Detritus
Issue #366
Week of May 29, 2006
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-Howdy, I hope everyone here in the US has recovered from the nice
long Memorial Day weekend. If not, good God -- it's Thursday already!
- Tim

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-US Progressive Hard Rockers, Tiles, Post Long Lost Video!

The long-neglected video of the Dream Theater/Tiles soundcheck jam
from their European tour in November 1999 has finally been edited and
made available for viewing here:

http://www.tiles-music.com/multimedia/112399.mpg

It was an "accidental" 2-camera shoot recorded November 23, 1999 at
the Kulturfabrik in Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg after their soundcheck.
Mike Portnoy (DT drummer) and John Petrucci (DT guitarist) came out to
noodle on bits of Rush, Zeppelin, and Police tunes... all unrehearsed
and complete with a few "custom" chord changes. Special thanks to Mike
and John P. for permission to release the video -- and bonus thanks to
Mike for knowing every song ever written! You can read about the
soundcheck jam and other bits of tour activity at
http://www.tiles-music.com/essays007-d.php in Chris' (Herin - guitar)
diary.

The band is gearing up to re-enter the studio with famed producer
Terry Brown. Brown has had multi-platinum success with Rush, Cutting
Crew, Fates Warning, and Alanah Miles. Here are some working titles
for the yet untitled fifth album.

CROWDED EMPTINESS
MARKERS
NEARBY
SACRED & MUNDANE
BACJ & FORTH
HIDE IN MY SHADOW
LANDSCRAPE
DRAGONS, DREAMS, & DARING DEEDS
YOU'RE NOT HERE (HIDE & SEEK)

For their Detroit area fans, it looks like they'll be playing a quick
live set at the annual Toxic Bash in St. Clair Shores, MI on Saturday,
July 29th around 4pm. Check out the band's website for more details.

http://www.tiles-music.com/

Tiles Discography...

TILES (1994)
FENCE THE CLEAR (1997)
PRESENTS OF MIND (1999)
WINDOW DRESSING (2004)

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-From Behind On Tour

New band From Behind, that contains legendary Nazareth guitar slinger
Manny Charlton and "the voice of rock," ex-Samson & Mammoth singer
Nicky Moore, will tour Scandinavia on their way to Sweden Rock
Festival 2006.

Dates:

5/23: Göta Källare, Stockholm, Sweden
5/24: Siljarock (Cruise Stockholm-Helsinki)
5/26: 2 Lingon & Blåbär, Västerås, Sweden
6/1: The Watt, Malmö, Sweden
6/2: The Rock, Copenhagen, Denmark
6/3: Godset, Kolding, Denmark
6/8: Sweden Rock Festival (11.40 AM on Zeppelin Stage)

The band just released their debut CD GAME OVER. It was released World
Wide by Lion Music ( http://www.lionmusic.com/ ) except for Sweden
where it is released by Sweden Rock Records (
http://www.swedenrockshop.com/ ).

From Behind
http://www.from-behind.nu/

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-Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson To Perform With Symphony Orchestras This
Summer

As founding member of the legendary rock band Jethro Tull, Ian
Anderson has long been considered to be the foremost and, to many, the
only exponent of rock-style flute. While still fronting Tull to this
day and with sell-out performances throughout the world, Ian now
brings his acoustic talents to the orchestral stage. He will perform a
selection of Tull favorites, solo songs and instrumentals together
with a sprinkling of Classical repertoire, all carefully arranged for
amplified flute, acoustic rock band and orchestra.

Tull fans will recognize songs "Aqualung," "Locomotive Breath," "Thick
As A Brick," "My God" and "Bouree And Budapest." Much of this material
is highlighted on two recent CDs, IAN ANDERSON PLAYS THE ORCHESTRAL
JETHRO TULL and AQUALUNG LIVE.

Ian and the orchestra will be joined by: John O'Hara (accordion and
piano), Florian Opahle (guitar), James Duncan (drums and percussion)
and Dave Goodier (bass).

In October, Ian's planning some chamber music dates which includes a
lot of venues in the North East, plus Knoxville, TN., Chicago, St.
Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis.

JULY
19 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
22 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Perf. Arts
25 - TV appearance with Greta Van Susteren - 10 PM East Coast Time
26 - Vienna, VA - The Filene Center
28 - Rochester Hills, MI - MeadowBrook Music Festival
30 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

AUGUST
2 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
3 - San Rafael, CA - Marin County Civic Center
5 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Casino - Indoor Theater
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
7 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay

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-Fireball Ministry Check In From Disturbed Tour, Confirm More Shows

Following a tremendous second half of 2005 that saw shows alongside
Judas Priest, Opeth, Nevermore, Pelican, CKY, H.I.M. and Clutch, as
well as a performance on NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly," hard rock
quartet Fireball Ministry recently kicked off its first tour of 2006.
The band is currently in the midst of a two-week trek alongside
Disturbed, which will be followed by a week's worth of shows that
bring the group home to Los Angeles.

"This has been a really great tour for us so far. The guys in
Disturbed and their fans are really nice people and just out here to
have a good time," says Fireball Ministry vocalist/guitarist James A.
Rota. "It's been great to play some places we've never been like
Casper, WY and Billings, MT and get such a warm response. It's alive
and well in the heartland. No one is 'too cool' to rock out here."

Fireball Ministry will wrap up their tour with a hometown show
alongside Finland's H.I.M. at the House Of Blues in Hollywood.

Fireball Ministry with Disturbed (except *)

May 25 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
May 26 - Reds - Edmonton, AB
May 28 - Pioneer Hall - Duluth, MN
May 29 - Tyson Center - Sioux City, IA
May 31 - Element - West Kitchener, ON
Jun. 01 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
Jun. 03 - Centre De Foire - Quebec City, QC
Jun. 04 - The Drink - N. London, ON
Jun. 05 - Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI*
Jun. 06 - Double Door - Chicago, IL*
Jun. 07 - Juanita's - Little Rock, AR*
Jun. 08 - Curtain Club - Dallas, TX*
Jun. 09 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM* (w/ YAKUZA, DISRHYTHMIA,
BEHOLD THE ARCTOPUS)
Jun. 10 - Bulldogz - Glendale, AZ*
Jun. 11 - House Of Blues - Hollywood, CA* (w/ H.I.M.)

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-Demon Speeding Bassist Blasko Rejoins With Ozzy For OZZfest 2006

HOLLYWOOD -- Blasko has rejoined with Ozzy Osbourne after originally
joining the band in 2003 as the replacement for Jason Newsted (ex-
Metallica). After Blasko joined Ozzy, the following two OZZfests
touted Black Sabbath as the headliner -- Blasko thought it was over.
He performed with Ozzy on a few special shows during that time such as
the NFL kick-off for the Patriots. "I got the call for this show --
the NFL Kick-off," explains Blasko. "I would never have guessed we
would be playing in a giant helmet, but it was totally worth it."
After that show, Blasko resumed playing with Rob Zombie on his new CD
EDUCATED HORSES. Performing on a sell-out tour with Zombie, Blasko
came home to Ozzy calling him for OZZfest duties. "I thought it was
done and over but then I get the call and it all spiraled back to
where we are now and I am back playing with Ozzy."

Performing solo for the first time in three years, Ozzy will play a
total of 10 dates on this year's OZZfest route, including the San
Bernardino show.

OZZfest 2006 tour dates:

+ indicates Ozzy headlining main stage.
++ indicates Ozzy headlining second stage.

DATE - CITY, STATE - VENUE

+Thu 6/29 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
+Sat 7/01 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 7/02 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Tue 7/04 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Fri 7/07 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
++Sat 7/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen
Sun 7/09 - San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater
Tue 7/11 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 7/14 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park
Sat 7/15 - St. Louis, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
+Sun 7/16 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amph.
Tue 7/18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
Wed 7/19 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 7/21 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
+Sat 7/22 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sun 7/23 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Tue 7/25 - Toronto, CAN - Molson Amphitheatre
Wed 7/26 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
Thu 7/27 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags PAC
+Sat 7/29 - New York, NY - Randall's Island
Sun 7/30 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
+Tue 8/01 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
+Fri 8/04 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center @ the Waterfront
Sat 8/05 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amph.
+Sun 8/06 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
Wed 8/09 - Raleigh, NC - Alltell Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
Sun 8/13 - W. Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

Rob "Blasko" Nicholson is perhaps best known for his performances on
Rob Zombie's solo albums. He became Zombie's bass demon in 1998 after
he left his tour of duty with Danzig. Blasko has so far played on all
of Rob Zombie's solo albums (HELLBILLY DELUXE, THE SINISTER URGE, &
EDUCATED HORSES).

http://www.myspace.com/blasko666

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-Lion Music Update

June 16th 2006 Releases

Daniel Palmqvist - A LANDSCAPE MADE FROM DREAMS
Released June 16th 2006
LMC177
EAN: 64199220017776

A LANDSCAPE MADE FROM DREAMS is the debut album from Swedish guitar
maestro Daniel Palmqvist. The music is a collection of 12 sonic
tapestries that are diverse in styles yet combine to make a truly
cohesive body of work guaranteed to appeal to non-guitar players as
well as their stringed counterparts.

Palmqvist's approach to the instrument is inspired by the likes of
Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Steve
Lukather, Dan Huff and Kee Marcello, Daniel's playing combines the
technical proficiency of the above with a strong dose of melody to
make his own unique voice. On songwriting inspiration Daniel's states,
"For some of the songs I had a clear idea of a certain feeling or mood
that I wanted to get across to the listener. On other songs I started
out with a mental image, or as in one case, just a quote from a movie.
Then sometimes I just get a melody or a riff in my head and go for
it."

A LANDSCAPE MADE FROM DREAMS was written over a 2 1/2 month period
spread out over the winter of 2005 and the spring of 2006. Daniel
Palmqvist and producer Daniel Flores (Mind's Eye) worked on and off
during this time due to their activities outside this project. The
basic rhythm tracks where recorded in about two weeks in Flores'
"Sound Vs. Science Studios," and then all lead guitars at Palmqvist's
studio "Landscapes Made From Dreams Studios" towards the end of this
period. Mats Lindfors mastered the album at MasterRoom.

On the aim of the album Daniel comments, "The most important thing for
me was to make an album of interesting songs, with thought through
arrangements and memorable melodies that would appeal to both guitar
players and non-musicians alike. Of course, the guitar playing is very
important to me, but I enjoy good guitar playing in a context of good
music, so the songs were my main priority. I've sometimes found myself
fast-forwarding to get to the solo when I listen to instrumental rock
guitar albums, but I hope theses songs will capture the listeners
imagination and take them on a musical journey, as well as delivering
a heavy dosage of cool guitar stuff..."

Providing the musical support to Daniel's guitar work is the
previously mentioned Daniel Flores on drums, and his Mind's Eye
partner bassist Johann Niemann. Palmqvist comments, "They both are
fantastic players, long-time friends and their experience and musical
input really helped the songs come alive". In addition Andreas Olsson
(Narnia, Rob Rock) contributed with his excellent bass playing on two
of the tracks.

Daniel also had the privilege of having three guest keyboard soloists.
The very melodic and tasteful Johannes Stöle (Pedestrians Of Blue,
Orange Crush) plays a great keyboard solo on the song "Behind The
Mirror" and a beautiful organ solo on "If Things Where Different."
Kaspar Dahlqvist (Dionysus) performs a fantastic solo on "Moment Of
Clarity," a player with a great sense of melody and a distinctive
personal voice. Finally on the title track Andreas Lindahl (session
keyboard player) shows up with a stunning keyboard solo, rhythmically
interesting and performed with amazing technique.

Track Listing
01. Welcome
02. Devil's Dance
03. Moment Of Clarity
04. If Things Were Different
05. Riddle Me This
06. Carte Blanche
07. After The Rain
08. Truffle Shuffle
09. Behind The Mirror
10. Song For Pongo
11. Words Of Wisdom
12. A Landscape Made From Dreams (Farewell)

Musicians
Daniel Palmqvist – All Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Daniel Flores – Drums, keyboards
Johann Niemann – Bass guitar, Fretless Bass
Andreas Olsson – Bass guitar on track 3 and 5
Johannes Stöle – Organ solo on 4, Keyboard solo on track 9
Kaspar Dahlqvist – Keyboard solo on track 3
Andreas Lindahl – Keyboard solo on track 12

Credits
Produced by Daniel Flores
Co-Produced by Daniel Palmqvist
Mastered by Mats Lindfors

Marketing & Promotion
Reviews and Album Showcases in all relevant printed and web press.

Official Website
http://www.danielpalmqvist.com/

CJSS - 2-4-1: WORLD GONE MAD / PRAISE THE LOUD
Released June 16th 2006
LMC178
EAN: 64199220017783

Available for the first time on CD in Europe!

2-4-1 contains two classic albums from CJSS, WORLD GONE MAD and PRAISE
THE LOUD. CJSS was formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain during
early 1984 with two other members of the band Spike, drummer Les Sharp
and bassist Mike Skimmerhorn, and vocalist Russell Jinkens who had
gained fame for his stint in local Cincinnati cover band Prizoner.

WORLD GONE MAD was recorded in late '85 and released in early '86.
David Chastain comments, "These were the tracks we had been playing
since the band's beginning in late 84. 'Communication Breakdown' was
really just a track leftover from our cover band days in Spike that
always seemed to go over well so we decided to include it on the CD. I
would say my personal favourites on the CD would be 'No Man's Land'
and 'Living In Exile.' The solo sections are still something I play in
my practice routine. The track 'Destiny' was always a big favourite
with the female fans. For a first effort I thought it was pretty
impressive."

PRAISE THE LOUD was recorded in mid '86 and released in late '86.
Chastain states, "This recording was a little better produced than
WGM. Personal favourites include 'Citizen Of Hell' and 'The Bargain.'
The track 'Metal Forever' became the theme song for many radio
stations during that era. 'Out Of Control' was usually the concert
opener and rocked the house."

Considering both CDs hit in the same year, needless to say, CJSS was a
hot commodity during that time. In '87-'88 they worked on material for
a third CD but Chastain shifted his efforts towards his Chastain band
as he had greater creative control. CJSS did release a third CD KINGS
OF THE WORLD in 2000 but those songs were actually written back in
'85-'88. The band occasionally still plays reunion shows but no new
recordings are planned.

David T. Chastain continues his assault on record buyers worldwide and
today has well over 20 titles in his catalogue.

Track Listing:
WORLD GONE MAD
1. Hell On Earth
2. No-Man's-Land
3. Communication Breakdown
4. World Gone Mad
5. Run To Another Day
6. The Gates Of Eternity
7. Destiny
8. Welcome To Damnation
9. Living In Exile

PRAISE THE LOUD
10. Out Of Control
11. Land Of The Free
12. Don't Play With Fire
13. Praise The Loud
14. Citizen Of Hell
15. Danger
16. Metal Forever
17. Thunder And Lightning
18. The Bargain.

Marketing & Promotion
Reviews and features in all major printed and web press.
Album Showcases at elite websites.

http://www.lionmusic.com/cjss241.htm

OTHER NEWS

Lion Music Unveil MySpace Site

We are proud to announce we have joined the MySpace revolution and now
have our very own page set up. Here you will be able to listen to
tracks from the corresponding month's new releases and learn more
about us. Visit us now at http://www.myspace.com/lionmusiclabel .

Listeria Search For New Vocalist

After 10 years Listeria vocalist Witto has left the band due to
personal health problems. Remaining band member Ciano, Gigio, Gian and
Hanjo wish him all the best for his future and just to say thank you
for the great and crazy moments over this years and on the road with
the band!!

Now Listeria are on the search for a new singer... If you feel you
have what it takes to be the new Listeria singer please send your demo
to:

LISTERIA
Via Bottego,19
43039
Salsomaggiore
Terme (PR)
Italy

or call this number ++393479522089..

Listeria want you!!

Lion Music Promotion
http://www.lionmusic.com/

Lion Music
Box 19,
Godby 22 411,
Aland,
Finland

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-Crucified Barbara Comment On French, Russian Tours; Prepare For
Summer Festivals

The all-female Swedish quartet Crucified Barbara -- whose debut album,
IN DISTORTION WE TRUST, is now available -- recently completed a nine-
show Tour de France, which included a concert alongside the legendary
Killing Joke.

"The shows were packed with crazy people having a good time," says
guitarist/vocalist Mia Coldheart. "We had a great crew with us that
really saved our asses a lot of times. My rented amp was missing a
footswitch, so our lovely guitar tech Danny impressed us all by
building one from a lamp button. It looked quite funny, but it worked
out great!"

Recently, the band also performed a rare acoustic show, one of a
handful of concerts Crucified Barbara played alongside Jon Oliva's
Pain. Says Coldheart, "The Jon Oliva's Pain shows were great! First of
all, the music and their show kicks ass, and the guys are really nice
so we had a great time. The acoustic show was really cool, our best
acoustic gig ever."

Crucified Barbara's current European tour also included gigs alongside
Doro and Sonata Arctica. "Those shows were great as well," Coldheart
says, "with really nice people, good music and beer, beer, beer -- but
we had to watch our tongues since the Finnish guys also know Swedish!
It was so cool to play with Doro, and we can't thank them enough."

As for Crucified Barbara's just-completed first performances in
Russia, Coldheart says they couldn't have gone better. "We just came
home from Russia, totally exhausted and totally happy about
everything. It was a great experience, and a really fun ending of the
Hellride tour: eight days of no sleep, too much Russian vodka and
plenty of rock n' roll. We're looking forward to going back there
again as soon as possible!"

This weekend, Crucified Barbara kicks off its busy summer touring
season with performances at two major European festivals: Gods of
Metal in Italy (alongside Guns N' Roses, Down and Motorhead), and Rock
Hard in Germany (also featuring Dio, Soilwork and Celtic Frost).
"After six crazy weeks on the road," Coldheart says, "we are now
looking forward to the really hot summer festivals, and maybe getting
some hours of rest in between playing and working on new material."

The American version of IN DISTORTION WE TRUST includes a bonus track
-- a blistering cover of Motorhead's "Killed By Death" -- as well as
music videos for the three singles Crucified Barbara has released in
their home country. The clip for "Losing The Game" can be seen here:
http://www.liquorandpokermusic.com/video/Losing_The_Game.mov

Crucified Barbara on tour:

6/3 - Milan, Italy – Gods of Metal Festival
6/4 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Rock Hard Festival
6/10 - Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
7/7 - Nehren, Germany – Motorradfreunde Festival
7/8 - Osterade, Germany – Rock Harz Festival
7/9 - Neuve Eglise, France – Decibulle Biere & Rock Festival
7/16 - Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters of Rock Festival
7/29 - Herxheim, Germanz – Tobacco Rock Festival
7/30 - Gernika, Spain – Metal Way Festival
8/5 - Pratteln, Switzerland – Metal Dayz Festival

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-Supermercado Takes On The Road With Vixen And Enuff Z'Nuff

CHICAGO -- Supermercado is prepared to launch its "Irresistible
Annoyance" summer tour '06, joining Gold artists Vixen and hometown
brothers Enuff Z'Nuff on a 12-city whirlwind tour.

This is Supermercado's first full-blown tour and the band is eager to
play some of the markets where it is getting radio airplay. "We can't
wait to play multiple nights in a row," said drummer Greg Potter.
"It's always exciting to keep the momentum going and building on the
energy of every show."

Led by the proverbial Supermercado mastermind Matt Mercado, the core
of the band, Potter and John Skender, have played together for years
through the course of a couple bands -- Pivotman and Erotic Universe
-- adding Michael Ray and Killa, the combination has hit its stride
with Supermercado's convictive blend of melodic rock, soul vocals,
precision guitar metal, and low gut-crunch groove.

"We are actually going to open the show with new material," said
Mercado. "We will open with something neither the audience nor we are
sure of! The new tracks stick to our rock roots -- strong vocals,
guitar solos, double bass drums, and of course, memorable riffs!

"Our stage presentation, musically, stays true to our recordings.
Between dueling vocals with me and Killa, and Potter's aerial
bombastics on drums, the only time to rest is during a dual guitar
solo or a stomping bass riff."

The band will rev its collective engine again at Chicago's famous
MOBfest on June 22 at the Underground Lounge and then continue
preparing new tracks for the follow-up to its latest album, SCARY
BABY.

Tour dates are as follow:

5/28/06 Sun. - Voodoo Lounge, Akron, OH
5/30/06 Tue. - Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, OH
5/31/06 Wed. - Webster Theatre / Underground, Hartford, OH
6/1/06 Thu. - Crazy Donkey, Farmingdale, NY
6/3/06 Sat. - Jaxx, Spirngfield, VA
6/6/06 Tue. - Club Infinity, Williamsville, NY
6/7/06 Wed. - Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
6/8/06 Thu. - I-Rock Nightclub, Detroit, MI
6/9/06 Fri. - Rivoli Theatre, Monmouth. IL
6/10/06 Sat. - Chicago City Limits, Schaumburg, IL
6/11/06 Sun. - Center Stage, Farmington, MO
6/22/06 Thu. - Underground Lounge, Chicago, IL (MOBfest)

http://www.supermercadorock.com/
http://www.mazurpr.com/

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-Venerable Extreme Metal Act Incantation Celebrates Decades Of Death

CLEVELAND -- Incantation will unleash its brand of decimating death
metal across America as part of the Decades Of Death 2006 tour with
Vital Remains, Sin Of Angels, and Dawn Of Azazel.

The Decades Of Death moniker is a tribute to the long history
Incantation and Vital Remains both have in the death metal scene.
"Vital Remains and Incantation have been around for almost two
decades, unleashing metal fury on the world," said drummer Kyle
Severn. "We are great friends and have a similar old school brutal
death vibe. We thought that this would make a great onslaught of
metal."

After the tour, the trio of John McEntee (vocals/guitar), Kyle Severn
(drums), and Joe Lombard (bass) will return to the Mars Recording
compound in Cleveland to continue recording their seventh album,
PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION. It will be released in Autumn 2006 on Ibex Moon
Records and distributed through Megaforce/RED. PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION
will be once again engineered and produced by Bill Korecky, who has
worked with Incantation for the past 16 years.

The band will preview two songs from PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION on the
tour. "We are extremely pleased with our new material and are eagerly
waiting to unleash it upon the world," said Severn.

Decades Of Death tour dates are as follow:

05/30/06 Tue. - The Peppermint Beach Club, Virginia Beach, VA
05/31/06 Wed. - Lucky's Pub, Wilmington, NC
06/01/06 Thu. - State Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL
06/02/06 Fri. - The Imperial, Jacksonville, FL
06/03/06 Sat. - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
06/04/06 Sun. - Will's Pub, Orlando, FL
06/06/06 Tue. - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
06/07/06 Wed. - Club Onyx, McAllen, TX
06/08/06 Thu. - Alma's Place Laredo, TX
06/09/06 Fri. - Backroom, Austin, TX
06/10/06 Sat. - Zero's, Corpus Christi, TX
06/11/06 Sun. - Chics, El Paso, TX
06/12/06 Mon. - Venue of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
06/13/06 Tue. - Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM
06/14/06 Wed. - Iliff Park Saloon, Aurora, CO
06/15/06 Thu. - Venue Eight, Rapid City, SD
06/16/06 Fri. - Station 4, Minneapolis, MN
06/17/06 Sat. - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
06/18/06 Sun. - Peabody's Downunder, Cleveland, OH

http://www.incantation.com/

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-The Gathering Update

Dutch rock band The Gathering has had to cancel the first month of
their upcoming leg of their European "Homelands" tour due to an
illness.

Singer Anneke van Giersbergen is suffering from an obstinate bronchial
and sinus infection, which has taken a turn for the worse over the
past few days. The band issued a statement, saying: "The band very
much regrets having to take this step, but Anneke's health will have
to come first."

Because of the severity of the illness, the band is forced to cancel
all shows in Europe and the Netherlands scheduled between April 19th,
2006 and May, 28th 2006. "We are consulting with promoters to try to
reschedule the concerts to later this year so that tickets would
remain valid," declares the band's management.

The band's latest recording HOME was recently released in North
America (via The End Records) and on Europe via the band's own label,
Psychonaut Records.

The Gathering will resume touring starting in June.

Ever since their inception 15 years ago The Gathering have continued
to evolve, never settling on one set style and rarely ever duplicating
themselves. They have embraced change along the way and used it as a
tool to feed their ongoing creative process.

Like their previous groundbreaking releases -- their classic MANDYLION
(1995), the electronic dabblings of HOW TO MEASURE A PLANET?" (1998)
or the trip-hop/atmospheric warmth of SOUVENIRS (2003) -- their latest
album HOME finds the band heading back to a bit more of rock vibe, yet
still maintaining the delicate nuances and passages that fans
worldwide have grown to love.

But the momentum here is not entirely based on emotional highs, as the
band still manages to capture the dark spirit that most human beings
have had to deal with from time to time. Variation has always been the
key, case in point the diverse offering of such numbers as "In
Between," "Shortest Day," "A Noise Severe" and the powerfully moving
title track.

In other news, while attending SWXW (on tour in the USA) on March
15th, 2006 at Club Melkweg in Amsterdam veteran Dutch rock outfit The
Gathering won an Edison Award at the annual Edison Awards for "Best
National Music" DVD with A SOUND RELIEF. The Edison was awarded for
quality in sound recording and is equivalent to the US Grammy Award,
the Brit Award, the Grand Prix du Disque in France and the Deutscher
Schallplattenpreis in Germany.

A SOUND RELIEF was recorded at the famous Paradiso in Amsterdam on May
23rd, 2005 in front of an international audience of more than thirty
different nationalities. The DVD has received praise worldwide for its
creative and groundbreaking work.

http://www.gathering.nl/

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-Voivod Update

Canada's pioneering metal band Voivod has teamed up with MP3.com to
host a 5-minute trailer about the making of the band's much-
anticipated new album KATORZ, set for release in North America on July
25th, 2006 (via The End Records).

The 5-minute trailer -- containing footage from a documentary in the
works about the life of Voivod guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour -- was
assembled and directed by Canadian documentary filmmakers Sam Dunn and
Scot McFadyen ("Metal: A Headbanger's Journey"), whose stellar film
includes the last known filmed interview with Piggy. See Sam's travel
journal at http://www.metalhistory.com/ to read his comments on
meeting and filming Voivod.

It contains exclusive footage of the recording process of KATORZ and
interview segments with drummer Michel Langevin, singer Denis
Belanger, bassist Jason Newsted and producer Glen Robinson (Voivod's
NOTHINGFACE). Revealed is how the demo tracks from Denis D'Amour,
guitar parts that guitarist Piggy had finished before his untimely
death in August 2005, were re-amped to form the foundation of this new
record.

Fans can check out the entire trailer by clicking on the link below:
http://www.mp3.com/hard-rock-metal/genre/359/summary.html

We would like to officially unveil the album cover for KATORZ
including the tracklisting:

TRACKLISTING
1- The Getaway
2- Dognation
3- Mr Clean
4- After All
5- Odds & Frauds
6- Red My Mind
7- Silly Clones
8- No Angel
9- The X-Stream
10- Polaroids

For the cover art, click here:
http://www.theendrecords.com/label/images/stories/covers/voivod_katorz
cover.jpg

About the artwork for KATORZ, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin (who
creates all the artwork for Voivod) comments: "Most people will
probably expect the usual strange Voivod creature on the cover, but
the truth is I really wasn't in the right mood to create monsters this
time around. Instead, out of respect for Piggy, I decided to design
something more band-oriented, with encouragements from Snake and
Jason. For the CD itself, we used the title handwritten by Piggy. It
was scanned from one of the Pro-Tools CDs.

"For the booklet, I used many sketches done while listening to the
demos over the last couple of years. The idea was to keep it
consistent with the album, since a lot of it was pulled from demos. We
wanted to keep the art raw and honest, much like the music of KATORZ."

http://www.voivod.com/

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-40 Angels: The Flight 93 Memorial Fundraiser

http://www.myspace.com/40angels

Click Here To View Event:
http://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?
fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=71597.21976

Even if you're under 21, can't make it to the show, or live in another
area, please forward this to all of your friends, raise awareness, and
please, make a donation.

40 ANGELS: A Benefit For The Flight 93 Memorial Fund
http://www.nationalparks.org/flight93/default.asp

The events of September 11th have been described time and again as
horrifying, tragic, and atrocious. But when thinking of the story of
the passengers of Flight 93, the opposite spectrum of vocabulary
springs. Selfless. Brave. Heroic. Inspiring. Its a story of people who
wouldnt sit back in fear. These were the kind of people one aspires to
become, and would want to encounter in everyday life. In my history
books, the passengers of Flight 93 sit in the same league as (and
maybe above) the David Crocketts.

On Sunday, June 11th, myself, along with the help of many others, to
pay homage to those aboard Flight 93 who gave their lives to something
bigger. I've started 40angels to raise awareness of their brave story,
and to remind and ask the public that they please donate to the Flight
93 Memorial Fund.

Scheduled performances include:

Buck 3 Eighty
http://www.buck3eighty.com/

Planet Janet
http://www.myspace.com/planetjanetmusic

Carrie Engdahl
http://www.myspace.com/carrieengdahl

Josh Rifkin and Tuesdays All-Stars
http://www.joshrifkinmusic.com/

New Vaudeville
http://www.myspace.com/newvaudeville

Sean Faust & St. James as BlueSpOt
http://www.myspace.com/seanfaust

Look Back
http://www.perfectstrangersband

Serin
http://www.myspace.com/serin

100% of all proceeds go directly to the Flight 93 Memorial Fund (
http://www.nationalparks.org/flight93/default.asp )!

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-Pink Floyd Announce The Release Of PULSE

2 DVD Set Documenting The 1994 Division Bell Tour Features First Ever
Filmed Performance Of THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON In Stores Tuesday,
July 11

SANTA MONICA, CA -- Pink Floyd will release the group's much-
anticipated two DVD set, PULSE, on Columbia Records on Tuesday, July
11. This landmark release features the first ever film of Pink Floyd
playing the band's seminal album, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, live in
concert. The PULSE DVD set documents the 1994 Division Bell tour and
was filmed at London's Earls Court during a record-breaking 14-night
residency. The two-disc release contains the full concert performance
with rare backstage footage and previously unseen extras making the
collection a must-have for Pink Floyd fans.

Disc 2 of the PULSE DVD set features a live filmed performance of Pink
Floyd -- David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright -- performing the
group's towering masterpiece, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, in its
glorious entirety during the second half of the Division Bell concert.
Included on disc 1 are "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," "Another Brick In
The Wall (Part 2)," "High Hopes" and "Learning To Fly" as well as
never-before-seen rarities such as Bootlegging The Bootleggers and
exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of life on the road with one of
the world's biggest and most influential rock bands.

Long time Pink Floyd collaborator Storm Thorgerson has designed the
stunning graphics for the PULSE DVD, ensuring that the set looks as
good as it sounds. Mixed in mind-expanding 5.1 surround sound and
digitally re-mastered by James Guthrie, the PULSE DVD includes some of
original screen films used for the 1970s concert performances of THE
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (which were never filmed) as well as the visual
components for the piece which were remade for the 1994 tour.

The PULSE DVD captures vividly the essence of Pink Floyd, both as a
live band and as a visual tour de force, qualities that served them,
and their fans, well during the group's show-stopping reunion
performance at last year's Live 8.

PULSE DVD TRACKLISTING

DISC 1

Concert Part 1:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Learning To Fly
High Hopes
Take It Back
Coming Back To Life
Sorrow
Keep Talking
Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
One Of These Days

Screen Films:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
High Hopes
Learning To Fly

Bootlegging The Bootleggers:
What Do You Want From Me
On The Turning Way
Poles Apart
Marooned

Videos:
Learning To Fly
Take It Back

Tour Stuff:
Maps, Itinerary, Stage Plans

Pulse TV Advert

DISC 2

Concert Part 2:
Speak To Me
Breathe In The Air
On The Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Run Like Hell

Screen Films:
Speak To Me (graphic)
On The Run
Time 1994
The Great Gig In The Sky (wave)
Money 1987
Us And Them 1987
Brain Damage
Eclipse

Alternate Screen Versions:
Speak To Me 1987
Time (Ian Eames)
The Great Gig In The Sky (animation)
Money (Alien)
Us And Them 1994

Behind The Scenes Footage:
Say Goodbye To Life As We Know It

Photo Gallery

The Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (U.S. 1996)
Wish You Were Here with Billy Corgan

Cover Art

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-IcebergRadio.com's Metal Radio Adds

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Beyond Fear's Tim "Ripper" Owens has a new interview from About Heavy
Metal at http://heavymetal.about.com/b/a/257598.htm .

-Grand Funk Railroad tour dates:

6/3 - Six Flags Frontier City, Oklahoma City, OK
6/4 - Custom Car & Chopper Festival, El Paso, TX
6/9 - Big E Balloon Festival, W. Springfield, MA
6/16 - Rockin' On The Riverfront Fest, Detroit, MI
6/18 - City Lights Pavilion, Denver, CO
6/24 - Sonoma-Marin Fair, Petaluma, CA
7/7 - National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, MI
7/19 - Merced County Fair Outdoor Theater, Merced, CA
7/20 - Rock Fest 2006, Cadott, WI
7/22 - Boulder Station Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, NV
7/29 - Live On The Levee, St. Louis, MO
8/10 - Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis, WI
8/11 - Rib Off Festival, Toledo, OH
8/12 - Rockin' The Rivers Festival, Three Forks, MT
9/3 - Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
9/23 - Cliff Castle Casino, Camp Verde, AZ
9/29 - Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA
10/1 - Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV
10/20 - Dragway, N. Rockingham, NC

-Leaves' Eyes will tour North America with Blind Guardian starting
this fall:

11/8 - Marquee Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
11/9 - House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
11/10 - Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
11/11 - Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
11/12 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
11/14 - TBA, Vancouver, BC
11/15 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
11/17 - Avalon, Salt Lake City, UT
11/18 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
11/20 - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
11/21 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
11/22 - The Quest, Minneapolis, MN
11/24 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
11/25 – Harpo's, Detroit, MI
11/26 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
11/28 - Salle Albert-Rousseau, Québec City, QC
11/29 - The Medley, Montreal, QC
11/30 - TBA, New York, NY
12/1 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
12/2 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
12/4 - 9.30 Club, Washington, D.C.
12/5 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
12/7 - House Of Blues, Orlando, FL
12/8 - Roxy, Atlanta, GA
12/9 - House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA
12/10 - Meridian, Houston, TX
12/11 - Backroom, Austin, TX

See http://www.leaveseyes.com/ for more.

-The MC5's Wayne Kramer is raising awareness for Arthur Lee, founder
of the band Love, because Lee needs a bone marrow transplant. For more
information see http://www.thelovesociety.com/ or write to:

Arthur Lee Tribute Fund
c/o Wells Fargo Bank
14855 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks CA 91403
Routing # 122000247 / Account # 6503287200

-Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" won the 51 Eurovision Award for "Best
Song." The band's latest album, THE AROCKALYPSE, features guest spots
from Udo Dirkschneider (Accept, U.D.O.), Jay Jay French (Twisted
Sister), Bruce Kulick (Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad), and Dee Snider
(Twisted Sister).

-Upcoming Mad Margritt live shows:

6/2 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Charlotte, NC
6/3 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Greenville, SC
6/10 - Napper Tandys, Raleigh, NC
6/16 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
6/17 - Bada Boom, Columbia, SC
6/23 - The Tiki Hut, Seneca, SC
7/1 - The World's Largest Offshore Racing Party, Sarasota, FL (w/
Ratt)

See http://www.myspace.com/madmargritt and http://www.madmargritt.com/
for more.

-Marky Ramone has a new MySpace site at
http://www.myspace.com/markyramone . He's also on tour supporting his
new double album START OF THE CENTURY:

6/9 - Spin Gallery, Toronto, ON (DJing; not performing live)
6/14 - Dante's, Portland, OR
6/15 - Studio 7, Seattle, WA
6/16 - Hell's Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
6/17 - The Boulavard, Spokane, WA
6/18 - Rays Golden Lion, Richland, WA
6/30 - Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV
7/1 - Bellagio, Garden Grove, CA
7/2 - Safari Sam's, Hollywood, CA

Thanks to Anne Leighton, Eddie Smith, and Nathan Birk for help
gathering some of this information.

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by Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

-I've been trying to keep up with all the VH1 "Metal Month" stuff
lately, but only meeting with partial success. I missed the "Behind
The Music" specials on Ratt and Pantera, but based on what I've been
told they were each full of holes/factual errors and way too
depressing. Ugh. "SuperGroup" is interesting but as Neal and I were
discussing off-line, we wonder how much is true and how much is
"staged reality." Whatever happens, although the working band name of
Fist is laughable, I do like the snippets of the new song the group
has been working on -- can anyone point me to MP3s somewhere? You
*know* they're out there. :) As for the "Heavy: The Story Of Metal"
documentary and the "VH1 Rock Honors" show, I have 'em recorded but
have only managed to watch a few bits 'n' pieces of each so far. (I
must say I nearly got chills seeing the members of Kiss and Judas
Priest on the same stage. I know they toured together back in
prehistoric times but seeing them now would be it for me.)

-On a related note, man, are some of these guys seemingly everywhere
now! Ronnie James Dio is in "Heavy: The Story Of Metal" as well as the
recently-released film "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" (see my DVD
review below), and I just got a copy of the HOLY DIVER LIVE DVD to
review. (And this is hot on the heels of the HOLY DIVER LIVE double
album reviewed here just over a month ago... And lest ye forget, we
also have last year's EVIL OR DIVINE - LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY DVD/CD
combo, and the recently-released WE ROCK and SACRED HEART live DVDs.)
Dee Snider seems to be everywhere again, too, but without the deluge
of new Twisted Sister product.

-Now in my current playlist: "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" (DVD)
(Warner Home Video), Slave To The System - s/t (Spitfire Records),
Beyond Twilight - FOR THE LOVE OF ART AND THE MAKING (Nightmare
Records), Helloween - BETTER THAN RAW (Expanded Edition) (Castle
Music).

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METAL: A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY (TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION) (DVD) (A)
Warner Home Video, 2006
DVD 1: RT: 98:00
DVD 2: RT: 84:19
[ http://www.metalhistory.com/ ]
[ http://www.sevillepictures.com/ ]
[ http://www.warnervideo.com/ ]
This film is apparently still in theaters and now it's out on special
edition DVD since last week. In case you haven't heard yet, "Metal: A
Headbanger's Journey" is a documentary from filmmaker/cultural
anthropologist/metal fan Sam Dunn and his cohorts, that seeks to
explain what makes heavy metal tick, and why it is frequently derided,
chastised, ignored, and even feared. Dunn's crew globe trots through
the US, Norway, Germany, the UK, and Canada interviewing bands, fans,
and other "persons of interest" (including a sociologist, a Norwegian
priest, writer Malcolm Dome, Metal Blade Records honcho Brian Slagel,
and a Satanist), as well as visiting sites made (in)famous by metal
(including Norwegian landmarks and the massive Wacken Open Air
festival in Germany). Legendary names like Tony Iommi, Lemmy, Dee
Snider, Alice Cooper, Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Geddy Lee,
and members of Slayer and Voivod generate the expected amounts of
context and humor, and relative newcomers and arguably "lesser names"
like members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God, Doro Pesch, Cannibal Corpse,
Anvil, and some black metal bands also provide valuable insight into
all things metal. Dunn is a funny and knowledgeable guy, and he
injects himself into the film at all times, both directly and via
voiceover/narration. (It's interesting to watch him geek out at the
prospect of meeting Dickinson, but then settle down and conduct a
legitimate interview. I've been there!) While far from sterile, it's
great to see a film on this subject that isn't tongue-in-cheek or
unintentionally funny/sad/pathetic (as, say, 1988's "Decline Of
Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years") in its portrayal of metal
bands and fans. I do share a common complaint I've heard and read
about this project though -- it's too short! :) And that's even after
watching the excellent bonus features... Said features include an
extensive, nifty "Metal Genealogy Chart" that breaks the scene down
into no less than 24(!) subgenres, with brief descriptions of each,
the years they lasted, and lists of sample bands; a 25-minute
documentary entitled "Norwegian Black Metal," which was shot while the
filmmakers were back in that country promoting the main film, and
facing controversy on its portrayal of that scene; a nearly eight-
minute extended version of Lemmy's interview at the Rainbow Bar &
Grill (as usual, Lemmy is God!); almost 17 minutes of humorous
outtakes from the crew's travels; over half an hour of 16 extended
interviews with artists; the theatrical trailer; and a feature-length
director's commentary track. Buy this now and lock yourself up for a
day taking it all in. And while you're at it, also check out VH1's new
four-part documentary "Heavy: The Story Of Metal." 'Tis a good time to
get learned about the metal! - Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

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