Detritus
Issue #381
Week of September 18, 2006
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-Hope you're all doing well. Not much else to say... :) - Tim

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-Z Records News

[Note: Last week's issue included a press release with a statement
from FireHouse guitarist saying the band canceled its appearance at
this coming weekend's Z Rock 06 festival in the UK. After the issue
went out, we started getting updates from Z Records on the situation.
Here are all the updates so far. - Tim]

FIREHOUSE RUMOUR - PLEASE READ (category: Breaking News!)

It is early morning here in England, here are the facts.......

FireHouse have not faxed ANY official notice to us regarding the Z
Rock show. Until that time the official line is that they are coming.

The facts are that........

a] FireHouse have already had their fee paid in FULL!
b] All flights are booked, paid for and still open.
c] Hotels are booked as is ground transportation.

FIREHOUSE HAVE NO REASON TO PULL ANYTHING!

We will provide proof supporting all the above to fans and other press
if need be. We have no agenda other than for FireHouse to play and
that is in their court if a problem exists. Watch the news page here
and at http://www.zrecords.net/ and http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest .

Rest Assured Z Rock 06 is going ahead, and as far as we are concerned
it is with FireHouse headlining. We will update everybody ASAP.

Z ROCK 06 - FIREHOUSE UPDATE

We are still awaiting a fax from FireHouse in which they state that
they have pulled their performance at Z Rock 06. For those wishing to
look into this more visit http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest for 100%
proof that FireHouse have indeed been paid their fee in full plus that
their flights are booked and paid for!

Z ROCK 06 PRESS RELEASE

It is with regret that we must announce that FireHouse have advised us
they they will not be boarding the flights booked to bring them to the
UK. Yet again we must stress that said flights are in place and are
non-refundable. In addition the band have received their fee in full.
We have made every effort to ensure FireHouse would have made the
trip.

Obviously the show must go on and the eight acts still partaking are
very enthusuatic and have extended their sets where required. The
bands have also made the following statements in relation to Z Rock 06
to stop the rumour merchants...

Tony Mills [TNT]: "In the light of the current FireHouse situation
(maybe it will change -- hopefully so) and having seen the comments
regarding TNT possibly pulling the Z show this week, I thought it only
right to drop this a note on the situation. As far as TNT are
concerned, we are booked to play the Z show and have contractually
agreed to do so. Some matters remain to be cleared up, though not
sufficient to prevent TNT's appearance. Following Scandinavian
commitments this week, TNT will land in the UK on the day of the show
as contracted."

Tony Jepson: "I'm really looking forward to playing Z-Rock 06 and
intend to have a lot of fun. The band are all fired up for this, and
the opportunity to play Z-Rock, coming so soon after the Thunder tour,
was the catalyst we needed to get back out on the road in our own
right. We'll be six shows in by the time we get to JB's, so I'm sure
we'll be firing on all cylinders. See you there."

AJ Federico [Snakeryder]: "I have my flight ticket and will land in
the UK on Wednesday, see you all at Z Rock 06."

Bob Catley: "As far as we are concerned there has never been any doubt
that we will be playing our three-piece acoustic set at Z Rock on
Sunday. Vince, Gavin and myself are looking forward to it very much,
we will definitely be there, we've even been paid up front! See you
all in Dudley! Cheers, Bob Catley"

Paul Uttley (Lost Weekend): "As far as we are concerned everything is
go, we are busy rehearsing our set, also there will be a limited
amount of the new album available so it is all getting quite
exciting."

Tim Manford (Dante Fox): "Z Rock takes place on the 24th September and
we will be there with every other band on the bill. We're really
looking forward to the day showcasing our new band members and our new
material. Hope to see you on the day."

The guys from Eden and Furyon where not available to make comment but
will be at the show!!!

To try and make up for the diappointment we have come up with the
following. Whilst we are not legally obliged to do anything we feel
that we should do something to try and ease the disappointment that
the valued supporters of our show will have. Z Rock 07 will be
announced on Sunday and we will give everyone who keeps their ticket
stub a 10% discount on next year's show. Details will be given out via
flyers.

The re-jigged running times for Sunday are now...

12:30pm - 1:05pm - FURYON

Featuring ex-members of Pride, Furyon are guaranteed to blow the
cobwebs away with their powerful yet melodic material.

Signing Session: Dante Fox

1:25pm - 2:10pm - EDEN

Having just released their debut album Eden will be out to impress.
Featuring Nick of Kick and Vince of Bob Catley the band are no
strangers to the Melodic scene.

Signing Session: Furyon & Eden

2:35pm - 3:35pm - DANTE FOX

Currently working on their new album which will now be released during
early 2007 Dante Fox are regulars at many festivals. The band will be
playing a lot of their new material which will be the first time fans
will have a chance to hear tracks from the forthcoming album.

Signing Session: Bob Catley

4:00pm - 5:00pm - LOST WEEKEND

Recently signed to Z Records, Lost Weeekend's latest release FOREVER
MOVING ON -- which will hopefully be available on the day -- is set
for release on September 29th and is their strongest album to date. Do
not miss their set as their new material will blow you away!

Signing Session: TNT

5:25pm - 6:25pm - SNAKERYDER

AJ finally makes it to the UK's shores after the disappointment
earlier this year. Snakeryder's new album will be aired over the PA
but is not due for release until late October. Be prepared for the
loud man of New Jersey!

Signing Session: Toby Jepson

6:45 - 7:45 - BOB CATLEY

What else can we say, good old uncle Bob. You know what to expect and
you know he will deliver!

Signing Session: Lost Weekend

8:10 - 9:40 - TOBY JEPSON

Toby nearly appeared back in April but we decided to hold off until
September. Toby's set will include classic Little Angels along with
some of his superb solo material. Toby is a class front man so expect
a performance to be remembered.

Signing Session: Snakeryder

10:05 - 11:35 - TNT [EXCLUSIVE UK APPEARANCE]

The debut of Tony Mills on a UK stage with TNT. Judging by the reports
coming out of Norway [they have been playing festivals there] fans can
expect a blinding set that will not disappoint them. Tony's Andersson
/ Mills project release CRANK IT UP will also be available on the day!

Z STALL: will be present on the day with special offers, etc.

venue: JB's, Dudley, UK
tickets: £30 advance / £40 on day

Credit card hotlines:
Tel: 01782 522370 open until 5pm Friday
Tel: 01489 603549 open until 5pm Friday
Tickets also on sale at X Records Bolton, ST Records Dudley and JB's
Dudley NOW!
Hotels details, etc., can be found at http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest
.

http://www.zrecords.net/

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-Biomechanical Record "Painkiller" With Original Priest Producer

Biomechanical are to record a cover version of "Painkiller" by Judas
Priest in October. It's to be produced by Chris Tsangarides who worked
on the 1990 original with Priest. The recording will happen over three
days at Tsangarides' own studio, the Ecology Rooms located on the
white cliffs of Dover. In his extensive career, Chris Tsangarides has
worked with some of rock and metal's biggest names, including Thin
Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Bruce Dickinson and Yngwie Malmsteen, as well as
producing the PAINKILLER album.

Biomechanical have been playing the song "Painkiller" live as an
encore for quite a while, and it's always been a favourite with their
growing audiences. The cover will be released on a limited edition re-
release of their second album, THE EMPIRES OF THE WORLDS. This hits
the shops on November 13. Jon K, a self confessed Priest fan tells of
his excitement:

"'Painkiller' where do I start?! Judas Priest -- Two words: Fucking
AWESOME! One of the most influential bands on the planet that have
helped to kick start metal! They've written incredible songs!
'Painkiller' crashed out of my speakers like a steam train and
flattened anything in its path!! When the song was first introduced to
the scene it blew everything out of the water -- it was an instant
classic and sure enough withstood the test of time. We're really glad
to be able to do homage to the original and I still can't believe that
we are going to record it with the man who produced the track in the
first place!"

The new version of THE EMPIRES OF THE WORLDS will also include the
video for the title track and the making of that video.

You can catch Biomechanical live at the Damnation Festival on October
15th. Check http://www.earache.com/ for more info.

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-IcebergRadio.com's Metal Radio Adds

The following albums were added this week to IcebergRadio.com's Metal
Stations: BWBK.com, '80s Hair Bands, BlackDeath, ProgPower, '80s
Aggression, Roots Of Metal:

AGALLOCH - Ashes Against The Grain (The End): BWBK.com
BELPHEGOR - Pestapokalypse VI (Nuclear Blast): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
BURN IN SILENCE - Angel Maker (Prosthetic): BWBK.com
CATARACT - Kingdom (Metal Blade): BWBK.com
CHROME DIVISION - Doomsday Rock N' Roll (Nuclear Blast): BWBK.com
CIRCLE II CIRCLE - Burden Of Truth (AFM): BWBK.com, ProgPower
CRADLE OF FILTH - Thornography (Roadrunner):BWBK.com, BlackDeath
DIECAST - Internal Revolution (Century Media): BWBK.com
GOATWHORE - A Haunting Curse (Metal Blade): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
GWAR - Beyond Hell (DRT): BWBK.com
HATEBREED - Supremacy (Roadrunner): BWBK.com
HEAVEN SHALL BURN - Deaf To Our Prayers (Century Media): BWBK.com
INTO ETERNITY - The Scattering Of Ashes (Century Media): BWBK.com,
ProgPower
IRON MAIDEN - The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (EMI): BWBK.com,
ProgPower
LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE - Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts (Napalm):
BWBK.com
LEATHERWOLF - World Asylum (Massacre): BWBK.com, ProgPower
NAPALM DEATH - Smear Campaign (Century Media): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
NECROPHOBIC - Hrimthursum (Regain): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
NIGHTS LIKE THESE - The Faithless (Victory): BWBK.com
JON OLIVA'S PAIN - Maniacal Renderings (AFM): BWBK.com, ProgPower
AXEL RUDI PELL - Mystica (SPV): BWBK.com, ProgPower
POISONBLACK - Lust Stained Despair (Century Media): BWBK.com
SECRETS OF THE MOON - Antithesis (Lupus Lounge): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
SUFFOCATION - Suffocation (Relapse): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
TERRORIZER - Darker Days Ahead (Century Media): BWBK.com, BlackDeath
TEXTURES - Drawing Circles (Listenable): BWBK.com
THOR - Devastation Of Muscalation (Smog Veil): BWBK.com
THREAT SIGNAL - Under Reprisal (Nuclear Blast): BWBK.com
TRIVIUM - The Crusade (Roadrunner): BWBK.com
VADER - Impressions In Blood (Regain): BWBK.com
WOLF - The Black Flames (Prosthetic): BWBK.com, ProgPower

Brave Pick Of The Week: DEICIDE - The Stench Of Redemption (Earache)

BraveRadio Weekly - hosted by BW&BK's "Metal" Tim Henderson is on the
air NOW! Head here: http://www.icebergradio.com/braveradioweekly

BWBK.com is BW&BK Magazine's noisy audio brother and can be found at
www.BWBK.com and via the Metal News section at www.HardRadio.com!

For more info about BWBK.com contact metaltim@icebergmedia or
metaltim@....

BWBK.com is the noisy audio brother to BW&BK Magazine!

www.BWBK.com - 24/7 Audio Assault!

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-Flotsam And Jetsam - Deluxe Reissue Of DOOMSDAY FOR THE DECEIVER In
The Works!

Metal Blade Records is proud to reissue one of THE classic albums of
its catalogue -- 20 years of Flotsam And Jetsam's mighty DOOMSDAY FOR
THE DECEIVER! A good time to celebrate this great album and reissue it
in a proper way!

The album will be reissued as a three-disc-set -- two CDs and one DVD!
It includes the original version, a re-mastered version, demo tracks
and a nice DVD. Packaging will be high quality as usual!

This three-disc package will be released on the 3rd of November
(G/A/S) / 6th of November (Europe).

Track list:

DISC 1 (DOOMSDAY FOR THE DECEIVER original edition)

1. Hammerhead
2. Iron Tears
3. Desecrator
4. Fade To Black
5. Doomsday For The Deceiver
6. Metalshock
7. She Took An Axe
8. U.L.S.W
9. Der Fuhrer
10. Flotzilla

Bonus tracks: IRON TEARS demo
11. Iron Tears
12. I Live You Die

DISC 2 (DOOMSDAY FOR THE DECEIVER re-mixed /re-mastered)

1. Hammerhead
2. Iron Tears
3. Desecrator
4. Fade To Black
5. Doomsday For The Deceiver
6. Metalshock
7. She Took An Axe
8. U.L.S.W
9. Der Fuhrer
10. Flotzilla

Bonus tracks from 1985's METAL SHOCK demo
1. Hammerhead
2. The Evil Sheikh
3. I Live You Die
4. The Beast Within

DISC 3 (DVD / Video)

The Early Years
Interview Part I – 1983-84
"Iron Tears" – Live at Palace West, New Year's 1984
Interview Part 2 – 1983-84
"Hammerhead" – Live in Jason's apartement 1985
"She Took An Axe" – Live at the Pony Express 1985

Live At Bootleggers 1985
1. Iron Tears
2. Fade To Black
3. Metal Shock
4. She Took An Axe
5. Children Of The Knight – Unreleased!
6. The Executioner – Unreleased!
7. Those Who Defy – Unreleased!
8. On The Attack – Unreleased!
9. I Live You Die
10. Hammerhead
11. The Beast Within

Lineup:
Erick A.K. – Vocals
Ed Carlson – Guitar
Mike Gilbert – Guitar
Jason Newsted – Bass
Kelly Smith – Drums

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-Symphorce Working On Sixth Album And Announce New Drummer!

"Time runs fast and after we received tons of e-mails from fans all
over the planet, we're happy to let you know, that we started working
extremely hard on our new (sixth) effort about three weeks ago.
Together with Dennis Ward we will start recording the new stuff in
November at the House Of Music studios. Never change a winning team!

"The album will be entitled BECOME DEATH and it seems like this is
going to be the hardest and probably heaviest output ever. For the
first time in Symphorce history, Thomas Ewerhard will be responsible
for the cover artwork. The release of the new stuff is already
scheduled for February / March 2007. So stay tuned, as the 'phorce is
ready to strike again!"
-- Andy of Symphorce

On another note Symphorce had a lineup change. The new drummer is
Steffen Theurer (ex-Chinchilla).

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-Lion Music Update

Hi Folks

Below is information on this month's releases out on September 22nd.
Listeners feel free to post your comments on the Lion Music forum
here: http://pub49.bravenet.com/forum/4136498944

October will see releases from Alex Masi, who delivers a fine
instrumental offering with ex-Malmsteen drummer John Macaluso, as well
as an exciting new progressive metal offering from a new US band
Speaking To Stones. More info to follow in a few days on these.

As always thanks for your support and be sure to check out the Lion
Music Web site ( http://www.lionmusic.com/ ) as well our MySpace page
( http://www.myspace.com/lionmusiclabel ) where you can hear clips
from this month's releases in the next few days.

Regards
Andy Craven & The Lion Music team

Tomorrow's Eve - MIRROR OF CREATION 2 - GENESIS II

Three years after MIRROR OF CREATION, their last studio album,
Tomorrow's Eve continues the concept with MIRROR OF CREATION 2 -
GENESIS II. Both musically and lyrically, there are clear ties to the
first album, and a few questions that were left open by MIRROR OF
CREATION are answered on GENESIS II.

Musically Tomorrow's Eve perform classical progressive metal with an
emphasis on melodic vocal lines that remain very heavy at the same
time. The band don't fall into predictable patterns yet still produce
accessible songs, holding interesting details to discover over
repeated listens. In short: very heavy, very melodic, and very
accessible.

Story Premise:
A man wakes up in a dirty alley with no idea who he is. He is badly
hurt and taken to a hospital, but no one seems to be missing him, and
soon enough, everyone has given up on trying to find out more about
his identity -- everyone except for one doctor. For her own reasons,
she takes him in and tries to help him remember. Yet the more he
remembers, the less he wants to. As certain fragments of his past
finally return to him, he understands the he was no ordinary man, that
he grew up as part of an experiment which he himself then brought to a
bloody end... and the doctor who is taking care of him, who has fallen
in love with him and whom he has fallen in love with, may have been
involved.

Band Bio:
The success of their first album THE UNEXPECTED WORLD released by B.
Mind Records (Berlin), was overwhelming. Tomorrow's Eve garnered
international attention, radio play and THE UNEXPECTED WORLD was even
released in Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine and the Baltic through IROND
Records (Moscow). The very successful album MIRROR OF CREATION
followed in 2003. During this time, tensions within Tomorrow's Eve
were becoming unbearable and after the album was released, former
vocalist Peter and the rhythm section Ralph and Sascha left the group,
leaving Rainer Grund and Oliver Schwickert to fight it out. After a
few more lineup changes, Tom Diener and Chris Doerr joined the band
until Martin LeMar finally completed Tomorrow's Eve in 2004. Meanwhile
TE grew by playing tours with artists like Paul DiAnno, Ryo Okumoto
(Spock's Beard) and Nightingale. In 2006 a new label was found in Lion
Music (Finland) and the new material was recorded at SU2-Studios
(Germany) in June. Now they are back with an impressive concept album,
a sequel to MIRROR OF CREATION: MIRROR OF CREATION 2 - GENESIS II.

Tomorrow's Eve are:
Martin LeMar - vocals
Rainer Grund - guitars
Oliver Schwickert - keys
Chris Doerr - bass
Tom Diener – drums

Guests:
Jenny Klos (Cheeno) guest vocals on track 5 and 6
Vivien Lalu guest keys solo on track 6
Joshua Grund special guest on track 12

Track Listing:
01 - Man Without A Name (0:46)
02 - Amnesia (6:33)
03 - Pain (3:25)
04 - The Eve Suite (9:00)
I) A Gentle Light
II) Shelter And Hope
III) Days Turn Into Weeks
IV) Eve
05 - The Market Of Umbra (4:48)
06 - Not From This World (4:14)
07 - Eye For An Eye (0:59)
08 - Irreversible (4:56)
09 - Distant Murmurs (5:31)
10 - Rebirth (5:44)
11 - Human Device (5:45)
12 - The Trials Of Man (17:00)

Credits:
All music written by Tomorrow's Eve.
Lyrics and concept: Martin LeMar and Daniel Z. Klein.
All Cover and Booklet artwork by C.A. Beckston.
Produced by Phil Hillen and Tomorrow's Eve.
Mixed, Recorded and Mastered by Phil Hille at Su2-Studio Illingen
Germany ( http://www.su2-studio.de/ )

Weblinks:
http://www.t-eve.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mirrorofcreation

Marcel Coenen - A LIVE TIME JOURNEY DVD

Recorded and filmed at January 28th 2006 in Weert, The Netherlands, at
"De Bosuil."

A LIVE TIME JOURNEY is the much anticipated live DVD from Marcel
Coenen (Sun Caged). The DVD is a live documentation of the live
performance to launch Marcel's second solo album COLOUR JOURNEY (2006
Lion Music) in his native Netherlands. The DVD sees a wealth of
musical talent travel from around the globe to perform the many
musical styles of COLOUR JOURNEY in the live arena.

Marcel's Comments:

Initial Idea & Preparation

"My second album, called COLOUR JOURNEY was released in January 2006
and has been receiving great reviews. To celebrate the release of
COLOUR JOURNEY, I planned a CD Release Party. The party had to be
something special, so the idea came about to make a live DVD, playing
the entire album live with almost all of the guest musicians who
appear on the COLOUR JOURNEY album.

"I had some overseas musicians working with me, so I had to think of a
plan to get them over for the show. I was happy that Mike Andersson
and Colleen Gray were available and more then happy to come over for
the show.

"Then I started planning the whole event. I made a set list containing
all songs from COLOUR JOURNEY, some songs from my first solo CD
GUITARTALK and some cool covers.

"I needed a second guitarist who was able to play twin lines with me
and had good rhythm guitar skills. Frank Schiphorst I knew very well,
as I had filled in as a guitarist for his own band, Symmetry, and I
knew he was a good choice for the job. Since I programmed most of the
keyboards on COLOUR JOURNEY I also needed a keyboard player who was
able to play with me. At first I contacted Rene Kroon (Sun caged) who
also plays on the song 'Patron Saint' on the COLOUR JOURNEY CD, but
Rene was dealing with some health issues so a replacement had to be
found. I contacted Rene Ubachs (from the Dutch band, Arabesque) and
was very happy that he could do the job. On all other instruments I
contacted all the players who also worked with me on the COLOUR
JOURNEY album. The musicians also learned some songs from my first
solo CD, and also some covers we played at the end of the show. The
singers all helped each other with harmony lines from their respective
songs.

"The first rehearsals we did were just with the drummers and second
guitarist, Frank. The first full rehearsal with everyone involved was
in the venue where the gig was taking place, the day before the show.
I noticed during these rehearsals that something special was
happening. Call it magic, but it seemed like all the musicians played
with each other for years. The chemistry was awesome during the
rehearsals and I knew it was becoming something really special.

"The singers took a different room and rehearsed their lines (and
harmony lines, helping each other learn the parts) in that room while
we were rehearsing the music on the stage. This was my first time
hearing songs like 'Moyra' and 'Inner Alchemy' being played by a real
drummer and bass player. What an awesome experience! I wish I had
recorded GUITARTALK that way."

The Day Of The Show

"The day started with another rehearsal on the stage, and while we
were rehearsing the people of the venue were preparing everything for
the show. Martin Verberk came in and started to install his audio
recording tools. Also the crew from LowLifeMedia came in and started
to plan the DVD shooting.

"The audio recording was BIG. 32 tracks totally used! With two drum
kits on stage, two keyboards, a bass stack, two guitar stacks and four
different singing mikes we had a huge recording going on.

"When the crowd came in and Colleen started doing her show I was
getting nervous. Was everything set up right?? Is nothing going to
break down? Will the camera's work properly? Will we play well? All
sorts of things started to go through my head, so I needed to take a
time for myself. I locked myself up in a small room for 15 minutes and
meditated to clear my mind and come to rest. When I was done
meditating it was time to hit the stage.

"When Colleen Gray announced me the adrenaline raised through my
veins... When I walked on stage and saw all the people who came to see
the show I was very happy, and I knew the show was going to become
something special.

"I never imagined so many people would come to see me, people from
Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and off course from the
Netherlands. The crowd reacted very well to the show and the show
itself went pretty smooth (some technical issues appeared though, and
some little playing mistakes were made as well).

"I decided not to edit out all the mistakes, so what you get is a pure
registration of this evening like it was. You will hear some mistakes,
and you will notice some things not going so smooth, but it is LIVE,
with only two full days of rehearsing."

Thoughts On The Extras

"In my opinion a DVD is worth buying if it has some extra stuff as
well. I decided to include some cool footage. The Thailand show was
recorded in March 2006 and was of good quality, so I decided to
include some footage from that show. The behind the scenes material
was recorded during the preparation for the show, and is a cool add-
on. The covers were too great to leave them out, even if they are not
played too well, but the chemistry is there. The Hidden guitar solo is
a nice feature which people have to find (tip: scroll around on the
first page). The other extras are cool add-ons."

DVD RUNNING ORDER:

Live Show:
Abstract Impact
Verbal Defense Mechanism
The Shrink
La Bella Mira
Traumatized To The Bone
Still Bleeding
Patron Saint
Moyra
That Moment
The Skill Factor
Inner Alchemy
Shoreline
New Race
Waiting

DVD Extras:
Hidden Bonus track: guitar solo
Cover songs ("Still Of The Night" and "Rooster")
Biography and DVD Story
Marcel Coenen Live In Thailand
Behind The Scenes
Picture Gallery

Musicians:
* Marcel Coenen – Guitar and Vocals (all songs)
* Hans In T Zandt – Drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, cover songs)
* Roel Van Helden – Drums (2, 5, 7, 10, 11)
* Spike – Drums (12, 13, 14)
* Richard Ritterbeeks – Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ,8, 9, 10, 11, 14,
cover songs)
* Maurice Brouwers – Bass (12, 13)
* Frank Schiphorst – Guitar (all songs)
* Rene Ubachs – Keyboards (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, "Still Of The
Night")
* Colleen Gray – Vocals and Piano (songs 5, 6, 7, 9)
* Joyce Dijkgraaf – Vocals (6, 9)
* Paul Adrian Villarreal – Vocals (2, 5, 7, 9, 14)
* Hans Reinders – Vocals (2, "Rooster")
* Mike Andersson – Vocals (14, "Still Of The Night")
* Dennis Schreurs – Vocals (5)
* Menno Corbeek – Vocals (5)

Web Links:
* Official Marcel Coenen Web site: http://www.marcelcoenen.com/
* Marcel Coenen MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/marcelcoenen

Edward Box - MOONFUDGE

Edward Box is back with his second guitar instrumental solo album
MOONFUDGE. The new album is the follow-up to 2003's PLECTRUMHEAD, and
to follow this in 2004 he appeared on the album THE SPIRIT LIVES ON:
THE MUSIC OF JIMI HENDRIX VOL. 1 with a bone-crushing rendition of
"Foxy Lady."

Returning to the type of playing that first got him noticed, Ed has
crafted an album in MOONFUDGE that traverses the six-string super
highway with consummate ease.

In the coming months Ed will also be contributing articles and lessons
to the new on-line guitar magazine All Out Guitar. Visit
http://www.alloutguitar.com/ to pre-register for free!

MOONFUDGE was written between January 2004 and September 2005 and was
recorded in two sessions between March 2005 and October 2005. Mixing
took place from October 2005 to December 2005.

On the new material Edward comments, "It was a struggle to find
inspiration and come up with new instrumental material, hence the long
gap between this and PLECTRUMHEAD. Overall I think it has turned out
well and has a tighter and more compact sound and I feel that it is a
worthy follow-up and I know fans of quality guitar music will enjoy
it."

On the actual material, "'Big Screen Love Theme' is based around a
melody line I'd had for the last eight years and 'Trailblazer' goes
back to a riff I had in 1992/93 as does 'Hourglass' so never discount
riffs! 'Stanton's Stomp' is a reworking of a vocal song from my old
band Arch Stanton with all other material based on new ideas."

Brief Bio:
Inspired by the likes of Judas Priest and Van Halen, Edward Box
started playing guitar at the age of 14. Early influences included
Michael Schenker, George Lynch and Warren DeMartini before the
explosion of guitar in the late '80s caught his imagination. With Vai,
Satriani and Malmsteen firmly entrenched in his album collection, he
moved from his native Cumbria to the industrial climes of Newcastle
upon Tyne in the North East of England to study music where he is now
on the areas leading guitar teachers, in addition Ed also plays in the
band Vendetta.

Album Information

Musicians:
Edward Box – Guitars
Neil Lough - Bass
"Wild" Mick Robson - Drums/Percussion

Production credits:
Edward Box and Neil Lough

Track Listing:
1. Jack In The Box
2. Welcome To The Grindhouse
3. Axis Of Evil
4. Hourglass
5. Stanton's Stomp
6. Trailblazer
7. Downstream
8. Pasadena
9. Reverse The Polarity
10. Big Screen Love Theme

Official Web site:
http://www.edwardbox.com/
http://www.alloutguitar.com/

Lion Music
http://www.lionmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lionmusiclabel

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-New Wolf Music Available For Forthcoming North American Release

Swedish traditional metal act Wolf will see the North American release
of the band's fourth album, THE BLACK FLAME, on Oct. 3 through
Prosthetic Records. It will be released in other territories the week
prior through Century Media. THE BLACK FLAME's lead track, "I Will
Kill Again," is currently available at Prosthetic Records.com (
http://www.prostheticrecords.com/audiovideo/wolf/iwillkillagain.mp3 )
and on the Prosthetic Records MySpace site (
http://www.myspace.com/prostheticrecords ). Wolf recently shot a video
for the track with director Owe R Kill Lingwall in Sweden, and it will
be available on-line shortly.

THE BLACK FLAME track listing:

1) I Will Kill Again
2) At The Graveyard
3) Black Magic
4) The Bite
5) Make Friends With Your Nightmares
6) Demon
7) The Dead
8) Seize The Night
9) Steelwinged Savage Reaper
10) Children Of The Black Flame

All the details on THE BLACK FLAME's artwork (by Thomas Holm of
Mercyful Fate/King Diamond fame) and the North American release can be
found at the Prosthetic Records Web site:
http://prostheticrecords.com/presspage/blackflame/cover.html

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-Europe's THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TOUR: LIVE IN SWEDEN 1986 Available On
DVD November 21, 2006 Through MVD Visual

MVD Visual and Talent Trust are pleased to announce Europe - THE FINAL
COUNTDOWN TOUR: LIVE IN SWEDEN 1986 for North American distribution on
DVD.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Europe's THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
album and tour, this 13-track live concert from Solnahallen in
Stockholm 1986 has been re-mastered in Dolby Digital and restored in
widescreen format. The DVD features interviews with the band from
2006, and an extensive gallery with never-before-seen photos from THE
FINAL COUNTDOWN tour. It also features the only existing unreleased
outtake from THE FINAL COUNTDOWN recording sessions: "Where Men Won't
Dare," an instrumental written by Joey Tempest and John Leven.
Additional bonuses include the band revisiting the Powerplay Studios
where they recorded THE FINAL COUNTDOWN album, and a detailed bio.

Originally a progressive rock group, Europe failed to attain any
popularity until they reworked their sound into a bombastic yet
melodic pop-metal. Originally going by the name Force, the band --
featuring founding members Joey Tempest (vocals), John Norum (guitar),
and John Leven (bass) -- won a national talent contest in the early
'80s earning them a record contract. After changing their name to
Europe and releasing two albums in Sweden (EUROPE and WINGS OF
TOMORROW), the band landed an international deal with Epic Records.

Track List:

1. The Final Countdown
2. Wings Of Tomorrow
3. Ninja
4. Carrie
5. On The Loose
6. drum solo
7. Cherokee
8. The Time Has Come
9. Open Your Heart
10. Rock The Night
11. Stormwind
12. Dance The Night Away
13. Reprise: The Final Countdown

Bonus Features:

o "Where Men Won't Dare," an instrumental written by Joey Tempest and
John Leven
o 20th Anniversary interviews with band members (made in 2006)
o The band revisiting Powerplay Studios where they recorded THE FINAL
COUNTDOWN
o Picture Gallery
o Biography

List Price: $19.95
Street Date: 11/21/06
Running Time: 115 minutes

Please visit us at http://www.mvdb2b.com/ .

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-Radiant Records News

[Note: This is an edited version of Radiant's latest e-mail
newsletter. - Tim]

NEW FLOWER KINGS

We are going to have the new Flower Kings DVD plus Audio CD deluxe
super incredible package called INSTANT DELIVERY. We will put them on
sale as soon as possible, so watch for that one.

I also want you to know that my Mom had emergency surgery last week.
We haven't shipped any orders in the last week as my Mom does the
shipping but the good news is the surgery went well and she comes home
today for a speedy recovery. We will be getting back on track this
week and all will be good as ever.

INNER CIRCLE UPDATE

For those who are interested, if you want to receive the new Inner
Circle DVD of Neal's summer tour in Europe you have four more days to
sign up to be included in this month's shipment. Sign up here:

https://subscriptions.radiantrecords.com

Thanks for all your support.

Cherie Morse
Radiant Records
http://www.radiantrecords.com/

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-Trash Metal Documentary To Premiere In London

[Note: This comes from the latest HeadbangerNYC.com e-mail newsletter.
- Tim]

"Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal," the much-anticipated
documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and
its impact on the music scene, will premiere at the 2006 Raindance
Festival in London. The documentary will screen on October 3 at 9:15
p.m. at the CineWorld, Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London W1.
Director Rick Ernst will be on hand at the event.

"Get Thrashed," the brainchild of director Rick Ernst, a freelance
producer for MTV, will include interviews with Metallica, Slayer,
Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Godsmack, Disturbed, Sevendust, Testament,
Overkill, Death Angel, Shadows Fall, Meshuggah, Hirax, In Flames,
Strapping Young Lad, Stone Sour, Superjoint Ritual, Lamb Of God, Vio-
Lence, Kreator, Nuclear Assault, Voivod, Chimaira, Biohazard, Fozzy
singer Chris Jericho, Sepultura, Kittie, The Haunted, D.R.I.,
Soilwork, Killswitch Engage, Heathen, Brian Slagel, Jon & Marsha
Zazula, authors Ian Christe ("Sound Of The Beast") and Steven Blush
("American Hardcore"), NY metal radio DJ Eddie Trunk.

Check out a four-minute video trailer for the documentary at:
http://www.getthrashed.com/media/trailer.wmv

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-Soulfly Bassist News

[Note: These are two separate press releases but we combined them for
simplicity's sake. - Tim]

Soulfly Bassist Hospitalized

HOLLYWOOD -- Soulfly bassist Bobby Burns suffered from a mild stroke
on September 14 and will remain in a doctors care until such time as
full recovery.

No word as to who will take the place of Burns for Soulfly's upcoming
US tour. He is expected to have full recovery and will rejoin the band
for their Australia tour at the end of October.

To wish Bobby Burns well, please e-mail at bobbyleeburns@....

Soulfly Announces Tour Bassist

HOLLYWOOD -- Soulfly bassist Bobby Burns will sit out the US Dark Ages
Tour with Soulfly after suffering a stroke last Thursday. Although
home at this time, Burns will need long rest for recovery.

The first of two bassists stepping up to the plate for their Soulfly
brother is Dave Ellefson (former Megadeth, current F5/Temple Of
Brutality). Ellefson will be the bass player thru September 26th.
After which, Danny Lilker (former Anthrax/S.O.D./Nuclear Assault,
current Brutal Truth) will be the bass player from September 27th thru
the remainder of the tour.

TOUR DATES:

SEPTEMBER
9/18 - San Diego, CA - The House Of Blues
9/19 - Anaheim, CA - The House Of Blues
9/20 - Las Vegas, NV - The House Of Blues
9/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Vegas
9/22 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
9/23 - Topeka, KS - The Static Bar
9/24 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
9/25 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
9/26 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
9/27 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
9/28 - Bedford, NH - Mark's Place
9/29 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafι
9/30 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx

OCTOBER
10/1 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
10/2 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' South End
10/3 - Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar
10/4 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
10/5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room
10/6 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

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-Cult Of Luna Film New Video

Swedish art-noise collective Cult Of Luna have filmed a video for the
"Back To Chapel Town," a track that features on their latest album out
on Earache Records SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY. Filmed in Umea near
where the band are from, the video took five days to make but much
longer to plan...

Johannes Persson and Erik Olofsson came up with the concept and
directed the video themselves. "It's about a dude," says Johannes
trying to explain, "a man waking up in a world he doesn't know, he
knows nothing of his past or where he is, people treat him like air or
are very suspicious of him."

When asked how he felt about filming his own video Johannes says "It
took fucking ages to arrange, we shot for five days and I've never
felt so out of my element, but it was fun, and definitely something I
would like to do more in the future."

The video mimicks the dark graphic feel of the album, and was even
shot in the same kind of colour as the artwork on SOMEWHERE ALONG THE
HIGHWAY.

The video is due to be finished by the end of September. Check
http://www.earache.com/ for more updates and your local music TV!

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-Municipal Waste Video On YouTube

Municipal Waste recently blew crowds away at the UK's Reading and
Leeds festivals as part of their UK mini tour. Check them rocking the
crowds at Leeds on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrt2vE4klG8

Catch Municipal Waste with the legendary Gwar and metal thrashers The
Red Chord on the following dates:

October 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
October 14 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
October 15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
October 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
October 17 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
October 20 - Latham, NY @ Saratoga Winners
October 22 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
October 23 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
October 26 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's
October 27 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 28 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
October 29 - Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theatre
October 31 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
November 1 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
November 2 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
November 3 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
November 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Th./Church

ALSO

Landphil In Cannabis Corpse

"LandPhil" of Earache band Municipal Waste has started a side project
with his brother named "Cannabis Corpse." Explained as "Sadistic
Reefer Worship!"

"Cannabis Corpse is Cannibal Corpse riffs + good weed. If I tell you
about it when I'm drunk just trust in me, it will be sweet," says Phil
who is working on tracks when he's not touring with the Waste like
"fresh entrails ripped from a philly blunt."

http://www.myspace.com/cannabiscorpseva

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-Fear Factory To Headline The Delicious Rox Festival

Saliva Cancels Due To Medical Emergency

HOLLYWOOD -- Missouri's Delicious Rox Festival secured
Industrial/Metal powerhouse Fear Factory to take the place of original
headliners Saliva.

Saliva has had to cancel, due to an unforeseen medical emergency,
their appearance at the Delicious Rox Festival in Sedalia, MO on
September 30th.

Andaro Entertainment, Revolver Magazine, Budweiser, Monster Energy
Drink, Halo Guitars And Corporate Punishment Records Present:

Delicious Rox Festival 2006

Saturday, September 30th
Dodge Arena/Fairgrounds
Sedalia, MO

FEAR FACTORY
DROWNING POOL
FOZZY (F/ WWE SUPERSTAR CHRIS JERICHO)
MOTOGRATER (ONE TIME REUNION SHOW)
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
RIKETS
DRIVE THEORY
BOBAFLEX

+ tons more!!!

Doors open 8am
Camping available.

Tickets are available now for $25 from TicketMaster.

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-Kylesa Unveils Artwork, Track Listing, Music From New Album Due Out
On Halloween

Savannah, GA-based sludge rockers Kylesa have revealed artwork, track
listing, and a song from the band's forthcoming record, TIME WILL FUSE
ITS WORTH. Snippets of the foldout artwork, which was constructed by
Kylesa guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants, can been seen at
http://prostheticrecords.com/kylesa/cover.html , and links are also
provided to both an MP3 and a video for the album's fourth track,
"Where The Horizon Unfolds."

Prior to departing for the band's current European tour, Kylesa met up
with director Tony Costello of SSD Films to shoot footage for what
would become the video for "Where The Horizon Unfolds," which mixes
psychedelic imagery with the track's haunting, building atmosphere.
Marking the debuts of drummers Jeff Porter and Carl McGinley, TIME
WILL FUSE ITS WORTH will see an October 31 release date through
Prosthetic Records (a day earlier in European territories).

"When we first started the band, we had planned on having two drummers
but it didn't work out, so now it feels like everything is coming
together," Pleasants previously said. "There is definitely a new level
of intensity to Kylesa now. Since the new lineup has gotten together
we have felt the strongest creative spark yet."

Kylesa
(European tour)
9/15 - Umea, Sweden
9/16 - Trondheim, Norway - UFFA
9/18 - Oslo, Norway
9/19 - Gothenburg, Sweden
9/20 - Copenhagen, Denmark – Ungdomhuset
9/21 - Rostock, Germany - JAZ
9/22 - Potsdam, Germany - Archiv
9/23 - Pozan, Poland – Rozbrat (Squat Festival)
9/24 - Wroclaw, Poland - Wagon
9/25 - Prague, Czech Republic – Klub 007 (w/ Spacehorse)
9/26 - Vienna, Austria – Arena
9/27 - Brno, Czech Republic – Yacht Club (w/ Spacehorse)
9/28 - Munich, Germany – Cafι Kult
9/29 - Bremgarten, Switzerland - KuZeB
9/30 - Mannheim, Germany - JUZ
10/1 - Kontich, Belgium - Lintfabrik
10/2 - Birmingham, UK – Flapper & Firkin
10/3 - Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
10/4 - Belfast – UK - The Bunker
10/5 - Galway, Ireland – The Drums Bar
10/6 - Dublin, Ireland – Voodoo Lounge
10/7 - Leeds, UK - Fenton
10/8 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
10/9 - Nottingham, UK – Old Angel
10/10 - London, UK - Underworld
10/11 - Brighton, UK – Engine Rooms
10/12 - Gent, Belgium
10/13 - Hogeveen, Holland
10/14 - Leiden, Holland – Bar & Boos
10/15 - Utrecht, Holland

"...it's fiery, bottom-heavy and lethal in large doses; every
gloriously foul thing a blend of crust, metal and Southern swamp water
should be... If Kylesa's sludgy, metallic assault really is the stuff
'next big things' are made of, this is one bandwagon we're happy to be
jumping." - Alternative Press

"Somewhere in the bowels of Savannah, Georgia, an eight-legged, three-
cocked monster is having its way with the locals, forcing them to
perform unspeakable acts in the name of good citizenship and the
advancement of culture. Its name is Kylesa, and it is the new
standard-bearer for sludge-mongering and crust-punkery in a section of
the country that has already produced more than its fair share of
dirty noise." - Decibel

"...an evocative dystopia–and one hell of a metal album. ...MIDDLE
COURSE delivers more forearm smashes than technical finesse and has
the same untamed, primal aggressiveness and psychedelic tinges of the
first couple of Black Sabbath albums." - Revolver

"Kylesa's songs are full of sudden tempo shifts, raw-throated lyrics
and sludgy guitar parts borrowed from the slower end of the heavy-
metal spectrum. TO WALK A MIDDLE COURSE, the band's second full-length
album, is not only engrossing but satisfying: the riffs alternately
gallop and ooze, and soon the apocalyptic, stream-of-consciousness
lyrics start to make a dreamy sort of sense." - New York Times

"Play this loud and be prepared with dry wall compound because your
walls will not know what hit them." - Caustic Truths

"Easily one of the more refreshing takes on heavy music as of late, TO
WALK A MIDDLE COURSE leaves its mark..." - Outburn

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-Angtoria Launch E-Card!

Sarah Jezebel Deva and Chris Rehn started talking about forming a band
together back in 2002. A band that would have an orchestral movie
score atmosphere, but more focused towards metal and with a proper
line up to be able to tour. So began Chris writing the songs and Sarah
working on lyrics for a demo by a band later to be called Angtoria.

Chris recorded songs at Virtual Symphony Studios, in association with
his brother Tommy, and in early July 2004 Sarah went to Sweden to
record the vocals. During the recording Chris asked his brother Tommy
to join the band, and Angtoria was born.

In November 2005 Angtoria started recording their debut album entitled
GOD HAS A PLAN FOR US ALL at Sidelake Studios Sundsvall in Sweden.

Guest appearances from Dave Pybus (Cradle Of Filth), Aaron Stainthorpe
(My Dying Bride), Rikard Andersson (Space Odyssey, Majestic, Time
Requiem), Martin Hδggstrφm (Moahni Moahna/Zool) can be found on the
album which will be released on Listenable Records in the US on
October 17th, 2006.

"Ethereal, interesting and different. Finally something with an
identity."
Josh Silver - Type O Negative

"Glittering symphonic metal with vocals beamed straight down from
heaven..."
KKKK - KERRANG

View an Angtoria e-card at the below link or cut and paste the address
into your browser:
http://www.listenable.net/ecards/angtoria/

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-The Minor Times Set Recording Schedule For New Record

Pennsylvania's The Minor Times has scheduled recording time for the
follow-up to 2005's Prosthetic Records debut, MAKING ENEMIES. The band
will begin recording the forthcoming release, already dubbed HOUSE OF
WOLVES, on Sept. 30 with Vince Ratti, who also recorded the band's
previous effort, at Skylight Studio in Canada. The Minor Times have
already unveiled a handful of track titles, including "This Is The
Blues," "Blackhole Living," "Van Zant," "Bringing In The Suit" and "+
+ +." The band will complete the recording session in early November,
with an early 2007 release planned through Prosthetic Records.

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-Year Of Desolation Finalizes Touring Plans

Indiana thrashers Year Of Desolation have finalized touring plans well
into November. Meeting up with A Love Ends Suicide and labelmates Burn
In Silence for nearly a month, Year Of Desolation will continue
touring into December alongside long-running death metal band
Incantation, with more information on that tour to be revealed soon.

After forming in 2001, Year Of Desolation released its debut album,
YOUR BLOOD, MY VENDETTA, in 2004 before signing with Prosthetic in
early 2006. The band will release its Prosthetic Records debut, YEAR
OF DESOLATION, in early 2007, having recorded the album in July with
with producer Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, Through The Eyes
Of The Dead) in North Carolina at King's Basement Studio. A rough mix
of one of the record's tracks, "Flavor Of The Weak," is available on
the band's MySpace page ( http://myspace.com/yearofdesolation ) and
the track appears on the Prosthetic Records sampler packaged with the
current issue of Metal Hammer magazine.

"Teaming up with Prosthetic will be a good investment for both band
and label," guitarist John Hehman previously said. "We've got plenty
to offer and so do they. When the self-titled album drops, everyone's
going to know that real metal isn't dead. That's what their goal is,
and that's exactly what our goal is too."

Year Of Desolation
9/30 - Seymour, IN – Freedom Point

(with Burn In Silence, A Love Ends Suicide)
10/11 - Chicago, IL – Nite Cap Lounge
10/12 - Milwaukee, WI – Shorewood Legion Hall
10/13 - Fargo, ND – All-Star Bowl
10/14 - Rapid City, SD – Venue Eight (with Light This City)

(with Burn In Silence, A Love Ends Suicide)
10/15 - Denver, CO – Hubba's (with Light This City)
10/16 - Ogden, UT - Club Boom Va (with Light This City)
10/17 - Missoula, MT – Hellgate Elks Lodge
10/18 - Tacoma, WA – Hell's Kitchen
10/19 - Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
10/20 - Eugene, OR - Diablos
10/21 - Eureka, CA – Red Fox Tavern
10/22 - San Francisco, CA – The Pound
10/23 - Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory Alterknit Lounge
10/24 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle
10/25 - Fullerton, CA – The Alley
10/26 - Tempe, AZ – The Sets
10/27 - Mexicali, MX – La Cantina
10/28 - El Paso, TX – House Of Rock N Roll
10/29 - San Antonio, TX – Sanctuary
10/30 - Gainesville, TX – The State Theater
10/31 - Fayetteville, AR – The Dart Room
11/1 - Joplin, MO – The Foundry
11/2 - St. Louis, MO – Pops
11/3 - Columbus, OH – High Five

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-Agent Steel should have a new album out early next year on Mascot
Records.

-Warren Appleby has a new slideshow video for "Invisible Invaders" at
YouTube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeiL78u0DXk . His new
album SOUL CRUSHING DISCIPLINE is available at CDBaby.com at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/warrenappleby2 . See
http://www.warrenappleby.com/ for more.

-In news related to Armored Saint, bassist Joey Very has a new solo
project called A Chinese Firedrill that will release a disc soon
entitled CIRCLES, and guitarist Jeff Duncan's project DC4 has welcomed
guitarist Rowan Robertson (Dio) to the fold.

-Battlelore is in the studio this month, working on album #4.

-Big Noize is the name of a new all-star group featuring vocalist Joe
Lynn Turner, guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Phil Soussan,
keyboardist Gary Corbett, and drummer Vinny Appice. The guys are
working on an "industry-only" DVD featuring songs from their old
bands' back catalogs. The disc may eventually be released commercially
as well.

-The Dead End Kidz are finished recording their new/comeback album and
will post four of the seven tracks soon at their MySpace page,
http://www.myspace.com/dekmusic . No word yet on an official release
date.

-Prog metallers Eternity X are back after a 10-year hiatus. The band's
back catalog will be reissued, and a new album and possible tour are
in the works. See http://www.eternity-x.com/ for more.

-Europe's new album SECRET SOCIETY is due out in Europe on October 27.

-Falconer's newie NORTHWIND is available in a limited edition two-disc
digi-pak version, with disc #2 featuring bonus material including four
additional "folk sonsg" plus a multimedia section with a "making of
the album" documentary.

-Gamma Ray's next studio album will be LAND OF THE FREE PART II, a
sequel to the 1995 original. It is due out late next year.

-Grave Digger's next album is due in January, and will feature two new
re-recordings of the track "Yesterday." The album's release will be
preceded by a single due out next month, and the single or the album
will come packaged with a bonus live DVD.

-HammerFall's new single "Natural High" should be out this week, and
the new album THRESHOLD is due out late next month from Nuclear Blast.

-A new Iron Maiden tribute album entitled THE HAND OF DOOM ORCHESTRA
PLAYS IRON MAIDEN'S PIECE OF MIND: THE ORCHESTRAL TRIBUTE is out this
week on Vitamin Records. Hype: "On this album, violins, woodwinds,
cello, and classical guitar combine to create immense and rich
instrumental renditions of 'Revelations' and 'The Trooper.' The Hand
Of Doom Orchestra creates a symphonic masterpiece that retains Iron
Maiden's timeless vitality."

-Kingdom Come will release AIN'T CRYING FOR THE MOON in Europe on
October 20.

-Liberty N' Justice will release a new album in 2007 and tour in the
spring.

-Lunar Mile is a new band featuring Toni-Marie Iommi, daughter of
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. There is an EP available now, and
an album is in the works. See http://www.lunarmile.com/ for more.

-Manowar will release a single for "The Sons Of Odin" next month, and
the new album GODS OF WAR sometime after that. In between, the band
will release a new full-length live DVD in November.

-Megadeth's UNITED ABOMINATIONS is due in February from Roadrunner.

-Metal Church will release a live DVD next week featuring the band's
set at the 1991 Dynamo Festival. The DVD is due out on Escapi Music.

-Mob Rules' next album, ETHNOLUTION A.D., is due out late next month
from SPV/Steamhammer.

-Ozzy Osbourne is working on a new studio album with guitarist Zakk
Wylde, bassist Blasko, and drummer Mike Bordin for a February release.

-PainmuseuM has a new EP called YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN VIOLENT
out now. It features the new track "Scars In Black," three album
tracks from last year's METAL FOR LIFE, the video for "Speak The Name"
from METAL FOR LIFE, and other enhanced goodies.

-Primal Fear's MASK OF SMILES is due out January 19.

-Resistance's PARENTS OF CONTROL is due in November from Lion Music.

-Revolver is working on the follow-up to TURBULENCE; new song titles
include "Bullet Train," "Hell To Pay," and "Love Stands Still."

-Riot's newie -- ARMY OF ONE -- is out now in Japan and should get a
European release soon via Metal Haven. Track list: "Army Of One,"
"Knockin' At My Door," "Blinded," "One More Alibi," "It All Falls
Down," "Helpin' Hand," "The Mystic," "Still Alive," "Alive In The
City," "Shine," "Stained Mirror," "Darker Side Of Light," and the
Japanese bonus track "Road Racin'" (live). Guests on the album include
Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger, Westworld) on keyboards, Tony Harnell
(Westworld, TNT) on backing vocals, and Andy Aledort on guest lead
guitar on "Alive In The City." See http://www.riotsweb.com/ and
http://truemetal.org/riot/English/frame.htm for more.

-Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) will release a new solo album called TRAVELER
late this year or early next year on Frontiers.

Thanks to Jeff "The Trooper" Adee and Mark Blair Glunt for help
gathering some of this information.

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*** ROCK HARD RIDE FREE ***
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by Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

-This week I busted out my copy of W.A.S.P.'s HEADLESS CHILDREN
reissue from 1998, and I've been cranking it in the car to and from
work each morning. Man, this is a great album. The really curious
thing about it to me, though, is that the reissue has one of the
coolest bonus tracks ever, and one of the lamest bonus tracks ever.
The non-album studio track "War Cry," originally a B-side to "The Real
Me," is a killer metal song that bridges THE HEADLESS CHILDREN and
1992's THE CRIMSON IDOL, and is probably one of my fave W.A.S.P. tunes
ever. And then there's a terrible live version of "Blind In Texas,"
recorded in the UK in 1989 and originally released as a B-side to
"Forever Free." This is horr-i-ble. And it's not even the whole song
-- it starts at the mid-song bass-driven breakdown part (you know, the
"Boy I think I'll have another one of these ... whaddya mean you got
no more liquor?!" part) and goes into an unending audience sing-along
where some dude named Andy got up on stage with the band. I guess some
folks might find it funny...once...but it has ZERO relistenability.
(Is that a word?) Damn fine album though.

-I might have to give up the ghost here... The new Iron Maiden snuck
out on me last week -- I had *no* idea a new disc was imminent, and
then I saw it listed in the Circuit City ad of all places. Doh! And
now this week I get a promo copy of the new Skid Row album REVOLUTIONS
PER MINUTE in the mail, and I again had *no* clue a new album was due.
I also missed the deadline to get my Top 10 list into issue #99 of
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine, and I haven't been to a single
show all year. Can you tell I've been busy at work and being a daddy,
with very little free time to spend surfing for music news??!!??
Times, they change...

-Now in my current playlist: Skid Row - REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (SPV),
Tomorrow's Eve - MIRROR OF CREATION 2 - GENESIS II (Lion Music),
A.C.T. - SILENCE (Inside Out Music America).

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