Detritus
Issue #406
Week of April 9, 2007
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-R.I.P. Mark St. John. - Tim

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-ProgPower USA Sold-Out; Surprise Headline Set Announced

ProgPower USA has announced a surprise headline set for this year's
sold-out edition of the internationally renowned festival. Saturday
night will now finish with an all-star cover set featuring vocalists
from both the showcase and the festival. Each vocalist will be given
the opportunity to perform 1-2 cover songs of their choice with the
music being provided by the members of Pagan's Mind. Additional guests
will join them throughout the set.

"The fans have made this festival a success and it's time to give
something back to them. I wanted to announce this after the sell-out
as a reward instead of in advance as an incentive. It's going to be
one hell of a party on stage," said Promoter Glenn Harveston.

As a result of the additional performance, there has been a major
change in the schedule and door times. "I had to shake things up quite
a bit to make this work. However, the fans can relax knowing that not
one band will have a single minute cut from their previously announced
set lengths," adds Harveston. The new schedule and door times can be
found at the festival Web site: http://www.progpowerusa.com/ .

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-Lizzy Borden Album Cover Photo Shoot

Lizzy Borden has shot the cover of the as yet un-named new recording
due out the end of summer.

Lizzy is working with special effects wizard and make-up artist Ralis
Kahn ( http://www.ralisfx.com/ ). Although no details have been
revealed, Ralis has designed the set and the look of the band based on
the characters in the storyline of the new recording.

Famed "Metal" photographer Alex Solca took well over a 1,000 shots in
a two-day marathon, involving extras as well as the band (Lizzy, Joey
Scott, Marten Andersson and Ira Black). At the end of the two-day
shoot the set was literally set ablaze(!) with flames shooting 30 feet
into the air! And all captured on film.

"Because a lot of music is going straight to iTunes, we thought we
would pay special attention to both the cover and the back cover and
fill the inside of the CD booklet with tons of fun shots from this
specialized photo shoot. As we all know, very soon there will no
longer be an actual CD to have a cool booklet for. Everything will go
straight from the studio to your iPod, so we thought we would really
do this one up right!" commented Lizzy.

Fifteen hours worth of video footage was also filmed during the two
day shoot. Stay tuned to http://www.Lizzyborden.com/ for the "Making
of" as well as the cover to be posted soon.

In other news:

Lizzy Borden has enlisted the "metal guitar" services of Jack Frost.
Jack is coming on board to play the New England Metal Festival (April
28 in Worcester, MA) with us as the second guitarist with Ira Black.
Jack is also one of the "special guest" guitarists playing on the new
record due out the end of summer. (
http://www.metalandhardcorefestival.com/ )

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

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-Z Rock 07: Are U Ready!!

After numerous setbacks our third attempt to stage a show this year is
fully confirmed. Z Rock 07 is without doubt our most impressive lineup
so far and sees the festival return to its original home at Maximes,
Wigan, U.K. on October 7th. Negotiations have been long and thanks
must go out to James Christian [House Of Lords] for his flexibility
and support in helping to make this show happen -- we owe him a few
beers. ;O) House Of Lords has been on board since the initial plans
where drafted during late summer 2006. Whilst we do not have all the
bands fully confirmed we believe now is the time to go public, as our
crew is very excited about the forthcoming event and we believe fans
will be the same.

FULLY Confirmed so far:

DOKKEN
HOUSE OF LORDS
KINGDOM COME

And more acts will be announced over the forthcoming weeks, please
note that the above appearances are Exclusive one-off appearances in
the U.K.!!!! Tickets will go on sale April 23rd via various outlets --
visit http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest for full details. PayPal
payments [no booking or postage fees] can be made to info@...
and all tickets will be shipped out within 24 hours. Z Rock 07 tickets
are priced at £45 advance, however if you buy your ticket before May
31st you can purchase them for just £40. This is limited to this time
period only and pre-bookings can be made from April 5th. This is going
to be a show to remember. See you there!

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-W:O:A Newsletter - Easter Special April 2007

Dear Metalheadz!

We whish you a happy easter and lots of eggs to find! So, here you'll
find the latest news about the W:O:A 2007:

- W:O:A - Wacken Metal Dream Girls Calendar 2007/2008

JOIN THE VOTING on http://www.metaldreamgirls.com/

The 1st of May is METAL DREAM GIRLS DAY. We will choose 13 female and
13 male candidates and invite them to our photo shooting at this year
Wacken Open Air. The invitation includes a free three days festival
ticket. This year, for the first time, 13 male candidates have the
chance as well. We got so many requests from women all over the world,
that we decided to create the first METAL DREAM BOYS CALENDAR too.

The new WACKEN METAL DREAM GIRLS CALENDAR 07/08 will be released the
1st of June. It conforms with the "metal calculation of times." The
calendar starts in September and counts down to Wacken Open Air 2008.

DATES:
01.05.2007 - METAL DREAM GIRLS/BOYS Voting ends

01.06.2007 - Release WACKEN METAL DREAM GIRLS CALENDAR 07/08 and
announcement of the winners of this year.

02.08.2007 - Photo shooting at W:O:A 2007

And now ...
JOIN THE VOTING

- Exclusive Shirts @ METALTIX

At http://www.metaltix.com/ there are exclusive products, like the new
W:O:A 2007 Shirt, available.

The pieces are limitated, so you have to be quick.

Just follow the links to the products:

W:O:A Shirt 2007
http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,35193,woanewsletter0704

SAXON
http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,35188,woanewsletter0704

ROSE TATTOO
http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,35039,woanewsletter0704

...and much more at http://www.metaltix.com/

- W:O:A 2007 - latest Billing / Tickets

All bands confirmed so far for the W:O:A 2007:

1349 - ALL THAT REMAINS - AMORPHIS - BELPHEGOR - BENEDICTUM - THE
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - BLACK MAJESTY - BLIND GUARDIAN - BULLET FOR MY
VALENTINE - CANNIBAL CORPSE - CHTHONIC - COMMUNIC - DESTRUCTION - DIE
APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - DIMMU BORGIR - DIR EN GREY - DISILLUSION -
ENSLAVED - FALCONER - GRAVE DIGGER - HAGGARD - HEAVEN SHALL BURN -
ICED EARTH - IMMORTAL - IN FLAMES - J.B.O. - KAMPFAR - LACUNA COIL -
LETZTE INSTANZ - LORDI - MOONSORROW - MOONSPELL - MUNICIPAL WASTE -
NAPALM DEATH - NARZISS - NEAERA - NORTHER - RAGE - SACRED REICH -
SAMAEL - SAXON - SCHANDMAUL - SODOM - SONIC SYNDICATE - THE SORROW -
STORMWARRIOR - STRATOVARIUS - SWALLOW THE SUN - THERION - TYR -
UNHEILIG - VADER - THE VISION BLEAK - VITAL REMAINS - VOLBEAT

And many more!

More info about the bands:

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

72,- Euro plus 7,- ticket fee = 79,- Euro. plus service charge (FULL
METAL SERVICE) 20,- Euro - 3-day-ticket costs incl. all shown services
from above = 99,- (all in)

Ticket link:
http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,22840,woanewsletter0704

- W:O:A - Wacken Dean guitar

In cooperation with Dean Guitars ( http://www.deanguitars.com/ ) we
are proud to present the first official W:O:A guitar!

Limited edition: only 100 pieces

Shipment: end of July 2007

Special bonus: for "early birds" their guitar will be signed at W:O:A
2007 by a requested musician and also the W:O:A organizers.

Technical stuff:

Body Design - Baby-ML, same Shaping like Dimebag Darrel guitar,
downsized
Korpusholz - Linde
Neck - Ahorn wood with Rosewood finger board
Bόnde - 22
Mensur - 24-3/4" with 1-5/8" Saddle
Mechanics - Die Cast
Hardware - Black
Pick-up - original Dean
Neck/Body Construction - screwed neck
Bridge - Tune-O-Matic

Order link:
http://www.metaltix.com/link/?item,35180,woanewsletter0704

- Wacken Radio - Wacken Videocast - Wacken 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 homepage:
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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-MVD Visual: Moogfest 2006 And Rick Wakeman DVDs

New MVD Exclusive Titles

MOOGFEST 2006 - LIVE

Featuring an incredible array of the world's leading keyboardists,
Moogfest, the annual festival celebrating the groundbreaking
achievements of maverick inventor Robert Moog and his namesake
synthesizer, captures the spirit that altered the course of modern
music for all time and has since become an integral part of our
musical culture. Filmed live at New York's famed B.B. King Blues Club,
this DVD features from some of its greatest practitioners including
Keith Emerson (The Nice, ELP), Jan Hammer (The Mahavishnu Orchestra,
Jeff Beck), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Bernie Worrell (P-Funk),
Roger O'Donnell (The Cure), The Mahahavishnu Project and DJ Logic.

Format: DVD
SKU #: DR-4559
UPC: 022891455998
SRP: $19.95
BOX LOT: 30
RUN TIME: 70 mins.
LABEL: MVD VISUAL
PRE-BOOK DATE: 05/01/2007
STREET DATE: 06/05/2007
HI-RES IMAGE: http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/dr-4559.jpg
SALES SHEET (PDF): http://files.dvdnote.com/pdfs/dr-4559.pdf

RICK WAKEMAN - AMAZING GRACE

This DVD/CD features Rick Wakeman recording live in the studio on
acoustic piano, crafted with motion pictures, high-end graphics and
emotive imagery to bring to life a collection of material that many
will be familiar with, whether from a religious background or not. It
presents stunning visual interpretations shaped from a timeless
collection of beautiful, inspiring, instrumental arrangements of
traditional hymns, with variations on some of the most popular
melodies and themes ever produced.

Format: DVD/CD
SKU #: DVD5022X
UPC: 022891502296
SRP: $19.95
BOX LOT: 30
RUN TIME: 67 mins.
LABEL: MVD VISUAL
PRE-BOOK DATE: 05/01/2007
STREET DATE: 06/05/2007
HI-RES IMAGE: http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/dvd5022x.jpg
SALES SHEET (PDF): http://files.dvdnote.com/pdfs/dvd5022x.pdf

on the web
http://mvdb2b.com/

phone
1-800-888-0486

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-Awake Signs To Lion Music

Lion Music are delighted to announce the signing of Awake, a superb
British progressive metal band. The first release for the label is
entitled ILLUMINATION and was recorded at Division One Studios,
Gothenburg, Sweden and produced by Evergrey's Thomas Englund. A mid-
2007 release is anticipated (date TBC).

BAND LINEUP

Simon Shedwell - Vocals, Richard Hall – Guitar, Chris le Mottee –
Bass, Craig Burkett – Keyboards, Alex Townsend-Drums.

The album's stunning artwork was produced by Mattias Noren of Progart
Media who has worked for many bands including Arena, Kamelot and
Evergrey.

ILLUMINATION has the following track listing:

Disbelief / Retribution / Crime Of Passion / Choices In Time / Begin
Again / The Price You Have To Pay / Dream Within / Illumination /
Forgiven Now Forever / My Last Goodbye / Shadows

"Disbelief" was chosen as the track for the band's first video shoot,
which happened on 10th March 2007 at A&R Studios, Peterborough, U.K.
-- working with MetalonRock Productions, also of Peterborough. The
finished video should be on-line in the next few weeks.

On the live front, Awake has been confirmed on the Talent Forum Stage
at this year's Metalcamp Festival in Slovenia. Awake is one of only
three U.K. bands to be appearing. The festival is headlined by
Motorhead and Sepultura.

Two dates are already pencilled in for U.K. fans, with more to follow:

14/09/07 - The Attic, Rushden
15/09/07 - The Underworld, London

Awake Web links
http://www.awakemusic.net/
http://www.myspace.com/awakeuk

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

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-We Are I Create Buzz With Six-Song EP And "Controlled Chaos Hybrid
Rock"

What was the last band that managed to successfully merge classic
rock's multi-layered sound with prog metal sonic exploration? Few have
been so bold -- but Boston's We Are I are no average band. "Everybody
in the band is a really great player," explains guitarist Rich
Chamberland. "It's really diverse. J. [Staples, singer] is a freak --
he's very melodic, he's got almost like a Freddie Mercury voice, but
he's got a rapid fire delivery to it. Keenan [Wakem, bass], the bass
player, is amazing -- his stage show is killer. He's just a killer
player. New blood, Ralph Arsenault on drums has kicked the band up an
extra notch. He played through 98% of our material -- right off the
bat."

Having already issued one EP, OFF THE HOOK, the quartet has just
unleashed another EP, a self-titled release produced by Anthony J.
Resta, who has worked with the likes of Collective Soul, Megadeth,
Perry Farrell, and Elton John. "I think if you listen to our stuff,
it's heavy but melodic -- it's Queen on steroids, because everybody
sings. This is a four-part-harmony band. What you hear is what you
get. We don't 'kind of pull it off.' I like to think of us as a
'hybrid band,' not alternative. We fuse a lot of stuff together. If
you listen to it, you've got J. doing some stuff like Freddie Mercury,
then you turn around and we've three over four time, so it's like Tool
but even a little crazier. But it makes sense in the song --
controlled chaos hybrid rock."

Soon after their formation, We Are I quickly made fans out of some of
the Boston area's most successful and renowned hard rock musicians,
including Disturbed's Dave Draiman (who says of the band, "Their CD
jumped out at us -- we heard something very unique, the caliber of
musicianship is top notch") and Godsmack's Robbie Merrill (who is
highly anticipating the group's new release -- "I just couldn't take
their first album out of my CD player, I can't wait for the new
stuff!").

As a result of Draiman and Merrill's support of the group -- and prime
opening spots for the likes of Disturbed, Lacuna Coil, and King's X --
record labels are beginning to buzz around We Are I. With even great
success certainly not far off, it's the band's desire to pull through
the rough times that has gotten them to where they are today. "We
always seem to beat the odds and get on with it. It's been a struggle.
But when it really gets rough is when everybody comes together the
most and we pull it off."

http://www.letstalkmetal.com/projects/artists/we_are_i/ecard

For more information, visit http://www.wearei.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/i .

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-Crushed Issue Mike Clink-Produced Debut, MY MACHINE

Specializing in a sound that manages to merge goth with metal -- while
not sacrificing melody -- the five-man band Crushed should easily
garner heaps of crossover interest with their just-released debut, MY
MACHINE. Hailing from the arid locale of Phoenix, Arizona, the group
(which consists of singer/guitarist Mark Lauer, guitarist Mike
Halland, guitarist/keyboardist Harry McCaleb, bassist Mike Brown, and
drummer Jeff Garten) quickly impressed one of rock's most renowned
producers, Mike Clink, who was the main man behind none other than
Guns N' Roses' APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, among other rock classics.
"Crushed is a blend of hard rock with a melodic overtone, similar to a
wolf in sheep's clothing," explains Clink. "The band gave 110% to make
sure this was the best Crushed album they could deliver."

Clink's expertise quickly rubbed off on Crushed, resulting in one
helluva debut. "Mike only works on one level and that is top notch
professionalism," adds Lauer. "I have to say I really learned a lot
about myself and recording by working with Mike Clink. He encouraged
me to dig deeper and to bring out my best." Garten also voices Lauer's
sentiment. "[Clink] was able to dig in, and bring out the performances
that were inside of us. His astute selections of the people he works
with have made MY MACHINE an album I'm extremely proud to call my
own."

The fourteen-track album perfectly captures "the Crushed sound," which
touches upon riff rockers ("Nocturnal"), melodicism ("Crash Coping"),
and tracks that touch upon both approaches ("Hovering"). Having built
a solid following in the Arizona region, the group is itching to bring
the songs from MY MACHINE to life on concert stages throughout the
world, admits Halland. "We throw in new songs to test them as well, so
fans can hear songs live they would have not heard otherwise. Crushed
is a very energetic live band -- the band looks at each show as an
event."

Upcoming Crushed Shows:

Mar 31, 2007 - 1:30P - TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL - TEMPE, Arizona

Apr 14, 2007 - 8:00P - JOE'S GROTTO - PHOENIX, Arizona

May 17, 2007 - 12:00P - Hyperactive Conference and Music Festival 2007
- ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico

MY MACHINE can be purchased through iTunes or
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/crushed .

For more information, go to http://www.crushed.net/ and
http://www.myspace.com/crushed .

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-Lion Music Is Proud To Announce The Signing Of A New Progressive
Metal Sensation -- Twinspirits

Twinspirits is the latest step in Daniele Liverani's career. This
project comes with the purpose of creating a band that really can
break through in the progressive music world! During his musical
trips, Daniele gathered over the last few years the suitable elements
that could fit his design. Human engine Dario Ciccioni (
http://www.dariociccioni.net/ ) on drums, guitar prodigy Tommy Ermolli
( http://www.tommyermolli.com/ ), bass talent Alberto Rigoni (
http://www.albertorigoni.net/ ) and the raw voice power singer Sψren
Adamsen ( http://www.nico.dk/ ) alongside the mastermind keyboardist
Daniele Liverani make up this fresh powerful new band.

It all started when Daniele met Dario rehearsing on his drums in a
recording studio. The meeting gave shape to the three episodes of
Daniele's Genius Rock Opera ( http://www.geniusrockopera.com/ ) . Some
years later at DISMA Music Show, another important event happened.
Daniele and Dario saw Tommy playing some Vai/Satriani tunes and
decided to come in touch with this young (he was just 14!) talented
guitarist. After some time, the "core" was complete with the welcoming
to the band of Alberto (progressive bass player for many bands like
Ascra, Dream Theater cover band). After auditioning many great singers
across the international scene (including Gψran Edman, Terry Ilous and
many others) they found the best matching voice in Sψren Adamsen with
his incredible versatility and powerful style. The Twinspirits lineup
was then complete!

The first studio album called THE MUSIC THAT WILL HEAL THE WORLD is
released on Lion Music ( http://www.lionmusic.com/ ) in June 2007 with
worldwide distribution and will please all fans of progressive metal
that appreciate an original sound, strong songs and virtuoso
musicianship.

Plans are being set up for live shows around Europe to promo the new
album.

Twinspirits Web links
http://www.twinspirits.net/
http://www.myspace.com/twinspiritsband

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

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-Manes Featured In Book About The History Of Gothic Rock

A new book named "Obskure Opus I," due out mid-May, features an
exclusive in-depth interview with Manes where they discuss their
history and development as well as their new album. The book features
articles on the pioneers of the gothic musical movement like Sisters
Of Mercy, The Mission, Diamanda Galas, Christian Death, Fields Of The
Nephilim and many more, most of them based on exclusive and unreleased
interviews with the artists. The closely linked industrial and avant-
garde black metal movements is also discussed, where Manes is featured
as a part of the latter segment. The preface of the book is written by
Mick Mercer, author of books like "Gothic Rock 'n' Roll," "Gothic Rock
'n' roll Black Book" and "The Hex Files: The Goth Bible." As a part of
the interview with Manes, they comment on the process of making their
new album HOW THE WORLD CAME TO AN END:

"...[with the new album we] try to walk our own path as much as
possible for real, and try to break with preconception from both
outside and within the band. And through that feel the freedom
released when you can see each album, or any other form of output, as
a stand-alone entity, not just another step in fully designing the
ultimate bullseye product for the predicted target audience ... Each
album as an invention."

The book is in French language only per today, but an English version
is being planned.

"Obskure Opus I" cover:

Hi res:
http://www.obskure.com/OpusI/visuels/obskure-opus-1-full.jpg

Web size:
http://www.obskure.com/OpusI/visuels/obskure-opus-1-small.jpg

Dedicated Web site for the book:
http://www.obskure.com/OpusI/Obskure-Opus-1.php

Orders:
http://www.obskure.com/OpusI/pre-commande-Obskure-Opus-1.php (will be
opening soon)

MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/obskureopus1

Manes - HOW THE WORLD CAME TO AN END
Candlelight Records
In stores 7th of May

http://www.myspace.com/manes
http://www.manes.no/

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-East Meets West On Ozzfest As Taiwanese Band ChthoniC Joins The
Tour's Lineup

TRENTON, N.J. -- Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the
Taiwanese black metal band ChthoniC joins the traveling heavy metal
festival's lineup this summer.

"It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal
band," said ChthoniC front man Freddy. "We believe that we are going
to lead a wave of Asian extreme metal to the world!"

Added guitarist Jesse: "I have dreamt of standing on this stage!"

ChthoniC's presence on the tour is significant also because Ozzfest
marks ChthoniC's first full U.S. tour. ChthoniC's past American
performances have been limited to special appearances at metal
festivals, where the group first began making a name for themselves
stateside a few years back.

"It took us 10 years to be on the stage of Ozzfest and it's one of the
biggest opportunities of our career," said bassist Doris. "Based on
the experience of our numerous tours in Asia, we have faith that
metalheads in the U.S. are going to be blown away by this Typhoon of
Oriental Extreme Metal."

In its 12th year, Ozzfest has made the bold move to become "FreeFest,"
an event entirely free for fans. Tens of thousands of fans are
expected to attend.

Called "the Black Sabbath of Asia" by the Taipei Times for its impact
on heavy music, ChthoniC has furthered its Western reputation with the
release of its latest -- and fourth in all -- release, SEEDIQ BALE.
Using the weepy sounds of the "er-hu," a traditional Eastern two-
string violin that dates back to the Tang Dynasty of the 618-907,
ChthoniC adds a unique element to its symphonic style of black metal.

ChthoniC has stirred up controversy in the past with its strong
Taiwanese pro-independence stance, which has been the focus of much of
the band's past material. In keeping with its culturally-inspired
concepts, SEEDIQ BALE reaches further back into Taiwanese history to
the legend of the Seediq and its struggle with Japan over land and
religion.

Hailing from a country with a little-known metal scene, ChthoniC has
gained national attention in its native land where it 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
ChthoniC 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 with the release of the band's Mandarin theme for
the 21st Century Fox Taiwan release of "Freddy Vs. Jason."

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

Ozzfest dates are as follow:

7/12/07 Thu. - White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA
7/14/07 Sat. - The Gorge, George, WA
7/17/07 Tue. - Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA
7/19/07 Thu. - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
7/21/07 Sat. - Hyundai Pavilion, Devore, CA
7/24/07 Tue. - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
7/26/07 Thu. - Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
7/28/07 Sat. - Coors Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
7/30/07 Mon. - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO
8/2/07 Thu. - Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX
8/4/07 Sat. - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX
8/6/07 Mon. - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO
8/8/07 Wed. - Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH
8/10/07 Fri. - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
8/12/07 Sun. - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
8/14/07 Tue. - Verizon Wireless Music Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
8/16/07 Thu. - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
8/18/07 Sat. - New England Dodge Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
8/20/07 Mon. - Tweeter Center, Boston, MA
8/22/07 Wed. - Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
8/24/07 Fri. - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
8/26/07 Sun. - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
8/28/07 Tue. - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
8/30/07 Thu. - Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL

http://www.chthonic.org/
http://www.myspace.com/chthonictw

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-Beneath The Massacre To Take Part In Summer Slaughter Tour

Montreal's Beneath The Massacre have been confirmed as one of the
support bands on the Summer Slaughter tour, which also features
headliners Necrophagist along with Decapitated, Cephalic Carnage,
Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, As Blood Runs Black, Arsis and Ion
Dissonance.

Currently in Canada and prepping for the band's first entrance into
the United States, Beneath The Massacre will make an appearance at
this year's New England Metal And Hardcore Festival as part of the
Brutalitour 2007 supporting Animosity, As Blood Runs Black and The
Faceless, then transition directly into the Summer Slaughter tour.
More dates will be announced shortly.

The in-depth touring for Beneath The Massacre is in support of the
band's debut full-length, MECHANICS OF DYSFUNCTION, released through
Prosthetic Records in February.

Beneath The Massacre
4/19 - Sherbrooke, QBC – Bar Le Magog

(with Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless)
4/27 - Worcester, MA - Palladium (New England Metal And Hardcore
Festival)
4/29 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx (with Bury Your Dead, Suicide Silence)
4/30 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian
5/1 - Waretown, NJ - The Firehall
5/2 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
5/3 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
5/4 - Milwaukee, WI - Orchard Inn
5/5 - Westland, MI - Skateland (Bledfest)
5/6 - Arlington Heights, IL - Knights Of Columbus Hall
5/7 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
5/8 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
5/9 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
5/10 - Lewisville, TX - Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
5/11 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
5/12 - Houston, TX - Java Jazz
5/13 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
5/14 - El Paso, TX - Chic's Bar
5/15 - Albuquerque, NM - The Compound
5/16 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
5/17 - Las Vegas, NV - Leatherneck's
5/18 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
5/19 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
5/20 - San Diego, CA - Soma
5/21 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky A GoGo
5/22 - Victorville, CA - Trilogy Theatre
5/23 - Ventura, CA - Alpine
5/24 - Fresno, CA - The Exit
5/25 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
5/26 - Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman

(Summer Slaughter tour with Necrophagist, Decapitated, Cephalic
Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, As Blood Runs Black, Ion
Dissonance, Arsis)
6/1 - Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
6/2 - NJ – Infest
6/3 - Springfiled, VA - Jaxx
6/4 - Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
6/5 - Louisville, KY – Headliner's
6/6 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
6/8 - Houston, TX - Meridian
6/9 - San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
6/10 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
6/11 - Odessa, TX – Do Amigos Outdoors
6/13 - Tucson, AZ – The Rock
6/15 - San Diego, CA - Soma
6/19 - Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues
6/20 - Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
6/22 - Ogden, UT – Country Club Theatre
6/23 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
6/24 - Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
6/29 - Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
6/30 - Milwaukee, WI – Robot Mosh Fest V
7/1 - Cleveland, OH – Peabody 's
7/2 - Toronto, ONT – The Opera House
7/3 - Montreal, QBC - Foufones
7/4 - Montreal, QBC – Le Studio
7/5 - Quebec City, QBC – L'Anti
7/6 - Worcester, MA – The Palladium
7/7 - Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom
7/8 - New York, NY – B.B. King's

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-Year Of Desolation On First Post Tour -- First Dates Confirmed

Indiana thrashers Year Of Desolation will be touring throughout June
alongside a rotating lineup with The Destro, Unholy, Apiary and
Iscariot on the Lambgoat-sponsored First Post Tour, and the first
batch of confirmed dates have been revealed. Year Of Desolation will
continue on the tour through June 28, before departing to continue
touring on an as of yet unannounced tour. The band will continue
touring in support of its Prosthetic Records debut, YEAR OF
DESOLATION, which has been praised by critics as a welcome addition to
the thrash and melodic death metal scene.

Produced by Jamie King (Through The Eyes of the Dead, Glass Casket),
YEAR OF DESOLATION features in-depth design from renowned artist Paul
Romano. Samples from the record can be heard on the Year Of Desolation
MySpace site: http://www.myspace.com/yearofdesolation .

Year Of Desolation
4/21 - Creve Couer, IL – Tops And Tails

(Lambgoat First Post Tour with The Destro, Unholy, Apiary, and
Iscariot)
6/3 - Cleveland, OH – Peabody's
6/4 - Toledo, OH – Vamps
6/5 - Arlington Heights, IL – Arlington Heights Knights Of Columbus
Hall
6/6 - Lansing, MI – Mac's Bar
6/8 - Osseo, MN – The Segue
6/14 - Oakland, CA – Uptown Nightclub
6/15 - Susanville, CA – Susanville Elks Lodge
6/18 - Tempe, AZ – The Sets
6/20 - Austin, TX – Red 7
6/21 - Houston, TX – Walter's On Washington
6/22 - San Antonio, TX – Scoobys
6/24 - Baton Rouge, LA – The Darkroom
6/25 - Tallahassee, FL – The Beta Bar
6/26 - Orlando, FL – Island Oasis
6/27 - Jacksonville, FL – Thee Imperial
6/28 - Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

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-Kylesa -- New Music Video Available On-line, Announces Dates With
Lacuna Coil

Savannah sludge rockers Kylesa have unveiled the band's new music
video for the track "Hollow Severer" of the critically-appraised album
TIME WILL FUSE ITS WORTH. Featuring live performance footage,
psychedelic imagery and claymation-style animation, the video was
filmed earlier this spring in New York with director Dave Brodsky (The
Acacia Strain, God Forbid, Gwar) and My Good Eye. The "Hollow Severer"
video can be viewed on-line at http://youtube.com/watch?v=VGFru8yyYIw
. A contest giving fans a chance to win vinyl and T-shirts from Kylesa
has also been launched to coincide with the video's release. Click
http://www.mgenyc.com/contest.html for rules and to apply.

Currently finishing dates across the U.S. with Genghis Tron, Kylesa
will also hook up with Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation in late May
and early June for a handful of west coast dates to continue
supporting TIME WILL FUSE ITS WORTH.

Kylesa

(with Genghis Tron)
4/6 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
4/7 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
4/8 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen (with Yakuza)
4/9 - Traverse City, MI - American Legion Hall
4/10 - Grand Rapids, MI - DAAC
4/11 - Southgate, MI - Modern Exchange
4/12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Lawrenceville Moose (with Microwaves)
4/13 - Raleigh, NC – Volume 11 Tavern

(with Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation)
5/30 - Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
5/31 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
6/1 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
6/4 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Company
6/5 - Sparks, NV - New Oasis
6/6 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theatre

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-The Amenta Reinvigorate 2004's OCCASUS

The Amenta's 2004 album entitled "OCCASUS" has been conceptualized
beyond the conventional re-release most others generate. This time the
offering includes multiple full-lengths; OCCASUS, SOUNDTRACK TO A
HIDDEN EARTH and MICTLAN MCD with all new artwork and image galleries.

In addition you'll have the opportunity to devour THE VIRUS DVD, also
included and containing the "Erebus" film clip.

Expect musical duels of radical politics and distorted radio static.

Some much needed brain surgery and radiotherapy for all you Tumors out
there!

Preceding in the fall, The Amenta bestow the first official release of
their upcoming album, NON, which is swarming with found sounds and
bent circuits.

Not your standard "music for a fashion statement" Internet elite.

This is extreme music for extreme people.

Themes for junkies, car crashes, slaves and prostitutes. Distorted
with metallic percussion, angular riffs encapsulated in the atmosphere
of urban decay.

NON track listing:

Rape
Junkie
Cancer
Slave
Skin
Whore

http://www.myspace.com/theamenta

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Anvil's next album will be called THIS IS THIRTEEN.

-Blasting-Zone.com has giveaways right now to win a Megadeth THAT ONE
NIGHT: LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES DVD and a Deicide - THE STENCH OF
REDEMPTION CD. Check out
http://www.blasting-zone.com/Contest%20Page.htm and
http://www.blasting-zone.com/Contest%20Page_II.htm , respectively.

-Evan-Vast, purveyors of "emotional and original gothic-rock from
Italy," will release TEACH ME HOW TO BLEED on April 17 through My
Kingdom Music. See http://www.even-vast.com/ ,
http://www.myspace.com/evenvast , http://www.mykingdommusic.net/ , and
http://www.myspace.com/mykingdommusic for more.

-"Exclusive, uncut footage" of Kiss' Gene Simmons' facelift surgery,
from his "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" show on A&E, is available at
http://www.aetv.com/genesimmonsfamilyjewels/gsfj_surgery_video.jsp .
There is also a "Web Exclusive Surgery Interview" on-line at
http://newsletters.aetv.com/cgi-bin15/DM/y/hYtB0LaPaA0DuT0YtL0E6 . And
we just noticed the show has its own MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/genesimmonsfamilyjewels . In related news,
former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died April 5 "from an apparent
brain hemorrhage," at age 51. St. John replaced Vinnie Vincent, played
on 1984's ANIMALIZE, and was then replaced by Bruce Kulick after he
developed a form of arthritis called Reiter's Syndrome. See the full
illboard report at
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?
vnu_content_id=1003568453
.

-There's a video for Manowar's "Die For Metal," the bonus track on the
European version of GODS OF WAR, posted on YouTube.com.

-Guitarist Paul Nelson (Liege Lord) is currently in the studio in
Copenhagen producing the new disc from PigsWear. See
http://www.pigswear.com/ and http://www.paulnelsonguitar.com/ for
more.

-Last Friday, BraveWords.com posted info about Ozzy Osbourne's next,
to-be-titled album. Ozzy's quote: "My new album kicks f*ckin' ass
man!" The first single will be "I Don't Want To Stop," and a clip is
available on-line. See http://www.ozzy.com/ for more, including song
clips, and read the BraveWords.com report at
http://www.bravewords.com/news/63641 (it also has links to 15 song
clips).

-Razorback has posted two songs from its new album DEADRINGER at its
MySpace site, http://www.myspace.com/razorbackonline . The site also
has dates for the band's upcoming April 16-28 European trek with
Cornerstone; drummer Danny Needham (Tony Martin Band) has joined
Razorback for the tour. On April 14 Needham will hold a workshop at
Guitar Place in Aschaffenburg, Germany. It will start at noon, and the
rest of the band is scheduled to appear as well.

-Saxon's video for "If I Was You" is availble at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5fLQqeMEko .

-Skyforger, from Latvia, has the following shows lined up:

5/19 - Riga, Salamandra, Latvia (w/ Korpiklaani, Andaja, & Ocularis
Infernum)
5/27 - Festung Open Air, Friedersdorf, Bitterfeld, Germany
7/7 - D.O.D. festival, Ballylinan, Co Laois, Ireland
7/28 - Nevelfest Open Air, Merksem, Antwerpen, Belgium
7/29 - Gloppe, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

See http://www.skyforger.lv/news.htm for more, and check out posters
for the May 19 and 27 gigs, respectively, at
http://www.skyforger.lv/bild/apkartraksts/11/19-mai-poster.jpg and
http://www.skyforger.lv/bild/apkartraksts/11/UMM-flyer-2007.jpg .

-The video for Threshold's "Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams" is available
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qw1M-e0CeQ .

-Wildestarr, featuring Dave Starr (ex-Vicious Rumors), has posted a
song called "Generation Next" at http://www.myspace.com/wildestarr .

Thanks to Rolf Munkes, Bill "Under The Gun" Kotowski, Greg Prato, and
Todd Newton for help gathering some of this information.

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

-We got a large shipment of discs from MVD Audio, who's handling a
cool series of reissues from Polish label Metal Mind Productions. The
bulk of the discs are late '80s/early '90s thrashers originally
released by Roadrunner/RoadRacer, with titles from Sadus, Heathen,
Realm, Xentrix, Last Crack, Disincarnate, Pestilence, Toxik, Solitude
Aeternus, Znowhite, Atrophy, Gorguts...and Crimson Glory. (More on
that later.) See http://www.mvdb2b.com/ , http://www.metalmind.com.pl/
, http://www.metalopolis.pl/ , and http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/
for more.

Most of the discs have some form of bonus content, which is always
appreciated, but the real treasure (for me anyway) is the liner notes.
Even if I don't know squat about, or enjoy, a band I still dig reading
about its origin, especially if the band dates back to the '80s. This
stuff is a real history lesson. Some of the liners talk about and have
pictures of the bands' old demo tapes, complete with hand-drawn
artwork. Takes me right back to the days when I was discovering local
Chicago bands like Radakka, O'Dette, Defcon, Prisoner, Myth, etc. Ah,
good times.

Anyway, back to Crimson Glory... You'd think this reissue series would
include the 1986 self-titled debut or its all-time classic follow-up,
1988's TRANSCENDENCE, but no, it includes 1991's freaky, Led Zeppish
departure STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL. Odd. I remember when this came out I
*forced* myself to listen to it until I found stuff on it that I
liked. Yes, the tribal drumming from new skinsman Ravi Jakhotia was
killer, but the new direction really threw me for a loop. (FYI: There
are no bonus tracks on this disc.)

What's more, 1999's ASTRONOMICA is also included, despite the facts
it's significantly younger than everything else in the series, and it
wasn't originally released by Roadrunner or RoadRacer. Double odd. But
get past that quickly and go buy this, because its bonus content is a
second disc featuring all the B-sides and import bonus tracks from the
era, including a couple good demos and five vintage live songs
recorded by the classic lineup.

The staff here at Detritus is putting the full-court press on this
reissue series, so stay tuned for a bunch of reviews.

-Now in my current playlist: Dangerous Toys - PLAYDEN JAPAN - LIVE IN
TOKYO (DVD) (indie), Serenity - WORDS UNTOLD & DREAMS UNLIVED (Napalm
Records), Various - MULLETS ROCK! TOO! MULLETS IN LOVE (Legacy
Recordings), Delphian - UNRAVEL (Lion Music).

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*** REVIEWS ***
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SUN CAGED - ARTEMISIA (B+) Lion Music, 2007
10 tracks, RT: 69:56
[ http://www.suncaged.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/suncaged ]
[ http://www.marcelcoenen.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/marcelcoenen ]
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/artemisia.htm ]
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/ ]
Describing the music of Sun Caged is no easy task, as the band takes
some of the expected prog metal influences like Dream Theater and
Fates Warning and mixes in some rather unusual elements, sometimes
bringing to mind the dark alternative sound of Alice In Chains and
Faith No More, and this blend actually works quite well on the
outfit's second offering ARTEMISIA. Very conspicuous on ARTEMISIA are
the vocals of Paul Adrian Villarreal, who effectively conveys a sense
of foreboding with lyrics matching his often bleak and disconsolate
delivery (imagine a synthesis of Steve Walsh, Layne Staley and John
Arch!). Founder and guitarist Marcel Coenen once again displays his
genius for writing interesting and intricate riffs with creative solos
integrated brilliantly rather than showcased as the main event.
Newcomers Rene Kroon, Roel Vink and Roel Van Helden (keyboards, bass
and drums respectively) get to display their considerable talents on
killer pieces such as "A Fair Trade," "Bloodline," "Engelbert The
Inchworm" and "Dialogue." The production is excellent, one of the
better mixes I've heard from the Lion camp. ARTEMISIA runs over an
hour and the despondency has a tendency to get to you by the time it's
all over, but otherwise I can fully recommend it to those looking for
some very well constructed prog metal. Note: Sun Caged were supposed
to play at the ProgPower USA Pre-Party in 2004 but unfortunately were
unable to make it, unintentionally disappointing many who were looking
forward to their North American debut; I hope I get a chance to see
them there at some point in the future, as they are a near-perfect fit
for the festival...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

WUTHERING HEIGHTS - THE SHADOW CABINET (B+) Sensory, 2007
Disc 1: 10 tracks, RT: 55:34
Disc 2: 7 tracks, RT: 42:57
[ http://www.wuthering-heights.dk/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/wutheringheightsband ]
[ http://www.sensoryrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/ ]
[ http://www.lasercd.com/ ]
Wuthering Heights goes a step further in perfecting their
progressive/power/folk metal amalgam with fourth album THE SHADOW
CABINET, an excellent slice of medieval themed stories and melodies
sure to excite those with an ear for something different. On songs
such as "The Raven," "Faith - Apathy Divine Part I," "Envy" and "I
Shall Not Yield," founder, guitarist and songwriter Erik Ravn creates
rich and vivid imagery with his lyrics, channeled via the powerful
voice of Nils Patrik Johansson (Astral Doors). You'll find great
musicianship all over THE SHADOW CABINET, including furious drumming
courtesy of Morten Gade Sorensen (Pyramaze), ripping leads by Erik and
co-guitarist Martin Arendal, Andreas Lindahl's majestic keyboards and
the dexterous bass playing of Teddy Muller. Probably as much of an
influence as traditional power metal mainstays like Helloween and
Gamma Ray is Celtic-flavored progressive rock like Jethro Tull and
Skyclad, Wuthering Heights opting to incorporate violin, piano and
acoustic guitar in very effective arrangements. THE SHADOW CABINET
features a great sound due in no small part to veteran producer Tommy
Hansen, who really manages to bring out the power and unique
characteristics of the band. I find the anthemic choruses on songs
like "Demon Desire" and "Sleep" a bit standard but otherwise this is a
fantastic disc that should immediately find its way into the hands of
those into bands such as Blind Guardian, Rhapsody and Falconer. This
version of the album also includes a live recording of Wuthering
Heights' 2004 ProgPower USA performance -- entitled ROAMING FAR FROM
HOME -- which suffers from poor sound but is a nice inclusion for fans
and especially those who were in attendance at that show, the first
the band had played outside their homeland. I'm looking forward to
seeing these guys live again now that I'm more familiar and accustomed
to their material, a creative and well-crafted blend of unusual
elements.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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