Detritus
Issue #420
Week of July 16, 2007
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-Ha ha, yeah, #420. Some 'em if you got 'em. - Tim

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-Lion Music Artist News

Mind's Eye - A GENTLEMAN'S HURRICANE Japanese & Rest Of World Release
Dates Confirmed

The Japanese release of the eagerly anticipated new Mind's Eye album A
GENTLEMAN'S HURRICANE will be released on August 1st on Mellow Music.
It will be released with the bonus track "Those Who Fear."

The Japanese release will also contain the DVD THE MAKING OF A
GENTLEMAN'S HURRICANE in NTSC version. The whole package will be
slightly different from the European release as the Japanese release
will be a resized magazine, double CD package as opposed to the
European/U.S. release which will be a DVD package.

The first 150 Japanese fans who order the disc through DISC UNION
Japan will receive the extra song called "The Art Of An Angel."

The Lion Music version of the album will be released in full size DVD
case with the aforementioned THE MAKING OF A GENTLEMAN'S HURRICANE DVD
in PAL format, the CD and a Comic Book -- the world's first three pack
release -- out on September 14th 2007.

http://www.roundrec.com/
http://www.myspace.com/eyeofthemind

House Of Shakira Studio Report #2

House Of Shakira check in with progress on their forthcoming album
RETOXED:

"RETOXED is getting nearer to completion. We have finally managed to
lay down all the trax without any casualties! Andreas have done a
beautiful job on the lead vocals, with assistance from the even more
handsome 'choir boys' Mats, Per and Mikael. Our dear friend Andreas
Bauman have now started the difficult task of making us sounding good
(and hopefully looking good also). He has 13 classic HoS masterpieces
to work with.

"We can now confirm that House Of Shakira - RETOXED will be released
on October 19th 2007."

http://www.houseofshakira.com/
http://www.myspace.com/houseofshakira

John Macaluso Gives Insight Into Making Of THE RADIO WAVES GOODBYE

Leading drum stick manufacturer Vic Firth have just launched a load of
great John Macaluso (a Vic Firth endorsee) features on their Web site
for fans and drummers worldwide to get their teeth into.

Be sure to check out the video interview with John where he discusses
the recording and development of his new critically acclaimed album
John Macaluso & Union Radio - THE RADIO WAVES GOODBYE in addition to
how got started on the drums and and insight into how he got to where
he is today as one of the leading drummers in the rock/metal field.

http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/john_macaluso.html

Resistance Set To Unleash PATENTS OF CONTROL

U.S. metallers Resistance have almost completed work on their second
album entitled PATENTS OF CONTROL. The new work sees the band honing
their blend of traditional metal with thrash influences to brutal
perfection. The album is currently being mixed by legendary producer
Neil Kernon (Queensrÿche/ Nevermore/ Deicide) and will be released
fall 2007 (date TBC) -- more information to follow soon.

http://www.resistancemetal.com/
http://www.myspace.com/resistancemetal

http://www.lionmusic.com/

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-Icarus Witch's SONGS FOR THE LOST -- Featuring Joe Lynn Turner -- To
Be Released In Europe On September 11, 2007

[Note: This comes from CruzDelSurMusic.com. - Tim]

Few bands have been able to built in such a small time, such a strong
following as Icarus Witch did! It seems like yesterday when their
first EP ROSES ON WHITE LACE was released getting the attention of
many metal heads around the world... Then came CAPTURE THE MAGIC in
2006 released in Europe by Remedy Records and the success of their
2006 European appearances (among those, the Headbangers Open Air
festival) did nothing but confirm that Icarus Witch was one of the
bands to be looked out in the always-prolific U.S. metal scene.

No surprise then that there's much expectations on their new album
SONGS FOR THE LOST, once again produced by Eric Klinger (Pro-Pain).

We're pleased then to announce that Cruz Del Sur Music will be
releasing the album in Europe on the 11th of September 2007, matching
the U.S. release date. To say that in the U.S. the album is released
by Cleopatra and distributed by one of the biggest distribution
companies around (Koch), adds a special flavor to our achievement!

But that's not all: the big news is that Joe Lynn Turner, the
legendary singer of Rainbow, Malmsteen and Deep Purple, is singing on
one track of SONGS FOR THE LOST, Def Leppard's cover "Mirror Mirror"
from the HIGH 'N' DRY album.

Watch out then for SONGS FOR THE LOST, because as the band recently
stated, "is a 10 song collection of deep, powerful, melodic music that
has changed our world."

Lineup: Matthew Bizilia - Vocals, Steve Pollick - Guitar, Quinn Lukas
- Guitar, Jason Myers - Bass

http://myspace.com/icaruswitch

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-Sabbath And Slayer To Get 33 1/3 Treatment

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

Black Sabbath's MASTER OF REALITY and Slayer's REIGN IN BLOOD LPs will
be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in
Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents
some of the most important albums ever made.

The 33 1/3 series are low-priced, pocket-sized books. Each is about or
inspired by a classic album. They range from rock and roll's
foundations to modern classics. Previous books have explored records
by Pink Floyd, DJ Shadow, The Kinks, Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground,
Radiohead, Beastie Boys, and many others.

Visit http://www.myspace.com/rib333 for more information about "33
1/3: Reign In Blood." Slayer fans can contribute to the book by
sending questions to reigninblood333@....

For more information on the 33 1/3 series, visit
http://www.33third.blogspot.com .

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-Hard Rock Park Fetes Led Zeppelin - The Ride

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

Exactly one year after breaking ground on the world's first rock 'n'
roll theme park, Hard Rock Park celebrated another milestone Friday
(July 13), with the official topping ceremony for the Park's most
anticipated attraction, Led Zeppelin - The Ride. The topping ceremony,
which marks the completion of the highest lift hill for the signature
roller coaster, kicks the Park into "construction overdrive."

The Ride will tower more than 150 feet into the sky (15 stories tall),
serving as a landmark that will help travelers pinpoint Hard Rock Park
whether arriving by air or land.

Located in the Park's Rock & Roll Heaven zone, the signature steel
roller coaster will thrill riders with a six and a half minute
experience, partially over water. Reaching speeds of 65 mph, the
coaster will boast six breathtaking inversions, the largest of which
will be a 120-foot loop. Every moment of the ride, including thrilling
drops and loops, is timed to Led Zeppelin's hit single "Whole Lotta
Love," creating an unprecedented sensory experience and an adrenaline
rush rivaled only by a live Led Zeppelin concert.

The experience will begin in a huge silver airship, which is designed
to make guests feel as if they are stepping onto the cover of Led
Zeppelin's debut album. Once inside, band-related murals and props
will adorn the walls, while music and videos play throughout the
queue, leading to a "studio" area where guests will be treated to a
moving, multimedia show before climbing aboard the coaster. As the
ride begins its initial ascent, excitement will build in time with
"Whole Lotta Love," which is pumped into each car, thanks to a high-
fidelity on-board audio system.

Hard Rock Park will be an approximately 140-acre theme park boasting
more than 40 attractions for rockers of all ages. Opens next summer.

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-W:O:A 2007 Special Newsletter II

W:O:A And Saxon Say "THANK YOU!"

Again we would like to say "Thank You" for your true support.

To honour this in a special way we are proud to announce this special
gift for you.

Together with our special friends from Saxon we can offer you the
following:

At 31st of July 2007 Saxon will play a more than exclusive show:

Special Wacken Warm-Up
- SAXON -
+ surprise guests, special guests

31st July 2007
Elbmarschenhalle, Horst /Elmshorn
(near Hamburg, near A23 - on a straight way to Wacken, 45 min in the
south of Wacken!)

get in: 7.00pm
showtime: 08.00pm

- incl. signing session/ lottery
- newest W:O:A Infos
- WOA organizer on-side

!!!!!! This Show is for free and exclusive for you!!!! (As long as
there is space in the venue)

This means you'll get FREE ENTRANCE at this evening to see Biff & Co
live and in action.

To be sure to get a place for this show you can reserve and mark your
name on a list (also for a Meet & Greet with the band) at:

http://www.saxon747.com/

There you can also vote for your favorite songs.

W:O:A 2007: Sold Out!

This year's Wacken Open Air is sold out!

Please be aware that there will be no tickets on sale at the festival
site!

Metaltix arranged a waiting list on which you can enrol. We can not
promise you anything at this point -- but according to our experience
quite a few returns could give you a chance of a treasured WOA Ticket.
For technical reasons the Registration is just possible by telephone
so please call our hotline 0049 4627 183838 or e-mail
info@...!

W:O:A 2008 - X-Mas Package 2008 On Sale Now / Iron Maiden Confirmed!

We are proud to announce that Iron Maiden will play their only German
show of 2008 at 19. Wacken Open Air 2008. The pre-sale has just begun:
http://www.metaltix.com/

As follows the Facts:

19. Wacken Open Air 2008
July 31 - Aug 2
X-Mas Package on sale now!
3-Days "ALL IN" Ticket = 99,- EUR
Limited 10.000 Tickets

Price:
72,- Euro + 7,- pre sale fee = 79,- Euro. incl. tax and W:O:A Kult -
T-Shirt, DOG TAG and Nuclar Blast Sampler - limited 10.000 St.

Plus Service Fee
(FULL METAL SERVICE)
20,- EUR / p. person like 2007.

Right of pre-emption:

Ticket owner of W:O:A 2007 X-Mas Ticket get right of preemption for
W:O:A 2008 LTD. X-Mas Package till 10. August 2007.

Shipment:

middle of August 2007

http://www.metaltix.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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-Dan Lilker Calls "Get Thrashed" "Mandatory Viewing"; New York City
Premiere July 25

TRENTON -- The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" are
proud to announce the New York City premiere of the documentary will
be Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the New York International
Independent Film & Video Festival.

The NYC screening will feature appearances by many legendary thrash
artists including founding Overkill drummer and "Get Thrashed"
Associate Producer Rat Skates, plus members of Anthrax, Nuclear
Assault, Hades, Whiplash, Demolition Hammer, and others.

"'Get Thrashed' is a definitive and thorough treatise on the thrash
metal movement," said Brutal Truth/Nuclear Assault bassist Danny
Lilker. "If you missed out on thrash for whatever reason, this is
mandatory viewing, and for all of us that were swept up in the fury of
the storm, this will bring back memories of a time when new ground was
being broken in metal music and the ante was upped considerably!"

"This screening in NYC is very special for me because it's where I had
so many amazing thrash metal experiences -- from nearly getting
crushed at an Overkill show at The Ritz to seeing Slayer get banned
from the Felt Forum to watching the epic Clash Of the Titans tour hit
Madison Square Garden," said Director Rick Ernst. "NYC is the place
where my love and obsession for thrash metal came from."

"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 1980's 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.

"Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" will be screened on
Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at Village East Cinema (181 2nd Avenue
at 12th Street, New York, NY 10003). Tickets are $12.00 and can be
purchased at http://www.nyfimvideo.com/ .

"Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" 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, founder and former drummer of Overkill.

http://www.getthrashed.com/
http://www.ratskates.com/
http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/

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-Canada Legends Helix To Release A New Studio CD Worldwide

Helix's THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL will be released by Capitol
Records/EMI for Canada, Sanctuary Records for Europe and Perris
Records for the U.S.A. Release date for the U.S.A. is September 4th,
2007. With a catalogue of music on CD that spans a history of over 30
years, the heavy metal, hard rock saga of Helix continues with THE
POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL, their first brand new studio album since 2004.
For this return, original lead singer and front man Brian Vollmer is
joined by Jeff Fountain (bass), Steve Georgakopoulos (lead guitar), &
Rob MacEachern (drums) who rock out on 10 newly penned originals
including the first focus track "Get Up," "Baby Likes To Ride," "Do
You Believe In Rock 'n' Roll," and a newly recorded version of their
classic "Heavy Metal Love" that are guaranteed to "Rock You"! With
appearances at major European summer rock festivals booked for this
summer that should bring major profile, 2007 will bring Helix back
from the past and into the future. For more information contact:
perris@....

Track Listing:

1. Get Up!
2. Boomerang Lover
3. Cyberspace Girl
4. Baby Likes To Ride
5. The Past Is Back (To Kick Your Ass)
6. Fill Your Head With Rock
7. Nickles & Dimes
8. Livin' Life Large
9. Eat My Dust
10. The Power Of Rock And Roll
11. Heavy Metal Love (new version)

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-Napalm Records News Highlights / Backstage Pass: The Business Of A
Rock Band

Visions Of Atlantis To Participate In Month Long Education Program
Developed For High School And College Students Across Minnesota During
Their North American Tour

For four weeks beginning September 10, The Minnesota Shubert Center
(Minnesota's new flagship for dance and music) will hop on the tour
bus with Austro-American band Visions Of Atlantis and Dutch band Epica
on their North American tour to reveal how a band takes its music from
idea to album to stage.

Q: What is Backstage Pass?

Backstage Pass is a mutimedia real-time online and interactive
education lesson for American Students (and everybody else
interested), lasting for over one month.

Backstage Pass: The Business Of A Rock Band will follow the
Austro-American band Visions Of Atlantis and Dutch band Epica on their
North American tour and expose the inner workings of what it takes to
bring their music from concept to album to the stage.

Not only will Backstage Pass expose the bands, but it will also expose
the world of music business behind the scenes! From September 10 -
October 5, interviews with record company professionals, booking
agents, entertainment lawyers, sound engineers, record producers,
music magazine writers and more will be posted! They will tell YOU
what it takes to be a part of their world...even Napalm's President!

Anyone interested in the rock music business will be able to access
the program due to it being presented through the Minnesota Shubert
Center Web site ( http://www.mnshubert.org/backstagepass ), completely
free of cost.

Q: What are we gonna see there?

o What will you see?

- Video interviews
- Backstage footage
- Blogs by the band members
- Revealing of the world behind what you see on stage
- Fun projects and prizes
- Forum where you can ask the musicians and music business pros
questions and have them directly answered!
- Scheduled chat sessions

o Topics that will be covered:

- Why is there a business around music?
- How do bands write music?
- What is a record label, how does it work, and how do I get my band
signed?
- The changing landscape of marketing a band
- Releasing an album: The process beyond creating the music
- Booking a tour...what is involved?
- The myth of "sex, drugs & rock -n- roll"
- Entertainment law: Knowing your rights as an artist
- Distribution outlets
- Magazines, music television & radio
- And SO much more

In addition, the Epica and Visions Of Atlantis concert in St. Paul,
Minnesota on Wednesday, September 19th will be webcast live via the
Minnesota Shubert Center Web site ( http://www.mnshubert.org/ ) for
anyone to log in and view.

Q: How can visitors/Students participate?

Three times per week, the Web site will be updated with interviews,
blogs, and journals. Through the forum and chat sessions, participants
can ask the artists and business professionals questions and have them
directly answered. The program will also contain projects that if
completed and sent in to the Shubert Center, will be rewarded by the
bands!

Visit http://www.mnshubert.org/backstagepass to sign up for updates
after August 1st (totally free). Login starts September 10.

Q: So how does this work?

Simply visit the Minnesota Shubert Center Web site on September 10
through October 5th. New interviews and footage will be posted every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Log into the forum anytime to ask the bands or music business pros
questions or chat with other guests. Chat sessions will be announced
one week prior to it being scheduled, so come back often.

The Bands

Visions Of Atlantis
http://www.visionsofatlantis.com/

Austro-American band Visions Of Atlantis have recently released their
third opus, TRINITY, (released on Napalm Records). Visions Of Atlantis
have performed all over Europe, South Korea, Mexico, Russia and most
recently were the first symphonic metal band to play in China, Taiwan
and Hong Kong.

Epica

Dutch band Epica will be releasing their fourth album, THE DIVINE
CONSPIRACY, in September, which is noted as Epica's heaviest album to
date. Epica have performed all over Europe, South America, Mexico,
Israel, Turkey and performed in North America last year. They are
noted as one of the genre's most prolific and well-known bands
internationally.

Epica & Visions Of Atlantis North America Tour Dates

9.5.07 US - West Springfield, VA / Jaxx
9.6.07 US - Hartford, CT / Webster Theatre
9.7.07 US - Pughkeepsie, NY / The Chance
9.8.07 US - Bedford, NH / Mark's Place
9.9.07 US - New York City, NY / Highline Ballroom
9.11.07 CA - Montréal, QC / Club Soda
9.12.07 CA - Québec, QC / Impérial
9.14.07 CA - Toronto, OT / The Funhouse
9.15.07 US - Cleveland, OH / Peabody's
9.16.07 US - Detroit, MI / I-Rock
9.18.07 US - Mokena, IL / The Pearl Room
9.19.07 US - St. Paul, MN / Station 4
9.22.07 US - Seattle, WA / Studio Seven
9.23.07 US - Portland, OR / Roseland Theater & Grill
9.25.07 US - West Hollywood, CA / Whiskey A Go Go
9.26.07 US - Santa Ana, CA / Galaxy Theatre
9.27.07 MX - Mexicali / The Metro
9.28.07 US - Tempe, AZ / The Clubhouse
9.30.07 US - San Antonio, TX / Sanctuary
10.1.07 US - Houston, TX / Meridian

The Minnesota Shubert Arts And Education Center
http://www.mnshubert.org/

The Minnesota Shubert Center is a home for dance and music that honors
tradition, nurtures innovation, encourages exploration and presents
programs that delight and inspire. When completed, the Minnesota
Shubert Center will be a new flagship center for dance in Downtown
Minneapolis dedicated to providing a performance, rehearsal and
administrative home to more than 15 Minnesota arts organizations and
educational resources statewide. This new three-building performing
arts complex on Hennepin Avenue will also be the Minneapolis venue for
the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Integral to the Center's mission is
providing high-quality arts education to students throughout the State
of Minnesota. The Minnesota Shubert Center is committed to linking
students and artists in Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities with
Minnesota Shubert Center artists and arts organizations using
Internet-based technology.

Contacts:

Backstage Pass Web Site
http://www.mnshubert.org/backstagepass

Minnesota Shubert Center Web Site
http://www.mnshubert.org/

Minnesota Shubert Center Contact
Melissa@...

Napalm Records Contact
wolfgang@...

Napalm Records
http://www.napalmrecords.com/

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-Preview Sum 41's UNDERCLASS HERO Now!

Goons!

Set your computer speakers to 11 and prepare to blow out your
eardrums! Our new album, UNDERCLASS HERO will be leaked on MTV.com! So
you can listen to the entire album before it's released:

http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/sum_41/underclass_hero/

Then, to celebrate the release of our new album we'll be performing
the entire record live and uncensored on the Internet the second it's
released. All you'll need to enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity
is a computer, the Internet and your dancing shoes. Be the first kid
on your block to have a circle pit in your living room and tune in.

Thanks,
Sum 41

http://www.sum41.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sum41

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-MQMusicfest 2007: A Spectacular 12-Hour Music Marathon

Metal Queen Management (MQM) is pleased to announce that MQMusicFest
2007 is being held on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at The Phoenix Concert
Theatre, 410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto. This year's festival -- the
secnd annual, following up 2006's successful debut -- is a 12-hour
rock music marathon, kicking off at 12:00 noon and lasting non-stop
until 12:00 midnight.

MQMusicFest will showcase the very best of Canada's up-and-coming, as
well as established, musical talents. This year saw over 60 bands
apply through Sonicbids to play MQMusicFest, yet only a select few
were chosen. Artists confirmed to date include:

• Revolver (featuring Nick Walsh from legendary Juno-winning Canadian
rockers Slik Toxik)
• Crash Kelly (featuring guitarist Sean Kelly, who recently recorded
with guitarist Gilby Clarke)
• Automan.ca ( http://automan.ca/ ) (featuring Darrell "DWaRf" Millar
from metal legends Killer Dwarfs)
• Crack Puppy (Toronto hard rockers featuring Johnny Rude, co-owner of
Rok Boutique)
• Scarlet Sins (Canada's premiere all-girl rock band)
• Ash Lee Blade (featuring members of local metal legends Tchort and
Clovenblade)
• Crazy Babies (one of Canada's top tributes to Ozzy Osbourne)
• High Voltage (Y108's Breakout Band Contest Winner)
• Automatic (one Canada's best upcoming rock bands)
• Sixes & Sevens (Toronto's female-fronted Progressive Rock band)
• Basia Lyjak ('Chick Rock' with an all-star band)
• Fidget (five punkin' gals who love to rock out)
• Zeroscape (described as the melting pot of music and forever touring
Europe/U.K.)
• Zone of Resistance

This year's MQMusicFest -- being held on one of Toronto's best live
music stages, with venue capacity of 1,350 -- is being proudly
sponsored by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, 97.7 HTZ FM, and
Jäger Music. VIP's in attendance will include announcer Steve A.J.D.,
DJ Mike "The Fly," legendary rock personality Drew Masters (M.E.A.T),
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles writer Carl Begai from Germany and an
appearance by the Jägermeister Girls. More sponsors and special
guests/surprises are to be announced.

Tickets for MQMusicFest are just $20 in advance / $25 at the door.
Pre-sale tickets can be obtained from the various artists playing
MQMusicFest. Tickets will also be available via Ticketmaster shortly,
as the MQMusicFest Web site http://www.MQMusicFest.com/ . This event
is fully licenced (19+). Doors open at 12:00 noon.

Currently celebrating its fifth successful year, Metal Queen
Management (MQM) -- owned and operated by Betty Dworatschek -- is the
promoter of MQMusicFest. Respected worldwide, MQM is a Toronto-based
full-service music entertainment company specializing in the
development and promotion of Canadian rock and metal music. Having
earned an all-important "street cred" respectability, MQM and has
evolved to become a "one-stop shop" for the aspiring independent
artists/bands, providing such services as artist management,
performance bookings, promotional campaigns, public relations and
legal consulting. MQM also involves itself in a wide range of
activities, from judging/hosting radio competitions, to securing
worldwide distribution deals.

In addition to the festival, a pre-party for participating sponsors,
artists and fans will be held on the evening of Saturday, August 18,
2007 at the Rok Boutique, 200 Bathurst Street, Toronto.

Metal Queen Management
P.O. Box 47038
RPO 425
220 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M5B 2P9

http://www.metalqueenmgmt.ca/
http://www.MQMusicfest.com/
Betty Dworatschek
info@...

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-Of Hearts And Shadows Set To Unleash Debut Album, TOUCHING BASE WITH
A CHAINSAW, On October 24th

Perhaps there is no other band on the planet that the word "screamo"
fits best than for Of Hearts And Shadows. Hailing from San Diego,
California, the group -- which includes singer Scott Bixby, guitarists
Ricky Vazquez and Ian Archer, bassist Isaiah Herevia, and drummer Matt
Williams -- is readying the release of their first-ever full-length,
TOUCHING BASE WITH A CHAINSAW, which is one of the first releases for
the newly-launched Tyburn label. "We had two years worth of writing
for this album," explains Williams about the sessions. "We were able
to knock it out in three weeks -- we didn't have to sit and write a
bunch of stuff."

The group was formed by Vazquez and original bassist Allan Levy back
in 2003, and subsequently went through quite a few different members,
before finding the group's current lineup. While the group's sound
contains obvious elements of metal, hardcore, and emo, Williams
explains that the quintet refuses to be aligned with a single style or
approach, as their influences run the gamut -- "It goes from classic
rock to everything you hear up to today."

The group recently wrapped up a string of U.S. dates playing alongside
the Distance and Karate High School -- which went smashingly well. "We
take pride in throwing guitars and making it pretty insane on stage,"
adds Archer. "We like to let the music speak for itself, but kids will
say, 'That was an amazing show,' and then they'll listen to the
album."

With a scheduled release date of October 24th, TOUCHING BASE WITH A
CHAINSAW contains countless hard hitting highlights, including the
prog metal-esque "Make Sure You Tell Your Friends," as well as "Pretty
For Nostalgia," which shows that Bixby is one of the more intense
screamers in all of hard rock today. "This band is about the future,"
explains Vazquez. "Five young guys who appreciate the music that came
before, play the music of today, but are going to keep creating and
stepping outside the box into the future. Music is the last free thing
left to do. There are no limits, and that is going to allows us to
grow with every album we put out." And as evidenced by their debut, Of
Hearts And Shadows are certainly off to a good start.

For information, visit the following sites:

http://www.ofheartsandshadows.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ofheartsandshadows
http://www.tyburnrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tyburnrecords

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-Skyforger Newsletter

Hello friends!

This is Latvian metal band's Skyforger newsletter.

Summer is already in middle and we've got some hot gig info for you.
Here's dates where you can catch Skyforger playing until the end of
this year and still not all is listed here. Some more shows are just
in process of preparation, for example: band will hit Finland in
October, and December would see a mini-tour in Benelux countries as
well. About those you will hear with next newsletter. But now for more
news on already shown events check out concert webpages. Feel free to
forward these news, all is officially confirmed.

NEXT CONCERTS

1) 13 July 2007 - High Times Open Air, Gulbenes rajons, Tirza, LATVIA
Other bands: Rusa, Huskvarn, Trendkill Method, Tabestic Enteron,
Collide, Disease, Frailty, Ocularis Infernum, Gatling, Damn Vision,
Tumors, Ex Anima, Motorium, Sutas Dampis, Judas Grasi, 2Tie, Side Of
Pain (all Lv)
All info at: http://www.htimes.lv/

2) 21 July 2007 - Fontaine Palace Festival, Liepaja, Fontaine club,
LATVIA
Other bands: Bloodhound Gang (Us), Jairus (Uk), Kokolo (Us), The Goo
Men (No), Insane (Hu), Urban Junior (Ch), Highway Child (Dk),
Knucklebone Oscar (Fin), Viva Vertigo (Dk), Louie & Fontaine, Ilgi,
Sanctimony, Kuchenbeat, The Snips, Coming Soon, Well Set, Barrel,
Extinct, Satellites, Defdump, Predict, Jaialai, Ability, Adam's
Family, Lietotas mebeles no Holandes.
All info at: http://fontainepalace.lv/

3) 27th July 2007 - Eisenwahn Open Air, Obersinn, GERMANY
Other bands: Misery Index (Us), Vader (Pol), The Excrementory
Grindfuckers, Debauchery, Antagonist, Burden Of Grief, Buried Alive,
Death Court, Disaster KFW, Final Breath, Fulltanked, Jack Slater,
Noise Forest, Obscenity, Path Of Golconda, Rusted Chains, Sickening
Art, Soul Demise, Transilvanian Beat Club, Varg, Abrogation (all Ger)
All info at: http://www.eisenwahn.com

4) 28th July 2007 - Nevelfest Open Air, Merksem, Antwerpen, BELGIUM
Outdoor – Skyforger (Lv), Ancient Rites, Exterminator, Battalion,
Double Diamond (all Bel), Hacride (Fr)
Indoor - Skyforger (Folk Set), Mortifer, Cantar, Sanitarium
All info at: http://www.nevelfest.be/
Concert poster see here:
http://www.skyforger.lv/bild/apkartraksts/12/NEVELFEST2007.jpg

5) 29th July 2007 – Gloppe club, Leeuwarden, THE NETHERLANDS
Skyforger, Libithum & more bands t.b.a.
More info at: http://fearsomepromotions.nl

6) 31st August 2007 - Dunkelheit Festival, Club Svatoboj, Brno, CZECH
REPUBLIC
Other bands: Shining (Swe), MasseMord (Pol), Infernal War (Pol),
Eternity (Ger), Inferno (Cz), Morrigan (Ger), Geist (Ger), Funeral
Procession (Ger), Stormnatt (Aut), The Stone (Srb), Pro Satanos (Ger),
Iperut (Pol), Kult (Ita), Perdition (Pol), Misantropic Might (Aut),
Agmen (Cz), Silva Nigra (Cz), Heiden (Cz), Sekhmet (Cz), Grohm (Aut),
III (Aut)
More info at: http://dunkelheit-festival.net/
Concert poster see here:
http://www.skyforger.lv/bild/apkartraksts/12/dunkelheit2007.jpg

7) 1st September 2007 – Wroclaw area, Poland
Folk music performances, more details will follow later.

8) 3rd November 2007 - Ultima Ratio Festival, Oberhausen, Germany
Other bands: Eluveitie (Ch), Moonsorrow (Fin), Suidakra (Ger),
Waylander (Ire), Korpiklaani (Fin), Heidevolk (Hol), Minas Morgul,
Equilibrium, Wolfchant, Helrunar (all Ger)
All info at: http://www.ultimaratio-festival.de/

9) 16th December 2007 – Pagan Fest II, La Loco, Paris, France
More info will be announced later.

http://www.skyforger.lv/

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-Listenable Records Update: Sybreed, Hate, The Amenta & Hacride

Swiss Sybreed Ink With Listenable Records

Non Conformists Swiss futuristic metal band, Sybreed, have signed to
Listenable and will release their upcoming album ANTARES on the first
week of October.

Born out of the ashes of Rain in 2003, main songwriter Drop decided to
explore new shores of synthetic melodies and metallic violence.
Sybreed's new album is undoubtably the band's strongest effort and
will surprise many a listener by it's incredible songwriting maturity.

ANTARES will also benefit from the contribution of drummer
extraordinaire Dirk Verbeuren (Scarve, Soilwork) who gave a
sadistically stunning performance on this modern mix of electronica,
futuristic pop and violent metal.

As the band describes, "ANTARES is the red pulsing noise celebrating
the fall from grace, the loss of hope and innocence and our own human
nature confronted to Eternity."

A demo version of the song "Emma Zero" to be featured on ANTARES is
available on the band's MySpace. More album tracks will be posted
there shortly.

Studio Updates From Hate & The Amenta

Industrial death/black metal mongers Hate will soon enter Hertz Studio
in Bialystok, Poland to record their new album, tentatively titled
KATHARSIS.

Hate have been working on new material for a few months now and are in
the pre-production process by creating samples and backgrounds for
what is now eight finished songs! The new album, which is going to be
a successor of the highly recognized ANACLASIS - A HAUNTING GOSPEL OF
MALICE & HATRED, is said to be the most mature and ambitious material
from the band thus far, demonstrating a great step ahead in
composition and arrangement.

Some titles from the new record are as follows:

Omega
Katharsis
Apotheosis
Threnody
Slaves To Their Graves
Resurrection Machine

The premiere of the new record has been set for January 2008 on
Listenable Records.

After releasing ANACLASIS, Hate have focused on promoting the record
by touring Europe twice in company of Carpathian Forest and
Decapitated, as well as headlining Metal Spirit Resurrection Tour Vol.
4 in Russia, and The Rebel Angels Tour 2007 in Poland.

Hate have also taken part in important festivals such as Party San
Open Air in Germany, Winter Assault in Czech Republic, etc. The band
is going to visit Ukraine and Belarus for a dozen of concerts this
year and play a second part of their Polish tour haunting 10 more
cities. Hate will also take part in Pushkin Drive Open Air in St.
Petersburg, Russia on July 07 and headline the fifth edition of
Filthrock Festival in Germany in September.

All the way from Sydney, Australia, The Amenta have released an update
about the new album they're currently recording.

The Amenta are in the studio, recording N0N, the full-length follow-up
to their acclaimed 2004 release OCCASUS. All guitars, Samples and FX
have been tracked and the band flies to Hobart, Australia to commence
recording drums at Red Planet Studios in July. N0N is a much darker
and more subtle album than its predecessor and is the product of a
more experimental recording ethos. The Amenta are stepping outside of
their comfort zone and enjoying chaos. Riddled with electronic noise
and guitar manipulation, N0N pushes modern technology to its limits.

Lyrically the album deals with shadowy deals and moral compromises of
this sick new world.

Song Titles:

Skin
Whore
Vermin
Spine
Rape
Slave
Entropy
Atrophy
Dystrophy
Cancer
Junky
Dirt

The Amenta will also re-release their debut album OCCASUS in limited
edition deluxe slipcase with a bonus DVD on July 23rd in Europe.

Hacride To Join Dying Fetus Tour

French insane modern metal maestros Hacride have been added to the
Dying Fetus European dates.

10.08.2007 - Brutal Assault Festival in Czech Republic
19.08.2007 - Spain Barcelona Apolo @ 2
20.08.2007 - Spain Huercal de Almeria (Almeria) @ El Rockero
21.08.2007 - Spain Madrid @ Copernico wed 22.08.2007 - Spain Irun @
Tunk
23.08.2007 - Nantes @ Le Ferailleur

Hacride released their secnd album AMOEBA in February gathering a
roaring response in media worldwide.

"Combining the spontaneity of Devin Townsend with the calculated
madness of Meshuggah (?) Kick your ass into warp speed and pick up
this futuristic monster up." -RUIN Mag

Listenable Records
http://www.listenable.net/

Sybreed
http://www.myspace.com/sybreed

Hate
http://www.myspace.com/hatepoland

The Amenta
http://www.myspace.com/theamenta

Hacride
http://www.myspace.com/hacride

Die Crawling Media
http://www.diecrawlingmedia.com/

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-Incantation Speak Out About South American Tour Issues

John McEntee releases a strong statement about Cathedral Rock
Productions:

"There were many problems working with Cathedral Rock Productions. I
would like to let everyone in the metal community know that he is a
real con-artist and after talking to many bands and promoters that
have worked with him we all agree the conclusion is he is a all around
a rip-off that does not care about the bands, fans or anything else
except how much money he can scam from everyone."

John continues, "Even with the major problems and financial loss that
Cathedral Rock Productions had plagued on us, we still made the best
of the tour and have worked with many great people. We also want to
thank all the Incantation supporters that have came out to the shows
along with everyone that have helped us make the best of our problems
with Cathedral Rock Productions."

Incantation would like all metal fans to read John's whole statement,
as well as a detailed account from Tour Manager Roberto Lizarraga, on
their Web site http://www.incantation.com/ .

Incantation have no intention of letting this incident affect their
loyalty to fans as they are currently preparing for the upcoming
European and Mexico tours. See dates below.

Incantation tour Mexico

August 17th.- Monterrey, Mexico @ "Ibex Rock Bar"
August 18th.- Mexico City, Mexico @ "Circo Volador" (at the "Heavy
Metal Circus Expo")

Incantation with Krisiun, Rotting Christ and Crionics
31.08.07 LIT Vilnus @ Mulen Ruzas
01.09.07 LAT Riga @ Melna Piektdiena
02.09.07 EST Tallin @ Nomme Cult
03.09.07 FIN Tampere @ Hella
04.09.07 FIN Turku @ Klubi
05.09.07 FIN Helsinki @ Nosturi
06.09.07 FIN Kuopio @ Henry's Pub
07.09.07 FIN Oulu @ tba
08.09.07 SWE Umea @ Midnight
09.09.07 NOR Trondheim @ Zone/Blaest
10.09.07 NOR Oslo @ Maiden
11.09.07 SWE Goteborg @ Belsepub
12.09.07 GER Kiel @ Pumpe
13.09.07 GER Hannover @ Headbanger Ballroom
14.09.07 GER Berlin @ K17

Incantation with Vader, Rotting Christ and Krisiun
16.09 (RUS) St-Petersburg @ Orlandina
18.09 (RUS) Ufa @ Ogni Ufy
19.09 (RUS) Ekaterinburg tba
20.09 (RUS) Magnitogorsk @ DK Ordzhonikidze
21.09 (RUS) Samara @ Strokovski Park
22.09 (RUS)Moscow @ Tochka
23.09 (BY) tba

Incantation with Krisiun, Inactive Messiah and Estuary
12.10.07 SK Bratislava @ Randal
13.10.07 CZ Brno @ Faval
14.10.07 HUN Budapest @ Blue Hell
15.10.07 ROM Cluj Napoca @ tba
16.10.07 ROM Bucarest @ Preoteasa
17.10.07 BUL Sofia @ tba
18.10.07 GRE Thessaloniki @ Eightball
19.10.07 GRE Atheens @ Underworld Club
20.10.07 GRE Kozani @ Otherside
21.10.07 MAC Skopje @ MKC
22.10.07 travel day
23.10.07 SER Belgrade @ SKC
24.10.07 BOS Tuzla @ Palma
25.10.07 CRO Zagreb @ Mochvara
26.10.07 SLO Kranj @ Izbruhov Kulturni Bazen
27.10.07 A Gleisdorf @ Kulturkeller
28.10.07 A Wien @ Escape

Incantation with Vader, Krisiun, Rotting Christ and Funerus
27.09.2007 Warszawa @ Progresja
28.09.2007 Lublin @ Graffiti
29.09.2007 E?k @ Centrum Kultury
30.09.2007 Toru? @ Od Nowa
01.10.2007 Gdynia @ Ucho
02.10.2007 Bydgoszcz @ Vanila Club
03.10.2007 Pozna? @ Zeppelin
04.10.2007 Zielona Góra @ Winiarnia
05.10.2007 Lubin @ CK Muza
06.10.2007 Zabrze @ Wiatrak
07.10.2007 Bielsko Bia?a @ Rudeboy
08.10.2007 Kraków @ Rotunda
09.10.2007 Rzeszów @ Pod Palm?
10.10.2007 ?ód? @ Funaberia 2

Ibex Moon Records
http://www.ibexmoonrecords.com/

Incantation
http://www.incantation.com/
http://www.myspace.com/incantation

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-Trail Of Tears To Headline North American Tour In January/February
2008

After a tidal wave of bad luck at the end of last year, Norwegian dark
metallers Trail Of Tears are back on their bearings and have announced
a headlining North American tour to commence in January 2008. Led by
founding front man Ronny Thorsen, the entirely revamped lineup will be
embarking on their first-ever live gigs on American and Canadian soil,
with support by Cellador, Echoes of Eternity, and Unexpect. These are
the CONFIRMED dates + venues so far:

01.15.08: Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
01.16.08: Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
01.17.08: Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
01.18.08: The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
01.19.08: Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
01.20.08: B.B. King's Blues Club - New York City, NY
01.22.08: Velvet - Quebec City, QUE
01.23.08: FouFounes - Montreal, QUE
01.24.08: The Funhaus - Toronto, ONT
01.25.08: Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
01.26.08: The Pearl Room - Mokena, ILL
01.27.08: Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
01.30.08: El Corazon - Seattle, WA
01.31.08: Roseland Grill - Portland, OR
02.01.08: TBA - San Fransisco, CA
02.02.08: Showcase Theatre - Corona, CA
02.03.08: El Jardin Del Silencio Extreme Rock Bar - Mexicali, MEX
02.04.08: Whiskey A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA
02.06.08: Bluebird Theather - Denver, CO
02.07.08: Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
02.08.08: White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
02.09.08: TBA - Dallas, TX
02.10.08: Meridian, Houston, TX

The tour goes onsale through an exclusive Internet pre-sale starting
July 18 through EnterTheVault.com ( http://enterthevault.com/ ) and
will run exclusively until August 10, when the tour goes onsale
through normal ticketing outlets. For more info, get in touch or
consult these resources:

http://enterthevault.com/
http://www.trailoftears.no/
http://www.myspace.com/trailoftearsmetal
http://www.myspace.com/firstrowtalent

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-Desolate Ways Is Back With Former Members

The doom metal band Desolate Ways had another lineup change. The
drummer Ricardo Giordano left the band to dedicate his time to other
musical projects. After several tests with other drummers they decided
that the best option was to call Igo Menegaz, who returns to the band
as bassist Rodrigo Fernandes did last year.

About this change guitarist Elizeu Hainzenreder says: "We are very
satisfied with the return of Igo as Desolate Ways' drummer. We are a
band which has the luck that all the members were are childhood
friends, it makes us a real family. The concerts to promote TEARFUL
will continue until the end of the year, when we will concentrate on
the new album."

The return of the former lineup can be seen at the three-day festival
River Rock ( http://www.riverrock.com.br/ ), in 10, 11, and August
12th, where Desolate Ways will play with other 32 South American
rock/metal bands.

Samples of the new album are available in the band's MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/des0lateways .

Desolate Ways
http://www.desolateways.com/
http://www.myspace.com/des0lateways

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Check out About Heavy Metal's review of Beatallica's SGT. HETFIELD'S
MOTORBREATH PUB BAND, and an interview, at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/3v0u .

-Updated Sammy Hagar tour dates:

9/15 - US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
9/29 - Stafford Lake Park, Novato, CA
10/19 - Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, MS
10/20 - Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX
10/24 - Lakewood Theater, Dallas, TX
10/25 - The Brady Theater, Tulsa, OK
10/27 - U.S. Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington, IL
10/30 - Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
10/31 - Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN
11/2 - 11/3 - Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
11/4 - DeVos Hall @ Grand Center, Grand Rapids, MI
11/6 - Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI
11/7 - Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
11/9 - E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron, OH
11/10 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
11/11 - Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL
11/13 - 11/14 - Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
11/17 - Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO

There are more dates to come; see http://www.redrocker.com/ .

-In Kiss-related news, check out some new "Gene Simmons Family Jewels"
videos from AETV.com:

"Private Simmons: Up Gun Training" - Gene and Sophie go to war.
http://newsletters.aetv.com/cgi-bin15/DM/y/hZoz0LaPaA0DuT0cGC0EF

"Gene Inked: In Vegas" - Gene visits the guys at Inked.
http://newsletters.aetv.com/cgi-bin15/DM/y/hZoz0LaPaA0DuT0cGD0EG

"Light Chocolate Tongue" - Healers help Gene...sort of.
http://newsletters.aetv.com/cgi-bin15/DM/y/hZoz0LaPaA0DuT0bzQ0EJ

There's also a photo gallery at
http://newsletters.aetv.com/cgi-bin15/DM/y/hZoz0LaPaA0DuT0Qs70ET .

-Pagan's Mind's fourth release will be called GOD'S EQUATION and will
feature a 10-minute sequel to "Through Osiris Eyes," entitled "The
Return of Osiris." No release date has been set yet. See band's
official Web site for more: http://www.pagansmind.com/ .

-Revolver will open for Def Leppard this Saturday, July 21, on the
main stage at the Sarnia Bayfest in Sarnia, Ontario. See
http://www.revolvertv.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/revolvercanada
for more.

-All tracks from Slough Feg's newie, HARDWORLDER, are streaming in
full from Cruz Del Sur Music at
http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/homenews.htm . The page also has band
and album information and cover artwork, plus new band T-shirts are
available in the label's Web store. Slough Feg's lineup is: Mike
Scalzi - vocals, guitars; "Don" Angelo Tringali - guitars; Adrian
Maestas - bass; Antoine Reuben Diavola - drums. The HARDWORLDER track
list is: "The Return Of Dr. Universe," "Tiger! Tiger!," "The Sea
Wolf," "Hardworlder," "The Spoils," "Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Blues,"
"Galactic Nomad," "Dearg Doom" (Horslips cover), "Insomnia," "Poisoned
Treasures," "Karma-Kazee," "Whirling Vortex," "Street Jammer" (Manilla
Road cover). See http://www.myspace.com/sloughfeg and
http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic for more.

-Check out About Heavy Metal's new interview with Symphony X main man
Michael Romeo at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/3v0s .

-Most of Widow's NIGHTLIFE is streaming at Cruz Del Sur Music's site,
at http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/homenews.htm . Track list: "First
Born," "We Will Meet Again," "Beware The Night," "The Teacher's Pet,"
"Cult Of Life," "I'll Make You A Star," "At The End," "Beauty Queen,"
"Nightlife," "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen cover), "I Stole
Your Love" (Kiss cover). (The two cover songs are not included in the
stream.) Widow is comprised of Chris Bennett on lead guitar and death
vocals, John E. Wooten IV on clean vocals and guitar, Joshua Pantke on
bass and backing grind vocals, and Peter Lemieux on drums and backing
clean vocals. See http://www.widowusa.com/ ,
http://www.myspace.com/widow , and
http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic for more.

-Within Temptation has announced the dates of its North American
headlining tour:

9/5 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
9/7 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
9/8 - Recher Theatre, Towson, MD
9/9 - Theater Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
9/11 - Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, ON
9/12 - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH
9/14 - St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI
9/15 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
9/16 - Station 4, St. Paul, MN
9/18 - Cervantes, Denver, CO
9/21 - Slim's, San Francisco, CA
9/22 - Avalon, Hollywood, CA
9/23 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ

The band's latest release, THE HEART OF EVERYTHING, is due out July 24
via Roadrunner Records.

-Y&T's first-ever live DVD, ONE HOT NIGHT, features the following
track list recorded on October 8, 2006, at Cultuurpodium Boerderij in
Zoetermeer, The Netherlands: "From The Moon," "Open Fire," "Lipstick &
Leather," "Don't Stop Running," "Dirty Girl," "Surrender," "Don't Be
Afraid Of The Dark," "Mean Streak," "Lonely Side Of Town," "Barroom
Boogie," "Winds Of Change," "Eyes Of A Stranger," "Summertime Girls,"
"Hurricane," "Rescue Me," "I'll Cry For You," "Rock 'n' Roll's Gonna
Save The World," "I Believe In You," "Forever," "Black Tiger." The DVD
is available now in Europe and will be released in North America on
August 14.

Thanks to Chad Bowar for help gathering some of this information.

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by Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

-So yeah, last Friday was Friday the 13th. Nothing weird happened to
me except, as I was riding home on the train, I started watching a
compilation DVD a buddy of mine made for me. It has a bunch of Kiss
stuff (videos, specials, etc.) that have aired recently on VH1 and VH1
Classic. I started watching the "When Kiss Ruled The World" show from
2004. At one point they were talking about their seminal gigs, and one
in particular was in New York City at either the Coventry or the
Diplomat Hotel. A brief image of a concert poster flashed across the
screen and the date was...<drum roll>...Friday, July 13. Kinda cool
being 30+ years removed from something like that. I half-expected my
train to enter some weird swirling Kiss vortex and emerge in NYC in
'74, so I could see the show in person. :) (And in other Kiss-related
news, I just got something about an "Ace Frehley Dunkin' Donuts
commercial at http://www.youtube.com/user/jamccor , but I haven't
watched it yet.)

-My buddy Jeff showed me a CNN.com article on catalog album sales. It
was cool to discover how many copies some discs sold in 2006: AC/DC's
BACK IN BLACK - 440,000 (plus another 156,000 so far this year!);
Metallica's black album - 275,000; Bon Jovi's CROSS ROAD - 324,000;
Guns N' Roses' APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 113,000; and Trans-Siberian
Orchestra's CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES - 289,000. Compilations
and "best of" collections from Queen, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, U2, Eric
Clapton, and The Police are also still doing well. Check it out at
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/17/music.newclassics.ap/index
.html
.

-I got a brief report from my friends who flew down to Oklahoma for
the big Rocklahoma festival this past weekend. The unofficial "Top 3
Bands" were Poison, Jackyl, and Twisted Sister, with Quiet Riot,
Jackyl, BulletBoys, and Steelheart rating as "surprisingly good." My
friends have already reserved their seats again for next year, and
it's rumored Night Ranger and Whitesnake are already slated to play.

-Now in my current playlist: Slough Feg - HARDWORLDER (Cruz Del Sur),
Iron Fire - BLADE OF TRIUMPH (Napalm Records), Widow - NIGHTLIFE (Cruz
Del Sur).

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*** REVIEWS ***
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DELPHIAN - UNRAVEL (B-) Lion Music, 2007
8 tracks, RT: 48:04
[ http://www.delphian-metal.nl/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/delphianmetal ]
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/unravel.htm ]
[ http://www.lionmusic.com/ ]
Dutch quintet Delphian is one of those bands I find difficult to
categorize -- their arrangements are clever but not quite complex
enough to be labeled prog, but they do bring several interesting
elements into the mix making a tag of basic heavy metal inappropriate
-- so let's just call them artsy metal. One of the interesting
elements I referred to is the use of flute in selected places; while
this doesn't always work it is pretty unique in a metal context and
actually serves to add a different dimension to pieces like "Focus On
Acid" and "Undone." In a manner similar to her flute playing, singer
Aniek Janssen's vocals work better on some tracks ("Starting To
Unravel," "Creation," and "Hidden") and not as well on others ( "Black
& Blue," "Undone"). There are some great riffs and melodies woven into
UNRAVEL and I found the album to have a quirky "grower" quality the
more I listened. I had to take some points off for the production,
which is a bit muddy, and I would consider spicing the songs up with a
little more lead guitar, as Coert Bouten hints at some potentially
tasty solo shards at times but never really unleashes his full
potential. I think with closer attention to the mix, more creative use
of flute and the increased presence of lead guitar, Delphian could
well take their place among the better female fronted metal bands
coming out today. One to watch...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

IRON FIRE - BLADE OF TRIUMPH (B+/B) Napalm Records, 2007
11 tracks, RT: 54:53
[ http://www.ironfire.dk/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/officialironfire ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
Main man Martin Steene & Co. are still raising the banner for power
metal, kickin' ass 'n' takin' names. BLADE OF TRIUMPH is an
improvement over last year's REVENGE -- which was pretty good in its
own right -- and one can't help but give him the thumb's up (er, horns
up) for keeping at it. He's still kind of got that semi-glam vibe
going on in his vocals but the music here is no bubblegum metal.
There's actually a hint of Metallica in places, and big production
(hail to Frederik Nordstrum!), ballsy energy, battering drums, and up-
front guitars abound. The songs are by no means the most original
pieces of metal you've ever heard -- the press kit even states "[the
band] never questioned their love of working with Metal 'cliches'" --
but now that so many power metal bands are disappearing off the radar,
it's nice to see one marching onward confidently. "Dawn Of Victory" is
truly a top-notch anthem, and other highlights include the rousing
"Gladiator's Path," "Steel Invaders," "Dragonheart," and "Bloodbath Of
Knights," and "Legend Of The Magic Sword," a nifty, almost balladish
tale of Excalibur. (Note: As with REVENGE, there is a limited edition
version of BLADE OF TRIUMPH that has bonus tracks not included on the
the promo copy I was sent for review. The bonus tracks are "Island Of
Damnation" and a cover of Demon's "Night Of The Demon.")
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

MAGNUM - PRINCESS ALICE AND THE BROKEN ARROW (A-/B+) SPV/Steamhammer,
2007
11 tracks, RT: 62:35
[ http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/ ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
This band makes it look easy, even if it's kind of hard to categorize
its sound. Art rock? Pompy AOR?? Progressive hard rock??? Eh, who
cares, really, as long as more albums keep a-comin'. Guitarist/song
writer Tony Clarkin is a machine, able to churn out these no-filler
collections of songs that are timeless and readily identifiable as
Magnum, yet without simply rehashing the past. Vocalist Bob Catley is
one of my all-time favorite singers -- he just gets better with age --
and his handling of Clarkin's songs is dang near perfect. Throw in
some killer fantasy-based cover art that recalls 1985's ON A
STORYTELLER'S NIGHT, and you got yerself a winner. Highlights include
the regal and tasty opener "When We Were Younger," the infectiously
bouncy "Be Strong," the rockin' "Your Lies," the easy groovin' "Like
Brothers We Stand," and the single/video "Dragons Are Real" (whose
bridge section smacks of Night Ranger!).
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

NEUROTOXIN - V.S.L. (B+/B) Prison Shank, 2007
4 tracks, RT: 20:45
[ http://www.neurotoxinmusic.com ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/neurotoxin ]
Thrash metal has endured a variety of permutations during the past
three decades, but to my ears it still sounds best served up
traditionally in the style of such originators as Slayer, Exodus and
Megadeth. Young Los Angeles outfit Neurotoxin display an impressive
grasp of classic thrash fundamentals on their recently released four-
song EP V.S.L. On sinister tracks such as "Degenerate" and "Ghostly
Confessor," Neurotoxin rise above similar bands by combining polished
but venomous riffs and solos with an excellent production. Vocalist
Johnny Toxin equally blends hardcore with thrash, his internecine
lyrics a strong match for the band's savage metal assault. Johnny also
handles rhythm guitar while Wildcat Matt (love the names) administers
precision solos, Savage City serves up agile bass lines and the
President delivers explosive and skillful percussion. Neurotoxin
definitely have the heavy artillery to create the next thrash
masterpiece, and V.S.L. is certainly a promising preview to their
upcoming full-length release. Prepare for "intoxination..."
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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1. From: rdyfrde@... (Heather)
Re: Magician press release in Detritus #419

I've seen this press release on several websites and yet no one has
noticed a mistake in it. Maybe I'm being too anal but Dirk Schlachter
hasn't been Gamma Ray's guitarist since 1997. He switched to bass in
the middle of 1997 when guitarist Henjo Richter joined the band. Yes,
you could argue that he plays bass-guitar but it still bugs me
nevertheless ;)

Heather

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