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Week of October 9, 2006
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-Tryin' to get back on a normal schedule here. Check out this week's
issue with a ton of press releases and news, a trio of Neal's reviews,
and -- gasp! -- another column from Patrick. - Tim

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-Winger IV

Frontiers Records is pleased to unleash all details surrounding the
much talked comeback album from Winger simply entitled IV.

Thirteen years since the release of the critically acclaimed record
PULL, Winger are now a five-piece band comprising of Kip Winger (on
vocals and bass), Reb Beach (on guitar), Rod Morgenstein (on drums),
John Roth (on guitar and keyboards) and the new addition, Cenk Eroglu
(guitar and keyboards).

The new album, according to Kip Winger, "is the result of my chemistry
with Reb Beach. Songwriting and composition are the most important
thing to me," continues Kip. "In my opinion good songs are a
combination of life, experience and accident. On WINGER IV all of
those things came together. Reb and I are more comfortable with each
other now and our musical roles with respect to each other are more
clearly defined."

IV is definitely a career-defining album for the experienced musicians
that created it. "This was a very magical record. I gave it everything
I had, I thought of the overwhelming support I've had over the years
by the die hard fans and really wanted to give them something worth
listening to," says Winger.

The record has a very diverse feel: the aggression of tracks like
"Right Up Ahead," "M16" or "Livin' Just To Die," the mystical elements
"Disappear," the lyricism and sheer melodies of "Blue Suede Shoes,"
"On A Day Like Today," and the political elements of "Can't Take It
Back" and "Generica." The album has something for everyone.

"Several songs on this record," reveals Kip, "were inspired by my
experience performing at a few military bases, after meeting some of
the men and women who are in the line of fire. I wrote songs like
'Blue Suede Shoes,' 'Right Up Ahead' and 'M16' as a way of giving
something back to the soldiers who sacrifice themselves for the rest
of us to live free."

Winger's return album will be unleashed on the markets on Frontiers
Records on October 20th, 2006, with a Japanese release on King Records
with the following final track listing:

Right Up Ahead; Blue Suede Shoes; Four Leaf Clover; M16; Your Great
Escape; Disappear; On A Day Like Today; Livin' Just To Die; Short
Flight To Mexico; Generica; Can't Take It Back

Band Member Links
http://www.kipwinger.com/
http://www.rebbeach.com/
http://www.rodmorgenstein.com/
http://www.johnroth.com/
http://www.cenkeroglu.com/

Frontiers Records
http://www.frontiers.it/

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-Dokken: Update From Don

[Note: This an unedited post Don Dokken made to
http://www.myspace.com/dokken1 on October 4. Hope he doesn't get
pissed we stole it. - Tim]

Hi everyone its me, That singer guy who seemed to drop off the Planet
for the last 6 months, I figured its about time to write and let
everyone know what's up in Dokken land which isn't easy when you type
with one finger. As you might know Mick and Barry just finished a
grueling tour with everyone's favorite hunter "Uncle" Ted Nugent. I
saw them at the house of blues and they rocked, it was interesting to
watch my bro.'s play from the audience. I have to say that Ted is one
of the coolest guys you'll ever meet, I first met him 20 years ago at
Cal Jam. A lot of people in this business change as time goes on, some
for the better some not. He's still the same straight-ahead tell it as
he sees it, endless amount of energy guy I first met. After the show I
thought I'd give them some space to chill but Mick and Barry dragged
Jon and I into the dressing room right away for a hug since we hadn't
seen each other in months. They had just played a 2 hour show and had
about 5 minutes to cool off before the dressing room filled up with
friends and the usual amount of Celebs, which always seems to be the
case in Hollyweird. Ted took the time to say hi to everyone before he
even had a chance to chill out. He really is a gracious guy. After Jon
and I watched the show it made me miss playing with the guys even
more. I had decided for us not to tour this summer since I had 4 CD's
to finish, yes 4. First, my way over due solo CD which I'm happy to
say is finally done, you'll be able to hear samples of the songs at
"Dokken.net" "DonDokken.com" and "Dokken's myspace" in a few days.
I've just finished mixing Dokken live 81, which was recorded before
BTC came out in the U S. There are 3 unreleased tracks on it that are
pretty cool.

I'm playing guitar and doing some solo harmonies with George, now
that's a trip! Jon and I have been working on a new studio album
called "Lightening Strikes Again" and to top it all off we recorded a
new greatest hits with Mick and Barry when they had time off from Ted
which wasn't much so it took some time. As if all this didn't keep me
busy enough I bought an old house in the Santa Monica Mountains which
kept my hammer busy all summer. I've always wanted a place where you
can walk out your door and pick apples peaches or plums for breakfast.
So now I have Gene Simmons for a neighbor. The only difference between
his house and mine is that his garage is bigger than my entire house
lol. As some of you might know we did a few shows in Virginia a few
weeks ago. It was great to be on stage with my partners in crime
again. Now the boys are home were finishing up our music and going on
tour starting Dec1 until a few days before Christmas. After that were
planning on doing a US tour and Europe starting around May, we just
don't know where we'll start first, but as soon as I know you will. So
there it is, I do read your posts and if I ever learn how to type I'll
try and write back more often. The good news is there's going to be a
lot of new Dokken music out they're soon and I hope you all enjoy it.
We should have our December dates posted in about a week. I hope to
see you at the shows

Keep Rokken

D D

http://www.myspace.com/dokken1
http://www.Dokken.net/
http://www.DonDokken.com/

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-Slavior Signs Worldwide Deal With Inside Out Music -- Album To Be
Released In Early 2007

Slavior, the new band of former Fates Warning/Warlord drummer Mark
Zonder has inked a worldwide deal with Inside Out Music for the
release of their self-titled debut album due in early 2007.

A versatile, melodic hard rock/metal act, Slavior's debut album
features elements familiar to Zonder's progressive metal past, but
also introduces a wide array influences including reggae, hip-hop, and
modern rock. Rounded out by Michael Schenker Group guitarist/
keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-Tribe Of Gypsies singer Gregg Analla,
Slavior is a band that has been a long time coming for Zonder.

"For a long, long time, I've always wanted to put something together
that was based on the drum parts," begins Zonder. "It is very
difficult to take a crazy drum idea and try to apply it to someone
else's idea. Most of the time it turns into a mess. If you start with
the drum part, and build from there, it seems to work out. With
Slavior, the songs are so accessible and groove-oriented, after 15
seconds, anyone should be able to lock into it."

The band had originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus
Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold,
leaving Slavior to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial
choice of labels, Inside Out.

"You hear the old saying, 'when one door closes, another opens' and I
think that is the case here," relates Zonder. "Inside Out was always
one of our first choices. I've known Jim (Pitulski, Inside Out America
President) for 20 years now and to come to his label is certainly
something we're excited about. Even after we inked our deal with
Inside Out, we heard from other labels that we were in contact with
that congratulated us and said that IO was a classy label. That's
always a good thing to hear."

Pitulski and Inside Out are eager to start working with Slavior.

"Mark Zonder has been a friend and colleague for many years and I have
long admired his incredible skill as a musician," comments Pitulski.
"It is with great pleasure and pride that we now welcome Mark and
Slavior to the Inside Out family. The release of Slavior represents a
unique challenge for Inside Out in that its sound is not necessarily
typical of what we've come to be known for as a label. We're looking
at this release as an opportunity to push our own boundaries just as
Slavior themselves are pushing the boundaries of modern music."

Look for Slavior to hit stores in early 2007 and for more information,
head over to http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica .

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-Columbia Records Releasing Expanded Edition Of David Gilmour's Top 10
Album, ON AN ISLAND, Featuring Bonus DVD Of Live Performances From
2006 AOL Sessions AOL & Abbey Road Session

In Stores Tuesday, November 21

SANTA MONICA, CA -- Columbia Records will release a deluxe expanded
edition of David Gilmour's best-selling solo album, ON AN ISLAND, on
Tuesday, November 21.

The new edition of ON AN ISLAND will include Gilmour's Top 10 album in
its entirety plus an exclusive DVD of live material capturing the Pink
Floyd guitarist's April 2006 AOL Sessions in New York in six
mesmerizing tracks: "On An Island," "This Heaven," "Smile," "Take A
Breath," "High Hopes," and "Comfortably Numb."

The DVD also premieres a rare new take (Abbey Road Session August
2006) on Syd Barrett's "Astronomy Domine" (from Pink Floyd's 1967
debut album, THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN.)

Released on March 7, David Gilmour's long-awaited third solo album, ON
AN ISLAND, the first CarbonNeutral® CD to be released by Columbia
Records, debuted at #1 in UK and #1 on European Billboard Charts. The
album also debuted #6 on the US Billboard Top 200 best-selling albums
chart giving the artist his first American Top 10 honors outside his
work with Pink Floyd.

ON AN ISLAND -- the first David Gilmour solo album since 1984's ABOUT
FACE and the artist's first studio recordings since Pink Floyd's 1994
multi-platinum THE DIVISION BELL -- hit the #1 spot on the UK charts.

http://www.davidgilmour.com/
http://www.columbiarecords.com/

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-The Farm And Pat Travers Band DVDs From MVD Visual

THE FARM - BACK TOGETHER NOW: LIVE

This incredible performance was filmed at Brixton Academy in London on
March 26, 2005 -- their first gig in 10 years! The DVD also includes
behind-the-scenes unreleased footage @ L.I.P.A. Rehearsal Rooms in
Liverpool from August 23, 2005. The Farm was formed in Liverpool in
1983 by singer Peter Hooton, guitarist Stevie Grimes, bassist Phil
Strongman and drummer Andy McVann. They featured a horn-heavy sound
and leftist identity, eventually being labeled "The Soul Of
Socialism." In the '90s, they took on a strong dance element and
suddenly found themselves aligned with the club culture movement.
Their most successful songs, including "All Together Now," blossomed
in this era.

DVD
SKU#: DR-4536
UPC: 022891453697
SRP: $19.95
RUN TIME: 126 mins.
LABEL: MVD VISUAL
STREET DATE: 2006-10-31

PAT TRAVERS BAND - HOOKED ON MUSIC

Despite a plethora of live albums there has been very little concert
footage of Travers available. Shot on 11th April 1976 in Cologne,
Germany, this is a classic document of the early stages of Travers'
rise to international fame. Playing as a three-piece he and his band
set the standard for generations of guitar hero wannabes. A dazzling
yet strangely understated performance, this was a tantalizing taster
for what was to follow. HOOKED ON MUSIC is an impressive insight into
a man who has become a bona fide rock guitar virtuoso.

DVD
SKU#: CRDVD141
UPC: 5013929934153
SRP: $19.95
RUN TIME: 61 mins.
LABEL: CHERRY RED
STREET DATE: 2006-11-21

On the Web:
http://www.mvdb2b.com/

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-Lizzy Borden News

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Lizzy Borden has signed with Coallier Entertainment
Ltd. (W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister). "We are all very excited to be with
Coallier Entertainment," the band said in a statement. "Touring in all
territories has been our goal for a long, long time and now with
Coallier Entertainment booking us, we can play in places that we never
have before and bring the Lizzy Borden show worldwide."

For booking information, contact http://www.coallierentertainment.com/
or http://www.lizzyborden.com/ .

Lizzy Borden is working on a new record and is looking to recreate the
Lizzy Borden logo to fit with the new concept. The logo shape has not
changed very much over the years, but the inside of the logo has gone
from red with blades (GIVE 'EM THE AXE) to a hypnotizing green (VISUAL
LIES) to the American flag with exposed bones (THE MURDERESS METAL
ROADSHOW) and then finally on a contract signed by the horned one
himself (DEAL WITH THE DEVIL).

Commented Lizzy: "With every record we try and make the logo fit the
concept. The concept for the new record is very dark and ominous and
we need the logo to reflect that.

"We've seen some amazing artwork on MySpace and other places on the
net and would love to find that artist who understands Lizzy Borden
and be the one to pen the logo for the forthcoming Lizzy Borden
record."

Interested parties are encouraged to submit their ideas to
http://www.lizzyborden.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband
.

Various Lizzy Borden Merchandise Added To The Store!

Click here for more>
http://www.lizzyborden.com/Lizzy-store.htm

We Want You! -- Join The Lizzy Borden Street Team!

We are assembling the troops for induction for our new Lizzy Borden
street team. We're looking for Special Forces from every city around
the world to spread the word that Lizzy Borden is here! All you have
to do to be considered for the Street Team is to send your name, e-
mail address, what city you are in (country) and a short paragraph
explaining why YOU would be the best person to promote Lizzy Borden.

Click here to read more and sign up:
http://www.lizzyborden.com/lizzyborden-streetteam.htm

http://www.lizzyborden.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband

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-Invictus Update

Our Second Album Is Ready! Download And Share Our Promo MP3 Medley!

link 1 => Invictus_Medley_1.mp3
http://s174387239.onlinehome.fr/FTP/Invictus_Medley_2507.mp3

link 2 => Invictus_Medley_2_.mp3
http://quarkrock.free.fr/Medley/Invictus_Medley_2507.mp3

MP3 Details: Extracts of six tracks from our last production.
Format: MP3 / 128 Kbits/seconde
Size: 6 MB
Duration: 6 mins., 48 secs.

News: Our second album is ready! We're looking for a new deal after
breach of contract with the famous label LMP (Germany). Our new EP has
more rock and power songs recorded with engineer Chesneau Didier at
the Melody Studio in Paris (Fairyland, Magic Kingdom, Iron Mask...).

Remember: That MP3 is a medley! Don't hesitate! This song is free, so
you can copy, share and broadcast this MP3 file.

Opinion: We need help getting the word out so please share this song
with your friends, podcast it or send to influential people... Your
opinion is important: invictus_opinion@...

For more info about our last release, you can download a PDF file (242
KB) at this location:
http://s174387239.onlinehome.fr/FTP/Invictus_Package.pdf

More details, reviews, bio, and photos please visit our official Web
site:
http://www.invictus-metal.com/

History in brief:
2003 - BLACK HEART became No. 1 with the import disk chart in Japan
("BURRN! July issue" ). No. 26 in June, No. 1 in July, No. 21 in
August, No. 30 in September, No. 22 of Year 2003.

Don't forget! If you like this medley please feel free to download it!

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-Mark Blair Of "Silent Planet Radio" Has Been Nominated As College
Music Director Of The Year At New Music Weekly

PLAINS, PA -- Mark Blair (Glunt) Music Director and Host of the
syndicated art rock show "Silent Planet Radio" has been nominated for
College Music Director Of The Year at New Music Weekly. The magazine
which is heading towards its ninth year of publication boasts over 500
reporting radio stations in the genres of Top 40, Adult Contemporary,
Country, College, Jazz and Alternative/Rock. "Silent Planet Radio" has
been airing for almost seven years at WCLH 90.7 FM Wilkes University
Radio in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show went into syndication a year ago
and currently airs on a dozen stations in the USA. Mark Blair Glunt
has been a veteran of radio for over 20 years.

For more information about "Silent Planet Radio," go to
http://www.silentplanetradio.com/ . New Music Weekly ballets can be
cast at http://www.newmusicweekly.com/nmwawards.php# .

http://www.newmusicweekly.com/
http://www.wclh.org/

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-BW&BK 6-Pack Weekend IV: Lineup Complete

The lineup for the BW&BK 6-Pack Weekend IV - Back For More has been
finalized. Montreal-based metallers Torn Within and Camilla Rhodes are
the final two acts added to the stellar lineup that also features
headliners Testament, Brutal Truth, Dismember and Grave! The show is
being held on October 14th, 2006 at Le Medley in Montreal, QC and
coincides with BW&BK's 100th Anniversary issue! Tickets for the BW&BK
6-Pack Weekend IV - Back For More can be purchased at
http://www.ticketpro.ca/ or http://www.medley.ca/ .

As previously reported, BW&BK will also be celebrating their 100th
issue with a Pre-Show Bash at Montreal's famous club Foufounes
Electriques ( http://www.foufounes.qc.ca/ ) on Friday, October 13,
2006. This exclusive gathering (from 5-9 p.m.) will be open to 6-Pack
Weekend attendees/fans (with ticket to Saturday Night's show), media
and special invites only. There will be tons of door prizes (including
a special Jack Frost/Seven Witches guitar!), drink specials and of
course cake! Members of the BW&BK staff and the metal community will
also be present for this exclusive event! The general public can join
us for the party after 9 p.m. until 3 a.m.!!

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-Now Available @ Guitar Center: Coffin Case's New Coffin Blood Drive
Pedal

HOLLYWOOD -- Guitar Center is now carrying the first of a series of
blood curdling effects pedals by Coffin Case.

The Blood Drive features a classic rich analog distortion and warm
boost circuit, but with more gain and tonal control for modern sounds
as well as your favorite tones from times past! Guitarist
extraordinaire John 5 (Rob Zombie) gives it a "5 skull rating." Full
pedal details are below~

Features:

o True bypass switching -- no tone-suck when off
o 100% analog circuitry
o Rugged Die-Cast metal construction for years of roadworthiness
o Glow-in-the-dark indicators on all knobs -- easy to see onstage
o Spider web No-Skid rubber pad on the bottom
o Made in the USA
o Shaped like a Coffin!

Shipping Specifications:

o Weight 1 lb.
o Individually boxed 4.5"x2.5"x6", (12) units in a master box
o UPC code -- 837022006303
o BDFX-1 $129.95 (MSRP)

Look for the Creepy Chorus, slated for release on Halloween night
2006.

Coffin Case is a music products company that brought the underground
revolution to musicians with the coffin shaped guitar case. The
following years saw a rapid succession of new, innovative, and award-
winning products for guitarists, bass players, and drummers, working
both on stage and in the studio. Today, Coffin Case continues to
introduce more industry "firsts" such the Black Kross Skullplate and
receive acclaims from both critics and musicians worldwide. The
revolution has begun. Visit http://www.coffincase.com/ for more
information.

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-Wacken Open Air 2007 Newsletter

W:O:A 2007 - X-Mas Ticket SOLD OUT - New Ticket Price Available!

Unbelievable -- we thought we couldn't believe our eyes.... our X-Mas
Package is already sold out! From next week on we will start shipping
the X-mas packages. Again -- 1000x thanx for your great and true
support!!!!

As follows our ticket system includes the service for 2007:

As you see at our poll at http://www.wacken.com/ most of you wished
the All-In System (ticket price includes all services no extra costs
at the festival, no long waiting time).

Here it is!!!!!

72,- Euro plus 7,- ticket fee = 79,- Euro. plus service charge (Full
Metal Service) 20,- Euro with the following benefits:

1. camping includes garbage costs (no fee, garbage collection at your
campground)
2. parking
3. entrance free at Wacken Swim Area
4. camping direct at the car
5. no limitation of drinks and food at park and camparea (including
glass bottles)
6. only green spaces
7. campground reservation for groups over 50 persons (for free)
8. festival sticker
9. long movie night at Wednesday and Thursday presents: Wacken
Doku-Movie "Full Metal Village" and more
10. no cashflow at Bus-Shuttle (only departure day)

2007 again will be the year of the Full Metal Bag, because we got a
good feedback in this case.

Obviously it will include other content than 2006. More information
will follow. It's also a solution to stop the flood of flyers and
catalogs. That is the reason of the Full Metal Bag. For the moment
there are talks with industry and record labels to create a useful FMB
with useful items. The FMB 2007 will be for free again, but only
available till stock lasts.

To give us more ideas and feedback please send an e-mail to:
headquarter@....

3-day ticket costs incl. all shown services from above = 99,- (all in)

2-day ticket is only available in 2007.

1-day ticket is only available if the festival is not sold out before
beginning (only at the festival box office).

As follows some of our improvements for 2007:

1. Transfer of Partystage at green spaces right to the True-Metal
Stage. So there will be no longer overlaps of sound, better sight to
all stages and more space.
2. More space at W.E.T. Stage / Headbangersballroom (greater tent).
3. W:O:A Lounge to relax and there are also plans for a visitor
tribune at festival area.

More info & news will follow.

From now on it's possible to buy your Full Metal 3-day W:O:A All-In
Ticket for only 99,- at http://www.metaltix.com/ .

The first 5.000 ticket buyer will also get the limited CD sampler for
free:

NEWS FROM DR. BLAST VOL. 10:

Track list:

01. Deathstars - Play God
02. I - The Storm I Ride
03. HammerFall - The Fire Burns Forever
04. Sonic Syndicate - Blue Eyed Fiend
05. Echoes Of Eternity - Voices In A Dream
06. Belphegor - Bluhtsturm Erotika
07. Ektomorf - Outcast
08. Wintersun - Beyond The Dark Sun
09. Scar Symmetry - The Illusionist
10. Communic - Under A Luminous Sky
11. Mendeed - The Reaper Waits
12. In Flames - Take This Life
13. Kataklysm - Crippled And Broken

Enhanced Part:

Wacken Photo gallery
Deathstars - Blitzkrieg (Video clip)
Threat Signal - Rational Eyes (Video clip)

You will order your ticket per phone? Please dial the following number
or write an e-mail to:

HOTLINE and pre-sale per phone:
Phone : +49 (0) 4627 - 18 38 38
FAX : + 49 (0) 4627 - 18 38 80
e-Mail : info@...
Internet: http://www.metaltix.com/

Ticket Hotline open: Mo - Fr from 9.00 a.m. till 7.00 p.m.

W:O:A 2007 - latest confirmed Bands

The following bands are already confirmed:

AMORPHIS
BELPHEGOR
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
BLIND GUARDIAN
CANNIBAL CORPSE
GRAVE DIGGER
IMMORTAL -- reunion; one and only Open Air Show in Germany 2007
JBO
KAMPFAR
RAGE -- with Lingua Mortis Orchestra
SAMAEL
SAXON -- A Night To Remember
SCHANDMAUL
STORMWARRIOR feat. Kai Hansen
STRATOVARIUS -- only Open Air Show in Germany
THERION
TYR

and many more!

More Infos about the bands: Billing / Bands 2007
http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2007/main-bands/billing-2007/

W:O:A 2007 - Shift of the Party Stage, updates for the WET Stage and
W:O:A Lounge

Due to your suggestions we have decided to shift the Partystage, not
as planned to Campgorund C but to the green area next to the
True-Metal-Stage.

Advantages:

1. no sound overlaps
2. improved view on all stages
3. more spave before all stages
4. short ways to all stages
5. everything more relaxed

In addition the already known improvements:

1. Enlargement of the W.E.T. Stage / Headbangersballroom
2. Viewingtribune for the Festivalarea
3. W:O:A Lounge as a Relax zone

More Infos:
http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2007/main-
news/news/ansicht/article/verlegung-partystage-wet-stage/

Wacken Radio, Videocast, & Podcast

Here an message about our on-line stuff about the W:O:A 2006:

Wacken Radio
Metal on the Internet Radio:
http://www.wackenradio.com/

Wacken Videocast
Some of the gigs of the W:O:A 2006 as a videocast:
http://streaming.wacken.com/

Wacken Podcast
Some of the pressconferences and our Metal Harry on Tour:
subscribe to podcast (ITunes needed) -
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?
id=163608353
Download Wacken Podcast - http://podcast.wacken.com/

For more news please visit our W:O:A home page:
http://www.wacken.com/

And now we still wish you some peaceful and restful days:
SEE YOU IN WACKEN - RAIN OR SHINE!

Yours, W:O:A Team

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-Rhino Celebrates the Fundamental Elements of P.O.D. With GREATEST
HITS (THE ATLANTIC YEARS)

Collection Spotlights Favorites From the Multi-Platinum Group's Four
Albums With Atlantic Records Including Two New Tracks

Available November 21 from Rhino Records

LOS ANGELES -- Spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. Payable On Death)
began their rise in the late '90s with their unique brand of inspiring
lyrics and driving metal, hip-hop, tribal, and reggae influences. With
a 14-year career under their belts, P.O.D. has logged a remarkable
array of achievements, including worldwide sales exceeding 7 million.
Supported by their passionate fanbase -- known as "The Warriors" --
the band has created what they describe as "a catalog of music that we
want to respect and honor with each step into the future."

Rhino salutes the group's multiplatinum tenure with Atlantic Records
with a single-disc compilation that mixes album tracks with unreleased
and hard-to-find songs. P.O.D. - GREATEST HITS (THE ATLANTIC YEARS)
will be available November 21 at all physical retail outlets and at
http://www.rhino.com/ for a suggested retail price of $18.98 and at
all digital music providers for a suggested retail price of $11.99.

Featuring 17 songs, the collection includes music originally released
between 1999 and 2006. The disc includes a pair of unreleased tracks
-- "Going In Blind," their new single recorded exclusively for this
compilation, and "Here We Go," a session outtake from TESTIFY.

GREATEST HITS (THE ATLANTIC YEARS) contains seven songs featuring the
group's original lineup -- singer Sonny Sandoval; guitarist Marcos
Curiel; drummer Wuv Bernardo; and bassist Traa Daniels. The breakout
tracks "Southtown," "Rock The Party (Off The Hook)" and fan favorite
"Set Your Eyes To Zion" represent P.O.D.'s 1999 major-label debut, THE
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF SOUTHTOWN. The compilation spotlights four
tracks from the band's Top 10 follow-up, SATELLITE, including the
smash radio hits "Alive," "Boom," and "Youth Of The Nation," a
positive anthem in response to a pair of school shootings that
occurred around P.O.D.'s home turf.

The collection also features "Sleeping Awake," the lead single and
video for the "Matrix Reloaded" soundtrack in 2003 and the first song
to feature guitarist Jason Truby, who replaced Curiel in 2002.
GREATEST HITS compiles five tracks from the band's last two albums --
both Top 10 hits -- including "Execute The Sounds" and "Will You" from
PAYABLE ON DEATH (2003).

Über-producer Glen Ballard helmed the group's 2006 release TESTIFY,
which spawned the hit singles "Goodbye For Now" and "Lights Out." The
album also features "If It Wasn't For You," a song lifted from 2005's
THE WARRIORS EP, Vol. 2, and "Truly Amazing," which was featured on
the 2004 compilation THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: SONGS (ORIGINAL SONGS
INSPIRED BY THE FILM).

P.O.D. - GREATEST HITS (THE ATLANTIC YEARS) Track Listing:

1. "Southtown"
2. "Boom"
3. "Going In Blind"*
4. "Roots In Stereo"
5. "Alive"
6. "Youth Of The Nation"
7. "Sleeping Awake"
8. "Rock The Party (Off The Hook)"
9. "Lights Out"
10. "Goodbye For Now"
11. "Execute The Sounds"
12. "Will You"
13. "Truly Amazing"
14. "Satellite"
15. "Set Your Eyes To Zion"
16. "Here We Go"*
17. "If It Wasn't For You"

* Previously unreleased

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-Incantation Announces First US Shows Of The PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION
World Tour

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. -- Death metal legends Incantation will hit the road
again for its first US tour in support of its recently-released
seventh album, PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION.

The group will begin its US trek with Internal Suffering and Year Of
Desolation on November 1. Incantation previewed some of the material
from PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION on the Decades Of Death tour this past
spring, then immediately went into the studio to put the finishing
touches on the record.

"We're looking forward to getting out and playing the new songs," said
guitarist/vocalist John McEntee. "This tour will hit more cities than
the Decades Of Death tour, so we will reach even more people this time
around."

PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION was released September 5 on Ibex Moon Records.
The record sticks to Incantation's tried and true recipe for brutal
death metal, which has earned the band a reputation as one of the most
important bands in the genre.

Following the release of the record, Incantation headed to South
America for a string of shows in Brazil. "The shows were amazing!"
McEntee said. "The crowds were just insane. It was a great way to kick
off the touring for the PRIMORDIAL DOMINATION world tour."

Wile in Brazil, Incantation filmed a video for the track "The Fallen
Priest."

11/01/06 Wed. - Modern Exchange, Southgate, MI
11/02/06 Thu. - Buckaroo's, Heath, OH
11/03/06 Fri. - Nite Cap Lounge, Chicago, IL
11/04/06 Sat. - Just Bill's Place, Overland, MO
11/06/06 Mon. - Hubba's, Aurora, CO
11/09/06 Thu. - Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
11/10/06 Fri. - Hell's Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
11/11/06 Sat. - Satyricon, Portland, OR
11/12/06 Sun. - The Fourteenth Ward, Reno, NV
11/15/06 Wed. - Showcase Theatre, Corona, CA
11/16/06 Thu. - Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
11/17/06 Fri. - The Jumping Turtle, San Marcos, CA
11/18/06 Sat. - Chic, El Paso, TX
11/19/06 Sun. - The White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
11/20/06 Mon. - Red Rum, Austin, TX
11/21/06 Tue. - The Galaxy Club, Dallas TX
11/22/06 Wed. - The Pink Eye, Tulsa, OK
11/24/06 Fri. - The Dart Room, Fayetteville, AR

http://www.incantation.com/
http://www.ibexmoonrecords.com/

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-Dawn Of Azazel To Support Deicide On Australian/New Zealand Tour

New Zealand death metal band Dawn Of Azazel has been confirmed as the
main support act for Deicide's upcoming New Zealand/Australian tour.

"We are extremely honoured to be Supporting Deicide on this tour,"
said front man Rigel Walshe. "Deicide is one of our strongest
influences and one of the key bands that drew us all to the extreme
end of metal when we were teenagers, so to be supporting them on this
tour definitely is a tremendous accomplishment in our eyes and gives a
sense of things coming full circle to be playing to their fans
throughout Australasia."

Prior to supporting Deicide, the New Zealand-based band will play two
shows with Skinless in November.

Dawn of Azazel's latest album, SEDITION, was re-released in September
with a video bonus track and distributed through RED/Megaforce
Records/MIC via Ibex Moon Records. SEDITION is also now available for
download online through Itunes and mailorder through CD Universe.

Since completing a Spring North American tour with Incantation and
Vital Remains, Dawn Of Azazel has been working on new material for the
follow-up to SEDITION.

"We have already created four new tracks and we feel confident that
this material will easily surpass our previous material in aggression,
speed, and originality," said Walshe. "We aim to have another four by
the end of January 2007, when we will begin the process of perfecting
this material for recording late in 2007."

Dates are as follow:

11/17/06 Fri. - Kings Arms, Auckland
11/19/06 Sun. - Upsett Records, Hamilton
12/11/06 Mon. - Heat Nightclub, Perth
12/12/06 Tue. - HQ Nightclub, Adelaide
12/13/06 Wed. - The Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
12/14/06 Thu. - The Gaelic Club, Sydney
12/15/06 Fri. - The Studio, Auckland
12/16/06 Sat. - The Civic, Christchurch

http://www.dawnofazazel.com/
http://www.ibexmoonrecords.com/

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-Fear Factory Crushes The US -- The Machines At War Tour With Guests
Suffocation, Hypocrisy And Decapitated

HOLLYWOOD -- Fear Factory Headline The Deadliest Tour Of The Year.
Fear Factory defy musical borders, break conventional arrangement, and
influence metal bands worldwide. Now Fear Factory are armed with
another successful album, equipped to blast the tour doors open with a
brutally metal militia in tow.

Headling the Machines At War North American tour, Fear Factory wage
war from the West, preparing to leave the powerless in their bloody
wake. Rivals in the East, bring the menacing Suffocation to the helm
while Hypocrisy battle to the death with Viking valor and Decapitated
gather their mercenaries to prove the unholiness of Poland. All
corners of the nation will find themselves compelled to witness the
massacre of the Machines At War and engage in the armed conflict of
metal!

Say's Fear Factory drummer, Raymond Herrera, "I'm really excited about
doing a heavy tour like this. A brutal lineup full of metal pioneers
has been a long time coming. I guarantee a lot of our fans will agree.
Plus you'll be certain to hear some Fear Factory songs that have not
been played live in quite some time."

Fear Factory have often been referred to as forefathers of metal with
soaring, anthemic choruses, a vast, loyal fan following and a long
consistent history of successful releases. The most recent album
TRANSGRESSION, unleashed by Calvin Records on August 23rd, 2005,
proved Fear Factory deserve the respect they have always received.

Also on the Fear Factory front, producer Christian Olde Wolbers, and
Mnemic have commenced recording at Track Record Studios in Los Angeles
for the Danish band's yet-to-be-titled third album. This will be Olde
Wolbers' second production project, recently he manned the helm for
the upcoming debut from Threat Signal (UNDER REPRISAl due out August
22nd) and he will also be producing the upcoming Bleed The Sky record
in late 2006.

Machines At War Tour

The confirmed dates are as follows:

Oct. 26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Oct. 27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Oct. 28 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
Oct. 30 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Nov. 01 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Nov. 02 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Nov. 03 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
Nov. 04 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Nov. 06 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jeeters Pub
Nov. 07 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 08 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club
Nov. 10 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Nov. 11 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House Of Blues
Nov. 12 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
Nov. 13 - Montreal, QUE @ Medley
Nov. 14 - Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
Nov. 16 – Cohoes, NY @ Saratoga Winners
Nov. 17 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov. 18 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Nov. 19 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Nov. 22 - South Bend, IN @ Club Fever
Nov. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Nov. 25 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
Nov. 26 - Saginaw, MI @ Shooters
Nov. 27 – Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Nov. 28 – Columbia Hts., MN @ Star Central
Nov. 29 – Winnipeg, MB @ Ramada Conf. Center
Dec. 01 – Edmonton, AL @ Starlite Room
Dec. 02 – Edmonton, AB @ Warehouse
Dec. 05 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Dec. 06 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Dec. 08 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater
Dec. 09 – Albuquerque, MN @ Sunshine Theater

For more information on tour dates visit the Fear Factory Web site:
http://www.fearfactory.com/ .

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-Seduced By Suicide: Earth Signs Deal With Cheruti Musical Instruments

The musician Earth, responsible for the voices and instruments of
Seduced By Suicide and Blood Tears signed a deal with Cheruti, a known
manufacterer of musical instruments, which is in the market since
1993.

Earth will join a cast of high level musicians of the Brazilian
musical scene who are endorsed by Cheruti, like Frank Solari, Arthur
Maia (Gilberto Gil), Ricardo Koctus (Pato Fu), and others.

Besides of his work with Blood Tears and Seduced By Suicide, Earth
already appeared on recordings of several bands like Ynis Vitrin and
Burning In Hell, and is working for ten years as producer and owner of
the recording and design estudio Nitro Sound Solutions (
http://www.nitross.com/ ).

Cheruti will for Earth an exclusive model of guitar which will be
designed by him in the next weeks.

Actually Earth is finishing the recordings of the Blood Tears' full
length. To know more about the work of Cheruti and Earth visit the
following links http://www.cheruti.com.br/ and
http://www.seducedbysuicide.com/ .

http://www.seducedbysuicide.com/
http://www.myspace.com/seducedbysuicide

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-ChthoniC Debuts At Number Two On Metal Charts

SAN FRANCISCO -- Taiwanese black metal band ChthoniC had a strong
first week at radio as the number most added on both the CMJ Loud Rock
and FMQB Metal Detector charts.

"I've been totally absorbed with the ChthoniC album," said Ron House
of WYBB, a commercial radio station Charleston, NC. "Well, obsessed
might be a more apt description."

"Indigenous" is the track that has been favored by stations across the
country.

Deemed the "the Black Sabbath of Asia" by the Taipei Times for its
huge impact as a metal band in Taiwan, ChthoniC plays black metal with
an ethnic flair. The band's latest album SEEDIQ BALE, released October
3 on Down Port Music/RED, tells the Taiwanese legend of the Seediq
people and their strife and struggles against the Japanese. The use of
an er-hu, a unique Asian two-string violin, brings an additional
element of sadness to ChthoniC's eerie music.

ChthoniC was awarded "Best Rock Group" at the 14th Annual Golden
Melody Awards, the Eastern Asian equivalent of a Grammy. The award was
presented to the band by none other than the country's President Chen
Shui-bian. "Music is more powerful, more moving than politicians," the
President said before the band joined him on stage.

The group capped off that momentous year by playing the annual New
Year's Eve live, nationally broadcasted concert in front of
President's Hall and the release of the band's Mandarin theme for the
21st Century Fox Taiwan release of "Freddy Vs. Jason."

Chthnonic's previous albums. WHERE THE ANCESTORS' SOULS GATHERED, 9TH
EMPYREAN, and RELENTLESS RECURRENCE, have been recorded in both
Mandarin and English.

http://www.ChthoniC.org/

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-All That Remains Front Man Checks In From The Road

All That Remains, upon currently wrapping up a string of headlining
shows while returning home to Massachusetts after the band's hugely
successful run alongside DragonForce, will be playing the second day
of Asbury Park's Saints And Sinners Festival on October 29 alongside
Killswitch Engage, Unearth and label mates Through The Eyes Of The
Dead. "I am really pumped about The Saints And Sinners show," front
man Phil Labonte offered. "It'll be a chance to play with some great
friends and great bands again! I can't go anywhere on the 'interweb'
without seeing banners and everything for it."

Having just wrapped up those dates as direct support to DragonForce,
All That Remains will soon set its sights on providing direct support
to the English power metallers overseas on an 11-date tour of the
United Kingdom. Speaking about the recently completed tour, Labonte
said, "This tour has been awesome! Most every show has been sold out
and kids have been pretty much CRAZY! There have been shows where I
was completely blown away how many people were singing along. I can
hardly wait til this tour hits the UK! It's gonna be sick."

Guitarist Oli Herbert echoes Labonte's enthusiasm about All That
Remains' recent touring regiment to support the band's latest release,
THE FALL OF IDEALS. "The DragonForce tour has been amazing," Herbert
says. "They seem to be creating a metal renaissance here and abroad.
Plus they're great dudes!"

After completing the band's current touring itinerary and a few weeks
of down time, All That Remains will return to Europe for the first
time since participating earlier this year on Sounds Of The
Underground's European circuit.

All That Remains on tour
10/10 - West Hollywood, CA – The Whiskey
10/12 - El Paso, TX – Chic's Bar & Billiards
10/13 - Lubbock, TX – Winchester Pavilion
10/14 - Fort Worth, TX – Ridglea Theater (Ridglea Metalfest)
10/15 - San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
10/29 - Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall Complex (Saints And Sinners
Festival)
11/10 - Batavia, NY – Genessee Community College (with New Skin, A
Thousand Shades Of Cold)

(United Kingdom tour with DragonForce)
11/29 - Folkestone, UK – Leas Cliff Hall
11/30 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
12/1 - Leeds, UK - University
12/4 - Cardiff, UK – University Student Union
12/5 - Birmingham, UK - Academy
12/6 - Sheffield, UK - Octagon
12/8 - Manchester, UK - Academy
12/9 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands
12/11 - Norwich, UK - UEA
12/12 - Bristol, UK - Academy
12/13 - London, UK - Astoria

http://www.prostheticrecords.com/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Warren Appleby's new album SOUL CRUSHING DISCIPLINE is now available
on Apple iTunes, http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/ .

-Dream Theater is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to
2005's OCTAVARIUM. The group plans to release it on an as-yet-
undecided record label early next year. The band is no longer signed
to Atlantic Records. See http://www.dreamtheater.net/ for more.

-Tom S. Englund from Evergrey has a new interview up over at the
band's MySpace site, http://blog.myspace.com/officialevergrey .

-The Flower Kings are touring North America:

10/11 - Imperial De Quebec, Quebec, QC
10/13 - Regent Theater, Arlington, MA
10/14 - "TFK Fan Day" @ The Forum, Metuchen, NJ
10/15 - State Theater, Falls Church, VA
10/16 - Whittier Center, Whittier, CA
10/18 - Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
10/19 - Oriental Theater, Denver, CO
10/20 - Martyr's, Chicago, IL

-GetReadyToRock.com has a new interview with 10CC's Kevin Godley at
http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/kevin_godley.htm .

-Australian tour dates for Gigantour:

10/21 - River Stage, Brisbane, Australia
10/22 - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
10/24 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia

-Upcoming Guns N' Roses/Sebastian Bach tour dates:

11/25 - Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
11/27 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
11/29 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
12/1 - Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
12/2 - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

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

-Helloween's new video for the song "Light The Universe" is posted at
http://www.spv.de/ . The song and video feature Candice Night
(Blackmore's Night).

-Iced Earth has announced that drummer Brent Smedley has returned to
the band. Brent previously played on ALIVE IN ATHENS. Check out Jon
Schaffer's official message at http://www.icedearth.com/ for more.

-On-line reports indicate Iron Maiden kicked off its current North
American tour last week at the New England Dodge Music Center in
Hartford, CT, by playing the new album A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH in
its entirety! Set list: "Different World," "These Colours Don't Run,"
"Brighter Than A Thousand Suns," "The Pilgrim," "The Longest Day,"
"Out Of The Shadows," "The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg," "For The
Greater Good Of God," "Lord Of Light," "The Legacy," "Fear Of The
Dark," "Iron Maiden." The encore consisted of "2 Minutes To Midnight,"
The Evil That Men Do," and "Hallowed Be Thy Name." The band is
continuing this bold move on all dates on their North American tour.

-Kiss-related news: Last week's season premiere episode of "South
Park," entitled "Make Love, Not Warcraft," featured Paul Stanley's new
single "Live To Win" as the background music during a montage sequence
of the kids (Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny) training to defeat a
tough opponent in an on-line video game. [It was awesome. - Tim]

-Masterplan's new lineup after the departure of vocalist Jorn Lande
and drummer Uli Kusch is Mike DiMeo (Riot) on vocals, Roland Grapow on
guitar, Jan-S. Eckert on bass, Axel Mackenrott on keyboards, and Mike
Terrana (Yngwie Malmsteen/Rage/Axel Rudi Pell) on drums.

-Megadeth has decided on producer/engineer Andy Sneap (Fozzy,
Nevermore, Cradle Of Filth) to mix the new CD UNITED ABOMINATIONS,
which is due out next March.

-ProgPower USA VIII news: Promoter Glenn Harveston has announced the
first band for next year's festival. Unsigned Italian Metal band
Raintime will open one of the two nights of the fest. More info on the
band and festival can be found at http://www.raintime.com/ and
http://www.progpowerusa.com/ , respectively.

-Queensryche recently performed at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los
Angeles where Ronnie James Dio appeared to take the role of Dr. X
during the song "The Chase" from the OPERATION:MINDCRIME II. Check out
video footage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhCwdp7EnHw .

-Scorpions are currently in Los Angeles working with Desmond Child on
their next album.

-Threshold has decided to title its new release PILOT IN THE SKY OF
DREAMS. The album is expected early next year. More info can be found
at http://www.thresh.net/ .

-There's a new interview with John Waite (The Babys/Bad English)
on-line now at http://classicrocknewswire.blogspot.com .

-Winger's upcoming IV features cover artwork by "renowned comic book
artist and penciller" Ethan Van Sciver, who has contributed to such
titles as "Cyberfrog," "New X-Men," "The Flash: Iron Heights," and
"Impulse." The band plans to tour Europe this month and the US next
year.

Thanks to Spidey13, Nancy B. Sayle, Jason Ritchie, Eric Corbin, and
Jeff "Anything Goes" Adee for help gathering some of this information.

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*** AT THE ALTAR ***
*
by Patrick Brower (patrickbrower@...)

-Cross thru the doors once again, dear followers, and see if you're
stricken down by the Divine. Trust me, you won't be. Our sermon starts
this week with metallic congratulations to Detritus' very own Sean G.
and his incredible story from ProgPower! All the best to you crazy
kids, Sean, and remember if you need a minister, I'm here for you,
dude! Who says metal doesn't bring people together?

-Our benevolent leader Tim W. was kind enough to lend me the new Skid
Row CD, REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE. As I played it at work I was struck by
its lack of focus. Metal songs, hard rock songs, steel guitar songs,
country songs, and a cover of The Alarm's "Strength." Funny thing is
the press kit makes mention of the song but not that it's a cover. The
press kit also mentions the 12 new songs on the CD but our version has
only 11. Actually, it has 12 songs, but song #12 (a bonus track) is
simply song #8 with extra steel guitar and harmonica; the exact same
running time, just extra tracks of steel guitar and harmonica. A full
review is (possibly) forthcoming, but I'm not too excited.

-I'm also not too excited by Paul Stanley's LIVE TO WIN. Last week I
was only listening to the title-track single but the day after I wrote
that column, I got the full album. All 33 minutes of it. Huh. I know
that I complain often about the dollar value of music. I know that a
good 33-minute album is better to own than a mediocre 72-minute album,
but come on. It's been eight years since there was new Paul Stanley
music and all we get is 33 minutes? So? Is it good? Eh, it's alright.
It has grown on me in the week since I wrote that which you just read,
but there are a few too many misses on such a short disc for me to be
overly thrilled. Still, it'll probably end up in my Top 10 for the
year simply because it's new Paul Stanley.

-Year-To-Date-Recap. It's now October but at the end of last year Tim
asked what we were most looking forward to in 2006. Here's what I
said:

1. Paul Stanley's solo album.

2. A new studio album from Evergrey.

3. Loudness live in the Chicago suburbs!

4. New Armored Saint!

5. A Crimson Glory reunion...?

How is the year progressing?

1. See above.

2. Album of the year so far.

3. They played back in March and it was a fun show. Not Show Of The
Year, or anything (Sorry, John), but a good, solid show.

4. Pushed back to 2007.

5. Pushed back to 2007...?

-From by brother, George IV, who, by the way, only gets Detritus from
MySpace. Even though his own brother works so diligently on every
minute detail of every painstaking issue, he can't be bothered to sign
up for the e-mail: (Also, I'm sure Tim will have something to say
about that last sentence...)

[Hey wait, who is this Patrick guy sending me columns the last few
weeks? - Tim]

"Reading your last post I was suspicious of the first letter, but the
second one confirmed them as fakes. So I decided to give you a real
letter from a relative. Now on with the questions.

"1. Who is in Paul Stanley's touring band and will there ever be
another Kiss album? Or will just have to wait for Gene's Simmons'
'Larger Than Life,' where he teaches you how to be a rock star
(sponsored by Polaroid)?

"2. Will Anthrax get off this reunion kick, get back with John Bush
and record another great album? Or barring that, will there be another
Armored Saint album?

"3. Will Dream Theater ever record a song that could garner them radio
airplay, other than on XM's Boneyard?

"Sure these are soft questions, but they're better than what our
nephews 'wrote.'"

Fake? You don't know that! Maybe Mom's love for you all these years is
what's really fake! Okay, that's not true. At least, not from anything
SHE's ever said. Dad, however... but I digress. Answers!

1. The House Band from the "Rock Star" TV show I've never seen. Your
Gene Simmons idea, however, is immediately ™ & © 2006 Simmons
Productions and any future mention of it without express written
consent from Gene Simmons will result in a stiff fine, directly
withdrawn from your bank account thru thought waves. Oh yes, he can do
that.

2. G-d damn, I f-ing hope so. I want new John Bush Anthrax! Look for
new Armored Saint in 2007.

3. No. That's just not how they roll.

-What's Playing At The Altar: Paul Stanley – LIVE TO WIN (New Door),
Skid Row – REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (SPV), Winger – IV (Frontiers),
Lindsey Buckingham – UNDER THE SKIN (WEA) (What? He totally rocks!).

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*** REVIEWS ***
*
GIUNTINI PROJECT - III (A-/B+) Locomotive Records, 2006
13 tracks, RT: 58:43
[ http://www.aldogiuntini.com/ ]
[ http://www.locomotiverecords.com/ ]
[ http://eng.locomotive.es/ ]
[ principal@... ]
[ http://www.frontiers.it/default.aspx ]
The classic sounds of bands like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Dio
continue to be resurrected and reflected in the music of many current
artists such as Astral Doors, Jorn Lande and Empire. The Giuntini
Project, featuring guitar hero Aldo Giuntini and Sabbath alumni Tony
Martin, does about as good a job replicating the character of those
icons as anyone, and this is both the strength and weakness of III.
It's been said that there is nothing new under the sun -- and make no
mistake about it, you've heard all this before -- but it's done so
well that the enjoyment factor is kept solidly intact. Aldo is an old
school player who combines the approach of greats like Richie
Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Gary Moore, Jake E. Lee and Akira Takasaki to
strong effect, but it's the songwriting that keeps you coming back for
more. Tony Martin sounds great on tracks like "Gold Digger," "Early
Warning," "Que Es La Vida," and "Trouble Just Keeps Coming," really
turning the best performance of all his recent projects. The
production is excellent (courtesy of Voodoo Hill's Dario Mollo) and
Aldo's backing band provides powerful support for his vintage riffs
and solos. There are a few missteps, like the unnecessary remake of
Sabbath's "Anno Mundi (The Vision)" and the standard riff rocker
"Disfunctional Kid," but for the most part the album stands as a
vigorous tribute to the aforementioned veterans' past brilliance. I
recommend you crank up III when you really want a dose of
tried-and-true, traditional heavy metal -- it's here!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

GPS - WINDOW TO THE SOUL (B+/B) Inside Out Music, 2006
10 tracks, RT: 64:14
[ http://www.musicbygps.com/ ]
[ http://www.johnpaynemusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
[ info@... ]
GPS (not Global Positioning Satellite!) is the new Asia spin-off group
comprised of former members Guthrie Goven, John Payne and Jay Schellen
along with Ryo Okumoto from Spock's Beard, and what we have here is a
10-track album of well constructed melodic prog rock not unlike recent
Asia (surprise!). Songs like "Heaven Can Wait," "I Believe In
Yesterday," "Gold," and "Taken Dreams" really accentuate the band's
qualities, with solid grooves, catchy choruses and cool instrumental
passages that especially showcase the skills of Goven and Okumoto.
Payne's raw vocals sometimes seem out of place with the AOR aspects of
the music, as he sounds at times like he would be happier in Uriah
Heep, but he pulls it off, sounding especially good on the excellent
"The Objector." The pieces get a bit long-winded at times, and GPS
lapses into somewhat standard pop on "Since You've Been Gone" but for
the most part the album is a joy to listen to. Is there a place for
music like this in 2006? I hope so, and I look forward to hearing
future output from this band as I've no doubt WINDOW TO THE SOUL is
only the first step toward something truly extraordinary...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

MIND'S EYE - WAITING FOR THE TIDE (REISSUE) (B) Lion Music, 2006
12 tracks, RT: 63:53
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WAITING FOR THE TIDE is a reissue of the second Mind's Eye album from
2000 and it's a diverse mix of prog rock, melodic hard rock and AOR.
On songs such as "Calling (Father To Son)," "Closer (Spirits In The
Room Part I)," and "Circles In The Sand," the band displays its talent
for blending emotional lyrical content with seamless musicianship. Two
bonus tracks are included in the form of "Endless Passages," a
relatively heavier rocker featuring Robert Forse on vocals, and the
energetic instrumental "Spellbound." It's all pleasantly melodic but a
bit tedious after awhile, as the band seems unable to keep the
excitement level consistently high throughout. Still, there are some
really captivating moments on the disc, and the quality of the
arrangements combined with the players' high level of skill serve to
overcome the sedate nature of some of the pieces. If you are fan of
any of the other Mind's Eye albums and just missed out on this one you
should check it out, as you'll find here many of the elements that
make Mind's Eye compelling to listen to. Overall an interesting
snapshot of a band still in development but revealing great potential,
WAITING FOR THE TIDE is a strong portent of better things to come...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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