Detritus
Issue #407
Week of April 16, 2007
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-Gasp! Sanjaya's gone!! What will the world talk about now?!?! - Tim

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-Ozzy Osbourne Gives Fans First Chance At Tickets For This Summer's
Ground-breaking Ozzfest

Ticket Code Available In Specially Marked Copies of BLACK RAIN, Ozzy's
First Studio Album Of All New Material In Six Years -- To Be Released
May 22nd

[Note: This comes from the HeadbangerNYC.com mailing list and
marcospolos. - Tim]

In February, Ozzy Osbourne made the ground-breaking announcement that
Ozzfest will be free for all this summer. In continuing to give back
to his fans, a limited number of specially marked copies of BLACK RAIN
(Epic Records), Osbourne's first studio album of all new material in
six years, will contain a code for a first chance at seats for the
summer's premiere touring concert festival.

Specially marked copies of BLACK RAIN will be available at
participating retailers on May 22. Fans will use the code found in the
CD's packaging when they log onto http://www.ozzfest.com/ to redeem
two tickets. This code will enable Ozzy fans to go to
http://www.livenation.com/ozzfest and have the first chance at Ozzfest
tickets beginning Friday, June 8, at 9:00 PM (ET) and prior to June 12
when tickets will be available to the general public -- exactly one
month before the first Ozzfest 2007 show in Seattle at the White River
Amphitheatre.

In addition to the festival's namesake Ozzy Osbourne, confirmed
Ozzfest artists include Lamb Of God, Hatebreed, Lordi, Behemoth, Mondo
Generator, Nile, Ankla, Circus Diablo, The Showdown, 3 Inches Of
Blood, Daath, ChthoniC and In This Moment.

Log onto http://www.ozzy.com/ for more details on this offer and to
hear samples of tracks -- including the full length new single "I
Don't Wanna Stop" -- from the upcoming album.

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-"Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" To Make West Coast Premiere
In 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival

Following successful screenings and rave reviews at film festivals in
London, Austin, and Philadelphia, the makers of "Get Thrashed: The
Story Of Thrash Metal" are proud to announce that the documentary will
be screening in the MusicFest portion of the Silver Lake Film Festival
in Los Angeles. The film will screen on Saturday night, May 5th, at
11:45 pm at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre located at 1822 North Vermont
Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Tickets and schedule information can be
found at http://www.silverlakefilmfestival.org/ .

"I am completely and totally stoked to be able to bring 'Get Thrashed'
to L.A.," said director Rick Ernst. "So many metal fans from the area
have been asking to see the film and of course, so many great thrash
bands came out of the L.A. scene -- from Slayer to Suicidal, Hirax to
Dark Angel -- and so many more. I can't wait for L.A. to 'Get
Thrashed!'"

"Thrash was the perfect fusion of our passion for the musical skills
of European metal but with the attitude of punk and hardcore," said
bassist David Ellefson, currently a member of Temple Of Brutality and
F5. "This film is a like a family reunion of all the key players from
the scene and documents the huge impact we had on today's music. We
helped give metal its musical and lyrical credibility and respect for
the generations to follow. With this, we finally created a credible
style of metal that we could dub 'Made in the U.S.A.' I'm glad to see
Thrash metal finally getting its due."

"Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" traces the rise, fall and
impact of thrash metal, an extreme style of heavy metal popularized in
the early 1980s by bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax,
Suicidal Tendencies and others. It is the story of the heaviest,
hardest music of the '80s and early '90s as told by the bands that
lived it, the fans and bands that grew up on it and by the artists
that carry the "thrash metal" flag today. The documentary throws new
light on an overlooked, yet incredible music scene and how it went
from a simple rumbling in the underground to a loud, obnoxious and
constant roar in the (almost) mainstream. The trailer and more
information can be found at http://www.GetThrashed.com/ . The
documentary is produced by Saigon1515 Productions in association with
Kundrat Productions. "Get Thrashed" was directed by Rick Ernst and the
documentary's Associate Producer is Rat Skates, former drummer of
Overkill.

Since it was established in 1999, the Silver Lake Film Festival, a
nonprofit organization, has showcased the works of hundreds of
independent next-generation as well established filmmakers. Among the
filmmakers who have participated in and whose motion pictures have
been showcased at the festival are Penelope Spheeris ("The Decline Of
Western Civilization"), Gregg Araki ("The Doom Generation"), Justin
Lin ("The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift"), Stuart Gordon ("Masters
Of Horror") and many others. The 7th Annual Silver Lake Film Festival,
May 3-12, 2007 in venues throughout Los Angeles, will honor among its
Spirit of Silver Lake recipients the filmmaking couple Jonathan Dayton
and Valerie Faris, co-directors of the critically-acclaimed
independent film "Little Miss Sunshine."

http://www.getthrashed.com/
http://www.silverlakefimfestival.org/

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-THE DEVIL KNOWS MY NAME 1st Week Out

Featuring Joe Satriani, Jim Root & Eric Johnson

HOLLYWOOD -- The first week out for the release of John 5's new CD THE
DEVIL KNOWS MY NAME has been a successful week of sales. The sinister
guitar shredder has gained much praise for his five-finger fret work
on this work of art.

John 5 has also recently gained four prestige's covers worldwide to
date, including Guitar One, Guitarist (U.K.), Fuzz (Sweden) and Guitar
Club (Italy). Many of these covers will also include a John 5
signature Fender Telecaster contest.

John 5 recently signed with GHS Strings for a signature sting set.
John 5's signature strings as in all major stores now.

Autographed Zoom G1 pedal on Ebay for MS Walk Charity

Samson Technologies is auctioning off a Zoom G1 pedal on Ebay that
John 5 has signed.

100% of the final sale price will support fund raising efforts towards
this years Multiple Sclerosis Walk. The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society is committed to building a movement by and for people with
Multiple Sclerosis that will move us closer to a world free of this
disease and to end the devastating effects of MS.

To keep up on all John 5 news go to http://www.john-5.com/ or
http://www.myspace.com/john5official .

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-Cheope Interactive Interview Begins Airing This Week

Friends,

The Interactive Interview one-hour special with the Italian hard
modern prog rock band Cheope began airing this week on Silent Planet
Radio & Audities Of Perelandra. This is a full hour dedicated to the
band including music and a very engaging interview with vocalist ERK.
There will be a chance for our audience to win an autographed CD of
Cheope and other stuff. Here are the days, times and stations which
are airing this special during this next week. More will be added very
soon. http://www.silentplanetradio.com/ / http://www.cheopeonline.com/

Friday (4/20/07) 11:00 PM Eastern USA (GMT-5) THE ECLECTIC ZONE / Web
Stream - http://www.live365.com/stations/bigralphn

Saturday (4/21/07) 8:00 PM Eastern USA (GMT-5) THE ECLECTIC ZONE / Web
Stream - http://www.live365.com/stations/bigralphn

Sunday (4/22/07) 11:00 PM Eastern USA (GMT-5) THE ECLECTIC ZONE / Web
Stream - http://www.live365.com/stations/bigralphn

STEEL93 Check Schedule for times / Web Stream -
http://www.steel93.com/

Every Afternoon Starting Mon (4/16/07) 12:00 Noon Central USA (GMT-6)
CHRISTIAN INDIES / Web Stream - http://www.christianindies.com/

Sunday (4/22/07) 10:00 PM Pacific USA (GMT-8) SURGE RADIO / Web Stream
- http://www.surgeradio.org/

Friday (4/20/07) 22:00 New Zealand (GMT+12) 1140 AM GOLD RUSH RADIO /
Web Site - http://www.goldrush1440.zoomshare.com/

Saturday (4/21/07) 2:00 AM Central USA (GMT-6) SAVAGE ROCK / Web Site
- http://www.savagerock.com/
Saturday (4/21/07) 3:00 PM Central USA (GMT-6) SAVAGE ROCK / Web Site
- http://www.savagerock.com/
Sunday (4/22/07) 3:00 AM Central USA (GMT-6) SAVAGE ROCK / Web Site -
http://www.savagerock.com/
Sunday (4/22/07) 4:00 PM Central USA (GMT-6) SAVAGE ROCK / Web Site -
http://www.savagerock.com/

Thursday (4/19/07) 7:00 AM Pacific USA (GMT-8) TRI ROCK RADIO / Web
Site - http://www.classicgod.com/
Thursday (4/19/07) 7:00 PM Pacific USA (GMT-8) TRI ROCK RADIO / Web
Site - http://www.classicgod.com/

*NOTE: This is a rough schedule. Times and dates are subject to
change. See station schedule or contact station program director for
the latest updates.

THIS SHOW WILL BE AIRED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL ON MANY STATIONS. WE
WOULD LOVE TO FIND ADDITIONAL STATIONS TO AIR THE SHOW. IF YOU HAVE A
STATION OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THE SHOW IS
OFFERED FREE TO ALL STATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR BOTH OVER THE AIR AND
INTERNET STATIONS.

Next month's (May's) guest for Interactive Interview will be the U.K.
Prog Metal band Stairway. We are now taking calls from folks who would
like to ask Mike Visaggio questions for the June interview. You must
call in your questions before April 30th. The person who asks the most
interesting question will receive a sweet package of Mike's CDs. We
are also currently voting for the bands to be involved in July's
Interactive Interview. Details are on our Web site at
http://www.silentplanetradio.com/vote.asp .

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-New Anvil Concert Pix!!!!

Do you remember metal the way it used to be? Do you remember METAL ON
METAL?!

Rockstarpix.com is proud to present pictures and video of a rare,
United States concert by Canadian Metal Legends Anvil!! The date was
4-7-07 and the place was the Crockodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, PA.
Anvil has not played many shows in the U.S.A. in the last 10 years or
so, but rockstarpix.com was there to capture the METAL action!

So, we invite you to not only check out our Web site for pix, but also
cruise on over to our YouTube page to check out some of Lips' (Guitar/
Vocals) intros. The band also played a few songs from their upcoming
CD titled THIS IS THIRTEEN (T.I.T.), along with new standards like
"Smoking Green," and of course the classic metal songs like "Metal On
Metal," "666," "School Love" and "Mothra." True METAL indeed!

We hope you enjoy these pix/videos as much as we enjoyed the show. For
the photos, check out http://www.rockstarpix.com/ . For YouTube clips,
check out http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=dkstar222 .

Thank you.

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-Trouble / Retro Grave Update

Retro Grave was born from Jeff Oly Olson, a percussion artist from the
international doom metal band, Trouble, in which he was a founding
member along with vocalist Eric Wagner, bassist, Sean McAllister and
guitarists Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell. Drawing from Black Sabbath
for inspiration (with occasional nods to the psychedelic sounds of the
late '60s thrown in for good measure), the band used gloomy down-tuned
riffs and spiritual, often openly religious lyrics, which earned them
the title, "The Grandfathers Of Doom Metal." The release of Trouble's
debut, PSALM 9, in 1984 and the THE SKULL following in 1985 soon led
to the departure of Olson to pursue teaching music while
simultaneously writing musical scores, recording and releasing on his
own label, Upland Recording, and later receiving a BA degree in Film
Scoring from Berklee College Of Music while still participating in all
of Trouble's future albums with the exception of MANIC FRUSTRATION
recorded in 1992. R.I.P. Barry Stern.

Olson has toured internationally with Trouble, since 1979, headlining
shows throughout the U.S. and performing at numerous music festivals
throughout Europe that included the infamous 1995 Dynamo Open Air
Festival in front of a staggering record high audience for Dynamo of
over 118,000 people. In 2005, Trouble played in Stockholm, Sweden
where they recorded the live DVD TROUBLE - LIVE IN STOCKHOLM. Escapi
Music will release Trouble's new album, SIMPLE MIND CONDITION, in June
2007. The band will be performing throughout Europe and the U.S.A. in
support of their new album throughout the year.

Latest Retro Grave News - http://www.myspace.com/retrograve

Currently, Oly is scheduling drum clinics throughout the U.S. for the
later part of 2007 and throughout 2008 while writing and recording the
untitled debut album for his new band, Retro Grave. Moreover, Oly is
in production with his soon to be released instructional drumming DVDs
and gearing up for a 2007 European tour with Trouble. More to
follow...

Jeff Oly Olson's gear:
http://www.vicfirth.com/
http://www.ddrum.com/

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-Rock Of Ages Charity Festival: Girlschool, Blaze Bayley, Dante Fox,
Sacred Heart & More

Hi Everybody!

Thanks for popping along -- I'm Steve -- the brains behind Rock Of
Ages Fest, and the owner of Rock Of Ages Entertainment. After dwelling
on the idea of when to launch these charitable events, and on what
scale, we decided in January that we were going to hold our first ever
Rock Of Ages Fest as a small indoor event in September this year at
The Palace in Tamworth.

As you know -- the company are trying our best to find you the very
best rock, blues, prog and metal bands on the planet for your personal
pleasure, and more often than not, we succeed, even if I do say so
myself, however, this time, I think we've surprised even ourselves.

The event is a charitable event that aims to raise funds for one of
our elected charities Cancer Research U.K. -- Rock Of Ages Fest is a
brand new initiative aimed at giving rock fans great bands at the
lowest possible cost. The average rock fans end up getting ripped off
and marginalised far too often for our liking, and we're going the
extra mile to make sure everything we do oozes quality, and also
benefits a good cause.

To a number of you, this might sound like Live 8 on a smaller scale --
well -- to people who say that -- I say damn straight, except there is
one major difference. Only the best rock bands get onto the bill here,
and we have set the standard so amazingly high that you will be in for
a real treat!

The vision is to grow the festival year on year from a 500-capacity
event spanning two days this year, up to a 5,000 capacity event
spanning four or five days in just five years. We are already making a
splash in the musical world, and eyes of the major players are being
turned towards this festival in relation to booking bigger and bigger
names each year! Our plan is to hit the 50,000 capacity mark within 10
years, but we can't do it without your support, which, even in the
planning stages of this event, has been truly amazing! We are still in
the process of confirming bands, and we have already received several
dozen requests for information about buying tickets!

The tickets will cost £20.00 for a one-day pass, and £35.00 for an
all-weekend pass. We are going to be selling them through all the
major ticketing agencies.

Further details will appear here as the event progresses! Artists
confirmed for the event (being held on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th
September 2007) are as follows...

DAY ONE:

Girlschool (Headliners) ( http://www.myspace.com/girlschool1 )
Dante Fox ( http://www.myspace.com/dantefox )
The Satin Dolls ( http://www.myspace.com/thesatindollsofficialbandsite
)
Fiori ( http://www.myspace.com/fiorirock )
Rock$tar ( http://www.myspace.com/rockstar_80s_rock_tribute )
Lost In Vegas ( http://www.myspace.com/lostinvegasuk )
Mr Fixit ( http://www.myspace.com/mrfixitrock )
Morph ( http://www.myspace.com/morphrock )

DAY TWO:

Blaze Bayley (Headliners) ( http://www.myspace.com/blazebayley )
Stairway ( http://www.myspace.com/stairway )
Sacred Heart ( http://www.myspace.com/sacredheartshakes )
Daz Rigo ( http://www.myspace.com/dazrigo )
Melonfarmer ( http://www.myspace.com/melonfarmerband )
Fuckshovel ( http://www.myspace.com/fuckshovel )
Jack Viper ( http://www.myspace.com/jackviper05 )

We have just confirmed former Iron Maiden & Wolfsbane vocalist Blaze
Bayley to headline day two of the event, leaving us just to confirm
two other acts officially.

As an added treat, we are keeping two slots available (one each day)
for two lucky bands who will be winners of our competition being
launched in conjunction with our event title-sponsor Sonicbids.

And into the record books go Morph -- opening our first ever Rock Of
Ages Fest -- power to the boys that play rock 'n' roll...!!

We are also proud to announce that Tri-Rock Internet Radio &
Mookhunter.com have been confirmed as official sponsors of the event.
If you wish to sponsor Rock Of Ages Fest 2007 -- please contact Steve
through this profile or at steve@.... This year's event
is really going to rock and we are expecting a capacity crowd through
the doors at what could be the venue's FIRST EVER SELL OUT...!

So please -- turn up, and help us raise money for Cancer Research
U.K., and for victims of the more than 200 forms of Cancer. This event
itself will not cure cancer, but we sure as hell hope that over the
next decade, it will make a serious dent in Cancer's ability to take
our loved ones before their time. This is where the meat hits the
blade, and where you, me, and everyone else can make a real
difference, by sharing in and embracing our hopes and ambitions for
these events, which will eventually extend from the U.K. to Norway,
Sweden, Finland, Germany, Canada, the U.S.A., Brazil, Australia and
New Zealand.

Our hope is to grow the event to a capacity of 2,000 people next year
in the U.K., and open an event of a similar size in Florida -- both
during July, and which we hope will accommodate some big name artists
for your entertainment!

Until next time everyone, keep rockin' in the free world, be blessed
richly and abundantly, take care and stay safe! We hope to see you in
September!

Rock on!!!!

Regards and blessings

Steve, Owner
Rock Of Ages Entertainment

http://www.rock-of-ages.net/
http://www.myspace.com/rockofagesnet

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-Contrive To Support Stone Sour Australian Tour

Contrive will be opening for Stone Sour on their upcoming Australian
Tour on Sunday May 13th @ The Palace Complex in Melbourne.

Get there early as tickets are selling fast.

The band have also made their debut album THE MEANING UNSEEN available
to purchase worldwide via their Official MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/contriveaustralia

You can also read stacks of positive reviews about the record and view
current Live video footage and interviews.

Contrive are currently hard at work penning new ideas for their
follow-up album that should hopefully see a release by late 2007.

Contrive - THE MEANING UNSEEN
In stores Now!
Distributed by Shock Records.

http://www.contrive.com.au/
http://www.myspace.com/contriveaustralia

Write Contrive:
PO Box 134
East Keilor 3033
Melbourne, Victoria

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-Ladies And Gentlemen, Meet Verismo, Purveyors Of "Brooklyn Thrash"

Forget bed-head haircuts, eye shadow, and skinny jeans. Forget the
whiny Clash-wannabe bands dominating the airwaves, and dig into CITY
OF KINGS, the debut album from a rip-roaring, headbanging, alcohol-
fueled "thrash f*ckin' metal" band from Brooklyn, Verismo (which is
Italian for "realism"). Comprised of Stephan Laboccetta (vocals,
guitar), Vincent Cruz (bass), and Tamas Vajda (drums), Verismo is a
return to the good old days of thrash, when musicians knew their
instruments, vocals were both intense and intelligible, and a live
show was truly an experience. This is not a throwback or "old school"
anything, this is three dirty metalheads from Brooklyn who can shred
on their instruments, drink you under the table, and put on a live
show that will leave you breathless. CITY OF KINGS, the crushing debut
from Verismo, was recorded in one continuous take under the watchful
eye of Dean Baltulonis (Sick Of It All), mastered at Trutone Studios
by Joe Lambert (Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper), and delivered in a package
truly representative of the post industrial wasteland sections of
Brooklyn, the "city of kings" were the members met and wrote what is
sure to become an independent classic.

Already competing with the majors, this record has independently
charted on the FMQB top 50, and has been in regular rotation in many
local and distant stations, including a spot in the top ten of WSOU
for weeks by this point. All three members are no slouches on their
instruments, either, as Laboccetta received his degree music at
Radford University, ex-Ringling Brothers performer/acrobat Vajda
received a diploma from the Drummers Collective, and Cruz was trained
at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. As a result, Verismo is a band
that fans of vintage thrash and hard rock are guaranteed to
appreciate.

Upcoming Verismo shows:

Apr 21 2007
8:00P
Shamrocks
Long Island

Apr 28 2007
8:00P
TBA
Long Island (West Hempstead), New York

May 5 2007
11:30P
Trash
Brooklyn, New York

Check out the E card:
http://doenci.com/verismo/ecard/ecard.html

For additional info visit the following sites:
http://www.verismetal.com/
http://www.myspace.com/verismo
http://www.sonicbids.com/verismo

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-Metal Band Draws New Blood

LOS ANGELES -- Goth-metal band Even X is proud to announce two new
members to its lineup. Guitarist Lew Nottke, previously of Beat The
Bone (which supported Iron Maiden, Queensryche, and Halford in 2000),
can be heard on the upcoming GUITAR MASTERS compilation CD being
released by Bohemian Productions (also featuring Zakk Wylde and Steve
Morse). Also joining Nottke in Even X is his Bone band mate Jay Smith,
a powerhouse drummer that developed his technical prowess alongside
childhood friend and Blink 182 skinsman Travis Barker. Together with
existing bassist Mark Meltzer and founding member and chief songwriter
Ricky Kay, the revamped and refueled Even X is getting ready to hit
the road this summer in support of the band's debut release on Sunland
Records, ANGRY MIRROR. National touring plans will be announced in the
coming weeks.

ANGRY MIRROR, which was mixed by former Machine Head guitarist Logan
Mader, has already drawn rave comparisons to such metal luminaries as
Godsmack, System Of A Down, and Korn. Even X has previous toured the
U.S. with Dope, Bleed The Sky, Anew Revolution and Makeshift Romeo.

For more information, visit the band's Web site at
http://www.evenx.com/ and on MySpace at http://myspace.com/evenx .

Sunland Records
http://www.sunlandrecords.com/

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-Mortiis -- Vinyl Version Of SOME KIND OF HEROIN To Feature Bonus
Tracks

Mortiis has announced that the limited edition double vinyl edition of
the forthcoming remix album SOME KIND OF HEROIN will feature bonus
tracks not found on the CD version.

The double vinyl comes with the following list of mixes, including two
exclusive mixes and an additional three tracks not on the CD, as
follows:

Underdog (ZOMBIE GIRL REMIX)
The Grudge (GOTHMINISTER MIX)
Twist the Knife (The Gibbering Mix by IMPLANT)
Broken Skin feat. Stephan Groth (Septic Wound Mix by XP8)
The Grudge (MENTAL SIEGE MIX)
Gibber (PIG Remix)
Way Too Wicked (Psycoholic Comatose Mix) by THE KOVENANT
Gibber (Lysergic Club Mix by VELVET ACID CHRIST)
The Worst in Me (GIRLS UNDER GLASS MIX)
The Grudge (DAVID WALLACE MIX)
The Grudge (The Forgotten Dream by KUBRICK MIX)**
Broken Skin feat. Stephan Groth (FUNKER VOGT MIX)
The Grudge (Emotional Heresy by KUBRICK MIX)
Way Too Wicked (FLESHFIELD MIX)**
Decadent & Desperate (Therafuck Remix by DOPE STARS)
The Worst in Me (Extraction Mix by IN THE NURSERY)
Decadent & Desperate (Flickin The Bitch Switch Mix)*
The Grudge (Despectus)*
Underdog*
Gibber (Gibbering Idiot)
Way Too Wicked (Absinthium Mix)

** exclusive bonus mixes
* exclusive vinyl only bonus tracks

Says Mortiis about the exclusive material:

"I grew up on vinyl records, when CD came along and vinyl was dying
away I was gutted. CD still can't stand up to the pure artistic space
that is open to you on an LP.

"The creativity that was explored with the vinyl format (especially in
the '70s) was pure magic and that died when CD came along. I think to
some extent you can be creative with a CD too but it's nowhere close.
I try to get vinyl versions of everything we do, although sometimes
that just doesn't happen. We're doing it now, and it is something I
will be fighting for with every release we do in the future.

"As well, to be as creative as possible in an environment that
reflects that, vinyl records are a great medium to showcase cool
ideas."

SOME KIND OF HEROIN is released on April 16 in Europe.

Catch Mortiis now on his European tour with the Deathstars on these
dates:

Mortiis w/ Deathstars

13.04.07 - Academy 2 - Liverpool, UK
14.04.07 - The Sugarmill - Stoke On Trent, UK
15.04.07 - Teesside University - Middlesbrough, UK
17.04.07 - Rockhal - Esch/Alzette, LUX
18.04.07 - Z7 - Pratteln, SWI
19.04.07 - Katakombe - Karlsrume, DE
20.04.07 - Matrix - Bochum, GER
21.04.07 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, BE
22.04.07 - Baroeg - Rotterdam, NETH
23.04.07 - Muzikzentrum - Hannover, DE
24.04.07 - The Rock - Copenhagen, DK
25.04.07 - Train - Arhus, DK
26.04.07 - Markthallle - Hamburg, DE
27.04.07 - Hellraiser - Leipzig, DE
28.04.07 - Brainwashing Fest - Skalica, SLV
29.04.07 - Futurum Music Club - Prague, CZ
30.04.07 - Petofi Hall - Budapest, HUN
01.05.07 - Backstage - Munich, DE
02.05.07 - Steinbruchtheater - Darmstadt, DE

http://www.mortiis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mortiis1
http://vampirefreaks.com/u/papajuju
Mortiis Livejournal: Livejournal
For instant songs and remixes: http://www.mortiis.com/downloads
Media Centre: http://www.mortiis.com/media

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-About Heavy Metal's "Best Heavy Metal Albums Of 1991" list is
available at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/3Zec .

-Footage of the Bay Area Rock Fest's recent press conference is
available at http://www.youtube.com/barfest . See
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/bar-fest-430 for more on the fest.

-The second annual Brooklyn Metalfest is slated for June 22-23 at The
Hook in Brooklyn, NY. These acts are scheduled to appear so far: Ross
The Boss (Manowar, The Dictators; playing "a full Manowar set"),
Byzantine, Seven Witches (with Jack Frost and Alan Tecchio), Brand New
Sin, Rob Caggiano (Anthrax), Magus Beast, Constricted, Zandelle,
Overlorde, Skullshifter, Victim Of Pain, Twilight Odyssey, Castrofate,
Borgo Pass, Devils Island, Illusion Of Fate, Disbeliever, Audible
Thought, and Chicago Typewriter. For tickets, check out
http://www.ticketweb.com/ or contact Dan at (516) 532-9919 or
castrofate@.... See http://www.brooklynmetalfest.com/ for more.

-Def Leppard North American tour dates, according to
http://www.pollstar.com/ :

6/27 - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
6/29 - Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
6/30 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
7/3 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS
7/4 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO
7/6 - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
7/7 - Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
7/8 - Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
7/11 - Moondance Jam, Walker, MN
7/13 - Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/14 - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ
7/16 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
7/17 - Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
7/19 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
7/21 - Sarnia Bayfest, Sarnia, ON
7/22 - Mountain Rock Festival, Farwell, MI
7/24 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
7/26 - North Dakota State Fair, Minot, ND
7/28 - Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY
8/11 - Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA
8/12 - Hershey Park Pavilion, Hershey, PA
8/14 - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
8/15 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
8/17 - Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
8/18 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
8/21 - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC
8/22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
8/24 - Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
8/25 - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
8/26 - Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, KY
8/29 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Selma, TX
8/31 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, TX
9/1 - Smirnoff Music Centre, Dallas, TX
9/3 - Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
9/5 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK
9/7 - USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT
9/8 - Rock Jam, Grand Junction, CO
9/9 - Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, CO
9/12 - Amphitheater At Clark County, Ridgefield, WA
9/14 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, CA
9/15 - Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville, CA
9/16 - Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
9/18 - Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA
9/20 - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
9/22 - Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
9/23 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
9/26 - White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA
9/27 - General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC
9/29 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB
9/30 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB

-Evan Vast's new "dark emotional" album TEACH ME HOW TO BLEED is out
this week.

-Bassist Fredrik Larsson has left Evergrey to rejoin HammerFall. (He
was one of HammerFall's founding members.) No official announcement
has been made from Evergrey yet, but see http://www.hammerfall.net/
and http://www.evergrey.net/ for more.

-Omnibus Press will publish "Defenders Of The Faith: The True Story Of
Judas Priest" in September. Hype from online reports: "Judas Priest's
entire history is explored from their deprived beginnings in 1960s
West Bromwich as an entirely different band. This is the story of
constant lineup changes; sell-out tours, battles with American
Conservative Fundamentalists, the complete breakdown of the band, and
their re-ignition with a new singer in 1996. Finally, their successful
reunion in 2003 with Rob Halford." Judas Priest's management has
indicated the band had nothing to do with, and does not approve of,
the book. See http://www.Amazon.co.uk/ for more on the book, and
http://www.judaspriest.com/ for more on the band.

-Lost Weekend will appear at the Cambridge Rock Festival on August 19
in the U.K. (with Thunder and Wishbone Ash) and the Z Rock 07 festival
on October 7 at Maximes, Wigan, U.K. (with Dokken, House Of Lords, and
Kingdom Come). See http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest for more on the Z
Rock 07 festival.

-Brazilian thrash band Mad Dragzter has made its entire KILLING THE
DEVIL INSIDE available for listening at http://www.maddragzter.com.br/
. See these links for more:

Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=104478
Official Forum: http://metalnaveia.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=40
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/maddragzter1
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=maddragztermaniac
Fotolog: http://www.fotolog.net/maddragzter
Fotolog (Mad Dragzter Army): http://www.fotolog.net/maddragzter_fc
MSN/E-mail: maddragzter@...

-An "audiovisual zap-thru preview video teaser," featuring excerpts of
Manes' new album HOW THE WORLD CAME TO AN END, has been posted at the
band's MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/manes . The disc comes out
May 7 on Candlelight Records. See http://www.manes.no/ and
http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/ for more.

-The Monsters Ball -- slated for October 12 at The Rock Room in the
Sterling Hotel in Allentown, PA, and October 13 at Dingbatz in
Clifton, NJ -- will feature Raven, Hallows Eve, Attacker, Seventh
Caling, and Overdrive (playing its first U.S. show).

-Night Ranger's HOLE IN THE SUN is due out April 20 on Frontiers.
Track list: "Tell Your Vision," "Drama Queen," "You're Gonna Hear It
From Me," "Whatever Happened," "There Is Life," "Rock Star," "Hole In
The Sun," "Fool In Me," "White Knuckle Ride," "Revelation 4 AM," "Wrap
It Up," "Being." Hype: "This album draws on the band's classic sound,
mixed with a more contemporary style and totally in your face
production. According to [Jack] Blades: 'Night Ranger is dual lead
guitars, dual lead vocalists, anthemic choruses, big ballads and I
think that's what this record is. Describe Night Ranger and you
describe this album.'" Check out a Hot Spot feature, including three
song clips, at http://musicbuymail.eu/index.php?i=16395 .

-A video single for Overlorde's song "Snow Giant" is available at
http://www.overlorde.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/overlorde .

-Former Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow is back in the scene and has
joined Pyramaze, replacing Lance King. Check out statements from
Barlow and Pyramaze main man Michael Kammeyer at
http://www.pyramaze.com/ .

-Upcoming Queensryche tour dates:

5/3 - Desert Diamond, Tucson, AZ
5/24 - Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM
5/25 - Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
5/26 - 4th And B, San Diego, CA
5/27 - House Of Blues, Anaheim, CA
5/31 - Kosei-Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6/1 - Kosei-Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6/3 - Zepp, Nagoya, Japan
6/5 - NHK Hall, Osaka, Japan
6/23 - Secret House Vineyard, Veneta, OR
6/28 - Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, MO
6/29 - Myth, Maplewood, MN
6/30 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
7/3 - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH
7/14 - Sunken Garden Amphitheater, San Antonio, TX

See http://www.queensryche.com/tour/index.html for additional dates.

-Episode 4 of Sum 41's on going series "Road To Ruin" -- which
according to the hype shows "there's only one thing that makes Sum 41
as tight as a pair of undies wedged between two butt cheeks:
PROFESSIONALISM!" -- is available at
http://click.myreg.net/r/n_416529194/t_eCFt/u_www6.islandrecords.com/s
ite/artist_newsinfo.php?artist_id=259&item_id=1-
103272&system_id=1&page=1
.

Thanks to Mikey@..., Devilsfan, and Chad Bowar for help
gathering some of this information.

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

-Just saw a report that Rush landed the #1 slot on some Rolling Stone
poll of music fans' guilty pleasures. The top 25 were listed and I
laughed when I realized my wife and I have at least one album from
like 21 of the 25 artists. :) I showed the clipping to a co-worker who
is a big Rush nut and he laughed. We figured by "guilty pleasure" they
meant "a band you are afraid to admit to liking." He said, "Yeah,
maybe, but Rush is a guilty pleasure and it still manages to sell out
arenas whenever it tours." Good point.

-Did anyone else notice the guitarist in Fergie's band, while
performing on "American Idol" last night, had an acoustic guitar with
large AC/DC and Dio stickers on it? I'm sure the guy is some kind of
hipster doofus but it was still cool to see that on such a huge TV
show.

-Random thought: Boy oh boy, is that new Manowar album GODS OF WAR
ever tedious... And I *like* Manowar. Way too much narration and
unexciting instrumental music. Eric Adams still has a sweet voice
though. That guy is amazing.

-Finally, I am going to indulge myself here and say Happy 80th
Birthday to my Grandma! (No, she doesn't read Detritus, but I did once
play her Judas Priest's "Epitaph" 'cuz I thought she'd like it.)

-Now in my current playlist: Masterplan - MKII (Candlelight USA),
Manowar - GODS OF WAR (Magic Circle Music), HammerFall - THRESHOLD
(Nuclear Blast Records), Steel Attack - DIABOLIC SYMPHONY (Locomotive
Records).

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*** REVIEWS ***
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ALAN MORSE - FOUR O'CLOCK AND HYSTERIA (B+) Inside Out Music, 2007
12 tracks, RT: 63:50
[ http://www.alanmorse.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/alanmorse ]
[ http://www.spocksbeard.com/ ]
[ http://www.spocksbeard.net/ ]
[ http://www.spocksbeard.org/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica ]
[ info@... ]
Just when I was beginning to associate Inside Out with progressive
rock, they start putting out some really good jazz-fusion releases!
Spock's Beard guitarist Alan Morse serves up some tasty instrumentals
on his first solo album FOUR O'CLOCK AND HYSTERIA, displaying a
command of the instrument not as evident in the more structured
environment of his main band. Alan is obviously a big fan of Jeff
Beck, whose influence can be clearly heard on pieces such as opener
"Cold Fusion," the laid back groove of "R Bluz," and optimistic vibe
of "Dschungel Cruz." Alan impresses not only on the more active tunes
like the virtuosic "The Rite Of Left," but also on some of the more
relaxed pieces like "First Funk," "Spanish Steppes," and "Track 3."
FOUR O'CLOCK AND HYSTERIA also sports a great mix with a full sound
and excellent instrument separation. If you are looking for music in
the style of Spock's Beard you won't find it here, but what you will
discover is some really well played fusion by musicians who really
know what they're doing. Do yourself a favor and check out another
side of this excellent talent.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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*** OUT ***
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