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Week of June 22, 2009
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-Not much is happening around here, other than sitting around enjoying
the heat and humidity. Yum. - Tim

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-Twisted Sister Storms New York For Two In-Store Appearances And
Signings

Constantine Maroulis To Present Band With Gold Plaques

Twisted Sister will make back-to-back in-store appearances in New York
City and Long Island on Tuesday, June 30. Dee Snider, Jay Jay French,
Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza, and A.J. Pero will all be on hand to
celebrate the release of the 25th Anniversary Edition of STAY HUNGRY,
out June 30 on Rhino. Constantine Maroulis from the five-time Tony®
nominated musical "Rock Of Ages" will be on hand at J&R Music World to
present the band with RIAA certified Gold plaques for the single
"We're Not Gonna Take It." The J&R Music World event takes place
Tuesday, June 30 at 12:30 p.m. Please call J&R Music World at (212)
238-9000 or visit http://www.jr.com/information/liveEvents.jsp for
more information. The Looney Tunes Event takes place at 7:30 p.m.
Please call Looney Tunes at (631) 587-7722 or visit
http://www.looneytunescds.com/ for more information.

WHO: TWISTED SISTER & CONSTANTINE MAROULIS
WHAT: Signing the 25th Anniversary Edition of STAY HUNGRY
WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 30

12:30 p.m. ­ J & R MUSIC WORLD ­ LOWER MANHATTAN
23 Park Row
New York, NY 10038

7:30 p.m. ­ LOONEY TUNES ­ LONG ISLAND
31 Brookvale Ave
West Babylon, NY 11704

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Magic Circle Festival 2009 Tickets And Outlets

The Magic Circle Festival is being staged at the Loreley
"Freilichtbühne" (Open-Air Theatre) in just a few weeks now, so it's
high time you thought about getting your tickets (EUR 75.00 plus
booking fee). The simplest way to order them is from the online shop.
The tickets will then be sent straight to you within 2-3 days. Tickets
are also available from all the regular ticket outlets and at the box
office as well on the day for €85.00 for those deciding to go at the
last moment.

You can order your tickets online here:
http://www.magic-circle-festival.de/

Death To Infidels Ultimate Tour Pass!

Manowar has embarked on the Death To Infidels Tour 2009! Last stop was
France where Hellfest attendees wanted to get backstage for personal
time with the band...! Thus the Ultimate Tour Pass was born! Similar
to the Ultimate Fan Package for the Magic Circle Festival, the
Ultimate Tour Pass entitles a few ultimate fans to a personal
backstage tour, a meet-n-greet with Manowar, photos with the band,
personal autographs and a bag of exclusive merchandise for the
purchaser of each UTP.

Tour passes are available for 150 Euros for the following shows on the
Death to Infidels Tour: Metalway Festival on June 27th in Zaragoza,
Spain, B'estfest Aftershock on July 5th in Bucharest, Romania and
Norway Rock Festival on July 10th in Kivndesal, Norway. Fans can
purchase the passes online at The Kingdom of Steel Store:
http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/

For details on the tour, the new E.P. THUNDER IN THE SKY, the Asgard
Saga and all things Manowar, keep posted to OFFICIAL sites
http://www.manowar.com/ , http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ ,
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ , http://www.asgard-saga.com/ .

Magic Circle Music
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/

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-Testament Update

Full Metal Jackie of Altitude TV conducted an interview with vocalist
Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans Testament on June
11, 2009 backstage at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood,
California.

Watch the chat w/ Full Metal Jackie in two parts by clicking below:

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRoxVtv_GqU

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxJJO2ixPG8

HardTimes.ca recently interviewed Testament on May 21, 2009 at
Metropolis in Montreal, QC - Canada. Watch the chat w/ HardTimes.ca by
clicking below:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57877930
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57816571

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick will make an appearance at the
National Guitar Workshop between June 27 and July 2 in McLean,
Virginia.

The National Guitar Workshop is dedicated to bringing the best in
music education to guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, drummers and
vocalists regardless of style of music or level of ability. The NGW
acclaimed faculty and world-renowned guest artists, combined with
highly developed courses and supportive learning environment, foster
meaningful experiences through performance instruction, jamming and
master classes.

For more information, click here:

http://www.guitarworkshop.com/guest.php?guest=Alex+Skolnick&guestID=45

Away-Team.com senior staff writer Jim Keller recently conducted an
interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick. Read the interview by clicking
here:

http://www.away-team.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1245722013&archive=&sta\
rt_from=&ucat=1&

http://www.testamentlegions.com/
http://www.myspace.com/testamentlegions
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Testament/23598655331

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-Sonata Arctica Returns To North America With...

Finland's Sonata Arctica will return to tour North America this Fall
(September / October '09) as direct support to British epic power
metallers DragonForce. Opening each night of the tour will come from
Las Vegas' Taking Dawn.

Confirmed dates so far:
09/17/09 The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA (SONATA ONLY)
09/18/09 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
09/19/09 Regency Center @ The Grand - San Francisco, CA
09/20/09 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
09/21/09 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC - CANADA
09/23/09 Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
09/24/09 MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB - CANADA
09/25/09 Odeon Events Centre - Saskatoon, SK - CANADA
09/26/09 Burton Cummings - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
09/28/09 Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
09/29/09 The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
09/30/09 House of Blues - Chicago, IL
10/02/09 Sound Academy - Toronto, ON - CANADA
10/03/09 Le Medley - Montreal, QC - CANADA
10/04/09 Theatre Imperial - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
10/06/09 The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York City, NY
10/07/09 Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
10/09/09 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
10/10/09 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
10/11/09 Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
10/12/09 Webster Theater - Hartford, CT (SONATA ONLY)
10/13/09 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA (SONATA ONLY)
10/15/09 Music Hall - London, ON - CANADA (SONATA ONLY)
10/16/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH (SONATA ONLY)
10/17/09 Uncle Pleasants - Louisville, KY (SONATA ONLY)
10/18/09 Rave - Milwaukee, WI (SONATA ONLY)

Tickets to Sonata Arctica headlining dates went exclusively on pre-
sale on June 19th via EnterTheVault.com. On July 10th, tickets will be
available thru all ticketing outlets.

In early May 2009, Sonata Arctica issued the following update:

"Many... OK, let's not kid ourselves here, but at least some of you
wonder how the [new Sonata Arctica] album is progressing. So far the
drums, bass and rhythm guitars are done. Some weeks ago we had a
meeting with the boys and among other things we decided which songs
are going to be on the album and in what order. Hell yeah!! So we're
right on schedule and... still have a couple of weeks until the mixing
starts. Those dear days will be spent on working out the keyboard
tracks, Tony's [Kakko] got a bunch of vocals left to do, we're still
waiting on some guest 'tracks, etc. All in all we're once again
excited as hell about the new stuff and if everything goes well you'll
have a new Sonata album in your hands next fall."

Klingenberg previously described the new Sonata Arctica material as "a
bit darker and maybe not so complex as [2007's] UNIA. Nevertheless,
it's definitely not a back-to-the-roots album with fast power metal.
All the trademark Sonata stuff is on there, solos, lots of singing
some slower songs."

Members of Sonata Arctica recently joined forces with Dark
Tranquillity members to form Rockstars Of Poker, a poker team which
aims to give fans a chance to meet their heroes while playing poker
online.

Rockstars Of Poker works together with Betfriends.com and gives
everyone a chance to challenge the team totally free. In addition to
the prizepool sponsored by Betfriends.com, whoever kicks any of the
team members out of each tournament gets special band-related prizes.

Rockstars Of Poker co-founder Henrik Klingenberg (of Sonata Arctica)
explains: "Me and Marko (Paasikoski, Sonata Arctica) and Martin
(Brandstrom) as well as Martin (Henriksson, both of Dark Tranquillity)
met over a couple of beers at a festival in Italy last summer and
found out that we're all really into poker. Later we stayed in touch
and at some point a poker playing friend of ours asked us why we don't
have our own tournaments."

As both bands have gotten several requests for chat meetings and
different online interaction with their fans, they decided to join
forces and combine a dear hobby with a little bit of "work."

"Instead of just chatting online which is not really our thing (mind
you, we're a bunch of rock dudes in our 30, who like beer), we thought
that we might as well play some poker while we meet up with whoever
has something they want to know... or say," says Klingenberg.

"The best thing is that it's totally free for everyone so you really
don't have to be good at poker, but you still have a chance to win
some money and prizes as well as ask us anything, so everybody wins."

Log on to http://www.rockstarsofpoker.info to find out how to
register.

http://www.sonataarctica.info/
http://www.myspace.com/sonataarctica
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonata-Arctica/21128872968

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-Asia Featuring John Payne Kicks Off Summer Tour At American Music
Festival July 5th

Classic AOR Band Hits Festivals/Venues Around The Nation

Los Angeles, CA -- Classic AOR band Asia Featuring John Payne is
scheduled to appear at festivals and venues around the U.S.A. this
summer beginning July 5th at the American Music Festival in Riverfront
Park, Harrisburg, PA. Asia Featuring John Payne will perform many of
Asia's hit songs plus new material from their upcoming release
MILITARY MAN.

Asia Featuring John Payne's tour dates are as follows with additional
dates TBA:

July 5, 2009 - American Music Festival, Riverfront Park in downtown
Harrisburg, PA 6:30 p.m. http://www.harrisburgevents.com/
July 11, 2009 - Riverfest, East Hartford, CT
http://www.riverfront.org/events/festivals/#Info1
July 12, 2009 - Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road, Londonderry, NH 03053
7 p.m. http://www.tupelomusichall.com/
July 14, 2009 - Mohegan Sun Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, CT
8 p.m. http://www.mohegansun.com/
July 16, 2009 - The Boogie Festival, Springville, IN 11 p.m.
http://www.abateofindiana.org/events/boogie.html
July 18, 2009 - Rock N Resort Music Festival, Clays Park Resort, North
Lawrence, OH 44666 7:30 p.m. http://www.rocknresort.com/
August 7, 2009 - Crestwood Fest, Caesar Park, Crestwood, IL 9:45 p.m.
August 9, 2009 - Valley Cultural Arts, Warner Park Ctr., 5800 Topanga
Canyon Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 6 p.m.
http://www.valleycultural.org/concerts_park.php
August 12, 2009 - Trocaderos Event Center, 107 Third Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 8 p.m. http://www.trocaderos.com/
August 13, 2009 - Waterfest, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI (with Night
Ranger) 8 p.m. http://www.waterfest.org/
August 15, 2009 - Wisconsin State Fair, Cousins Subs Amphitheater,
West Allis, WI 8 p.m. http://www.wistatefair.com/
September 12, 2009 - Sky City Casino, Interstate 40 Exit 102, Acoma,
NM 87034 8 p.m. http://www.skycity.com/

John Payne became the front man of the supergroup Asia in 1992 at the
invitation of keyboardist Geoff Downes, replacing vocalist/bassist
John Wetton. Asia extensively toured the world for the next 14 years
performing new classics and old favorites. With John Payne fronting
the band, Asia released eight stunning studio albums and several live
recordings. In 2006, Geoff Downes left the band to reform the 1982
lineup for their 25th anniversary. On the 9th of May 2006, John Payne,
Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Carl Palmer and Steve Howe contractually
agreed that John Payne would continue his 14 year legacy with Asia as
"Asia Featuring John Payne." Asia Featuring John Payne have commenced
touring in North America and a new studio album is planned for release
in late 2009.

Asia Featuring John Payne Member Bios

Guitarist Mitch Perry joins Asia Featuring John Payne for the 2009
summer tour. Gold records, sold-out concert tours, MTV video and
network TV appearances, numerous magazine features and recognition in
the form of several guitar awards, over the last 25 years Mitch Perry
has accomplished all of the above in a career working alongside some
of the most renowned and popular musicians in the world. Mitch's
discography and touring experience reads like a who's who of rock
ranging from Aerosmith to Michael Schenker Group to Cher and Edgar
Winter. His performances both live and in the studio show him to be a
truly world class guitarist. http://www.myspace.com/mitchperry

Drummer Jay Schellen joined as Asia's premiere drummer in 2005, toured
in Europe with the band and recording the album Asia Featuring John
Payne EXTENDED VERSIONS for Sony in 2006 when he remained with Asia
Featuring John Payne. Before joining Asia, Jay played drums for
Hurricane, Unruly Child, Badfinger and Conspiracy with Chris Squire
from Yes. http://www.jayschellen.com/

Keyboardist Erik Norlander joined Asia Featuring John Payne in
November of 2007. Erik's evocative synthesizer technique is
reminiscent of the legendary Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson and Jon Lord
while still very unique made him an obvious choice for the band. His
works include over 25 releases with Lana Lane, Rocket Scientists and
solo titles. http://www.eriknorlander.com/

Vocalist/bassist John Payne fronted Asia for 14 years replacing John
Wetton in 1992. Eight studio albums and six live albums followed
including extensive world touring with the band. In 2006, John formed
"Asia Featuring John Payne" and is performing shows with his current
lineup. Previous to Asia, John sang with Roger Daltrey, CCCP, ELO Part
2 and more recently GPS plus being chosen as the Parson in Jeff
Wayne's The War Of The Worlds stadium tour.
http://www.johnpaynemusic.com/

For more information about Asia Featuring John Payne, please visit
http://www.theasiaband.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/asiafeaturingjohnpayne .

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-Exodus Featured In Johnny Orlando Video Podcast

"The world's leading metal journalist," Johnny Orlando Jr., has
released his first roundtable interview featuring Exodus and Kreator.
The discussion is available as part of this week's episode of the UVTV
Podcast, which also features promotional and and live videos of Exodus
and Kreator.

The podcast can be watched from iTunes at this location:

http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%25\
3A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewPo\
dcast%253Fi%253D55861468%2526id%253D168075141

Read an interview with Rob Dukes at TheGovernersBall.com:

http://www.puregrainaudio.com/govsball/exodus-sacred-oath

Read an interview with Tom Hunting at TheDailyRock.com and
Away-Team.com:

http://www.thedailyrock.com/2009/06/03/interview-with-tom-hunting-of-exodus-the-\
10-commandments/
http://www.away-team.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243895199&archive=&sta\
rt_from=&ucat=1&

http://www.exodusattack.com/
http://www.myspace.com/exodus
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Exodus/7667169706

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-Death Angel: First Footage Of New Drummer Posted Online

Capital Chaos has uploaded the first footage of San Francisco Bay Area
metal veterans Death Angel performing with their new drummer -- Will
Carroll, formerly of Scarecrow, Old Grandad and Vicious Rumors. The
clip, which was shot this past Sunday afternoon (June 14) at the 32nd
annual Haight Street Fair -- the most celebrated street fair in San
Francisco -- can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6a8uWAgqZg

Death Angel's longtime drummer and original member Andrew Galeon left
the band in April. Carroll will hande the drum duties for the upcoming
local shows in June and the Summer Madness Tour in Europe with
Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin.

The group said, "Will's been jamming with us for over a month now and
is tearing it up! We'll be performing songs from FROLIC and ACT III
that we haven't played live since back in the day so prepare for a
dose of some serious old-school thrash!"

Five years after the release of the band's acclaimed comeback album,
THE ART OF DYING, and the follow-up effort, KILLING SEASON,
influential Bay Area metallers Death Angel have just issued a DVD with
two full-length concerts filmed in Germany.

Entitled SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN: LIVE IN GERMANY, the package -- which
came out on April 17, 2009 (Europe) and will be released on July 28,
2009 (North America) -- includes footage from the 2007 edition of the
Rock Hard Festival and a 2008 performance in Adelsheim.

http://www.deathangel.com/
http://www.myspace.com/deathangel
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-Angel/9938175758

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-In This Moment Launches Video For "Call Me" On MySpace!

As the members of In This Moment prepare themselves to spend their
entire summer as part of this year's Warped Tour the group returns
with a new offering, THE DREAM (Ultra-Violet edition), which features
their new Active Rock hit single "Call Me." The eye-popping new video
for the track was shot in London by up-and-coming director Nathan
Theys of Link Productions and showcases the band in a whole new light.
This clip is a must-see and the video made its worldwide debut today
exclusively on MySpace, so click below now to check it out.

THE DREAM (Ultra-Violet edition), which is set for a June 30th
release, bonus disc also features "Dying Star" and "Sailing Away,"
which are two unreleased studio tracks from THE DREAM recording
session. It is rounded out with the "Forever" radio edit and "Call Me"
Karaoke version, alongside a slew of bonus video material. The Warped
Tour kicks off on June 28th and head over to the band's official
Myspace page (below) in order to view the complete touring itinerary.

Chris Howorth (guitars) further comments: "Here we go again, video
number four, this was a last minute quickie video that we did while on
tour in England. We did it in London and had a great time making it.
We hope you like the video as much as we enjoyed making it."

"I also have to tell you how excited we are to announce the revamped
version of THE DREAM with all new artwork, unreleased songs that we
can't wait for everyone to hear along with some crazy video footage
that we have been compiling over the past year!"

In This Moment kicked off 2009 with a bang embarking on a massive
North American trek alongside Mudvayne and Nonpoint. The Mudvayne run
came on the heels of the band's most successful year yet which saw
Brink landing major cover features in Inked, Revolver and Metal Edge
as their latest album, THE DREAM, debuted at #70 on the Billboard Top
200 chart, marking the group's first Billboard entry.

IN THIS MOMENT
Warped Tour 2009
06/26 Pomona Fairplex - Pomona, CA
06/27 Pier 30/32 - San Francisco, CA
06/28 10 Seaside Park - Ventura, CA
06/30 Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
07/01 NMSU Pan American Center - Las Cruces, NM
07/02 AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX
07/03 The Showgrounds at Sam Houston race Park - Houston, TX
07/05 Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX
07/07 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Indianapolis, IN
07/08 Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake - Pittsburgh, PA
07/09 Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH
07/10 Arrow Hall - Toronto, ON (CAN)
07/11 Park Jean Trapeau - Montreal, QC (CAN)
07/12 Meadows Music Theater - Hartford, CT
07/14 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
07/15 Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA
07/16 Darien Lake P.A.C. - Buffalo, NY
07/17 Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
07/18 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
07/19 Monmouth Park Racetrack - Oceanport, NJ
07/21 Comcast Center - Boston, MA
07/22 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Virginia Beach, VA
07/23 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
07/24 Central Florida Fairgrounds - Orlando, FL
07/25 Cruzan Amphitheatre - Miami, FL
07/26 Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg, FL
07/28 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
07/29 Riverbend Amphitheatre - Cincinnati, OH
07/30 Marcus Amphitheatre - Milwaukee, WI
07/31 Comercia Park - Detroit, MI
08/01 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
08/02 Canterbury Park - Minneapolis, MN
08/03 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
08/04 Sandstone Amphitheatre - Kansas City, KS
08/07 Idaho Center Amphitheatre - Boise, ID
08/08 Utah State Fairgrounds - Salt Lake City, UT
08/09 Invesco Field at Mile High - Denver, CO
08/12 Race City Speedway - Calgary, AB (CAN)
08/14 Thunderbird Stadium - Vancouver, BC (CAN)
08/15 The Gorge Amphitheatre - Seattle, WA
08/16 Washington County Fairgrounds - Portland, OR
08/19 Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
08/20 Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, CA
08/21 Sleep Train Amphitheatre - San Francisco, CA
08/22 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - San Diego, CA
08/23 Home Depot Center - Los Angeles, CA

Check out the "Call Me" Music Video on MySpace Now!
http://www.myspace.com/inthismoment

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-The Iron Maidens Update

The Iron Maidens -- "World's Only Female Tribute To Iron Maiden" --
are proud to announce that their own Courtney Cox who portrays
guitarist "Adriana Smith" in the band has now added "Jackson Guitars"
to the band's list of endorsers which include DigiTech, Dunlop, GHS
Strings and Rocktron, SIT, G&L, Rotosound, Soldano, BBE Sound, Monster
Energy Drinks, Coffin Cases, ENGL Amps, Paiste, Vic Firth, DW Drums,
pedals & hardware.

She has also been picked as the "Runner Up" for the "2010 Guitar World
Buyers Guide Model Search" which hits the stands on July 14, 2009.

More info on The Iron Maidens can be found at their Web sites:
http://www.theironmaidens.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theironmaidens

Jackson Guitar Endorsers Link:
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:v1XwGa1Lz14J:www.jacksonguitar.com/artists/\
index.php%3Fid%3D460+%22the+iron+maidens%22&cd=69&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

The Iron Maidens have performed with Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill,
Nevermore, Danzig, Nightwish, Motorhead, Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
Live, Great White, Nicco McBrain, Alex Skolnik, Jackyl, The B-52's,
Kiss, Steven Pearcy and more.

UPCOMING 2009 APPEARANCES of THE IRON MAIDENS

Sat, June 27- Cane's San Diego, CA
Sat, July 11 - Sunset Station Casino Pool Party, Henderson, NV
Sun, July 12 - Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Fri, July 17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
Sat, July 18 - Bar 24/Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV
Thur, July 30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA
Sat, Aug 1- The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
Sat, Aug 8 - The Aliante Casino- Las Vegas, NV
Fri, Aug 14 - The Voodoo Lounge- San Jose, CA
Sat, Aug 15- Annie's- San Francisco, CA
Fri, Aug 21- Cane's San Diego, CA
Sat, Aug 22- Paladino's, Tarzana, CA
Sat, Aug 29- The Brixton, Redondo Beach, CA
Mon, Aug 31- San Manuel Casino, Highland, CA

"World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden"
http://www.theironmaidens.com/

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-Steevi Jaimz - MY PRIVATE HELL Out Now Through Cargo/SCS Records

Recent Album reviews:

: Melodic.net Scandinavia
http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=7784

: RockEyez
http://www.rockeyez.com/reviews/cd/steevi-jaimz/rev-my-private-hell.html

: glorydazemusic
http://www.glorydazemusic.com/articles.php?article_id=3572

Track of the day on Classic Rock magazine Web site:
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

Brand new and long-awaited studio album from the tenacious vocalist.

Steevi was a member of Tigertailz for their first album YOUNG & CRAZY
and wrote their Top 40 single "Livin' Without You."

MY PRIVATE HELL combines Steevi's trademark Glam style melodies with
Kiss and Ozzy Osbourne style Hard Rock. The album was written,
performed and produced in Sweden with Chris Laney and Anders Ringman
a.k.a. Platform (Crash Diet, Europe, Candlemass) and mixed at Polar
Studios (Led Zeppelin, Genesis and ABBA) in Stockholm during 2008.

This is easily Steevi's most accomplished release to date. All the
songs are written by Jaimz with Laney and Ringman except for "Don't
Say It's Over" that was written by Laney with Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper
/ Slash's Snakepit). A version of "Amazing" was recently featured on
the Classic Rock magazine cover mount CD.

Track listing: "Amazing," "Don't Say It's Over," "Something Good
Something Bad," "Still Crazy," "Little Sistah," "My Private Hell,"
"Kiss Of Death," "I Don't Wanna Walk Away," "Dancin' With Danger,"
"Kikk It Down"

Reviews:
"...Steevi is flying solo with a crack band of lipstick smearers. As
the raucous, '80s-fuelled headbanger 'Amazing' shows, Steevi is still
delightfully crazy after all these years. Absolutely awesome!!..."
- Classic Rock Magazine

"...I'm listening to your music right now, I really like what you're
doing, great voice, 'Amazing' kicks some serious ass...kudos..."
- Beau Hill (Producer: Alice Cooper, Warrant, Ratt, Europe)

Video:
"Amazing" (live clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT9eTdIK0jc

"Still Crazy" (live clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJp-ycIeCCI

"Livin' Without You" (live clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG07fTjLzj0

"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" (slideshow)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=401QuPIAsdQ

Contact:
http://www.steevijaimz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/steevijaimz
http://www.cargorecords.co.uk/release/8306

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-Swashbuckle: Videogame, E-card And Album Trailer: Part 2

The second trailer for BACK TO THE NOOSE, the new album from New
Jersey's thrashing pirates SWASHBUCKLE, can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEo23inPgTQ

The album is scheduled for release on July 24, 2009 (Europe) and
August 11, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

Check out the online "Cruise Ship Terror" game and e-card here:

http://www.nuclearblast.de/splash/swashbuckle_ecard/index.html

Swashbuckle has been added to this year's Paganfest Europe tour
alongside Korpiklaani, Unleashed, Alestorm, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
and Ex Deo, after recently completing the North American edition of
Paganfest. The trek kicks off on September 11 in Munich, Germany and
concludes on October 3 in Linz, Austria.

"Cruise Ship Terror," the new video from Swashbuckle, can be viewed
here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53A4GyB96RI

Commented the band: "Arrg, legendary metal music video director David
Brodsky (Kataklysm, Arsis, The Black Dahlia Murder) by chance caught
us pirates in the act of looting and pillaging a fine vessel along the
seas of the Atlantic. With nary a chance of escape, David bartered
passage to dry land in exchange for rendering a motion picture tale of
our nautical pilferings."

http://www.swashbuckle.info/
http://www.myspace.com/swashbuckle
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Swashbuckle/71641780327

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-We Are Hollywood Tease!

Formed out of the ashes from the once smog city of Stoke-on-Trent, we
have risen to bring back what's been missing from the music scene of
today.

It's time for a band to be different and that band is us.

Powder, paint and guitarmageddon, what you see is what you get!

A bunch of hard hitting lads with just as much attitude to go with it.

With an ever growing fan-base, we're gonna storm the world with our
raw presence and plant a great big Hollywood Tease kiss on the asses
of your girlfriends!

This band are looking to book gigs in and around the U.K. and will be
selling their self-financed E.P. ALL HOOKED UP at all venues.

Ashe Masters - Vocals
Jay Starr - Guitars
Scotii Horror - Guitars
King - Bass
Paul e. Raw - Drums

Reviews:
"...Hollywood Tease are definitely one of a kind. They are kind of a
big deal. It may sound over-glorifying but it's true. And I know you
can only say 'they're so rock 'n' roll' so many times before it gets
old, but these guys are rock 'n' roll personified.

"So, if you're looking to be highly entertained, aspired, entranced,
amazed and enthralled and want to get your kicks to some pretty damn
good rock tunes, DO NOT miss your next chance to see HT live...."
- Sian Eardley

Contact:
http://www.myspace.com/hollywoodteaseuk

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-Arkaea: New Video

Debut Album Worldwide YEARS IN THE DARKNESS To Release July 14th, 2009
On E1 Music

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Arkaea has premiered their first video "Locust" from
their debut album YEARS IN THE DARKNESS Saturday night, 6/20 on MTV's
"Headbanger's Ball." If you missed the premier take a look here:

http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2009/06/18/video-premiere-arkaea-locust

"'Locust' was our first pick for a music video and as the opening
track for the album because it really sets the tempo of the album,"
explains Raymond Herrera, Arkaea drummer. "It is a strong track that
shows a great introduction to what Arkaea is all about. We knew that
we needed to come out swinging and 'Locust' definitely offers that
Punch."

Arkaea, featuring members Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers
of Fear Factory and Threat Signal, debut album YEARS IN THE DARKNESS
is set to be released on July 14, 2009 on E1 Music, formerly KOCH
Records.

YEARS IN THE DARKNESS was produced by Christian Olde Wolbers and
Arkaea and mixed by legendary Producer Terry Date, best known for his
work with the Deftones, Slipknot, White Zombie, Soundgarden and
Pantera. The CD was mastered by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, who also
mastered Fear Factory's gold album, OBSOLETE.

Track listing for YEARS IN THE DARKNESS is as follows:

Locust
Beneath The Shades Of Grey
Years In The Darkness
Gone Tomorrow
Awakening
Black Ocean
Break The Silence
Lucid Dreams
My Redemption
War Within
The World As One
Rise Today
Away From The Sun

First song on the album, "Locust," is available streaming on the
band's MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/arkaeamusic

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-Ravenland Posts New Song Featuring Ex-Theatre Of Tragedy Guitarist

Gothic metallers Ravenland posted two new songs online from their
forthcoming album, ...AND A CROW BRINGS ME BACK. The tracks are
"...Till Death Unite Again" and "Velvet Dreams." The last one features
Tommy Lindal (ex-Theatre Of Tragedy). The songs are available at the
band's MySpace profile, which was recently updated with a new layout
based on the album artwork.

"We decided to post two songs of ...AND A CROW BRINGS ME BACK so the
fans can listen a little bit more of our album. The CD will be
available untill the end of July through Free Mind Records and in
August it will be available all over Brazil and some foreign
countries," comments vocalist and violinist Camilla Raven.

"Ravenland's MySpace page was relaunched based on the artwork cover
and booklet so we can present its atmosphere to the fans. We are very
happy with the final result and feedback that the CD is receiving even
before being available for ordering. 'Velvet Dreams' was one of the
two songs chosen by Tommy Lindal, and his part can be checked and
appreciated in the end of the song, when it has a doom metal
atmosphere, beginning at 3:47 in the song," added the vocalist
Dewindson Wolfheart.

Official links:
http://www.ravenland.net/
http://www.myspace.com/ravenland
http://www.youtube.com/ravenlandchannel

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-First Egyptian Band To Perform At With Full Force Festival (Germany)
-- United We Rock Competition

DUBAI, UAE -- The battle of the bands United We Rock's winner Scarab
will be performing at With Full Force festival in Germany on July 5th
2009, as part of their grand prize! The contest reward also included a
slot to play live at Dubai Desert Rock Festival earlier this year.

Scarab @ With Full Force

With Full Force is a yearly three-day metal festival held in Leipzig
(Germany), whose 16th edition will be held from the 3rd until 5th of
July 2009, with over 70 bands, headlined by Motorhead, Sepultura,
Soulfly to name a few.

Scarab, from Cairo (Egypt), won the United We Rock online battle of
the bands earlier this year, giving them the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to perform at both Dubai Desert Rock Festival on March 6th
and With Full Force early afternoon of Sunday 5th of July.

Formed of a combination of different musical tastes and personalities,
Scarab stand as a united musical entity. The music is heavy, powerful,
raw and brutal yet melodic, while the lyrical theme is mainly about
Spirituality, theories and philosophy in how they perceive the world
around them.

Despite the many barriers and financial problems the band has faced,
2008 has been a major leap for the band with the recording of their
first full-length album entitled BLINDING THE MASSES, considered a
continuation over VALLEY OF THE SANDWALKERS.

"We are very excited to be playing with great bands that have
influenced us for years now and defiantly looking to have the German
metal fans see, feel our music and agree to it. We have a message of
globalizing metal and having a unity regardless of what culture you're
from. WFF and CSM granting us the chance to showcase our music is a
dream come true. This will mark history in the metal world for us
coming from Egypt." - Scarab.

United We Rock and Desert Rock

Continuously witnessing the enormous potential of unknown artists
spread across the Middle East, Desert Rock's organizers Center Stage
Management (CSM) decided to develop their annual local battle of the
bands formerly known as Shamal, into a greater opportunity called
United We Rock. The latter would give the chance to unsigned Arab and
German bands to perform at both Desert Rock and With Full Force
festivals, established in the hard rock capitals of South West Asia
and Europe: Dubai and Germany!

The finalists' biographies, photographs, videos and original songs
were uploaded online enabling visitors to elect the opening act who
will perform at both festivals, an all expenses paid trip to Dubai and
Germany.

With Full Force festival
http://www.withfullforce.de/

Scarab MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/scarabtheband

United We Rock
UAE - http://www.unitedwerockbattle.com/
Germany - http://www.united-we-rock.de/

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-Static-X Announces Additional Headlining Tour Dates

Pedal To The Metal Tour With Mudvayne And Black Label Society This
Summer

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Static-X announces additional headlining tour dates
along with the Pedal To The Metal tour coming your way this summer
2009.

The Pedal To The Metal Tour 2009 will kick off July 24 in Portland,
ME, and conclude September 9, in Oklahoma City, OK (see complete
itinerary below). Pre-sale tickets were available to all of the bands'
fan club members beginning Wednesday, June 10, at 12 p.m. local time
at http://www.pedaltothemetaltour.com/ , general public went on sale
Friday, June 12, at 10 a.m. local time.

Static-X front man Wayne Static says of the tour: "I'm very picky
about who we tour with. I think Static-X slaughter most bands live,
and I pride myself in our show -- I refuse to open for a band that I
don't think is worthy, so that says a lot about Mudvayne, Zakk Wylde,
and this entire package."

TOUR DATES:

July
24 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
25 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
27 - New York, NY - Fillmore *
28 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Center
31 - Big Flats, NY - Tag's Summer Sale

August
01 - Albany, NY - Altamont Fairgrounds
03 - Dayton, OH - Mc Guffy's *
04 - Ft. Wayne, IN - War Memorial Coliseum
05 - Battle Creek, MI - Kellog Arena
06 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop *
07 - Moline, IL - iWireless Coliseum
08 - Rockford, IL - Metro Center
09 - Madison, WI - Willow Island
11 - Topeka, KS - Landon Arena
12 - Mankato, MN - Alltel Center
13 - Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota *
15 - Little Rock, AR - NS River Water Park
16 - Wichita, KS - KS Coliseum Lot
18 - Boise, ID - Napa Idaho Amphitheatre
19 - Missoula, MT - Ryan Creek Meadows
25 - Eugene, OR - Cubhert Amphitheatre
26 - Reno, NV - Events Center
28 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center
29 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
31 - Anaheim, CA - HOB *

September
01 - San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
02 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
04 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
05 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Gardens
06 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheatre
09 - Oklahoma City, Ok - Zoo Amphitheatre

* - Static X Headline Shows

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-Fattooth "Natural Disaster" Tour Takes A Bite! East Coast Canadian
Dates Postponed

Kicking off their Natural Disaster tour last week at the NXNE music
fest in Toronto, Fattooth were in preparation for a kung pow fury to
storm the Canadian East Coast, but due to scheduling conflicts that
stretch of the tour has been postponed.

"We're really bummed out to put the eastern leg of the tour on hold,
especially since the East Coast fans have been so good to Fattooth,"
comments Fattooth bassist Buddha.

The tour will continue with the next tour date to begin in Oshawa,
Ontario on July 2nd and will see the band continue across North
America until the end of August. East Coast Canadian tour dates will
be announced upon confirmation.

Fattooth's Upcoming "Natural Disaster" Tour Dates:

June 20, 2009 - NXNE Festival @ The Hideout Toronto, Ontario
June 24, 2009 - The A-Chord (postponed) Saint. John, New Brunswick
June 26, 2009 - TBA (postponed) TBA
June 27, 2009 - TBA (postponed) TBA
June 28, 2009 - Coconut Grove (postponed) Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 2, 2009 - The Atria Bar and Grill Oshawa, Ontario
July 4, 2009 - Katacombes Montreal, Quebec
July 8, 2009 - BOGIES Albany, New York
July 9, 2009 - The Trash W/ KUNG FURY New York, New York
July 10, 2009 - TBA Philladelphia, Pennsylvania
July 11, 2009 - MOJO13 W/ Moonshine Mile Wimington, Delaware
July 15, 2009 - The MetalShaker Chicago, Illinois
July 16, 2009 - Madison Frequency Madison, Wisconsin
July 17, 2009 - NorShor W/ Lucyd, Blue Felix Duluth, Minnesota
July 18, 2009 - BLACK PIRATES PUB Thunder Bay, Ontario
July 21, 2009 - TBA St. Cloud, Minnesota
July 23, 2009 - Nestor's Pub Fargo, North Dakota
July 24, 2009 - The Viking Gimli, Manitoba
July 25, 2009 - The ZOOW/Dreadnaut, Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 28, 2009 - North Hill Brandon, Manitoba
July 29, 2009 - w/ Dreadnaut Regina, Saskatchewan
July 30, 2009 - The Roxy Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
July 31, 2009 - TBA Edmonton, Alberta
August 1, 2009 - The Stetson Calgary, Alberta
August 6, 2009 - The Dirty Jersey Kamloops, British Columbia
August 13, 2009 - The Cambie w/ Mendozza Nanaimo, British Columbia
August 14, 2009 - Logan's Pub W/ Mendozza Victoria, British Columbia
August 15, 2009 - Pub 340 Vancouver, British Columbia
August 20, 2009 - The Funhouse Seattle, Washington
August 22, 2009 - The Samurai Duck w/Omega Crom Eugene, Oregon

Check Out Fattooth's recent NXNE music fest photos -

"With their randy sense of humour and witty one-liners, Fattooth boast
an amusing slice of tongue-in-cheek punk rock 'n' roll heavily
influenced by the likes of hardcore, metal and even elements of c*ck
rock." - Exclaim!

"These nine tracks become almost a deli platter of variety where one
can pick and choose whatever entices them at that moment." - Exclaim!

"The energy and talent coming outta this band is phenomenal... I love
the sound" - Snap! Magazine

"You'll be hooked" 4/5 - Shockwave Magazine

"Fattooth brings on a mix of Punk, C*ck Rock and Metal roots that make
the sluts rip their shirts off..." - Komodo Rock

Check out Fattooth via their MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/Fattooth

Fattooth Promo Clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jsogvWcEgcc

Fattooth Studio Outtakes - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mNLvx9RaMnA

Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/Fattooth

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-Lightning Swords Of Death To Take Part In Video Game Soundtrack

California black metallers Lightning Swords Of Death were recently
invited to take part in the soundtrack to "Undead Knights," a new
PlayStation game from leading video game/publisher TECMO. The game was
unveiled earlier this month at the illustrious E3 Expo -- the
Electronic Entertainment Expo -- an annual trade show for the computer
and video games industry.

In "Undead Knights," the player is the anti-hero, battling the wrath
of fearless enemies to build the nastiest, most irreverent army
possible. Your inherently foul-mouthed army and raging metal
soundtrack helps you channel your inner anger. If you can deal with
the gut-wrenching, smack-talking, fluid-spitting, and limb amputating
ways of your battalion, you can embark on your journey of vengeance to
defeat the king!

TECMO sought a supremely evil soundtrack to coincide with the game's
morbid concept and thus, Lightning Swords Of Death, along with fellow
black metal brigade Valdur, was called upon to do the unholy deed.
"'Undead Knights' follows a being from hell as he destroys his enemies
and turns them into undead soldier-slaves for his army," reiterated
LSOD vocalist Autarch excitedly. "Once the premise of the game was
presented to us, it was clear that this rare opportunity provided yet
another form of media that could be used to spread our message,
without sacrificing the principles and ideology of the band. We also
take delight in the idea of children all over the world receiving the
glory of our hymns while enslaving the dead." "Undead Knights" will be
released this Fall. At press time, the game had not yet been rated by
the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

In related news, Lightning Swords Of Death will embark on string of
live dates this summer, including a spot on this year's Kansas City
Power Metal Fest where LSOD will be the only black metal band on the
bill. "Since our inception, we have always felt it necessary to
perform this ritual beyond the comfort of Satan-centric gatherings,"
said Autarch from the confines of his dimly lit abode. "We take great
pleasure in spitting bile, cursing upon the uninitiated. It's a
feeling that could only be described as jubilation."

LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH Tour Dates
6/28/2009 The Knitting Factory - Los Angeles, California
8/09/2009 Java Lounge - Sacramento, CA
8/11/2009 Club Expose - Salt Lake City, UT
8/14/2009 Kansas City Power Metal Festival with Manilla Road @ The
Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/17/2009 The Lit Lounge/Precious Metal Night - New York, New York
8/21/2009 Viaduct Theatre - Chicago, IL

http://www.myspace.com/lightningswordsofdeath

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-Marduk U.S. Tour Dates Announced!

Following a last minute visa issue that forced the band to sit out
Blackenedfest, Swedish black metallers Marduk, their visas securely in
hand, have scheduled the following U.S. tour dates with support from
Withered and Black Anvil. Said guitarist Morgan Håkansson, "We are
excited to finally be over in the states and do these shows after all
the problems with the visas. The three shows in August are just the
start. We are preparing for a full tour in the winter that will cover
all the areas we missed on Blackenedfest. Please join us as we raise
the Banner Of The Wolf!"

MARDUK Confirmed Dates:
8/12/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Tickets on sale:
http://sonar.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=9462

8/13/2009 Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
Tickets on sale via:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&even\
tId=1954144

8/15/2009 Gramercy Threatre - New York, NY also w/ Tombs
Tickets on sale via:
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/409910

Marduk entered Endarker Studios in Norrkoping, Sweden last month to
begin recording their eleventh album, due before the end of the year
via Regain Records.

http://www.marduk.nu/
http://www.myspace.com/truemarduk
http://www.regainrecords.com/

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-Sunn O))) West Coast Tour Aktions Announced

Sunn O))) is pleased to unveil more U.S. tour dates in support of
their latest opus MONOLITHS & DIMENSIONS.

Following their previously announced Midwestern U.S. tour beginning
next week, the band will devastate the West Coast this August. The
tour kicks off in Seattle where Sunn O))) will headline two Southern
Lord label showcase events. The first night will be as a duo
performing the the SHOSHIN/GRIMMROBE DEMOS in its entirety! They will
be joined by label mates The Accused (this show serving as a record
release show for the Accused album THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD!).
An encore Seattle performance follows the next night, this time
alongside Southern Lord brethren Earth, Pelican and Eagle Twin. Sunn
O))) then surges south along the coast through California and into
Utah and Colorado alongside label mates Eagle Twin and The Accused.

Sunn O))): MONOLITHS & DIMENSIONS West Coast 2009
8/05/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ The Accused (record release show!),
Trap Them, Black Breath
8/06/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ Earth, Pelican, Eagle Twin
8/08/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ The Accused, Eagle Twin
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA w/ The Accused,
Eagle Twin
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles, CA w/ The
Accused, Eagle Twin
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO w/ The Accused, Eagle Twin
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT w/ The Accused, Eagle
Twin

MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS.

http://www.ideologic.org/
http://www.southernlord.com/
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings

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-Master Tour Update

In less than two weeks, death metal icons Master -- who recently
signed with Singapore's Pulverised Records -- will kick off their
long-awaited Slaves To Society U.S. tour with support from Ibex Moon
recording artists Dreaming Dead and Goreaphobia. The tour kicks off
July 2nd at a FREE Tones Of Death-sponsored [
http://www.tonesofdeath.com/ ] show at Fontana's in New York City and
will run through 19 cities before winding down on July 31st at the
Central Illinois Metalfest in Urbana, IL. Said Master main man Paul
Speckmann of the tour, "I am once again looking forward to returning
to my home turf and crushing along with Goreaphobia and Dreaming Dead
for three incredible weeks of underground metal!"

MASTER Tour Dates
7/02/2009 FREE Tones Of Death Show @ Fontana's - New York, NY (w/o
Dreaming Dead)* Just added
7/05/2009 Hostile City Death Fest - Philadelphia, PA [
http://myspace.com/hostilecitydeathfest ]
7/09/2009 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY (Master only)
7/10/2009 Big V - St Paul, MN
7/11/2009 Nite Caps - Chicago, IL
7/12/2009 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI
7/14/2009 The Muse - Nashville, TM
7/15/2009 Room 710 - Austin, TX
7/16/2009 Schotzi's - College Station, TX
7/17/2009 Walter's - Houston, TX
7/18/2009 The Pit at Josabi's - San Antonio, TX
7/20/2009 The Compound - Albuquerque, NM
7/21/2009 UB's Bar, Mesa, AZ
7/22/2009 The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
7/23/2009 The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
7/24/2009 Annie's Social Club - San Francisco, CA
7/25/2009 The Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
7/27/2009 Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO
7/28/2009 Knickerbockers - Lincoln, NE
7/29/2009 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
7/31/2009 The Canopy Club/CIM 2009 - Urbana, IL [
http://www.myspace.com/centralillinoismetalfest ]

http://www.myspace.com/masterspeckmann
http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords

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-Dynazty -- featuring singer Nils Molin, guitarists Rob Love (Zan
Clan) and John Berg, bassist Joey Fox, and drummer George Egg -- has
BRING THE THUNDER out now on Perris Records. Hype says the band is
"for fans of Whitesnake, Skid Row and Shotgun Messiah." The album was
recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, with producer Chris Laney (Zan Clan,
Animal). See http://www.myspace.com/dynaztyband for more.

-Former "American Idol" contestant Carly Smithson has teamed up with
former Evanescence members Ben Moody, Rocky Gray, and John Lecompt,
plus Marty O'Brian, in a new group called The Fallen.

-Check out a cool discussion on Jimi Jamison, with a focus on the song
"As Is" from his new album CROSSROADS MOMENT, at
http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-jimi-jamison-as-is/ .

-Kiss' Gene Simmons has reportedly confirmed Walmart stores will soon
have "entire sections" devoted to the band.

-Lillian Axe's SAD DAY ON PLANET EARTH is out now on Blistering
Records. Track list: "Cocoon," "Megaslowfade," "Jesus Wept," "Ignite,"
"The Grand Scale Of Finality," "Sad Day On Planet Earth," "Hibernate,"
"Within Your Reach," "Down Below The Ocean," "Blood Raining Down On
Her Wings," "Cold Day In Hell," "Nocturnal Symphony," "Divine," "Kill
Me Again," "Fire, Blood, The Earth And Sea." Hype says the album
"packs more dynamics and diversity than many bands do in their entire
career." Check out http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27969 for song clips. See
http://www.lillianaxe.com/ live video of "Jesus Wept," and see
http://www.myspace.com/lillianaxe for more.

-Manimal's DARKEST ROOM is out now on AFM Records, and is described as
"melodic metal with a few progressive influences as a mix of Crimson
Glory, Conception and Chroming Rose." Track list: "Shadows," "The
Darkest Room," "Living Dead," "I Am," "Ordinary Man," "Human Nature,"
"Spinegrinder," "Dreamers And Fools," "The Life We Lived." The band
consists of vocalist Samuel Nyman, guitarist Henrik Stenroos, bassist
Pether Mentzer, and drummer Richard Mentzer. Check out
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27918 for song clips, and see
http://www.manimal.se/ for more.

-Duff McKagan's Loaded is interviewed in the latest issue of Fight
Magazine. Check out the online version of the interview now at
http://blog.fightmagazine.com/junes-deleted-scene-duff-mckagan-873/ .

-Metallica.com is now selling "To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death
Of Metallica's Cliff Burton," the biography by Joel McIver. The book
features a foreword by guitarist Kirk Hammett, and interviews with
Burton's bass teacher Steve Doherty, Exodus' Gary Holt, Metal Blade's
Brian Slagel, Burton's guitar tech Chuck Martin, former Metallica fan
club manager K.J. Doughton, producer Flemming Rasmussen, Metal
Church's John Marshall, Burton's former girlfriend Corinne Lynn, and
others. In related news, the third edition of McIver's earlier book,
"Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica," is due soon from Omnibus
Press.

-Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot) has teamed up with guitarist
and producer Michael Voss (MSG, Casanova, Silver) for a new album
called CHASING MY DAY. Track list: "Remember You," "To The Cross,"
"Prelude Missing," "Missing," "Nocturnal," "Side FX," "Alone They
Ride," "Chasing Your Dream," "Great Dreamer," "Take My Heart And Run,"
"Promises," "Plan Of Attack" (bonus track). Joining Shortino and Voss
are bassists Roland Bergmann (Mad Max) and Michael Mueller (Jaded
Heart), lead guitarist Johnny Douglas (K2), and guitarist Ralf Heyne
(Doc Heyne, Biss). See http://www.paulshortino.com/ and
http://www.metalheaven.net/ for more, and check out MP3 samples at
http://www.sleazeroxx.com/news09/0501sho.shtml .

-There's a new Devin Townsend interview at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7KL2 .

-Voivod's INFINI, the band's last studio album, is out now on Relapse.

Thanks to Bill "DB" Kotowski, Chad Bowar, Music Buy Mail, and
HeadbangerNYC.com for help gathering some of this information.

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by Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

-I thought I was way, way beyond done with tribute albums but then of
course I found HELL BENT FOREVER - A TRIBUTE TO JUDAS PRIEST from
Deadline/Cleopatra. It snuck out last year and I'm surprised I didn't
hear about it. The track list: Motorhead - "Breaking The Law," Fozzy -
"Metal Gods," Jani Lane - "Electric Eye," Vince Neil - "Desert
Plains," Great White - "Diamonds And Rust," Angel City Outlaws -
"Heading Out To The Highway," Broken Teeth - "Devil's Child," Warrant
(w/ Jaime St. James) - "Hell Bent For Leather," FireHouse - "You've
Got Another Thing Comin'," L.A. Guns (Phil Lewis version) - "Living
After Midnight," Sin City All-Stars (w/ Lou Merlino and Brent Muscat)
- "Turbo Lover," Tim "Ripper" Owens - "Exciter," Sepultura -
"Screaming For Vengeance," Icarus Witch - "The Ripper." And dang it if
this thing isn't really good! Frankly, what drew me in were the tracks
by Great White, FireHouse, Broken Teeth, and L.A. Guns. And, to be
totally honest, I had a morbid curiosity concerning Vince Neil.
They're all pretty good; "Diamonds And Rust" is the coolest thing
Great White has done in a while, Bill Leverty's guitar work stands out
in "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," and Broken Teeth sound suitably
angry. Elsewhere, Motorhead bashes ahead in typical fashion, Owens has
a blast twisting his track around, and Angel City Outlaws turn in a
fine performance. The lowlight is definitely the Sepultura song -- the
vocals are horrible but I must say, the guitar work almost saves the
day. And I don't quite get the inside artwork that depicts a pile of
skulls and bones, but...eh...you don't listen to these things for the
artwork!

-Further to Stephanie's Sweet live album below, I was looking at the
track list recently and I marveled at how many of the band's hits have
been covered by other artists. Just off the top of my head, I came up
with "Action" by Steve Stevens and Def Leppard, "Love Is Like Oxygen"
by Audiovision, "Set Me Free" by Heathen and Vince Neil, and "Ballroom
Blitz by Krokus. And I have to assume the bands Sweet F.A. and Wig Wam
took their names from Sweet songs. I'm sure there are at least 20 more
examples I'm overlooking... That's influence.

-When you read the cool Jimi Jamison article mentioned above, be sure
to take the time to click the link for "Frankie Sullivan" in the first
paragraph. Somebody's got some strong feelings there.

-I've kinda been on a Ted Nugent kick lately, trying to get a review
of his new live set MOTOR CITY MAYHEM done. Man, I'm lame. I had NO
IDEA Meat Loaf sang a few of Ted's old songs.

-It's been REALLY hot in the Chicago area this week. I left the
Chickenfoot CD in my car for a few days. I hope that nifty cover art
with the heat-sensitive ink isn't trashed...

-Going to see Kiss this weekend in Milwaukee. Woo-hoo!

-In my current playlist: Iron Maiden - FLIGHT 666: THE FILM (DVD)
(UMe), Ted Nugent - MOTOR CITY MAYHEM (DVD) (Eagle Vision), Magnum -
INTO THE VALLEY OF THE MOONKING (SPV/Steamhammer), Crescent Shield -
THE STARS OF NEVER SEEN (Cruz Del Sur Music).

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ARTAS - THE HEALING (A-) Napalm Records, 2008
13 tracks, RT 50:53
[ http://www.myspace.com/artasmetal ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
Hailing from Austria, Artas is out with their debut album, THE
HEALING. They are described simply as "modern metal." Modern they may
be, but this is too basic of a description for this powerfully intense
band. They've got elements of death metal, some thrash, some groove
and even a little bit of hip hop and rap. Not only that, but lyrics
are sung in three languages, English, German and Spanish. Artas got
their rise to fame by winning the Metalchamp 2007 competition, and
subsequently signed with Napalm Records. After listening to THE
HEALING, it is easy to see why Artas won that competition. The album
opens with a brutal, yet catchy song, "Barbossa." This song sees
vocalist Obi using ranges from vicious death metal, to a slightly
softer, more decipherable range. The cover song "Gangsta's Paradise"
stood out to me as truly unique, not only for this album, but in the
world of metal as a whole. It's not often that you hear the lyrics
delivered in a rap-like style, but sung in a death metal tone. It's
kind of humorous, but they really pull it off well. The song has
strong metal overtones. It was my favorite song on the album! The cool
thing about this album is that you don't know what to expect next. On
the song "Through The Dark Gates," we see a slower pace, only to be
launched into metal mode at rocketing speeds. And then the song slows
down again, only to ricochet back into a rapid death metal pace. There
wasn't a lot of guitar soloing on this album, but I can say that this
band is very talented and they know what they're doing. I think that
Artas can appeal to all kinds of metalheads, because their style is so
eclectic. Instrumentally, their music is expertly executed. This album
does not disappoint. Very impressive!
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

EARSHOT - THE SILVER LINING (C) InDeGoot Recordings/Fontana, 2008
11 tracks, RT: 42:07
[ http://www.earshotmusic.biz/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/earshot ]
[ http://www.indegoot.com/ ]
[ http://www.indegootrecordings.com/ ]
Earshot's MySpace page is not easy to find; it will be the last entry
in a search, but it's the only one with the trademark (®) symbol. The
page only lists three members: Wil Martin on vocals, Daren Pfeifer on
drums, and Edward Rodriguez playing bass. However, there are more
musicians involved in the sound of this band than their homepage would
make you think (check out the photo shoots of the band and read their
liner notes). Earshot has been around a while; their first CD from
2002, LETTING GO, gave us the hit single "Get Away." "Wait" came from
their second CD in 2004 called TWO. From this 2008 CD, there are
already two singles worth listening to, "Closer" and "Don't Hate Me."
Other than that, don't expect much from THE SILVER LINING. It's
evident from their singles that the band has potential, but they are
spreading the good stuff too thinly over too many releases. The
disappointment of THE SILVER LINING is that you can hardly tell when
one song ends and the next begins, with 7 of the 11 tracks rating at 5
or less on a scale of 1-10. Track #5 ("Sometimes") and track #8
("Beside Myself") are so similar that one of them should have been
left off the disk. It is definitely possible to go overboard with
vocal technical effects and THE SILVER LINING is a perfect example. On
the upside, the whole mood of "Wasted" fits the words perfectly and
the drums are outstanding on "Where The Pain Begins." Earshot fans
will probably want this CD in their collection, but while "Closer" and
"Don't Hate Me" are both definite winners, they are not worth
purchasing the entire release -- go get them from iTunes. "Get Away"
and "Wait" are at iTunes also, so give them a listen while you are
there if you have not heard them already. Earshot deserves the chance
to come out with another CD, because with a little more variety, I
think they stand a chance of breaking further out of the smaller tour
circuit they are stuck in now.
- Jan W. (jw4jzon@...)

REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE - LOW END HEAD STOMP (B+) EMA/Polydisc, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 38:43
[ http://www.myspace.com/rwachicago ]
Take a healthy dose of King's X, mix in some Armored Saint and a bit
of aggressive hip hop and you might come close to the sound of Rebels
Without Applause. You may remember guitarist/vocalist Greg Fulton and
drummer Tony Heath from their killer '80s thrash outfit Znowhite, but
on LOW END HEAD STOMP Greg and Tony have traded breakneck speed for
chunkier and funkier territory, conjuring crushing rhythms, crying
solos and soulful singing to ignite such tasty fare as kinetic opener
"My Success," groovin' rocker "Rain Or Shine," the smoldering
"Someday" and explosive "Sublime." Joined by guitarist Mark Alano and
bassist Kirk Behrendt, the band seem to be pretty much firing on all
cylinders here. I found "I Don't Wanna Know" a bit strange with its
reference to Fleetwood Mac's "Players" and you have some salty
language mixed in several of the jams including an off-the-wall but
hilarious closer called "Shout Outs," but this ultimately just adds to
the raucous fun. I really think this is the type of thing you almost
certainly have to hear live to fully appreciate, but LOW END HEAD
STOMP is a very good recorded representation of what these veterans
are all about. Make sure to check it out and look for them in a town
near you soon.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

SWEET - LIVE! IN AMERICA (B+) indie, 2009
16 tracks, RT: 1:16:08
[ http://www.thesweetband.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/thesweetband ]
Sweet began their music career way back in the 1970s and emerged as
one of Britain's breakout glam rock bands. Their style was
characterized by an Archie's-like bubblegum style. They started to
rise in fame with 13 Top 20 hits in the 1970s. Sweet started out
writing songs that fell under the pop genre, with hits like, "Little
Willy," and "Wig Wam Bam." Later on, Sweet stated writing hard rock
songs, much to their fan's approval. From that point forward, they
continued to write more rock oriented songs. LIVE! IN AMERICA is
Sweet's latest album showcasing songs spanning from their long career.
Immediately when I first started listening to this album, I could tell
this was a band of the past. It's very much classic rock, fused with
some pop elements. Vocalist Joe Retta has a very clean, easy to
understand voice. Songs like "Fox On The Run" have a style that brings
you back in time, to halcyon days when life was carefree. It's got a
light and catchy chorus that can appeal to anyone. I noticed a great
deal of rhyming on some songs, which is clever from a lyrical
standpoint, but it can be excessive at some points. But then again,
you must remember that many of these songs were penned years ago when
that kind of style was the norm. "Hell Raiser" is a song that is a
little bit tougher in theme, but still retains that pop-like innocence
that all of the songs seem to exude. "Love Is Like Oxygen" stood out
to me. The lyrics and the theme call to a melancholy mood, but the
instruments are upbeat; so it kind of collides and makes for a
conflicting song. The song also has a nice piano interlude, which was
a welcome break. The song "The Six Teens" is another nostalgic song,
this time reminiscing about teenage years. It seems like some of
Sweet's songs are reflective like this. "Sweet F.A." was a bit darker,
but had Sweet's intrinsic catchy beat to it. This song reminded me of
a '70s Queen style. Some of the songs had lengthy instrumental pieces,
which were all very good and I really appreciated that. Some songs I
would say are for Sweet fans only, like "Little Willy." You can tell
it's an older song, and the lyrics are very goofy to complement the
overly pop theme of the song. I can't stress the word "goofy" enough.
This album will most likely appeal to those who have always been a fan
of Sweet as well as people who just want to have fun. Since the songs
are a few generations old, they also probably would appeal to people
who lived through that time period. Instrumentally, they are talented,
and I must say they sounded phenomenal for this being a live album.
Some may want to call them hard rock, but I'd say they're really just
rock or AOR by today's standards; hard rock mixed with pop. But this
dichotomy works for them. Overall, they did a nice job on this
recording and it makes me want to see these guys live.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

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