective sigh of relief from longstanding fans when they
changed their name back from Pacifier, Shihad have announced their
first tour since returning to their old moniker with dates early in
2005 to launch their new EP "Alive". The "Alive" Tour is proudly
presented by FasterLouder.com.au.

The band have recently spent time in Vancouver recording their sixth
album with GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili
Peppers). The "Alive" EP will be the first taster of heavy duty things
to come from the "Love Is The New Hate" sessions, due out early 2005
through Warner.

"It may be naïve to think that music can actually make a difference in
this world," says Shihad singer Jon Toogood. "But it always has for
me, so we have to try."

Some music is conceived, nurtured, crafted and targeted. Other music
erupts, like blood from an artery, or a howl of pain or ecstasy. Over
five albums, it's fair to say Australia & NZ's premier hard rock band
has experimented with both. Now they take new material to the
people....

Shihad have teamed up with our agency TPA and Ticketing Solutions to
provide a realtime safe and secure online e tix facility to make it
easy and cheaper to buy online thru this link. You just print out the
receipt when the purchase is transacted and bring that with you with
your ID to the door on the night to gain entry and be marked off the
paid list. Best value booking fees, no extra credit card transaction
fees.

Tickets are on sale from 9th December - and can be purchased online
from http://www.Shihad.com/ or http://www.ticketsolutions.com.au/tpa/
.

THURSDAY 3rd FEBRUARY - THE ZOO, BRISBANE
with Nightstick & Grand Fatal.
Tickets $22 + booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.thezoo.com.au/ , http://www.ticketek.com.au/ , Rockinghorse
Records (07) 3229 5360 Skinnys Music (07) 3229 2389

FRIDAY 4th FEBRUARY - THE ZOO, BRISBANE
with Fort & Grand Fatal.
Tickets $22 + booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.thezoo.com.au/ , http://www.ticketek.com.au/ , Rockinghorse
Records (07) 3229 5360 & Skinnys Music (07) 3229 2389

SATURDAY 5th FEBRUARY - HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY
With Grand Fatal.
Tickets $20 + booking fee presale or $22 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.byronbayentertainment.com/ , the venue (02) 6685 6454 & ABC
Shop Ballina (02) 6686 2436

WEDNESDAY 9th FEBRUARY - NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
With Grand Fatal.
Tickets $23 + booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ , Corner box office (03)
9427 9198 & the venue 301 High St Northcote

FRIDAY 11th FEBRUARY - ADELAIDE UNI BAR
With Mere Theory & Grand Fatal.
Tickets $22 +booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.venuetix.com.au/ , & CIB Outlets

SATURDAY 12th FEBRUARY - SHADOWS, MT GAMBIER
With Mere Theory & Grand Fatal.
Tickets $20 + booking fee presale or $22 at the door if available.
Tickets available from Shadows Entertainment Complex (08) 8723 9777,
http://www.tpa.net.au/ & Cafe Luna (08) 8725 4887

FRIDAY 18th FEBRUARY - ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY
With Grand Fatal & Nightstick.
Tickets $22 + booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.annandalehotel.com/ & http://www.ticketek.com.au/

SATURDAY 19th FEBRUARY - ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY
With Fort & Nightstick.
Tickets $22 + booking fee presale or $25 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.annandalehotel.com/ & http://www.ticketek.com.au/

SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY - ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY *All Ages show
(1.30-5.00pm)
Tickets $18 + booking fee presale or $20 at the door if available.
Tickets available from http://www.tpa.net.au/ ,
http://www.annandalehotel.com/ & http://www.ticketek.com.au/

http://www.Shihad.com/
http://www.FasterLouder.com.au/

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-Jag Panzer's Mark Briody Endorses Dean Guitars

Mark Briody a founding member, guitarist and main songwriter for
Colorado based heavy metal band Jag Panzer is proud to announce that
he will be endorsing Dean Guitars. Joining the ranks of fellow Dean
endorsers and guitar legends Dimebag Darrell and Michael Schenker,
Mark had this to say, "I am very pleased and proud to be a Dean Guitar
endorser. I used Dean's on all the early Jag Panzer recordings and
it's great to be playing them again."

Century Media Records released Jag Panzer's Casting The Stones in
October of this year.

Century Media Family artists Nergal of Behemoth and Fireball Ministry
also endorse Dean Guitars.

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-Sanctuary: Best In Metal!

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

LORDI - They Made Santa Move..

Lordi - looking like they have escaped from an Evil Dead movie,
sounding like a cross between KISS and Rob Zombie! Lordi from Finland
are the new crazies on the block and they have come to torture you
too! Check "The Monster Show" page ...
http://208.203.139.81/lordi/default.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/lordi/monster/cd.shtml

DRAGONFORCE - Special Gig with Angra

England vs Brazil, Dragonforce vs Angra?!? Well, no football this
time, but a blasting Metal-Battle! Are you metal enough to be there?
Metalheads click here!
http://208.203.139.81/dragonforce/default.shtml
http://208.203.139.81/dragonforce/sonic/angra.html

http://www.noiserecords.com/

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-Billy Idol To Release First CD Featuring New Music In More Than 10
Years

Rebel Rocker Offers Devils's Playground On March 22; "Scream" Goes To
Radio Early January

"Enough!" said Billy Idol, "2005 is the time for an original punk
rocker to show his stuff."

After taking himself out of the music business "to regenerate, get
free of myself and make an album for the right reasons," Billy Idol
has completed his first album featuring new songs in over 10 years,
aptly titled Devil's Playground. The CD, which may or may not be named
after a location deep inside the Idol mind, is scheduled for release
on March 22, 2005, and is the English rocker's first for CSP
Records/Sanctuary Records.

The first single, "Scream", is a down and dirty love romp featuring
the sinister signature guitar of Steve Stevens and Idol's rock and
roll holla in the familiar vein of "Rebel Yell". It will go to radio
early January, with an impact date set for January 31.

Widely credited as one of the critical artists responsible for the
golden age of Music Television and an early disciple of the art of
controversy on the small screen, Idol will attempt to reinvent the
video art form by making one for "Scream", which will be completed
early next year.

Devil's Playground is a journey through the musical mind, influences
and taste of Billy Idol. The trip begins with the visceral thrust of
the album's opener "Super Overdrive", followed by the punk anthem
"World Coming Down", which borrows from his own history in the Bromley
Contingent—the crew that included Siouxie Sioux, Steve Severin, The
Clash's Mick Jones and others who followed the Sex Pistols—as well as
his own early group, Generation X. In total, there are 13 tracks to be
experienced on Devils's Playground.

In the last few years, Idol and his band, which once again includes
longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, as well as new drummer Brian Tichy,
bassist Stephen McGrath and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, have been
revving up the engine by playing a few select gigs across the country.
Billy was thinking about a new album but had not yet written the songs
he wanted to record. After a particularly raucous concert at
Hammerstein Ballroom in New York last year, Idol was approached by
Sanctuary Group Inc. USA CEO Merck Mercuriadis, who asked him if he
was ready to record "a great Billy Idol album." The conversation that
followed motivated the artist to do something that he had contemplated
never doing again: Idol signed a new record deal.

Already secure with 6 platinum and/or multi-platinum albums (Billy
Idol, Rebel Yell, Whiplash Smile, Vital Idol, Charmed Life, Greatest
Hits), a #1 single ("Mony Mony"), 7 Top 20 Hits ("White Wedding", "Hot
In The City", "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without A Face", "Flesh For
Fantasy", "To Be A Lover", "Cradle Of Love",), 2 Grammy Nominations
and the first dance remix album to go Top 10 (Vital Idol) , Billy and
the band went into the studio last April with long time producer Keith
Forsey, with Devil's Playground as the end result.

Billy Idol will tour worldwide commencing March 2005.

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-Wacken Open Air Newsletter December 2004

http://www.wacken.com/

Dear Metalheadz!

The legendary X-Mas Package is SOLD OUT. 10.000 x thanx to all loyal
W:O:A fans!

All packages are sent with DPP and will arrive until 20.12.04

From now on the 3-Day Ticket original Hardticket will be available!

If you want your ticket as a X-MAS gift can order until the 20.12 to
assure that the packet will arrive on X-Mas.

For thanking you, you will get a free autoback window sticker - 15
Anniversary per Ticket sponsored by http://www.metaltix.com/ . Please
order your ticket until the 20th of December to be sure to get the it
before X-Mas!

3-Day Ticket 04.08. – 06.08.05 just € 72,- incl. Camping starting from
03.08.05

[ + 7,- € presale charge (no 10%) +. P&P ]

The 3-Day Ticket includes:

> free camping starting from 03.08.05
> free entrance for the Wacken Swimming Pool starting from 01.08.05
> camp directly at your car
> no limitations of drinks and food on the campingground
> reservations of camping ground for groups with more than 50 people
> only grass surfaces, short ways to the festival ground and village
> mind. 60 Bands on 4 Open Air Stages and a Tentstage
(Headbangersballroom)
> Videoscreen, LED-Info-Systems
> beer-garden
> park-fee 20,- EUR per car (doesn't matter how many people inside)
and much more

Order your Ticket at:

http://www.metaltix.com/ ++ Hotline: + 49 4627 18 38 38

Here the latest list of confirmed bands for W:O:A 2005:

ACCEPT + AXEL RUDI PELL + CORVUS CORAX + EDGUY + EISREGEN + ENDSTILLE
+ ENSIFERUM + FINNTROLL + ILLDISPOSED + MARDUK + MERCENARY + NIGHTWISH
+ OBITUARY + OVERKILL + POTENTIA ANIMI + TORFROCK + TURISAS

More surprise acts will follow in the next weeks. And please don't
foregt our big X-MAS Calendar with daily draws and a big special X-MAS
quiz!
http://www.metaltix.com/

To shorten the wait until the next W:O:A we released the first
official "Wacken History". In this book you find statements from bands
who played at the W:O:A the last 15 years, backstage reports, stories
about the W:O:A and many previously unreleased pictures.

Link -> http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,3339103,nlwoa20041121

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-Brainstorm Update From The Band

"Brainstorm has decided to postpone the release of their upcoming
album 'Liquid Monster.' We simply want to give the best possible album
to our fans and due to some changes in the time-schedule of the
recordings we got the chance to take some more time," comments guitar
player Torsten Ihlenfeld. "Mark my words; it will be worth the wait!"

The CD-single, "All Those Words," will be released the 7th of March
2005. It will include new songs as well as unreleased tracks and
video-clips and is meant as an appetizer for greater things to come.
Talking about the full-length album, the new Brainstorm long player
"Liquid Monster" is due for release the 4th of April 2005!

"This album will fulfill your high expectations," says Torsten. "We
are simply overwhelmed by the new songs and the recording process that
is running very smooth by now."

Because of the new release dates for single and album, the tour got
pushed back a little bit. There are ALL NEW tour dates. The support
bands are confirmed by now. At Vance (Germany/Sweden) and Mercenary
(Denmark) are two great bands that make this tour a killer package!

Brainstorm
Rock Hard Presents Inside the Monster Tour with At Vance and Mercenary

4/19 Copenhagen, Denmark The Rock
4/20 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
4/21 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
4/22 Vosselaar, Belgium Biebob
4/23 Andernach, Germany JUZ
4/24 Helmond, Holland Plato
4/26 Paris, France La Locomotive
4/27 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrick
4/28 Milan, Italy Transylvania
4/29 Ljubljana, Slovenia Metalkova
4/30 Budapest, Hungary Petöfi Hall
5/01 Vienna, Austria Prater Open Air
5/03 Munich, Germany Backstage
5/04 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
5/05 Nuernburg, Germany Hirsch
5/06 Langen, Germany Stadthalle

The second leg of the tour is in the booking-status right now.
Brainstorm will then conquer other territories in Europe and overseas.
Stay tuned!

http://www.brainstorm-web.net/

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-Metalhead-Turned-Rapper Necro Recruits Metal Entourage For "Pre-Fix
For Death"

NEW YORK -- Drawing on his roots in metal, hardcore rapper Necro has
recruited a prominent team of some of metal's most notorious to help
him create the most rightfully-deemed metal/rap hybrid ever on his
latest release, "The Pre-Fix for Death."

Jamey Jasta and Sean Martin of Hatebreed, John Tardy and Trevor Peres
of Obituary, Sid Wilson (aka #0) of Slipknot, Dan Lilker of Nuclear
Assault/S.O.D./Brutal Truth, Away of Voivod, and Danny Diablo (aka
Lord Ezec) of Skarhead/Crown of Thornz wrote and recorded various
combinations along with Necro on half of "The Pre-Fix for Death"'s
tracks.

"No underground rapper has ever done what I am doing, working with
death metal and thrash legends, as well as getting respect from
today's metal legends," said Necro. "It shows that the music I am
making is sick -- so sick it's got metal cats getting into it
heavily."

Already legendary in the hip-hop scene for his controversial, over-
the-top rhymes, the New York City rapper has often seen a connection
between his extreme musical style and the brutal music he grew up with
as a teenager. Though rap-metal and rap-rock in a commercial form has
been arguably been overdone, Necro knew his take on it was decidedly
different.

"Not many can do what I do because I have a history in both games,
from playing metal in the '80s to doing hip hop from 1990 up 'til
now," Necro said.

"What Necro went for is original because he combined real guitar
playing and bass playing and combined it with hip hop drum
programming, and metal song structure, instead of having a whole band
with a DJ or just sampling parts and automating them with a sampler/
drum machine," said Hatebreed's Martin.

After letting the idea germinate for a while, he finally decided to
pursue the other musicians to find out if they might be interested.
His colleagues agreed that this project was special and signed on.
"Rap in general doesn't interest me too much," said Lilker. "But when
I heard his stuff, I thought it was really unique in that he included
a lot of references to old metal, and for the fact that his stuff was
pretty grim for rap."

"Necro is the most brutal, crazy, technical rapper out today," said
Slipknot's Wilson. "The size of his vocabulary and the mathematics
that go into how he constructs and flips his verses are far beyond
anyone else's skills that I've heard to date."

The tracklisting for "The Pre-Fix for Death" is as follows:

1) Intro
2) Beautiful Music For You to Die To
3) The Dispensation of Life and Death
4) Kill That Shit
5) Pre-fix skit (featuring Jenny Krenwinkle)
6) The Pre-fix for Death (featuring Away of Voivod)
7) Push it to the Limit (featuring Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed)
8) Reflection of Children Coming up in the Grave (featuring Charlie)
9) "It" skit
10) Insaneology (featuring Sean Martin of Hatebreed, John Tardy of
Obituary & Dan Lilker of Nuclear Assault/S.O.D./Brutal Truth)
11) Nirvana (featuring Ill Bill, Goretex, & Mr. Hyde)
12) 86 Measures of Game
13) Empowered (featuring #0 of Slipknot aka Sid Wilson/DJ Starscream),
Trevor Peres & John Tardy of Obituary, Away of Voivod, & Dan Lilker of
Nuclear Assault/S.O.D./Brutal Truth)
14) Kid Joe skit
15) Human Consumption
16) Evil Shit
17) You Did It
18) Rogue skit
19) Death Rap (featuring Sabac)
20) Watch Your Back (featuring Danny Diablo aka Lord Ezec of Skarhead/
Crown of Thornz)
21) Food for Thought
22) Important Statistics skit
23) Senseless Violence (featuring Jenny Cassabian)
24) Push it to the Limit (featuring Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed) (NYHC
mix)
25) Outro

http://www.necrohiphop.com/
http://www.psychologicalrecords.com/

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-Summer Breeze News

August 18-20, 2005 - Abtsgmund

After both the advent calendar and the new design of our webpage have
enjoyed a spectacular reception, it is possible to order tickets for
Summer Breeze Open Air 2005 from our shop as of now! Unfortunately we
had to raise the price by 3.- Euros, so it's now 42.- Euros (incl. all
applicable fees), but, compared to all other festivals in Germany,
with us you still get a top cost-benefit relation.

For each ticket ordered you will receive a poster with our new logo
design and a few more treats, for example from last year's Summer
Breeze. Online orders over 100.- Euros, be it tickets or merchandise,
will receive a free T-shirt of our choice (from our online shop
range).

http://www.summer-breeze.de/

As usual, all orders have to be paid for in advance. To make sure your
tickets will make it under the Christmas tree in time, payment has got
to reach our account on 17.12.2004 at the latest.

That's it – KEEP ON ROCKIN'

Cheers, Achim

Confirmed bands for Summer Breeze 2005: AMON AMARTH, EKTOMORF,
IMPIOUS, KRISIUN, MAROON, SUIDAKRA, THE VISION BLEAK.

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-Big News: Motley Crue Confirmed For Sweden Rock

Sweden Rock Festival
9 - 10 - 11 JUNE 2005 SÖLVESBORG

There have been speculations about this for years..now it is for real:
MOTLEY CRUE is confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2005

The band is back with all four original members:
Vince Neil (vocals), Nikki Sixx (bass), Tommy Lee (drums) and Mick
Mars (guitar).

The show at Sweden Rock festival will be the only one in Sweden this
coming summer. The band will be the last band out at the festival on
June 11.

New album is planned for an early spring release.

http://www.swedenrock.com/

TICKETS OUT NOW
SAME PRICE AS LAST YEAR

For ticket information, and how to buy tickets outside Sweden, please
visit out homepage:
http://www.swedenrock.com/

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-FastLane Records News

FastLane Records debuts Tattooed Millionaires' new video

FastLaneRecords.com debuts the Tattooed Millionaires' debut video for
their first single 'Star Spangled Hammer'. In the next few weeks all
major music television networks will be serviced with the new video/
single Directed by the world renoun Hart Fisher..for more information
on the the video/single please visit www.fastlanerecords.com.

Jetboys Of Babylon- A Tribute To The New York Dolls

The NYD tribute is finishing up and will be ready for release January
6th. The delay of the release has fallen on some last minute changes
that had to be made to correct some glitches and overall sound quality
as well as some line up changes. This tribute is nothing short of
remarkable and a labor of love, dedicated to one of the most
influential true rock bands of our era.

FLR Bits n' Pieces

The Issues have just completed a batch of songs for their upcoming
debut for FLR (no working title as of yet). One of the songs is a
cover of Bon Jovi's 'My Life' for Versailles Records' tribute to Bon
Jovi. The other songs are all originals being compiled for the studio
Record. Song samples to be posted soon.

American Anthem are still working hard on their debut titled 'Hit
Repeat' and will have a single/video on the way for 'I Think About
You'.

The New Romantics and Mike Gallagher are also in the stages of
recording their upcoming debuts for 2005.

More information on FastLane Records and releases, please visit
http://www.fastlanerecords.com/ .

High Octane Radio ( http://www.highoctaneradio.com/ ) is ready to
launch in January 2005, it is the sister site to IRG Radio (
http://www.irgradio.com/ ) and will be programmed and formatted along
the same lines, but will offer more radio audio shows to promote
FastLane Records/CD Smash Records releases as well as other indie
labels/bands. Both sites will continue to offer the best of the best
in new explosive indie rock/pop. more information and launching
information to follow..stay tuned...

http://www.fastlanerecords.com/
http://www.irgradio.com/

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-Black Label Society has reportedly signed a new record deal with
Artemis. MAFIA is due out in March.

-Circle II Circle will release the single "All That Remains" on
February 21, with the album THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE to follow one month
later. The single will sport this track list: "All That Remains"
(single version), "In This Life" (album track), "Psycho Motor" (non-
album track), "Shadows" (non-album track), "All That Remains" (album
version). The album's track list: "In This Life," "All That Remains,"
"Open Season," "Holding On," "Cynical Ride," "Hollow," "Strung Out,"
"Faces In The Dark," "The Middle Of Nowhere," "Lost."

-BraveWords.com reported Crimson Glory guitarist Jon Drenning is
working on a 20th anniversary boxed set and DVD for the band. The set
will be called CRIMSON GLORY, PHANTOMS OF THE OPERA and will "have
several unreleased Crimson Glory songs/demos, several live songs, live
and behind-the-scenes video footage, and many, many pictures never
before seen by the public." It should also feature "three or four" new
songs recorded with original vocalist Midnight, plus "aa complete band
autobiography/history."

-TotalRock.com reported The Who vocalist Roger Daltrey has lent his
voice to the character of Argon, a "seven-foot green dragon," in a new
kid's animated video called "The Wheels On The Bus." Argon drives the
titular bus and sings three songs in the video.

-Elis will play the Endstation in Winterthur, Switzerland, on February
26.

-Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big) is working on a new solo album and
DVD for release next year. According to BraveWords.com, Gilbert is
playing guitar and singing, Linus of Hollywood is playing bass, and
Marco Minnemann is drumming. The music was recorded in four days and a
fifth day was spent filming the in-the-studio DVD.

-There's an interview with the late, great Ray Gillen (Black Sabbath,
Badlands, Sun Red Sun) on-line now at
http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,1109,interviews.sm?interview=22 .

-TotalRock reported the following upcoming Good Charlotte UK shows:
3/18 - Apollo, Manchester, UK
3/19 - Academy, Birmingham, UK
3/20 - Brixton Academy, London, UK
3/22 - Academy, Glasgow, UK
3/23 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
3/24 - Academy, Bristol, UK

-This year's Grammy nominations include Motorhead in the "Best Metal
Performance" category, along with Cradle Of Filth, Hatebreed,
Slipknot, and Killswitch Engage, and Velvet Revolver, Nickelback,
Incubus, Metallica, and Slipknot in the "Best Hard Rock Performance"
category.

-Rob Halford is planning to work on a new Halford band album in 2005.
See http://www.robhalford.com/ for more.

-HammerFall has finished filming the video for "Blood Bound," the
first single off the upcoming CHAPTER V: UNBENT, UNBOWED, UNBROKEN.
The single is due January 31 and the album is due March 7. Track list:
"Secrets," "Blood Bound," "Fury Of The Wild," "Hammer Of Justice,"
"Never, Ever," "Born To Rule," "The Templar Flame," "Imperial," "Take
The Black," "Knights Of The 21st Century." See
http://www.hammerfall.net/ for more.

-Heaven & Earth played at the Rock City News Awards Show last Friday
night and received an award for "Best Overall Achievement By An L.A.
Band." The band -- consisted of vocalist Kelly Hansen (who has now
officially replaced Paul Shortino), guitarist Stuart Smith, bassist
Joe Petro, keyboardist Scott Warren, and drummer Richie Onori --
played "Don't Keep Me Waiting," "Screaming For Redemption," and "See
That My Grave Is Kept Clean." Pictures are available at the band's Web
site, http://www.heavenandearthband.com/ .

-Helloween has started pre-production on its next album with producer
Charlie Bauerfeind.

-In Flames will release a new DVD called A NIGHT IN FLAMES in June.

-Ion Vein's last show of the year is slated for this Saturday, 12/11,
at O'Malley's in Alsip, IL. Other bands on the bill include KK And The
Flying Hamsters Of Doom (described as "a kick ass, hard rocking, hot
chick fronted rock band"; see http://www.ktbmusic.com/ for more) and
Five Foot Nothing. See http://www.ionvein.com/ for more.

-Lacrimas Profundere has a new video for "Amber Girl," and it's
available at http://www.vivaplus.tv/ , on VivaPlus' "GTC Rock," and
"via the King Channel in all Burger King Restaurants across Germany."
(No joke.) Upcoming tour dates supporting Subway To Sally:
12/21 - ColosSaal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
12/22 - Hyde Park, Osnabrück, Germany
12/23 - Bürgerhaus, Anröchte
12/25 - Dark Storm Festival, Chemnitz, Germany
12/26 - Alte Eisenbahnhalle, Losheim, Germany
12/27 - Jolly Joker, Braunschweig, Germany
12/28 - Alter Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany
12/29 - Pressenwerk, Bad Salzungen, Germany
12/30 - Lindenpark, Potsdam, Germany

-Mad Margritt's STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART is due out January 11. It
will feature re-mastered songs from the band's three previous albums
plus two new songs. Upcoming live dates:
12/17 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
12/18 - The Playground, Augusta, GA
12/23 - Paradise City - "The Rock Star Saloon", Alpharetta, GA
12/31 - 1/1/05 - Metal Sludge Extravaganza 10 @ The Hi Fi Club,
Cleveland, OH (w/ many others)
1/14 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
1/27 - El Azteca, Macon, GA
1/28 - Halftime, Tifton, GA
2/10 - The Maple Street Mansion, Carrollton, GA
2/25 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Asheville, NC
2/26 - Sgt. Peppers, Hickory, NC
3/11 - 3/12 - Gipsons, Douglasville, GA
3/18 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Charleston, SC
3/19 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Augusta, GA
See http://www.madmargritt.com/ for more.

-Yngwie Malmsteen's next album will be called UNLEASH THE FURY and is
due early next year in Japan on Unversal. Joining Malmsteen on the
album are vocalist Doogie White, keyboardist Joakim Svalberg, and
drummer Patrik Johansson. A few track titles include "Drinking With
The Devil," "Cherokee Warrior" (with Yngwie on vocals), "Boogie Man,"
"Guardian Angel," and "Wings Of War." See http://www.yngwie.org/ for
more.

-Vocalist Tony Martin (Black Sabbath, The Cage, Empire) has revealed
his next solo album will be called SCREAM, and some new song titles
include "Bitter Sweet," "Field Of Lies," "Wherever You Go,"
"Unbearable," "Raising Hell," and "Wings Of Thunder." An "unnamed live
track from a Black Sabbath tour" will also be included, and two of the
songs feature late drummer Cozy Powell. Besides Black Sabbath, Powell
and Martin worked together in Hammer and Powell had given Martin "20
drumming tracks to write some songs with." The first run of the album
will consist of only 2,000 copies. See http://www.black-sabbath.com/
for more.

-Metal Blade Records now has content available on DownloadPunk.com,
joining over 130 other labels. See http://www.downloadpunk.com/ for
more. Label head Brian Slagel will make his fourth appearance on TSN's
(described as "Canada's version of ESPN") show "Off The Record," on
January 10. A noted fan and "extreme supporter" of hockey, Slagel will
"voice his opinions on the sport and much more." Check out
http://www.tsn.ca/shows/otr/ for more. Upcoming Metal Blade release
schedule: 1/25 - God Dethroned's LAIR OF THE WHITE WORD; 2/8 - DIGITAL
VIDEO DEVSTATION compilation (DVD); 2/22 - Losa's THE PERFECT
MOVEMENT, Since The Flood's VALOR AND VENGEANCE; 3/8 - Winter
Solstice's THE FALL OF ROME, Into The Moat's THE DESIGN, Unearth's THE
ONCOMING STORM (w/ bonus tracks); 3/22 - Six Feet Under's 13; 4/5 -
Brainstorm's LIQUID MONSTER, Neaera's newie; 4/19 - Born From Pain's
IN LOVE WITH THE DEAD; 5/17 - The Red Chord's CLIENTS. See
http://www.metalblade.com/ for more.

-Metal Sludge's upcoming three-day New Year's Extravaganza is slated
for December 31 - January 1 at the Hi Fi Club in Cleveland, OH. Enuff
Z'Nuff has just been added to the bill, which also features
performances by "members of Warrant, Tuff, Pretty Boy Floyd, Wildside,
Mad Margritt, plus many more!!!" Each night will have giveaways, a
different celebrity host, and surprise guests including "rock stars,
porn stars, sludgeaholics & sludgettes, etc." Wendell Neeley and Chris
Akin from "The Classic Metal Show" will attend and WebCast the entire
weekend. See http://www.metalsludge.tv/ for more.

-Motley Crue has reunited (Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Tommy
Lee) and will release a new two-disc compilation called RED, WHITE &
CRUE through Hippo/Motley/UTV on February 1. It can be pre-ordered now
at http://www.motleystore.com/MotleyCrue/RedWhiteCrue.html and will
feature three new songs called "If I Die Tomorrow" (the first single
and video), "Street Fighting Man," and "Sick Love Song." Track list:
CD #1 - "Live Wire," "Piece Of Your Action," "Toast Of The Town," "Too
Fast For Love," "Black Widow," "Looks That Kill," "Too Young To Fall
In Love" (remix), "Helter Skelter," "Shout At The Devil," "Smokin' In
The Boys Room," "Use It Or Lose It," "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Wild
Side," "You're All I Need," "All In The Name Of...," "Kickstart My
Heart," "Without You," "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)," "Same Ol'
Situation (S.O.S.)," "Dr. Feelgood." CD #2 - "Anarchy In The UK,"
"Primal Scream," "Home Sweet Home" ('91 remix), "Hooligan's Holiday"
(Brown Nose Edit), "Misunderstood" (successful format version),
"Planet Boom," "Bittersuite," "Afraid" (Alternative Rave Mix),
"Beauty," "Generation Swine," "Bitter Pill," "Enslaved," "Hell On High
Heels," "New Tattoo" (single version), "If I Die Tomorrow" (new),
"Street Fighting Man" (new), "Sick Love Song" (new). The band will
also launch a tour early next year, but in the meantime can be seen
performing live on TV on December 10 on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and on
December 14 on "The Spike TV Video Game Awards." (The Spike TV
appearance will reportedly feature a medley of "Girls, Girls, Girls"
and "Home Sweet Home.") The tour will start with North American
arenas, then Latin America in May, then European arenas and festivals,
then North American amphitheaters in late summer, and finally
Southeast Asia and Oceania in early winter. The dates so far:
2/17 - Office Depot Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/18 - St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2/20 - Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC
2/22 - Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
2/23 - Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON (TBC)
2/25 - The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI
2/27 - Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON
2/28 - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
3/3 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
3/4 - Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
3/5 - Fleet Center, Boston, MA
3/6 - MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
3/8 - Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
3/10 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
3/12 - US Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, WI
3/14 - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (TBC)
3/15 - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (TBC)
3/17 - Nokia Live, Dallas, TX
3/19 - Cricket Pavillion, Phoenix, AZ
3/20 - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV (TBC)
3/22 - Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
3/23 - The Forum, Los Angeles, CA (TBC)
3/25 - Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
3/26 - Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
5/? – Latin America (TBA)
6/7 - Monsters Of Millenium @ Icehall, Helsinki, Finland
6/8 - Rock In Turku 2005 @ Ellysee Arena, Turku, Finland
6/10 - Skooks Out 2005 @ Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
6/11 - Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden
6/12 - Gods Of Metal, Bologna, Italy
6/14 - SECC, Glasgow, Scotland (w/ Killing Joke)
6/15 - Evening News Arena, Manchester, UK (w/ Killing Joke)
6/17 - NEC, Birmingham, UK (w/ Killing Joke)
6/18 - International Arena, Cardiff, UK (w/ Killing Joke)
6/19 - Wembley Arena, London, UK (w/ Killing Joke)
In related news, former vocalist John Corabi has written his
autobiography and hopes to have it published next summer.

-Napalm Records has signed a band called naio ssaion. (Yep, two words,
no capital letters.) Hype: "The young musicians, similar in style to
Evanescence . . . have a very promising future. Modern, strong songs,
emotive female vocals, and an exotic and dynamic violin come to the
forefront in the music of this 6-piece."

-Upcoming Napalm Records releases in the US: 2/1 - Enthroned's XES
HAERETICUM, Elis' DARK CLOUDS IN A PERFECT SKY; 2/22 - Visions Of
Atlantis' CAST AWAY, Darkwell's METATRON; 3/15 - Sirenia's SIRENIAN
SHORES (MCD); 4/5 - Draconian's ARCANE RAIN FELL, Korpiklaani's VOICE
OF WILDERNESS; 4/26 - Midnattsol's WHERE TWILIGHT FALLS, Trail Of
Tears' FREE FALL INTO FEAR; 5/10 - Battlelore's newie, Summoning's
newie; 6/27 - Belphegor's newie, Hollenthon's newie. See
http://www.napalmrecords.com/ for more.

-Nuclear Blast is asking fans to vote for their artists for the "best
of 2004" list on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball." Their bands/videos are
Dimmu Borgir - "Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse," Fireball Ministry
- "Flatline," In Flames - "Trigger," and Kataklysm - "As I Slither."
The "best of 2004" episode will air on December 25 at 10 p.m. EST.
Vote now at
http://www.mtv.com/onair/mtv2/headbangers_ball/best_of_2004/ .

-According to Billboard.com, Ted Nugent will tour with country rocker
Toby Keith, hitting "20 arena dates in the first quarter of 2005." The
two played some USO shows together previously, with Keith's band
backing Nugent. Nugent's own band will back him on this tour though.

-Primal Fear will record its next album in the spring with producer
Charlie Bauerfeind. It should be out in October.

-TotalRock.com reported the following Quiet Riot UK tour dates:
2/11 - Rio, Bradford, UK
2/12 - Camden Underworld, London, UK
2/13 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
2/14 - JB's, Dudley, UK

-TotalRock.com reported Saxon will play three UK shows in March:
3/20 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
3/21 - JB's, Dudley, UK
3/22 - Rio's, Bradford, UK
See http://www.saxon747.com/ for more.

-Michael Schenker Group bassist Rev Jones has a new interview on-line
at RockDetector.com, where he discusses the recent dust-up with former
singer Chris Logan. Check it out now at
http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,5863,interviews.sm?interview=24#contenttop
.

-Paul Stanley (Kiss) is reportedly resuming work this month on his
upcoming solo album, which will also feature Bruce Kulick.

-Starwood will play a free show December 14 at the Whisky A Go-Go in
Hollywood, as part of the Metal Blade Records Christmas party. The
band is scheduled to hit the stage at 10:15 p.m. See
http://www.starwood-band.com/ for more.

-Vocalist Marc Storace (Krokus, Warrior) will sing on the next album
from BISS, featuring guitarist/songwriter Doc Heyne, due out on AOR
Heaven. The disc will be produced by Michael Voss (Casanova, Demon
Drive, Silver) and Storace will record his vocals next month. Song
titles include "Rejected," "D.S.O.D," "Pyromania," "Calling," and a
cover of Icon's "Raise The Hammer." See http://www.storace.ch/ for
more.

-John Taglieri will make his Seattle debut with an acoustic show on
New Year's Eve (12/31) at The Bad JuJu Lounge VIP Room, starting at 9
p.m. See http://JohnTaglieri.com/ for more.

-U.D.O. is already working on its next studio album, with main man Udo
Dirkschneider already recording vocal tracks.

-According to BraveWords.com, vocalist Michael Vescera (Obsession,
Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen) will release a new MVP album in Japan. The
disc will include five new songs, four songs from his "largely
ignored" band Killing Machine (which also featured W.A.S.P. rhythm
section Mike Duda and Stet Howland, plus Stream guitarist Peter
Scheithauer), and two bonus tracks. If a European deal also happens,
then Vescera will "record some new material for the package."

-Visions Of Atlantis released CAST AWAY on November 29, and the
accompanying video for "Lost" is currently airing in Europe. Upcoming
tour dates with Epica:
1/21 - Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
1/26 - Underground, Cologne, Germany
1/27 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany
Other live dates scheduled so far include the following:
1/28 - TBC, Strassbourg, France
1/29 - Kallewerk, Bad Salzungen, Germany

-Wolf's first two albums, the self-titled debut and BLACK WINGS, will
be reissued by Massacre Records early next year. Both discs will be
re-mastered and will have new cover art and "extra material." See
http://www.wolf.nu/ for more.

-XYZ and Every Mother's Nightmare will gig together February 24 at
Paradise City in Alpharetta, GA. Tickets are available at
http://www.ticketalternative.com/ .

Thanks to Stuart Smith, Nathan Birk, Eddie Smith, Hannah Raymond, and
Batttttty for help gathering some of this information.

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BROKEN TEETH - BLOOD ON THE RADIO (B+) Perris Records, 2004
15 tracks, RT: 56:37
[ http://www.brokenteeth.com/ ]
[ http://www.perrisrecords.com/ ]
Two studio albums, a couple videos, and a DVD in, these guys are still
going strong with a brand new live album. Broken Teeth -- featuring
Dangerous Toys members Jason McMaster (vocals) and Paul Lidel (guitar,
also formerly of Dirty Looks), former Pariah guitarist Jared Tuten,
bassist Brett McCormick, and drummer Bruce Rivers -- is the kind of
band you see in a smoky club while drinking a lot of beer. The music
is *very* much in the vein of AC/DC, Dirty Looks, and heck, even some
Krokus, so you know what songs with titles like "She's Gonna Blow,"
"Stick It In," and "She Dances Evil" are all about. The hooks are
undeniably catchy (just try to get "Chaingang" or "CrashLanding
Affair" out of your head after a single listen!) and the band's energy
is infectious on this disc, and there's even a brand new song to boot,
"Bonfire." On the minus side, there are a few obvious edits where some
of McMaster's crowd banter was cut, but that's really no big deal, and
the set list is virtually identical to the recent LIVE AT THE RED EYED
FLY live DVD. (In fact, the set list is also pretty much the same as
the one I've seen the band do a couple times. They just moved
"Shangri-La" to an earlier spot and added the new tune.) Full track
list: "She's Gonna Blow," "Pull The Plug," "Stick It In," "Chaingang,"
"Devil Money," "Hangin' By The Skin," "Down To The Fire," "High On
Danger," "Shangri-La," "She Dances Evil," "Bonfire," "Undertaker,"
"CrashLanding Affair," "Guilty Pleasure," "El'Diablo." - Tim

PAINMUSEUM - METAL FOR LIFE (B-) C.C.M. Entertainment, 2004
11 tracks, RT: 45:04
[ http://www.painmuseum.com/ ]
[ http://www.planetshred.com/ ]
Man, I really want to like this disc more. PainmuseuM features Halford
band mates "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (guitar) and Bobby Jarzombek
(drums), plus well-traveled bassist Steve DiGiorgio and "newcomer"
vocalist Tim Clayborne (Hatred). Musically many of the songs here feel
akin to what Halford was doing on the somewhat overlooked CRUCIBLE
album -- raw and pounding, with riffs aplenty -- but vocally, oy... I
just cannot get into the so-called "extreme" vocals Clayborne uses in
the majority of his singing. Death metal growls and barking are OK in
my book if they're used sparingly for effect, but I tune out after too
much. And the maddening thing is Mr. Clayborne sounds a bit like Jon
Oliva at times, and he *can* pull off Rob Halford-type gymnastics with
no problem. Not that I'm expecting PainmuseuM to be The Halford Band
II, mind you, but it kills me that this guy is obviously talented and
not merely using the harshness to cover up deficiencies. "Bloody
Wings" has the most "normal" singing, and closer "I Am Your Keeper" is
mainly a wicked instrumental, so these are my favorites by default.
Other highlights include "Speak The Name," which pounds away and has
an actual hook, "PainmuseuM (Metal For Life)," with extremely tight
guitar and drum work, "Burn Flesh Burn" has simplistic-but-killer
riffing and great melodic guitar parts, and "American Metalhead" has a
chunky vibe similar to some of Fight's better moments. Perhaps METAL
FOR LIFE is a grower... Check back with me in a few months. :) - Tim

MICHAEL PINNELLA - ENTER BY THE TWELFTH GATE (B+) InsideOut Music,
2004
13 tracks, RT: 44:13
[ http://www.symphonyx.com/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
If you are a fan of Symphony X then you are certainly aware of the
talents of Michael Pinella. Michael is a classically trained master of
the ivories who has just released his first solo CD and it's a good
one. ENTER BY THE TWELFTH GATE is all instrumental and contains music
ranging from traditional classical to progressive rock with many
segments that would not be out-of-place on a motion picture
soundtrack. I'm not an expert on classical music but some of the
compositions remind me of Rachmaninoff -- very dramatic and
technically flawless. Opener "The White Room" is a tantalizing piece
of prog rock reminding me of a cross between Rick Wakeman and Kevin
Moore, with a little Jan Hammer thrown in as well. "Edge Of Insanity"
sounds a bit like Symphony X with the guitars and vocals sucked out,
while the title track gives one the feel of watching a really
emotional and majestic movie. Movements 1 and 2 of "Piano Concerto #1"
are beautiful and Michael plays an excellent version of Scriabin's
"Etude OP.42 no5," ending the CD with my personal favorite, "Cross The
Bridge," featuring some amazingly skilled playing. Michael wisely
keeps the pieces concise so prevents the album from meandering and the
production on here is exquisite, but ENTER BY THE TWELFTH GATE is not
a metal CD and some may get tired of hearing a predominantly keyboard
oriented album. For fans of classical music, movie soundtracks and the
keyboard arrangements of Symphony X and Dream Theater, however, I
recommend this highly. - Neal Woodall (MysticX10@...)

VARIOUS - GIVE US MOORE! - GARY MOORE TRIBUTE (B+) Lion Music, 2004
15 tracks, RT: 74:30
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/ ]
You probably already know if tribute albums do anything for you so
I'll spare you my general feelings about them. GIVE US MOORE! is the
long awaited celebration of Irish legend Gary Moore's music, and to my
ears is probably the best tribute disc I've heard from the Lion camp.
The disc includes 15 of Gary's best tracks, mainly from his '80s hard
rock period, as performed by artists as diverse as Dogpound, Star
Queen and Arabesque. Aside from some fairly minor flaws, the mix is
really good on this disc, and the vocals are much better than on other
Lion releases. Some of my favorites are Mark McGee (ex-Vicious Rumors)
and Luvplanet's cover of "Don't Take Me For A Loser," Regi Hendrix and
Craig Erickson's version of "Reach For The Sky," House Of Shakira's
rendition of "Shapes Of Things," and Iron Mask's take on "Out In The
Fields." The guitar playing is the main focus but the overall
musicianship is tight and everyone does a pretty commendable job. This
disc makes me want to pull out the originals and re-experience the
magic of Gary's playing, and isn't that what a tribute album should
do? Check it out... - Neal Woodall (MysticX10@...)

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