Detritus
Issue #509
Week of July 13, 2009
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*** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
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-Keep an eye out for Neal's interview with Sacred Oath main man Rob
Thorne -- it's coming Friday. - Tim

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-Crimson Glory To Headline ProgPower USA 10th Anniversary

[Note: This is from the ProgPower USA Forum, at
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/progpower-usa/511294-crimson-glory-press-rele\
ase.html
. - Tim]

"We are proud to announce that Crimson Glory have been asked by
ProgPower USA founder/promoter Glenn Harveston to headline the
ProgPower USA tenth anniversary festival on Friday, September 11th,
2009 in Atlanta, GA.

"It is both a privilege and an honor to perform at this now-infamous
American metal fest, and we see this as a beautifully serendipitous
opportunity to pay a final and meaningful tribute to Midnight in a
truly special manner by including the fans, as well as a stretching of
our collective wings in anticipation of a new era of Crimson Glory.

"Initially we had only intended to come to ProgPower as a band to
commemorate Midnight by presenting a memorial dedicated to his life
and his work with Crimson Glory.

"We had of course hoped for the chance to play the festival at some
point in the future, but from the ashes of circumstances beyond
Glenn's control, this opportunity arose for Crimson Glory to perform
sooner rather than later.

"This was totally unexpected, but after much deliberation between all
members of the band, we feel that it is absolutely the 'right' thing
to do.

"We see this as the perfect scenario for us to reconnect with the many
fans who have followed Crimson Glory over the years, as well as to
present our music to those fans who have never seen the band play
live.

"Indeed, we plan to use this performance as a bridge between the past
and future of Crimson Glory. As one door closes, another opens; as one
chapter ends, another is begun; this promises to be a very intimate,
magical and memorable event for us as well as for the fest.

"Wade Black will be the main vocalist for the show, but we are making
plans to have several guest singers performing the classic Crimson
Glory songs and honoring Midnight's legendary legacy in their own
personal and unique ways.

"John Zonner (Savatage/Crimson Glory/Jon Oliva's Pain) will also be
joining the band for this performance and we feel very fortunate to
have him sharing his talent with us again.

"We plan to film the performance in its entirety for a DVD release
later next year as part of the 25th anniversary of Crimson Glory.

"While we had remained hopeful to write and perform again with
Midnight, the cosmic powers-that-be clearly had other plans, both for
our departed brother traversing the stars, as well as for the rest of
us still here, surviving together on this beautiful little blue
planet.

"However, it does not mean the end...it never really ends."

--The members of Crimson Glory

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-ProgPower USA X: Major Roster Changes

[Note: This is from http://www.progpowerusa.com/ . - Sean]

After nine shows, I think I have earned everyone's trust and the right
to speak brutally honest. In fact, I think this is what most fans want
to hear: the truth. Nobody wants to hear another lame two sentence
explanation about "visa problems." I will not hide behind anything.

I have been doing my own visa applications since ProgPower USA IV for
75% of the roster. Hiring a professional company to do the visas for a
single performance is prohibitive due to costs. Imagine paying $36,000
just for visas up front before any other expense is incurred. The
process has become so convoluted and intricate that it pushes me to
insanity's edge at times. However, I have had no choice but to suck it
up and deal with it in order to maintain the festival. I have never
had a problem prior to this year with obtaining visas for bands that I
have applied for myself. Think of how many bands that is over the last
six years. This is the same model used by other successful festivals
such as NEARfest. However, this year has left me questioning whether
or not to continue with the festival after 2010.

We started the visa application process back in early May. It takes
three weeks to obtain approval from AFM (American Federation of
Musicians). Once that approval is obtained, you send it in along with
your 40+ pages of paperwork for governmental processing. There is a 90
day window for this decision process. I received approval for the
majority of the bands in early June. The process was moving regularly.
I then received a request for "further information" on the remaining
four bands in mid-June. That has happened once before about four years
ago and I resolved it quickly. I scrambled and sent in an additional
25 pages of documentation including peer letters, reviews, etc. for
each band in order to prove the designation request that I have always
used.

I just received notification on Monday that the visa applications for
Andre Matos, Vanden Plas, Tomorrow's Eve, and Power Quest were denied.

Each individual case is reviewed by one person at the visa processing
center. Evidently, if you get the right person, you have no problems.
You get the wrong person and you get rejected. It's as simple as that.
There is no possible way to speak to any officer directly involved
with your case to clarify, ask questions, etc. There is absolutely no
method to the madness. How else can you explain how the remaining
bands were approved with the standard documentation compared to the
other bands that with more that failed? How else can you explain that
I have never had a problem in the past using the exact same process
and documentation? I have even had a situation in the past with half
of a band approved (different nationality/consul) and the other half
rejected initially based on the exact SAME documentation. Yes, you
read that correctly. That proves that no two screeners follow the same
reviewing standards.

Recently, there have been numerous articles on this same problem that
all promoters are experiencing. I invite you to read the following
article that describes this nightmare process:

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/63473-Immigrant-song/?page=2

I could appeal the cases. That costs an additional $700 per case and
has a 30-60 day time frame for a decision. That would probably be
money wasted as it is too close to the festival date with absolute no
guarantees. In the case of Matos & Vanden Plas, I did seek out a
professional consultation and was willing to pay the additional costs
to get the processing completed within 30 days. They would seek out
the a different designation that is used in all touring situations. I
was going to do whatever it took to get them here. However, I just
heard back from them and they do not believe it would be a quick and
easy case based on the previous denial of the designation that I have
been using for the past six years! The visa consultants told me I have
been "lucky." Evidently, I have been lucky for six years straight? If
someone would have failed me previously, I would have done things a
different way this year. I had no reason to believe otherwise. Even if
the band was approved, there is no guarantee the visas would be
received until mid-August. That would leave the bands only 2-3 weeks
to complete their interview processes in their own country. In most
countries, you must have the approval in hand before you even schedule
your interviews. Once again, there would be no guarantees even if I
spent an additional $5,000 per band on every possible last ditch
attempt.

These bands did nothing wrong. I attempted to play by the rules and
the government's process failed me. A quick google search will find
that I am not alone. I cannot wait until the last minute to fix this
and risk further cancellations; nor will I do anything illegal to get
a band in the country. That is not fair to the bands or to the fans.
Each of these bands will be brought back in the future using a
different process and designation. That is the only fair thing to do.
I do not see this as a problem for the bands in the future. We are
simply out of time for this year.

I take pride in my work. I take pride in doing things the right way. I
take pride in this festival. I take pride in being honest with the
fans who are family to me. This situation has hit me hard and caused
me many sleepless nights. I sincerely apologize to everyone. All I can
say is that I promise to do my best in the future to prevent this from
happening again. I will make a decision on continuing the festival in
2011 based on how smoothly 2010 goes. I simply cannot have this happen
again.

That said, the show must go on...

Crimson Glory has been selected as the new headliner for Friday night.
This will be the band's tribute show to honor and commemorate the
musical legacy left behind by their recently departed brethren,
Midnight. Wade Black, along with several guest vocalists, will join
the band on stage to perform classics from the band's entire career.
The band promises to make this a once in a lifetime show.

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-All New KISSOnline Site Coming Next Week!

Attention Kiss Army!

We are excited to announce that we will be launching the new
KISSONLINE early next week! The site will feature several new areas
including:

o ALL NEW Kiss Kommunity Section
o Klassic Kiss videos
o New Kiss Kulture section
o New Home Page layout
o ...and much, much more!

Most of content from the current KISSONLINE will automatically move
over but if you have uploaded any photos, tattoos or artwork to the
current KISSONLINE, we suggest that you download the images now so you
can resubmit them to the new KISSONLINE next week. The new Kiss
Kommunity allows fans to upload both photos and videos to the site!

If you have not renewed your Kiss Army membership and you want access
to presale tickets, now is your chance!

Renew your Kiss Army membership and get an exclusive, Kiss Army fan
club T-shirt!

For only $35, Kiss Army members will get all of the following:

o EXCLUSIVE Kiss Army Fan Club T-shirt
o $10 coupon to the Kiss Online Shop
o 10% discount and members-only merchandise from the Kiss Online Shop
o Presale access to Kiss concert tickets and VIP packages before the
public on-sale
o Members-only portion of KISSOnline.com

IMPORTANT: Members will first have to log in to the site and will be
redirected to complete the renewal purchase once logged in. If your
membership expires in more than 30 days, you will not be directed to
the renewal purchase page.

Stay tuned to KOL for all the latest updates.

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-Edguy's F***ING WITH FIRE - LIVE -- Approaching July 28th In North
America!

Eguy isn't only a national phenomena, but worldwide their name has
received a high reputation for being one of the most entertaining live
acts around. Epecially in South America, where the band are viewed by
their fanbase as real 'Superheroes.'

Experience Edguy's impressive live performance (recorded in the
Brazilian witch's cauldron of Sao Paolo) on their first and new live
DVD entitled, F***ING WITH FIRE - LIVE, which was released on May 2,
2009 (Europe) and will be released on July 28, 2009 (North America).

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27296019&blogId\
=500395780

Besides the show, this DVD also has an hour lasting road movie, which
includes their spectacular helicopter flight to the Wacken Open Air,
lots of interviews, cool statements and more.

Edguy are headed back to the U.S. and Canada this September to play 18
shows armed with their trademarked unbreakable spirit, unbeatable
tongue-in-cheek attitude, and truckloads of talent to back everything
up.

Direct support will come from Minnesota's Epicurean. Wisconsin's Luna
Mortis will be openers.

http://www.edguy.net/
http://www.myspace.com/edguy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edguy/7890846826

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-AFM Label Update!

New Signing: Dark Age

AFM recently inked a deal with Hamburg, Germany-based melodic death
metallers Dark Age. Commented the band on their official MySpace page:
"We are really looking forward to working hand in hand with this
renowned label!" The as yet untitled full-length is slated for a Fall
2009 release. Dark Age entered Eikey Studio, owned by vocalist/
guitarist Eike Freese, in May. "You can expect the typical Dark Age
melodies and some surprises in our sound as well, mainly because every
band member was involved in the songwriting [more so] than ever
before." For fans of In Flames, Soilwork, Machine Head and Metallica.
More info TBA...

http://www.dark-age.de/
http://www.myspace.com/darkage404

Out Now On AFM

The New Black - THE NEW BLACK

Recently signed to AFM, The New Black released their self-titled debut
in June. Featuring former members of Sinner, Runamok, Abandoned and
Paradox, The New Black play rock. Real rock; real heavy with all the
requisite hooks, leads and riffs galore. Singer Fludid has been
compared to "Zakk Wylde, James Hetfield and Phil Anselmo" (Rock Hard)
and "sometimes even Mike Patton in a 'sane' state of mind" (Metal
Hammer). The screams, the roaring, the harmonies, they're all there,
but most importantly, the guy can actually sing. Add to this shredding
guitars, a well-developed sense of melody and a professional work
ethic, and you get a solid piece of metallic rock. Fans of Thin Lizzy
and Black Label Society, beware. Said Canada's BW&BK magazine: "[This
is] The Real Thing as opposed to the often disposable Next Big Thing.
The New Black makes it on sheer over-the-top delivery and very obvious
love for the simple rock-driven life." Germany's Guitar took note of
the "assured sense of style and passion," while Metal Hammer simply
stated: "Whoever said that bands can't form their own sound anymore
these days, should listen to this -- and then shut up!"

In Related News: Various U.S. and European radio stations picked up on
The New Black, and the band -- unsigned at the time -- was asked to
write the title track for an American road movie called "Ballad Of
Broken Angels." Check out the video of the same name here:

http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+New+Black/+videos/24929355

The band is currently working on a clip for "More Than A Man."
Explained the band, "it's a little tune about temptation and that
funny feeling you get when... well, you know what we mean. And we like
what we're seeing so far. Given the subject matter, the video has to
have some serious 'hotness' in it. And it will. The band needs to be
in there, too, at some point. Even in the same scenes as the
'hotness.' So someone had to do it, and Fludid, er, stood up for the
team and did." Check out some of the screen shots here:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=240422154&blogI\
d=495408522

The model's name is "Lucky Charm" from Rockstar Sessions (
http://www.myspace.com/rockstarsessions_group -- a rock & roll model
agency) and according to the band, "she rules."

The band is confirmed for several upcoming festivals in Germany this
year including Summer Breeze! If you happen to be traveling overseas,
don't miss them!

The New Black Festival Dates

8/14/2009 Summer Breeze Open Air - D-Dinkelsbühl
8/15/2009 Rock Im Wald-Festival - D-Neuensee bei Lichtenfels
8/22/2009 Rockmania Festival - D-Dettelbach/Würzburg
8/29/2009 Wacken Rocks South - D-Rieden/Kreuth
10/16/2009 Börsencrash-Festival - D-Wuppertal
10/23/2009 Sundown-Festival - D-Gaildorf
12/12/2009 L.A. Eventhalle - D-Cham

http://www.thenewblackofficial.de/
http://www.myspace.com/thenewblackofficial

Shakra - EVEREST

The follow-up to 2007's critically-acclaimed INFECTED offering, Swiss
hard-rockers Shakra unleash EVEREST. Featuring 12 tracks of powerful,
passionate hard rock anthems that sound modern without denying
tradition. Said Lords Of Metal, "EVEREST is a logical step in Shakra's
path, but more than that an appealing and honest hard rock album....
Those who have a heart for melodic hard rock and heavy metal and the
ones who can't get enough of Edguy's last album, should definitely
give this album a shot." Check out the videos for "Ashes To Ashes" and
"Why" HERE:

http://www.myspace.com/shakrarock

Shakra will make several festival appearances this year. All info
below:

Shakra Festival Dates
07/17/2009 Open Air Pförringer Baggersee - Pförringen DE
07/18/2009 Bellaluna-Openair - Filisur CH
07/31/2009 Feelgood OpenAir - Niedergösgen CH
08/09/2009 Brienzersee Rockfestival - Brienz CH
08/16/2009 Gampel Open Air - Gampel CH
09/04/2009 Pentorama - Amriswil CH
10/08/2009 Bierhübeli Bern Bern CH

Tankard - THIRST

Beer-soaked German thrash legends Tankard recently released THIRST
stateside to riotous applause. The album was produced again by band
friend Andy Classen at his Stage One Studio. A video clip for "Stay
Thirsty" appears on the limited edition of the record. Formed in 1982
in the boiler room of the Matthäus Church, Frankfurt/Main, Tankard
first took the stage in 1983. In 1984 they released the first demo and
two years later cult record ZOMBIE ATTACK (Noise). The self-proclaimed
"most ugly band in Germany" would move on to a worldwide musical
crusade to implement the German Purity Law of 1516. James Hetfield and
Lars Ulrich are said to have commented on the band following a bar-
hopping mission through Manhattan (and before deciding on an official
name): "Hey, you guys sound like a mix of Tank and Discharge." Later,
German language magazine Stern, in an article about the subculture of
heavy metal wrote, "their music sounds like a train laden with beer
tankards.... derailed!" Whatever the case, and from whomever the
quote, there's little doubt that Tankard are indeed the founders of
"Alcoholic Metal" and for that they are proud. Said Decibel magazine
in a recent review of THIRST: "These Krauts love beer and fart jokes
and zombies and they beat Municipal Waste to he whole 'party thrash'
thing by a good 20 years AND they do it well..."

"[More Than] 25 Years In Beer"

http://www.tankard.info
http://www.myspace.com/tankardfrankfurt

Upcoming:

RAM - LIGHTBRINGER
Release Date: August 25, 2009

AFM is proud to announce the signing of Gothenburg, Sweden-based
traditional heavy metal troupe RAM. Featuring Morgan Pettersson, a
former member of Swedish crossover metallers B-Thong, the band's
second album, LIGHTBRINGER, is scheduled for U.S. release on August
25th. A darker, more concept-oriented record than their more
straightforward debut, LIGHTBRINGER features guest vocals from E of
Swedish black metal overlords Watain, Mexican poet Adelaida Caballero
and and the band's longest song ever in "Suomussalmi (The Few Of
Iron)," a RAM-epic based on the 1939 battle at Suomussalmi during the
Finnish Winter War. The 10-track disc was produced by Johan Reivén
(Transport League). Check out "Awakening The Chimaera," (featuring
Watain's E) on the band's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/rammetal .

Also Coming Soon:

U.D.O. - DOMINATOR
Axxis - UTOPIA
Destruction - THE CURSE OF THE ANTICHRIST - LIVE IN AGONY
Theatre Of Tragedy - FOREVER IS THE WORLD
Nightmare - INSURRECTION
Brainstorm - TBA

http://www.afm-records.de/
http://www.myspace.com/afmrecordsgermany
http://www.youtube.com/afmrecords

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-Magic Circle Music Update

All important information for the Magic Circle Festival, 18th July
2009, Loreley

Arrival

By car:
- St. Goarshausen, please follow the signs
- Enough parking space available, parking charge is included in the
festival ticket

By bus / train:
- Get off the train at Sankt Goarshausen station / the Loreley is
reachable by bus or by foot path

By ferry boat:
- See ferry times at http://www.faehre-loreley.de/

Tickets
- Available until Saturday, 18th July 2009 at all ticket agencies
(Germany) and at the online shop http://www.magic-circle-festival.de/
through 15th July 2009.
- Tickets also available at the box office on the festival ground

Ticket Systems
- The tickets of the various ticket systems (CTS / Eventim,
Ticketoline (G & NL), SMG Entertainment, Ticketmaster / Kartenhaus,
Ticketcorner (CH), Ticketweb (GB), Bank Austria (Austria), FNAC (F),
Primera (NL), Ö-Ticket) will be exchanged at the box office for
original tickets once it has been verified that they are genuine.

Camping
- Festival camping ground Loreley: Friday, 17th July 2009 from 10 a.m.
Camping charge from 17th til 19th July: 25 € / a piece. Tickets
available via camping hotline: 0049 1805 160 140
- Private camping ground costs 10 € per person / per night. All
information at http://www.loreley-camping.de/

Magic Circle Festival 2009 Schedule For Friday July 17th Is Now
Online!

Below is the schedule of activities for the Magic Circle Festival
Kickoff Party on Friday July 17th:

12:00 Opening Ceremony (feat. Manowar & Wolfgang Hohlbein) @ VIP
Campground
12:30 Manowar Trivia Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
13:30 Arm Wrestling Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
14:30 Manowar Autograph Signing Session @ VIP Campground
17:30 Fastest Beer Drinking Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
20:30 Q&A Session About The Asgard Saga (feat. Manowar & Wolfgang
Hohlbein) @ Activity Tent
21:00 Miss Manowar Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
21:30 Heatseekers (AC/DC Tribute Band) @ Side Stage
23:00 Fire-Eating Girl Show @ Side Stage

Exclusive schedule for all fans who purchased the Ultimate Fan
Package:

17:00 Ultimate Fan Package Meet & Greet @ Stage Right
17:30 Ultimate Fan Package Soundcheck Experience @ Stage
18:00 Ultimate Fan Package Photo With Manowar @ Stage
19:00 Ultimate Fan Package BBQ @ Beergarden

All-day activities include:

Penalty Kicking Wall by Vodafone @ VIP Campground
Asgard Saga Story Reading in English and German @ Nomadetent VIP
Campground
Asgard Info Booth @ Asgard Tent

For more information about the Magic Circle Festival please visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

All times are subject to change.

Campground
Asgard Info Stand @ Asgard Tent

Lineup / Timetable - Saturday, 18th July 2009

12:00 Die Sklaven
12:45 Age Of Evil
13:30 Crystal Viper
14:15 Wizard
15:05 Jack Starr's Burning Starr
15:55 Van Canto
16:50 Metalforce
18:00 Domain
19:05 HolyHell
20:20 Ulytau
21:10 Kingdom Come
22:30 Manowar

Jack Starr's Burning Starr Official Web Site Online

On the tail of new release, DEFIANCE by Jack Starr's Burning Starr,
Magic Circle Music has launched the OFFICIAL Jack Starr's Burning
Starr Web site at http://www.burningstarr.com/ . Look for Jack Starr's
Burning Starr live at the Magic Circle Festival on July 18th, 2009 in
Loreley, Germany. Visit http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ for more
information.

Metalforce Samples Now Online!

On July 10, 2009, the world began to quake!

Metalforce uploaded the first samples from their forthcoming debut
album online. The self-titled album is set to be released in mid-
September on the Magic Circle Music label.

Don't miss your chance to see the band performing new songs live for
the first time at the upcoming Magic Circle Festival on July 18th,
2009 at Loreley, Germany!

http://www.metalforce.eu/

Jack Starr's Burning Starr
http://www.burningstarr.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

Metalforce
http://www.metalforce.eu/

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-Lion's Share - "Behind-The-Scenes" Video Footage

Swedish melodic metal masters Lion's Share have posted "behind-the-
scenes" video footage from the making of their critically acclaimed
DARK HOURS album on their YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/darkhours2009 .

DARK HOURS grabbed the #3 "Most Added" slot on the CMJ Loud Rock chart
and #5 on FMQB's Metal Detector chart, where it also debuted on the
metal airplay chart at #50 with a bullet! The video for "Judas Must
Die" has been accepted by "Headbanger's Ball" (air date to be
announced) and is currently being played on over 100 stations in
U.S.A.

DARK HOURS, which features a guest appearance by Michael Romeo of
Symphony X, was voted "album of the month" in Sweden Rock magazine and
made the Top 10 in most of the other major European metal
publications.

DARK HOURS is out now on Blistering Records (Europe & North America)
and King Recors (Japan).

Band links
http://www.lionsshare.org/
http://www.myspace.com/lionsshare

Blistering Records
http://www.blisteringrecords.se/
http://shop.blisteringrecords.se
http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords

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-Sonata Arctica: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers Sonata Arctica will release their new album,
THE DAYS OF GRAYS, on September 18, 2009 in Europe and September 22,
2009 in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing for the new album can be viewed by clicking here.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=29758396&blogId\
=500392433

Sonata Arctica keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg previously
described the band's new 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
Arctica stuff is on there, solos, lots of singing some slower songs."

Sonata Arctica will play a handful of headlining dates prior to and at
the end of their North American Tour with DragonForce. To view
complete list of tour dates please visit the bands MySpace Page.

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

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-Z Records News

Watchmen's Self-Titled Out Now + Sound Samples Available!

Watchmen's amazing debut is out now and available at
http://www.zrecords.net/ online store section for just £10 including
postage. Don't buy blind -- listen to tracks from the album at
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk . You'll agree that this album
is a MUST HAVE ITEM!

Z's Return Steps Up Another Gear As Watchmen Set The Airwaves Alight

Watchmen's prolific debut is now in stock at all good outlets, the
album is currently on rotation with over 20 radio stations and growing
in Europe with U.S. radio just starting to pick up the baton. If you
have not heard this serious piece of ear candy go to
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk -- you will not be disappointed.

Z One-Hour Radio Special: "It's Time To Clear The Air"

Mark Alger has agreed to do a one-hour Z special on a respected radio
station in the near future to as he stated "It's time to clear the air
and let people know the facts, I'm tired of my name being attacked and
the truth will actually prove that other forces who claim to be
bastions for the scene are very much the opposite. This as far as I am
concerned will be closure!" In addition it will also feature
exclusives of forthcoming material from the label.

One not to be missed for sure, further details will be posted shortly.

Britton Sound Sample Unleashed

A special MP3 has been uploaded of "Hold On" which is taken from the
reissue of Britton's classic 1988 release ROCK HARD, which will be
released for the first time on CD August 21st with 10 bonus tracks!
The album can be pre-ordered now at our online store
http://www.zrecords.net/ so take a listen for yourself at
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk .

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Napalm Records News

Saltatio Mortis: Renew Contract & New Video

"We are happy to announce that we have renewed our contract with
Napalm Records. Over the past few years, band and label have
established a close relationship. Thus, we look forward to future
projects and upcoming CDs! Napalm rocks the Middle Ages!" To ease the
anticipatory wait, fans may watch the clip to the album opener
"Ebenbild" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IJ_1VxwKs . The
upcoming full-length WER WIND SAT will be released on August, 28th.

http://www.saltatio-mortis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mittelalterpunk

Lacrimas Profundere: MySpace Video Premiere

Exciting news just came in from the Lacrimas Profundere camp:

"The new video to the song 'And God's Ocean' will premiere exclusively
on MySpace on Thursday, July 16th. The latest clip presents the viewer
with the band's hard work from last three months. With this clip, the
band supports 'Die Sandmänner' -- an initiative that fights against
child poverty in Germany. Lacrimas Profundere want to give each and
every Euro made from this single available to 'Die Sandmänner.' Make
sure to get in touch with your local radio and TV station -- every
Euro is welcome. Last but not least, the band sends a big 'Thank you'
to MySpace for supporting this noble cause! Come back for further
information on Thursday next week! Greetings, Lacrimas Profundere"

http://www.lacrimas.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lacrimasprofundere

Tyr: New Video

The Vikings have completed the clip to their latest anthmen "Hold The
Heathen Hammer High." The video captures the atmosphere and tone of
the song brilliantly and will take the hearts of Viking Metal fans by
storm. Friends of the Viking warriors may watch the clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2bgwcv43o .

http://www.tyr.net/
http://www.myspace.com/tyr1

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

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-Therion: Video Interview With Snowy Shaw

Germany's StreetClip.tv conducted an interview with Swedish multi-
instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (Therion, Dream Evil, King Diamond,
Mercyful Fate) at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which was held
June 3-6, 2009 in Solvesborg. Watch the chat by clicking here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y2qFpTbXzg

Out in Europe on June 5, 2009 and on August 25, 2009 in North America,
Therion mastermind and only remaining founding member Christofer
Johnsson decided to go for a rather special project: the band's
appearance at the remarkable and renowned International Opera Festival
in Miskolc / Hungary in 2007, resulting in THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE (2CD
+ DVD).

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=68326081&blogId\
=500392861

The event was taped on and off stage to preserve a truly unique
classic metal event for the Therion fanbase!

The first part -- dubbed "Classical Adventures" -- features some of
Christofer's favourite composers (especially his alltime fave, Wagner)
and does completely without guitars or any metal instrumentation, just
orchestra and choir.

Part two, "Therion Songs," delivers exactly that: the finest Therion
material performed by the band with a huge orchestra and choir.

Rounding off THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE is an entertaining documentary
which gives insight in the complicated organization and the no less
complicated execution with all ups and downs for the involved crew and
musicians.

THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE is the testimony of the brilliant Johnsson,
Niemann, Niemann, Karlsson Therion lineup which dissolved in late
2008. This chapter of Therion is closed, but a new chapter is about to
begin, and Therion will soon open the book once again!

http://www.megatherion.com/
http://www.myspace.com/therion
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Therion/6810453602

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-Death Angel's SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN Coming July 28th In North
America!

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!

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3522903&blogId=\
500394001

This is the first live DVD ever in the history of Death Angel and it
will be released as a Live CD (North America), Live DVD (North
America), and a Live DVD+CD / CD+DVD / 2LP (Europe).

Watch a preview clip of SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN: LIVE IN GERMANY by
clicking here:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=56138431

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

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-Celtic Legacy To Split

[Note: This is from the band's Facebook page,
http://www.facebook.com/celticlegacy . - Steve]

Celtic Legacy is sorry to announce that the band is to be put on hold
indefinitely with immediate effect.

We had already begun the process of following up GUARDIAN OF ETERNITY,
but financial woes have put paid to the prospect of a new album. The
band is in heavy debt following the recording of the previous CD. It
was hoped that sales of the last release would finance new recordings
but subsequent heavy downloading massively outstripped actual album
sales, effectively putting paid to any chance we had of financing new
projects.

Putting it simply -- we're broke. We put everything we had into the
last album, but the music scene has changed to the point where we
simply can't afford any further band activity, especially with the
recession adding to the money squeeze. We've made back only a fraction
of the money it cost us to record the last album and we can't afford
to do another one. It's as simple as that.

We would like to thank everyone who supported the band since it
started way back in 1997. We've had our share of ups and downs since
we began, but leaving 3 albums behind -- all recorded and released
using our own resources is an achievement we're all very proud of.

The band's websites will remain live and the albums will still be
available to buy from those locations.

All members of the band go their separate ways on excellent terms and
we would not rule out a return somewhere down the line. But for the
present, we need to take a long time away until things drastically
improve.

All the best,
Dave, Slim, Ciaran, Keith, Joe

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-Paul Kleff: MACHINED

Band: Paul Kleff
Album Title: MACHINED
Genre: Heavy, Progressive Instrumental & Vocal Metal
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web site:
http://www.paulkleffmusic.com/

With over 20 years as a musician, instructor, composer and performer,
Paul Kleff is a rock/metal guitarist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
U.S.A. Starting out on an acoustic guitar, he learned basic chords and
songs and worked hard at mastering the basics of the guitar.

As he continued to grow as musician, Paul was drawn to the fire,
expression and speed of artists like Edward Van Halen, Randy Rhoads,
George Lynch and Yngwie Malmsteen. Now armed with an electric guitar,
he set out to learn the styles of his heroes and began practicing and
developing a lead guitar style based on both blues-influenced rock and
the neoclassical shred styles of his newer influences.

Paul's current CD release, titled MACHINED, is a four-song E.P. with
two instrumental songs and two songs featuring guest vocalist Jerry
Keyzer. Compositionally, the songs cover a wide palette of rock, metal
and shred guitar styles.

Heavy, progressive instrumental metal blends with epic vocal songs
with intense, melodic lead guitar to form a bold musical statement in
MACHINED. Paul was also featured on the 2008 compilation CD, GUITARS
FROM THE SHADOWS, along with 12 other musicians from all over the
world. In 2008, Paul was part of an instructional clinic tour through
the Midwest U.S.A. The clinics were held at Guitar Center and local
music stores in each city. Six other guitarists and international
touring and recording artist Tom Hess were also featured on the clinic
tour. Paul will be presenting more clinics in Grand Rapids and the
U.S.A. throughout 2009. Paul teaches private guitar lessons at his
studio in Grand Rapids. He has been an instructor for over 20 years.
Having helped hundreds of students reach their musical goals, he
continues to develop specialized programs of study for each individual
student based directly on their musical goals. As a featured
instructor on several guitar Web sites, Paul is continuing to develop
his Web instructional presence and will be featured on additional
guitar instructional websites in the future. He is also developing new
instructional products set to be released in late 2009. A full-length
CD is also planned for release in 2009.

As a guitarist, composer, teacher and performer, Paul has established
himself as a top instructor and emerging recording artist. In the
future, look for Paul to continue to gain exposure as a performer,
artist and instructor.

Track listing:
1. Grind
2. Last Stand
3. DeadLine
4. As If...

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-Total Metal Festival 2009 -- Pino Scotto Added To The Bill!

Vivo Management proudly announces that Pino Scotto has been added to
the bill of the Total Metal Festival scheduled for the next 19
September at the New Demodè Club in Bari (Southern Italy) with
Finntroll, Malevolent Creation, Vomitory, The Modern Age Slavery and a
lot more.

Pino Scotto represents almost 30 years of Italian Metal History, he is
an important icon for all the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Italian fans.
His fame endure since three generations of metalheads till the present
when the rocker is at the top of his success with the album DATEVI
FUOCO - LO SCOTTO DA PAGARE.

In a few days the final bill of the TMF will be announced. Tickets are
already available on http://www.bookingshow.com/ .

TOTAL METAL FESTIVAL 2009
Finntroll
Malevolent Creation
Pino Scotto
Vomitory
The Modern Age Slavery
Kernel Zero
Golem
No More Fear
Ecnephias
Shank
And more...

DATE: 19 Sept. 2009
LOCATION: New Demodè Clud - Via dei Cedri - Modugno (BA)
TICKET: 20 euro + d.d.p. available on http://www.bookingshow.com/
DOORS OPEN: h. 13:30
START: h. 14:00

INFO:
http://www.totalmetalfestival.it/
http://www.myspace.com/totalmetalfestival
http://www.vivomanagement.it/
http://www.myspace.com/vivomanagement
info@...

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-Fosterchild To Have Debut Video Produced By Chris Raab From
"Jackass"/"Viva La Bam"

Band To Also Appear In New Reality Show "Road Scholars" By Raab

Fosterchild has announced that its debut music video will be directed
and produced by Chris Raab, the infamous mastermind behind "Jackass,"
"Viva La Bam," "CKY" and more. The Philadelphia-based rock group will
also be featured in the pilot for "Road Scholars," a new reality show
directed and produced by Raab, featuring himself, Lord Bottaro (also
from "CKY" and "Minghags: The Movie"), Colt Darling, Big Dirty Al, and
Mitchell Canter.

Fosterchild was discovered by Raab at a recent "Charity of the Bands"
event held at Finnegan's Wake (Philadelphia) earlier this summer. The
event, which benefitted the United Services Organization of
Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, was hosted by the "Road Scholars
Crew," featuring Raab and Lord Bottaro.

"We are thrilled to be working with Chris on this project and couldn't
ask for a better crew to help produce our first video," said Brian
Quinn, founder and guitarist for Fosterchild.

Fosterchild's video will be for its upcoming single "After The Fire,"
which will appear on the group's upcoming album.

Fosterchild is Brian Quinn (guitarist), Danny Beissel (vocals), Bob
Pirylis (drums) and Mike Vlaanderen (bass).

For more information about Fosterchild, visit
http://www.Fosterchildrocks.com/ or
http://www.myspace.com/Fosterchildmusic .

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-Swashbuckle's BACK TO THE NOOSE -- Exclusive Bundle

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Avast Ye!

New Jersey's thrashing pirates Swashbuckle have made available a
special package bundle PRE-ORDER of their new album, BACK TO THE
NOOSE, exclusively at the Nuclear Blast America Web Shop.

http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/Artist/Swashbuckle/93250

Shiver me timbers! This is where X marks the spot!

Watch Part 3 of the album trailer by clicking here below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1K9RewpPs

Metal Injection recently conducted an interview with Swashbuckle.
Watch the video interview below:

http://www.metalinjection.net/interviews/swashbuckle-wifi-seas

Watch performance footage of Swashbuckle from May 2009 during the
Paganfest tour of North America below:

"Back To The Noose"
http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/3280/swashbuckle-back-to-the-noose-live

"Drink Up"
http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/3281/swashbuckle-live-at-pagan-fest-2009

BACK TO THE NOOSE 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 will be on this year's Paganfest Europe tour alongside
Korpiklaani, Unleashed, Alestorm, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and Ex
Deo. 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

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

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-Arkaea Unleashes Debut Album Worldwide TODAY

YEARS IN THE DARKNESS Out TODAY on E1 Music

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Arkaea, featuring members Raymond Herrera and
Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory and Threat Signal, have just
finished their debut album YEARS IN THE DARKNESS. The album is out
today, 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.

"We are truly proud of this record," states Olde Wolbers. "Ironically
half of the Arkaea album consists of songs that were intended to be
the next Fear Factory record."

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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-Spider Rockets Offer Free Download Of Standout Song "Cold," From
Their New Self-Titled Album

With the Spider Rockets tearing up the concert circuit throughout the
summer and beyond, the band also recently issued their latest album --
a self-titled affair -- which is the perfectly balance of melodic and
modern rock. And the group is now offering an exclusive free song to
download until September 30th, "Cold," and it just happens to be one
of their latest album's highlights. To download the song, follow this
link:

http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=spiderrockets

Comprised of band members Helena Cos (Vocals), Johnny Nap (Guitar),
Bones Hackett (Bass), and Dan Prestup (Drums), this New Jersey-based
band has issued a trio of acclaimed albums -- FLIPPED OFF, EVER AFTER,
and their aforementioned/latest self-titled release. In the process,
the quartet has been a strong presence on the CMJ charts and has
played with some of rock's biggest names (just this past May, they
played alongside Duff McKagan -- formerly of Guns N' Roses).

And a steady stream of accolades continue to come in, including praise
from John Haseltine at Metal Warrants, who said, "We can't pigeon-hole
Spider Rockets as just another female fronted rock band. There are
many that all sound alike. Not the case here...there's touches of
goth, hard rock, metal, punk and alternative. Will appeal to fans of
Slunt, Lullacry, No Doubt, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Velvet
Revolver and many, many more. You're going to have to give 'em a
listen for yourself if you don't believe me." Now, with Spider Rockets
offering a free download and coming to a concert stage near you, there
is no reason not to check out this unforgettable band.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.spiderrockets.com/
http://www.myspace.com/spiderrockets

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-Martyr Supports Flotsam And Jetsam

After a very successful tour with Lizzy Borden last year, and
performances at festivals such as "Keep It True" in Germany, Dutch
metal cult band Martyr will be supporting Flotsam And Jetsam at their
upcoming European tour.

News about Martyr will be updated often at the official Martyr Web
site ( http://www.martyronline.nl/ ) or at the Martyr section of the
Rusty Cage Records Web site ( http://www.rustycagerecords.com/ ).

8/21 - Treibsand - Lubeck - Germany
8/22 - Rock Mania - Dettelbach - Germany
8/23 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade - Holland
8/24 - Die Halle - Frankfurt - Germany
8/25 - Exit Chmelnice - Praha - Czech Republic
8/26 - Heya Club - Szczecin - Poland
8/27 - Wacken Rocks - Kreuth - Germany
8/28 - Turock - Essen - Germany
8/29 - Wacken Rocks - Aurich - Germany
8/29 - Elsrock - Rijssen - Holland

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-Whiplash - Thrash Metal Hot Sauce Line Available

Reactivated New Jersey thrash metallers Whiplash have joined forces
with From Mild To Wild Hot Sauce Shop to produce and release the
first-ever thrash metal hot sauce line. The band says: "This moderate
hot sauce should appeal to anyone with taste buds. It's been a
favorite of ours for a long time and we're thrilled to be providing it
under this label."

The "three-sauce gift pack" featuring Power And Pain, Last Nail In The
Coffin and Swallow The Slaughter is now available for a limited time
only -- "Get 'em while they're hot!"

For more information visit:
http://www.frommildtowild.com/xcart/home.php?cat=24

The band's long-awaited new full-length UNBORN AGAIN was scheduled to
be release on July 15th via Pulverised Records; the release date has
since been pushed back until the end of July.

UNBORN AGAIN track listing:

"Swallow The Slaughter"
"Snuff"
"Firewater"
"Float Face Down"
"Fight Or Flight"
"Pitbulls In The Playground"
"Parade Of Two Legs"
"Hook In Mouth"
"I've Got The Fire"
"Feeding Frenzy"

The cover artwork was created by Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Megadeth,
Nuclear Assault, Possessed). The LP will be made available in digi-pak
CD/DVD format, which documents the making of UNBORN AGAIN.

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

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-Basick Records Update

Evita: MINUTES & MILES Album Out Now!

So it's finally here; Evita's incredible debut album MINUTES & MILES
is out in stores today!

This absolute belter of a record is available now through HMV | PLAY |
AMAZON and iTUNES.

Or if you're looking for something a bit special, we've still got the
rather tasty CD and Tee combo deal on the go, so make sure you check
out the Basick Store and grab yourself a bargain. ;)

http://basickrecords.bigcartel.com/artist/evita

Look out for some rather sweet Evita coverage in all your favourite
Mags and Zines in the weeks to come too!

CHECK IT!

Bury Tomorrow: Video On "Scuzz TV" + New Album Track!

The BT boys have started their highly anticipated build up for their
debut album PORTRAITS by posting the first track 'You & I' up on their
MySpace Page!

http://www.myspace.com/burytomorrowband

Early indications are that this debut album is going to be one of the
biggest from the U.K. Underground this year, so make sure you stay
tuned and dont miss out.

You can also check out the band's previous single 'Her Bones In The
Sand' on The Digital Darkside show on "Scuzz TV" right now! Sky
Channel 374.

http://www.scuzz.com/Videos/VideoDetails.aspx?cid=25395&st=0

Basick Sign: Between The Screams!

We're as happy as Larry to announce the signing of U.K. progressive
outfit, Between The Screams and will be releasing their debut album,
OUR LAST DAYS ON EARTH on October 5th of this year.

The band were first brought to the attention of Basick back in Spring
'08 after receiving a copy of the critically acclaimed E.P., EMBRYO.

The band's love for emotive, ambient, progressive metal has attracted
attention from many quarters, having recently won them a spot on the
Metal Hammer CD covermount, a "Band Of The Week" spot on the Radio 1
Rockshow as well as the highly coveted Rock Sound KBY Band of the
Month award.

For the press release click:

http://www.basickrecords.com/site/bands/between_the_screams

Stay tuned for No Made Sense, A Dark Orbit, No Consequence and
Fellsilent news in the coming weeks!

For more info on all Basick bands including tour dates and latest
news, etc., head over to http://www.basickrecords.com/ .

And you can now also tweet us on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/basickrecords

Basick Records
PO BOX 4334
Dunstable
LU6 1JH
United Kingdom

http://www.basickrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/basickrecords
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/The-Basick-Recording-Company/20729285113
http://www.youtube.com/user/basickrecords
http://twitter.com/basickrecords

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-Evile Release Brand New Track For Streaming And Download

British thrashers Evile have released a brand new track, called
"Infected Nation," which is available now for streaming and download.

The new track, which is the first song off the band's highly
anticipated upcoming new album, INFECTED NATIONS -- due on September
21st in Europe and September 22nd in the U.S.A. -- is available for
streaming at Evile's official MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/evileuk .

You can download a DRM-free copy of the track to keep and blast as
often as you like. Get "Infected Nation," available to download as an
MP3 as well as a high quality WAV file, at
http://earache.com/infectednation .

You can also listen to the new track on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUSVay96OdY .

Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake comments:

"Finally, we can show you a track off the upcoming album INFECTED
NATIONS, funnily enough the first track being 'Infected Nation.' It's
been very hard to pick out just ONE track to initially show the world,
as there is such diversity on this album and I wanted to showcase the
different direction we're going in. I think 'Infected Nation' is a
good place to start in showing you, as it still has the pure thrash
feel to it but with an injection of our new path musically.

"Please do the production justice; download it and play it on some
good speakers, not some sh*tty PC ones (although granted you can't get
much out of an MP3 -- the CD will blow it away).

"Can't wait for everyone to hear the mass of variation on the entire
album! More news to come so keep your eyes peeled and sign up to the
Evile Newsletter at http://www.evile.co.uk/lists/?p=subscribe ."

INFECTED NATIONS is available for pre-order now and is available as a
limited edition version with an exclusive bonus track and a bonus DVD
with behind-the-scenes and studio footage. Make sure you don't miss
out on the limited edition version by pre-ordering it now in Europe at
http://www.earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41 or in the
U.S.A. at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41 .

Evile, whose trademark anthem "Thrasher" appeared as downloadable
content for the Rock Band video game, recorded INFECTED NATIONS with
producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death) at Parlour Studios during May
2009. The cover art for the album was created by Michael Whelan, who
is famous for his sci-fi artworks along with classic album covers from
such bands as Sepultura and Obituary.

For more Evile news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk .

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-Black Cobra Complete Album; New Track Posted

Black Cobra, the heaviest two-piece band in the universe, have
completed their upcoming Southern Lord Recordings debut album,
CHRONOMEGA. With a tentative worldwide release date set for September
29, 2009 the album's nine tracks rage with Black Cobra's patented
megacrushing, groove-heavy style of fuzztone doom-metal angst. With
the grandmaster of sludge Billy Anderson manning the soundboard for
this mammoth recording, CHRONOMEGA promises to be one of the most
tonally destructive and overall damaging releases of the year.

Check out the Black Cobra MySpace page to hear the new track "Negative
Reversal" from the upcoming album now!

CHRONOMEGA track listing:

1. Negative Reversal
2. Machine
3. Catalyst
4. Chronosphere
5. Zero Point Field
6. Lightning In His Hand
7. Storm Shadow
8. Glacies En Spiritu
9. Nefarian Triangle
*10. Behaved (Buzzov*en cover - bonus track for Japanese CD and vinyl
release)

Rafa Martinez and Jason Landrian have been coalescing Black Cobra's
sonic brew for nearly seven years now, yet neither were strangers to
heaving heavy riffage prior; Rafa did time with Acid King and -16-,
Jason with Cavity. The pair unleash a tone heavier than a trio of both
guitar and drums. Their impenetrable hardcore doom chemistry evokes an
intensity that sets them apart from the others, both live and
recorded. The band have toured seemingly endlessly on both U.S. and
foreign soil since their 2002 inception, sharing the stage with The
Sword, Weedeater, High On Fire, Torche and countless other bands in
the upper ranks of metal and doom, many times blowing the competition
away.

http://www.myspace.com/blackcobra
http://www.blackcobra.net/
http://www.southernlord.com/
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings

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-Subhumans Back-Catalog Reissued

Subhumans were at the forefront of the U.K. anarcho-punk scene in the
early '80s, alongside such bands as Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians,
Rudimentary Peni and Conflict. From the start Subhumans were praised
for their ability to stretch the boundaries of punk rock with their
unique blend of structured dynamic tunes and incisive sociopolitical
lyrics.

Subhumans were, between 1980-85, one of the most prolific and original
bands of the evolving U.K. punk scene; they were based in Warminster,
Wiltshire, SW England, and the lineup was Dick on vocals, Bruce played
guitar, Phil on bass, and Trotsky on the drums. Dick had previously
sung for The Mental, who released one E.P. and embodied the "can't-
play-will-play" early punk "anyone-can-do-it" attitude. Bruce had been
in The Stupid Humans, also based in Warminster; these two met at an
Angelic Upstarts gig in 1980, and when their bands split they got
together to form Subhumans.

Musical influences were a mix of Sex Pistols, The Damned and similar
punk originators, and pre-punk bands like King Crimson and Frank
Zappa, which led to a style of punk more intricate in its structure
than their contemporaries, without losing the base energy and dynamics
of punk. Dick's lyrics, at once socially aware and heavily critical of
social norms, placed them in the anarcho-punk area of the ever-
expanding U.K. punk scene of the early '80s, alongside Crass,
Antisect, Conflict and Flux Of Pink Indians, who released the band's
first three E.P.s (DEMOLITION WAR, REASON FOR EXISTENCE, and RELIGIOUS
WARS) and their first LP THE DAY THE COUNTRY DIED, which became an
instant classic that went on to sell 100,000 copies (largely at the
cover price of "pay no more than £3.25," which was as cheap as
possible in order to make the music more accessible).

In '83 they formed their own label, Bluurg Records, and over the next
two years released the FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE LP (which included
a 16 minute track of the same name that had the music press calling
for a redefinition of "punk"!) EVOLUTION E.P., TIME FLIES 12" E.P.,
RATS E.P., WORLDS APART LP, and 29:29 Split Vision LP, which was
released after splitting up in '85. By then the band had played 262
gigs including several European tours and two in the U.S.A., (which
was in the '80s a rare achievement for a non-commercially minded
band).

Bluurg Records are proud to announce the forthcoming reissues of the
Subhumans back catalog. Re-mastered and presented in deluxe digi-paks
with all original artwork, these re-releases give you another chance
to hear one of the original U.K. punk bands at their very best.

http://www.subhumans.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/subhumansuk
http://www.southern.net/southern/band/SUBHM/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #26 ***
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-Pantheon I: WORLDS I CREATE

The newest display of symphonic savagery from Norwegian metal
craftsmen Pantheon I is upon us! WORLDS I CREATE is the third full-
length from these brilliant barbarians, out this month on Candlelight
Records. The band, featuring current and ex-members of 1349,
Trollfest, Den Saakaldte and more, have dropped jaws on their previous
outings, including their previous Candlelight release, 2007's THE
WANDERER AND HIS SHADOW, and the latest opus shall surely carry with
it that same reaction.

Fueled by blinding whirlwinds of blackened riff and rhythm wizardry,
cello-soaked melancholic madness and a an overall riotous, empowering
vibe, Pantheon I take their black metal influences to otherworldly
levels of intoxication on WORLDS I CREATE, to be released by
Candlelight records July 28th.

http://www.pantheon-i.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pantheoni
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/
http://www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa

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-Nervecell Update On Summer Festival Tour In Europe/Germany

Dubai-based Metal band Nervecell are back to the UAE from Europe,
after completing most of their major summer festival tour dates. They
are the first Middle Eastern band to ever perform at such large-scale
events in Germany and the feedback has been very positive overall.

Conquest of new territories

The summer tour kicked off in Germany at Rock Im Park (Nürnberg) on
June 5th, whose fine lineup included The Prodigy, Limp Bizkit,
Slipknot, The Killers, Marylin Manson to name a few. As the only death
metal band on the bill and performing for the first time in Europe and
Germany, they wowed the 60,000+ strong audience. The four-member band
was working against a tight schedule and were due to Co-Headline the
very next day at Metal GDL (Grandola) in Portugal.

With a lineup matching their musical genre, they made many Portuguese
metal fans. But once again Nervecell had to fly back to Germany to
perform at Rock Am Ring (Nürburgring) the next day, with an attendance
of 90,000+ and a mainstream lineup very similar to Rock Im Park's,
where they met new local fans in person and signed autographs.

Next stop on the map was Leipzig for the acclaimed With Full Force
Open Air. Every year, more than 29,000 metal heads attend the festival
where, on July 4th, Nervecell shared the Main Stage with rock and
metal legends Motörhead, Sepultura, Soulfly, Hatebreed, Down, to name
a few.

Nervecell will appear on the annual With Full Force DVD to be released
next year, where they will be interviewed and introduced by their all-
time guitar hero Andreas Kisser from Sepultura who has been in the
band since 1987. They also got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
interview Phil Anselmo in return, lead vocalist of Down and former
front man of legendary heavy metal band Pantera.

Recently confirmed gigs

Nervecell have added three new European dates and will be performing
at Marktwirtschaft Club in Halle, Germany on September 18th and at
Escape Metalcorner Club in Vienna, Austria on September 20th.

In addition, the band has been confirmed at Mass Deathtruction
Festival 2009 in Namur, Belgium on October 3rd with Vader, Marduk and
more.

Below is a list of their confirmed dates set to take place until
October 2009:

July 31st - Wacken Open Air (Wacken, Germany) - one of the leading
summer open air Heavy Metal music festivals with an estimated 72,000
audience
Sep 5 - Occultfest (Hoogeveen, Netherlands)
Sep 18 - Marktwirtschaft Club (Halle, Germany)
Sep 19 - New Jam Festival (Marchtrenk, Austria)
Sep 20 - Escape Metalcorner Club (Vienna, Austria)
Oct 2 - Way of Darkness Festival (Lichtenfels, Germany)
Oct 3 - Mass Deathtruction Festival (Namur, Belgium)

Nervecell recently posted on their Web site that they "had an absolute
blast at With Full Force, definitely by far the best European festival
we have experienced on this tour to date. It was great to meet up with
some of our old friends and bands at the festival. Thanks to the
organizers for treating us so well and for putting together such a
killer line up this year. We hope to come back and see all you crazy
people in the pits again!"

Part 1 of their European tour - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKP2PA7Hck

Live photos
http://www.nervecell.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=46

Misc. photos
http://www.nervecell.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=47

For more info visit:
http://www.nervecell.net/
http://www.myspace.com/nervecell
http://www.twitter.com/nervecellband

"Nervecell are without a doubt one of the biggest names in the Middle
Eastern metal movement." - Terrorizer Magazine, U.K

"...deathcore has spread to the Arab world." - Metal Hammer Magazine,
U.K

"highly dramatic, technically experienced Death Metal" - Rock Hard,
Germany

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-The Accused Album + Tour Update!

The Accused's long awaited new full-length, THE CURSE OF MARTHA
SPLATTERHEAD, is scheduled for release August 18, 2009 via Southern
Lord Records. The band teamed up with Billy Anderson at Seattle's
Soundhouse Recording studio to create the epic beast of a long player.
With Anderson at the controls, The Accused have indeed splattered the
carnage far and wide. THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD -- their first
full-length in four years -- features 14 tracks of brutal splatter
rock mayhem chock full of the band's trademark buzzsaw-guitar riffs
and manic, glass-shard-swallowing vocals. Commented founding guitarist
Tommy Niemeyer on the new record, "...old fans of the band will not be
disappointed in the feel and intensity on this record... and those
who've never really heard The Accused are in for something like
they've never heard before!" Song titles include "The Splatterbeast,"
"Bodies Are Rising" and "Martha's Disciples."

The band will kick off a string of live dates starting at the
Supersonic Festival in Birmingham on July 25th with Thorr's Hammer,
Corrupted, Skullflower and more. The official record release
celebration for THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD is scheduled for
August 5th at Neumo's in Seattle where The Accused will be joined by
headliners Sunn O))) as well as Black Breath and Trap Them.

THE ACCUSED Tour Dates
7/25/2009 Supersonic Festival - Birmingham, UK w/ Corrupted, Thorrs'
Hammer, etc.
7/26/2009 Scala - London, UK w/ Corrupted, Thorrs' Hammer
8/05/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD
Release Show!!! w/ Sunn O))), Black Breath, Trap Them
8/08/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA w/ Sunn O))), Eagle
Twin
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles, CA w/ Sunn O))),
Eagle Twin
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin

http://www.myspace.com/kingsofsplatter
http://www.splatterrock.com/
http://www.southernlord.com/

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-Absu's Proscriptor Discusses The North American CIII Tour + Upcoming
Festival Dates

Candlelight Records has just completed its third label packaged tour
for North America, which featured Philadelphia thrashers
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and support from Los Angeles-based Sothis. The
tour visited 21 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, which began in
San Marcos, California and unexpectedly ended in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on
June 27. Absu's scheduled Ft. Worth, TX performance on Monday, June 29
was canceled due to the band's tour bus breaking down outside of Baton
Rouge, LA. The concert will be rescheduled for later this summer and
all tickets for the canceled show will be honored for the new date or
refunded at the point of purchase.

Proscriptor comments on the tour: "For not touring in 12 years, I must
admit I was extremely pleased with not only the tour, but overall
turnout for all the performances. However, I am still a bit
disappointed the original bands that were initially included on the
tour (Destroyer 666, Averse Sefira and Glorior Belli) dropped off,
which would have made the tour stronger, but still pleased. At least
we successfully conveyed our message of mythological occult metal
across the North American terrain -- mission accomplished."

Absu will perform at the following festivals this summer:
7/17/2009 Hell's Pleasure Metal Festival - Pößneck, Germany
7/18/2009 Kaltenbach Open Air - Spital am Semmering, Austria
7/25/2009 Stonehenge Festival - Steenwijk, Netherlands
8/28/2009 Hole In The Sky - Bergen Metal Fest X - Bergen, Norway

http://www.myspace.com/absu
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Check out About.com's (highly debatable) list of "Essential Power
Metal Albums" at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7REx .

-Acero is asking fans to vote for their video in the "Hard Rock"
category at "Los De La Casa" at VM Latino's contest site,
http://www.losdelacasa.com/ . See http://www.grupoacero.com/ for more.

-BulletBoys -- now featuring vocalist/guitarist Marq Torien, guitarist
Tory Stoffregen, bassist Rob Lane, and drummer Ryche Green -- have 10¢
BILLIONAIRE out now on Chavis Records. The disc was recorded at High
Caliber Sound in Florida with executive producer Anthony Focx. Track
list: "Asteroid," "Blessed By Your Touch," "Born To Breed," "Bringing
Home The Gun," "Girls Kissin' Girls," "Jenna Star," "Road To Nowhere,"
"Save The World," "Wasted," "Witness." An MP3 of the radio version of
"Road To Nowhere" is available at
http://www.AirPlayDirect.com/bulletboys . See
http://www.myspace.com/officialbulletboys for more on the band, and
http://www.chavisrecords.net/ and http://www.myspace.com/chavisrecords
for more on Chavis.

-Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffery's HOUSE OF
INSANITY is out now on AFM Records, featuring a guest appearance from
vocalist Zak Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle, Machines Of Grace).
Track list: "Seasons Change," "House Of Insanity," "I Won't Know,"
"The Fleas," "Madonna," "Big Brother," "Back's To The Wall,"
"Solitaire," "I'm Sorry," "Shame," "Winter In Hamburg," "No Matter
What," "Get Up, Stand Up!" (Another track list for the album lists
"House Of Insanity," "Shame," "The Fleas," "Schizophrenia," "Back's To
The Wall," "No Matter What," "Seasons Change," "I'm Sorry,"
"Solitaire," "Winter In Hamburg," "Get Up, Stand Up!") See
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28179 for clips of all the songs, and see
http://www.chriscaffery.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/chriscaffery
for more on Caffery.

-Dirty Looks is now taking pre-sale orders for a package including the
new 21-song "best of" disc THE WORST OF DIRTY LOOKS, a limited edition
T-shirt, an all-access tour laminate, a button, and a sticker -- all
for $17.99. The CD can be ordered by itself for $11.99. See
http://www.dirtylooksmusic.com/ for more, and send orders to
stickyrec@....

-Foreigner's LIVE: SOUNDSTAGE DVD is out now, featuring the band's
recent live performance filmed for PBS's "Soundstage" program. Track
list: "Night Life," "Head Games," "Cold As Ice," "Waiting For A Girl
Like You," "Too Late," "Say You Will," "Long Long Way From Home,"
"Double Vision," "Blue Morning Blue Day," "Dirty White Boy,"
"Starrider," "Feels Like The First Time," "Urgent," "Juke Box Hero,"
"I Want To Know What Love Is," "Hot Blooded." See
http://www.foreigneronline.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/foreignermusic for more.

-Upcoming gigs for The Iron Maidens:

7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bar 24 / Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV
7/28 - Trevi Entertainment Center, Lake Elsinore, CA (all ages)
7/30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA
8/1 - The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA (all ages)
8/8 - Aliante Casino, North Las Vegas, NV
8/14 - The Voodoo Lounge, San Jose, CA
8/15 - Annie's Social Club, San Francisco, CA

See http://www.theironmaidens.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/theironmaidens for more.

-There's a new interview with Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7REw .

-Check out clips of the new Lynch Mob songs "21st Century Man," "Smoke
And Mirrors," and "We Will Remain" -- from the album SMOKE AND MIRRORS
-- at http://www.frontiers.it/Default.aspx?tabid=85&pl=L .

-Ozzy Osbourne has reportedly begun work on a new studio album, and
has split with guitarist Zakk Wylde in hopes of finding a new partner
to provide a new sound. Rumors have him looking at John 5 (Marilyn
Manson, Rob Zombie) and Greek sensation Gus G. (Firewind). See
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=46078 for
more.

-ShipRocked -- "a five-day rock and roll music cruise" -- will feature
Broken Teeth, Endeverafter, Lynam, Queensryche, Ratt, Skid Row,
Stereoside, Stonerider, and Tesla. The cruise will depart from Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, on November 15; it will stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and
Georgetown, Grand Caymon, and return November 20. Passengers "will be
treated to an array of on-board events and activities, including meet
and greets with the artists, theme nights, heavy metal karaoke,
contests, charity auctions, and maybe even a few all-star jam
sessions!" See http://www.GetShipRocked.com/ for more.

-John Taglieri has a new "Mobile Texting Club" to send out touring
updates and more. To sign up, visit
http://www.broadtexter.com/JohnTaglieri . Taglieri's street team is
asking fans to rate him at the Web site for New York City radio
station RXP-FM 101.9; do so at
http://www.1019rxp.com/bands/northnjbands/view.aspx?id=109209&r=10 .
Afterwards, e-mail the Tag Team to let them know, and they will send
you a free unreleased live MP3. See http://www.JohnTaglieri.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic for more.

-Victory is working on a new album, and rumor has it some of the
tracks recall the TEMPLES OF GOLD era.

Thanks to Chad Bowar, Dan Marsicano, Bill Eikost, Music Buy Mail,
HeadbangerNYC.com, and Jeff "Smoke This!" Adee for help gathering some
of this information.

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

-I landed on some E! "news" show the other night and they were showing
the cover of an English magazine -- Q, I believe -- that features what
is believed to be the last pro-shot photo taken of Michael Jackson. I,
however, was more interested to see the words "SPINAL TAP" also on the
cover. Now I need to battle with all the MJ fans to track down that
magazine. :)

And speaking of Tap, I finally got around to watching the bonus DVD
that came with BACK FROM THE DEAD. As mentioned before, it's got the
three main guys -- David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel
(Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) -- discussing
the various tracks on the album. It's pretty typical Tap humor, but I
have to say the guys seem a bit tired, most noticeably Tufnel/Guest. I
did laugh heartily, though, when they made an Yngwie joke, something
about Tap having to shoo away away all these pesky bands/artists who
have wanted to jam with them.

-The show filmed for that Foreigner DVD mentioned above apparently was
in Chicago last year -- cool. I kinda want to get this now. Foreigner
is one of those bands I never think about, but they have so many cool
songs. And lest ye forget, Kelly Hansen (Hurricane), Jeff Pilson
(Dokken), and Jason Bonham (UFO) are now in the band with main man
Mick Jones. 'Tis a good lineup. Check out a great review of the DVD at
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-foreigner-live-soundstage/
.

-Can't say I disagree with Ozzy for wanting to change things up for
his next album. Neal and I were discussing this -- I really, REALLY
liked the initial output with Zakk Wylde (1988's NO REST FOR THE
WICKED and 1991's NO MORE TEARS) but ever since those Ozzy's albums
haven't really done much for me. You can't just pin the "blame" on
Zakk, of course, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. I'd love to
see Jeff Kollman get a shot.

-Regarding "Soundstage" on PBS, Billy Idol is on tonight (July 16),
and Fall Out Boy is on in the next few days. I guess I'll have to
start checking the TiVo more often for this show!

-I recorded A&E's "Private Sessions" the other day with Dennis DeYoung
(Styx) but I haven't watched it yet. Hopefully it's pretty good.

-In my current playlist: Judas Priest: A TOUCH OF EVIL - LIVE (Epic),
Empyria - THE LONG ROAD HOME (Empyria Productions/Nightmare Records),
Saga - THE HUMAN CONDITION (InsideOut Music), Saint Deamon -
PANDEAMONIUM (Frontiers).

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*** REVIEWS ***
*
DON AIREY - A LIGHT IN THE SKY (B+) Mascot Records U.S.A., 2008
17 tracks, RT: 60:33
[ http://www.donairey.com/ ]
[ http://www.deeppurple.com/ ]
[ http://www.mascotrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.mascotrecordsusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/mascot ]
Considering his live performances and studio contributions with
Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore and most recently Deep Purple -- to
name a very few (check out this guy's discography!) -- it's likely
that keyboardist Don Airey requires little in the way of introduction
to fans of classic rock and metal, his familiar Hammond Organ and
otherworldly synth virtually a staple during the '70s and '80s. On his
latest solo album A LIGHT IN THE SKY, the veteran musician offers Deep
Purple/Rainbow flavored tracks such as "Shooting Star," "Endless
Night" and "A Light In The Sky (Pt. 2)", all featuring Carl Sentance
(Persian Risk, Krokus) on vocals, along with spacy, fusion-drenched
fair like "Ripples In The Fabric Of Time" and "Big Crunch." Don
finishes the album with the epic "Lost In The End Of Time," which
would not be out of place on a movie soundtrack. A bit scattered
perhaps, as A LIGHT IN THE SKY kind of walks you through a little of
everything Don has been associated with in the past, but if you like
great keyboard playing you'll find some fine examples of it here...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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*** OUT ***
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*** CAST OF CHARACTERS ***
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*** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
*
-Keep an eye out for Neal's interview with Sacred Oath main man Rob
Thorne -- it's coming Friday. - Tim

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-Crimson Glory To Headline ProgPower USA 10th Anniversary

[Note: This is from the ProgPower USA Forum, at
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/progpower-usa/511294-crimson-glory-press-rele\
ase.html
. - Tim]

"We are proud to announce that Crimson Glory have been asked by
ProgPower USA founder/promoter Glenn Harveston to headline the
ProgPower USA tenth anniversary festival on Friday, September 11th,
2009 in Atlanta, GA.

"It is both a privilege and an honor to perform at this now-infamous
American metal fest, and we see this as a beautifully serendipitous
opportunity to pay a final and meaningful tribute to Midnight in a
truly special manner by including the fans, as well as a stretching of
our collective wings in anticipation of a new era of Crimson Glory.

"Initially we had only intended to come to ProgPower as a band to
commemorate Midnight by presenting a memorial dedicated to his life
and his work with Crimson Glory.

"We had of course hoped for the chance to play the festival at some
point in the future, but from the ashes of circumstances beyond
Glenn's control, this opportunity arose for Crimson Glory to perform
sooner rather than later.

"This was totally unexpected, but after much deliberation between all
members of the band, we feel that it is absolutely the 'right' thing
to do.

"We see this as the perfect scenario for us to reconnect with the many
fans who have followed Crimson Glory over the years, as well as to
present our music to those fans who have never seen the band play
live.

"Indeed, we plan to use this performance as a bridge between the past
and future of Crimson Glory. As one door closes, another opens; as one
chapter ends, another is begun; this promises to be a very intimate,
magical and memorable event for us as well as for the fest.

"Wade Black will be the main vocalist for the show, but we are making
plans to have several guest singers performing the classic Crimson
Glory songs and honoring Midnight's legendary legacy in their own
personal and unique ways.

"John Zonner (Savatage/Crimson Glory/Jon Oliva's Pain) will also be
joining the band for this performance and we feel very fortunate to
have him sharing his talent with us again.

"We plan to film the performance in its entirety for a DVD release
later next year as part of the 25th anniversary of Crimson Glory.

"While we had remained hopeful to write and perform again with
Midnight, the cosmic powers-that-be clearly had other plans, both for
our departed brother traversing the stars, as well as for the rest of
us still here, surviving together on this beautiful little blue
planet.

"However, it does not mean the end...it never really ends."

--The members of Crimson Glory

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*** PRESS RELEASE 2 ***
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-ProgPower USA X: Major Roster Changes

[Note: This is from http://www.progpowerusa.com/ . - Sean]

After nine shows, I think I have earned everyone's trust and the right
to speak brutally honest. In fact, I think this is what most fans want
to hear: the truth. Nobody wants to hear another lame two sentence
explanation about "visa problems." I will not hide behind anything.

I have been doing my own visa applications since ProgPower USA IV for
75% of the roster. Hiring a professional company to do the visas for a
single performance is prohibitive due to costs. Imagine paying $36,000
just for visas up front before any other expense is incurred. The
process has become so convoluted and intricate that it pushes me to
insanity's edge at times. However, I have had no choice but to suck it
up and deal with it in order to maintain the festival. I have never
had a problem prior to this year with obtaining visas for bands that I
have applied for myself. Think of how many bands that is over the last
six years. This is the same model used by other successful festivals
such as NEARfest. However, this year has left me questioning whether
or not to continue with the festival after 2010.

We started the visa application process back in early May. It takes
three weeks to obtain approval from AFM (American Federation of
Musicians). Once that approval is obtained, you send it in along with
your 40+ pages of paperwork for governmental processing. There is a 90
day window for this decision process. I received approval for the
majority of the bands in early June. The process was moving regularly.
I then received a request for "further information" on the remaining
four bands in mid-June. That has happened once before about four years
ago and I resolved it quickly. I scrambled and sent in an additional
25 pages of documentation including peer letters, reviews, etc. for
each band in order to prove the designation request that I have always
used.

I just received notification on Monday that the visa applications for
Andre Matos, Vanden Plas, Tomorrow's Eve, and Power Quest were denied.

Each individual case is reviewed by one person at the visa processing
center. Evidently, if you get the right person, you have no problems.
You get the wrong person and you get rejected. It's as simple as that.
There is no possible way to speak to any officer directly involved
with your case to clarify, ask questions, etc. There is absolutely no
method to the madness. How else can you explain how the remaining
bands were approved with the standard documentation compared to the
other bands that with more that failed? How else can you explain that
I have never had a problem in the past using the exact same process
and documentation? I have even had a situation in the past with half
of a band approved (different nationality/consul) and the other half
rejected initially based on the exact SAME documentation. Yes, you
read that correctly. That proves that no two screeners follow the same
reviewing standards.

Recently, there have been numerous articles on this same problem that
all promoters are experiencing. I invite you to read the following
article that describes this nightmare process:

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/63473-Immigrant-song/?page=2

I could appeal the cases. That costs an additional $700 per case and
has a 30-60 day time frame for a decision. That would probably be
money wasted as it is too close to the festival date with absolute no
guarantees. In the case of Matos & Vanden Plas, I did seek out a
professional consultation and was willing to pay the additional costs
to get the processing completed within 30 days. They would seek out
the a different designation that is used in all touring situations. I
was going to do whatever it took to get them here. However, I just
heard back from them and they do not believe it would be a quick and
easy case based on the previous denial of the designation that I have
been using for the past six years! The visa consultants told me I have
been "lucky." Evidently, I have been lucky for six years straight? If
someone would have failed me previously, I would have done things a
different way this year. I had no reason to believe otherwise. Even if
the band was approved, there is no guarantee the visas would be
received until mid-August. That would leave the bands only 2-3 weeks
to complete their interview processes in their own country. In most
countries, you must have the approval in hand before you even schedule
your interviews. Once again, there would be no guarantees even if I
spent an additional $5,000 per band on every possible last ditch
attempt.

These bands did nothing wrong. I attempted to play by the rules and
the government's process failed me. A quick google search will find
that I am not alone. I cannot wait until the last minute to fix this
and risk further cancellations; nor will I do anything illegal to get
a band in the country. That is not fair to the bands or to the fans.
Each of these bands will be brought back in the future using a
different process and designation. That is the only fair thing to do.
I do not see this as a problem for the bands in the future. We are
simply out of time for this year.

I take pride in my work. I take pride in doing things the right way. I
take pride in this festival. I take pride in being honest with the
fans who are family to me. This situation has hit me hard and caused
me many sleepless nights. I sincerely apologize to everyone. All I can
say is that I promise to do my best in the future to prevent this from
happening again. I will make a decision on continuing the festival in
2011 based on how smoothly 2010 goes. I simply cannot have this happen
again.

That said, the show must go on...

Crimson Glory has been selected as the new headliner for Friday night.
This will be the band's tribute show to honor and commemorate the
musical legacy left behind by their recently departed brethren,
Midnight. Wade Black, along with several guest vocalists, will join
the band on stage to perform classics from the band's entire career.
The band promises to make this a once in a lifetime show.

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-All New KISSOnline Site Coming Next Week!

Attention Kiss Army!

We are excited to announce that we will be launching the new
KISSONLINE early next week! The site will feature several new areas
including:

o ALL NEW Kiss Kommunity Section
o Klassic Kiss videos
o New Kiss Kulture section
o New Home Page layout
o ...and much, much more!

Most of content from the current KISSONLINE will automatically move
over but if you have uploaded any photos, tattoos or artwork to the
current KISSONLINE, we suggest that you download the images now so you
can resubmit them to the new KISSONLINE next week. The new Kiss
Kommunity allows fans to upload both photos and videos to the site!

If you have not renewed your Kiss Army membership and you want access
to presale tickets, now is your chance!

Renew your Kiss Army membership and get an exclusive, Kiss Army fan
club T-shirt!

For only $35, Kiss Army members will get all of the following:

o EXCLUSIVE Kiss Army Fan Club T-shirt
o $10 coupon to the Kiss Online Shop
o 10% discount and members-only merchandise from the Kiss Online Shop
o Presale access to Kiss concert tickets and VIP packages before the
public on-sale
o Members-only portion of KISSOnline.com

IMPORTANT: Members will first have to log in to the site and will be
redirected to complete the renewal purchase once logged in. If your
membership expires in more than 30 days, you will not be directed to
the renewal purchase page.

Stay tuned to KOL for all the latest updates.

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-Edguy's F***ING WITH FIRE - LIVE -- Approaching July 28th In North
America!

Eguy isn't only a national phenomena, but worldwide their name has
received a high reputation for being one of the most entertaining live
acts around. Epecially in South America, where the band are viewed by
their fanbase as real 'Superheroes.'

Experience Edguy's impressive live performance (recorded in the
Brazilian witch's cauldron of Sao Paolo) on their first and new live
DVD entitled, F***ING WITH FIRE - LIVE, which was released on May 2,
2009 (Europe) and will be released on July 28, 2009 (North America).

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27296019&blogId\
=500395780

Besides the show, this DVD also has an hour lasting road movie, which
includes their spectacular helicopter flight to the Wacken Open Air,
lots of interviews, cool statements and more.

Edguy are headed back to the U.S. and Canada this September to play 18
shows armed with their trademarked unbreakable spirit, unbeatable
tongue-in-cheek attitude, and truckloads of talent to back everything
up.

Direct support will come from Minnesota's Epicurean. Wisconsin's Luna
Mortis will be openers.

http://www.edguy.net/
http://www.myspace.com/edguy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edguy/7890846826

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-AFM Label Update!

New Signing: Dark Age

AFM recently inked a deal with Hamburg, Germany-based melodic death
metallers Dark Age. Commented the band on their official MySpace page:
"We are really looking forward to working hand in hand with this
renowned label!" The as yet untitled full-length is slated for a Fall
2009 release. Dark Age entered Eikey Studio, owned by vocalist/
guitarist Eike Freese, in May. "You can expect the typical Dark Age
melodies and some surprises in our sound as well, mainly because every
band member was involved in the songwriting [more so] than ever
before." For fans of In Flames, Soilwork, Machine Head and Metallica.
More info TBA...

http://www.dark-age.de/
http://www.myspace.com/darkage404

Out Now On AFM

The New Black - THE NEW BLACK

Recently signed to AFM, The New Black released their self-titled debut
in June. Featuring former members of Sinner, Runamok, Abandoned and
Paradox, The New Black play rock. Real rock; real heavy with all the
requisite hooks, leads and riffs galore. Singer Fludid has been
compared to "Zakk Wylde, James Hetfield and Phil Anselmo" (Rock Hard)
and "sometimes even Mike Patton in a 'sane' state of mind" (Metal
Hammer). The screams, the roaring, the harmonies, they're all there,
but most importantly, the guy can actually sing. Add to this shredding
guitars, a well-developed sense of melody and a professional work
ethic, and you get a solid piece of metallic rock. Fans of Thin Lizzy
and Black Label Society, beware. Said Canada's BW&BK magazine: "[This
is] The Real Thing as opposed to the often disposable Next Big Thing.
The New Black makes it on sheer over-the-top delivery and very obvious
love for the simple rock-driven life." Germany's Guitar took note of
the "assured sense of style and passion," while Metal Hammer simply
stated: "Whoever said that bands can't form their own sound anymore
these days, should listen to this -- and then shut up!"

In Related News: Various U.S. and European radio stations picked up on
The New Black, and the band -- unsigned at the time -- was asked to
write the title track for an American road movie called "Ballad Of
Broken Angels." Check out the video of the same name here:

http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+New+Black/+videos/24929355

The band is currently working on a clip for "More Than A Man."
Explained the band, "it's a little tune about temptation and that
funny feeling you get when... well, you know what we mean. And we like
what we're seeing so far. Given the subject matter, the video has to
have some serious 'hotness' in it. And it will. The band needs to be
in there, too, at some point. Even in the same scenes as the
'hotness.' So someone had to do it, and Fludid, er, stood up for the
team and did." Check out some of the screen shots here:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=240422154&blogI\
d=495408522

The model's name is "Lucky Charm" from Rockstar Sessions (
http://www.myspace.com/rockstarsessions_group -- a rock & roll model
agency) and according to the band, "she rules."

The band is confirmed for several upcoming festivals in Germany this
year including Summer Breeze! If you happen to be traveling overseas,
don't miss them!

The New Black Festival Dates

8/14/2009 Summer Breeze Open Air - D-Dinkelsbühl
8/15/2009 Rock Im Wald-Festival - D-Neuensee bei Lichtenfels
8/22/2009 Rockmania Festival - D-Dettelbach/Würzburg
8/29/2009 Wacken Rocks South - D-Rieden/Kreuth
10/16/2009 Börsencrash-Festival - D-Wuppertal
10/23/2009 Sundown-Festival - D-Gaildorf
12/12/2009 L.A. Eventhalle - D-Cham

http://www.thenewblackofficial.de/
http://www.myspace.com/thenewblackofficial

Shakra - EVEREST

The follow-up to 2007's critically-acclaimed INFECTED offering, Swiss
hard-rockers Shakra unleash EVEREST. Featuring 12 tracks of powerful,
passionate hard rock anthems that sound modern without denying
tradition. Said Lords Of Metal, "EVEREST is a logical step in Shakra's
path, but more than that an appealing and honest hard rock album....
Those who have a heart for melodic hard rock and heavy metal and the
ones who can't get enough of Edguy's last album, should definitely
give this album a shot." Check out the videos for "Ashes To Ashes" and
"Why" HERE:

http://www.myspace.com/shakrarock

Shakra will make several festival appearances this year. All info
below:

Shakra Festival Dates
07/17/2009 Open Air Pförringer Baggersee - Pförringen DE
07/18/2009 Bellaluna-Openair - Filisur CH
07/31/2009 Feelgood OpenAir - Niedergösgen CH
08/09/2009 Brienzersee Rockfestival - Brienz CH
08/16/2009 Gampel Open Air - Gampel CH
09/04/2009 Pentorama - Amriswil CH
10/08/2009 Bierhübeli Bern Bern CH

Tankard - THIRST

Beer-soaked German thrash legends Tankard recently released THIRST
stateside to riotous applause. The album was produced again by band
friend Andy Classen at his Stage One Studio. A video clip for "Stay
Thirsty" appears on the limited edition of the record. Formed in 1982
in the boiler room of the Matthäus Church, Frankfurt/Main, Tankard
first took the stage in 1983. In 1984 they released the first demo and
two years later cult record ZOMBIE ATTACK (Noise). The self-proclaimed
"most ugly band in Germany" would move on to a worldwide musical
crusade to implement the German Purity Law of 1516. James Hetfield and
Lars Ulrich are said to have commented on the band following a bar-
hopping mission through Manhattan (and before deciding on an official
name): "Hey, you guys sound like a mix of Tank and Discharge." Later,
German language magazine Stern, in an article about the subculture of
heavy metal wrote, "their music sounds like a train laden with beer
tankards.... derailed!" Whatever the case, and from whomever the
quote, there's little doubt that Tankard are indeed the founders of
"Alcoholic Metal" and for that they are proud. Said Decibel magazine
in a recent review of THIRST: "These Krauts love beer and fart jokes
and zombies and they beat Municipal Waste to he whole 'party thrash'
thing by a good 20 years AND they do it well..."

"[More Than] 25 Years In Beer"

http://www.tankard.info
http://www.myspace.com/tankardfrankfurt

Upcoming:

RAM - LIGHTBRINGER
Release Date: August 25, 2009

AFM is proud to announce the signing of Gothenburg, Sweden-based
traditional heavy metal troupe RAM. Featuring Morgan Pettersson, a
former member of Swedish crossover metallers B-Thong, the band's
second album, LIGHTBRINGER, is scheduled for U.S. release on August
25th. A darker, more concept-oriented record than their more
straightforward debut, LIGHTBRINGER features guest vocals from E of
Swedish black metal overlords Watain, Mexican poet Adelaida Caballero
and and the band's longest song ever in "Suomussalmi (The Few Of
Iron)," a RAM-epic based on the 1939 battle at Suomussalmi during the
Finnish Winter War. The 10-track disc was produced by Johan Reivén
(Transport League). Check out "Awakening The Chimaera," (featuring
Watain's E) on the band's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/rammetal .

Also Coming Soon:

U.D.O. - DOMINATOR
Axxis - UTOPIA
Destruction - THE CURSE OF THE ANTICHRIST - LIVE IN AGONY
Theatre Of Tragedy - FOREVER IS THE WORLD
Nightmare - INSURRECTION
Brainstorm - TBA

http://www.afm-records.de/
http://www.myspace.com/afmrecordsgermany
http://www.youtube.com/afmrecords

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-Magic Circle Music Update

All important information for the Magic Circle Festival, 18th July
2009, Loreley

Arrival

By car:
- St. Goarshausen, please follow the signs
- Enough parking space available, parking charge is included in the
festival ticket

By bus / train:
- Get off the train at Sankt Goarshausen station / the Loreley is
reachable by bus or by foot path

By ferry boat:
- See ferry times at http://www.faehre-loreley.de/

Tickets
- Available until Saturday, 18th July 2009 at all ticket agencies
(Germany) and at the online shop http://www.magic-circle-festival.de/
through 15th July 2009.
- Tickets also available at the box office on the festival ground

Ticket Systems
- The tickets of the various ticket systems (CTS / Eventim,
Ticketoline (G & NL), SMG Entertainment, Ticketmaster / Kartenhaus,
Ticketcorner (CH), Ticketweb (GB), Bank Austria (Austria), FNAC (F),
Primera (NL), Ö-Ticket) will be exchanged at the box office for
original tickets once it has been verified that they are genuine.

Camping
- Festival camping ground Loreley: Friday, 17th July 2009 from 10 a.m.
Camping charge from 17th til 19th July: 25 € / a piece. Tickets
available via camping hotline: 0049 1805 160 140
- Private camping ground costs 10 € per person / per night. All
information at http://www.loreley-camping.de/

Magic Circle Festival 2009 Schedule For Friday July 17th Is Now
Online!

Below is the schedule of activities for the Magic Circle Festival
Kickoff Party on Friday July 17th:

12:00 Opening Ceremony (feat. Manowar & Wolfgang Hohlbein) @ VIP
Campground
12:30 Manowar Trivia Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
13:30 Arm Wrestling Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
14:30 Manowar Autograph Signing Session @ VIP Campground
17:30 Fastest Beer Drinking Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
20:30 Q&A Session About The Asgard Saga (feat. Manowar & Wolfgang
Hohlbein) @ Activity Tent
21:00 Miss Manowar Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
21:30 Heatseekers (AC/DC Tribute Band) @ Side Stage
23:00 Fire-Eating Girl Show @ Side Stage

Exclusive schedule for all fans who purchased the Ultimate Fan
Package:

17:00 Ultimate Fan Package Meet & Greet @ Stage Right
17:30 Ultimate Fan Package Soundcheck Experience @ Stage
18:00 Ultimate Fan Package Photo With Manowar @ Stage
19:00 Ultimate Fan Package BBQ @ Beergarden

All-day activities include:

Penalty Kicking Wall by Vodafone @ VIP Campground
Asgard Saga Story Reading in English and German @ Nomadetent VIP
Campground
Asgard Info Booth @ Asgard Tent

For more information about the Magic Circle Festival please visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

All times are subject to change.

Campground
Asgard Info Stand @ Asgard Tent

Lineup / Timetable - Saturday, 18th July 2009

12:00 Die Sklaven
12:45 Age Of Evil
13:30 Crystal Viper
14:15 Wizard
15:05 Jack Starr's Burning Starr
15:55 Van Canto
16:50 Metalforce
18:00 Domain
19:05 HolyHell
20:20 Ulytau
21:10 Kingdom Come
22:30 Manowar

Jack Starr's Burning Starr Official Web Site Online

On the tail of new release, DEFIANCE by Jack Starr's Burning Starr,
Magic Circle Music has launched the OFFICIAL Jack Starr's Burning
Starr Web site at http://www.burningstarr.com/ . Look for Jack Starr's
Burning Starr live at the Magic Circle Festival on July 18th, 2009 in
Loreley, Germany. Visit http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ for more
information.

Metalforce Samples Now Online!

On July 10, 2009, the world began to quake!

Metalforce uploaded the first samples from their forthcoming debut
album online. The self-titled album is set to be released in mid-
September on the Magic Circle Music label.

Don't miss your chance to see the band performing new songs live for
the first time at the upcoming Magic Circle Festival on July 18th,
2009 at Loreley, Germany!

http://www.metalforce.eu/

Jack Starr's Burning Starr
http://www.burningstarr.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

Metalforce
http://www.metalforce.eu/

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-Lion's Share - "Behind-The-Scenes" Video Footage

Swedish melodic metal masters Lion's Share have posted "behind-the-
scenes" video footage from the making of their critically acclaimed
DARK HOURS album on their YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/darkhours2009 .

DARK HOURS grabbed the #3 "Most Added" slot on the CMJ Loud Rock chart
and #5 on FMQB's Metal Detector chart, where it also debuted on the
metal airplay chart at #50 with a bullet! The video for "Judas Must
Die" has been accepted by "Headbanger's Ball" (air date to be
announced) and is currently being played on over 100 stations in
U.S.A.

DARK HOURS, which features a guest appearance by Michael Romeo of
Symphony X, was voted "album of the month" in Sweden Rock magazine and
made the Top 10 in most of the other major European metal
publications.

DARK HOURS is out now on Blistering Records (Europe & North America)
and King Recors (Japan).

Band links
http://www.lionsshare.org/
http://www.myspace.com/lionsshare

Blistering Records
http://www.blisteringrecords.se/
http://shop.blisteringrecords.se
http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords

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-Sonata Arctica: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers Sonata Arctica will release their new album,
THE DAYS OF GRAYS, on September 18, 2009 in Europe and September 22,
2009 in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing for the new album can be viewed by clicking here.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=29758396&blogId\
=500392433

Sonata Arctica keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg previously
described the band's new 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
Arctica stuff is on there, solos, lots of singing some slower songs."

Sonata Arctica will play a handful of headlining dates prior to and at
the end of their North American Tour with DragonForce. To view
complete list of tour dates please visit the bands MySpace Page.

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

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-Z Records News

Watchmen's Self-Titled Out Now + Sound Samples Available!

Watchmen's amazing debut is out now and available at
http://www.zrecords.net/ online store section for just £10 including
postage. Don't buy blind -- listen to tracks from the album at
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk . You'll agree that this album
is a MUST HAVE ITEM!

Z's Return Steps Up Another Gear As Watchmen Set The Airwaves Alight

Watchmen's prolific debut is now in stock at all good outlets, the
album is currently on rotation with over 20 radio stations and growing
in Europe with U.S. radio just starting to pick up the baton. If you
have not heard this serious piece of ear candy go to
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk -- you will not be disappointed.

Z One-Hour Radio Special: "It's Time To Clear The Air"

Mark Alger has agreed to do a one-hour Z special on a respected radio
station in the near future to as he stated "It's time to clear the air
and let people know the facts, I'm tired of my name being attacked and
the truth will actually prove that other forces who claim to be
bastions for the scene are very much the opposite. This as far as I am
concerned will be closure!" In addition it will also feature
exclusives of forthcoming material from the label.

One not to be missed for sure, further details will be posted shortly.

Britton Sound Sample Unleashed

A special MP3 has been uploaded of "Hold On" which is taken from the
reissue of Britton's classic 1988 release ROCK HARD, which will be
released for the first time on CD August 21st with 10 bonus tracks!
The album can be pre-ordered now at our online store
http://www.zrecords.net/ so take a listen for yourself at
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk .

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Napalm Records News

Saltatio Mortis: Renew Contract & New Video

"We are happy to announce that we have renewed our contract with
Napalm Records. Over the past few years, band and label have
established a close relationship. Thus, we look forward to future
projects and upcoming CDs! Napalm rocks the Middle Ages!" To ease the
anticipatory wait, fans may watch the clip to the album opener
"Ebenbild" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IJ_1VxwKs . The
upcoming full-length WER WIND SAT will be released on August, 28th.

http://www.saltatio-mortis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mittelalterpunk

Lacrimas Profundere: MySpace Video Premiere

Exciting news just came in from the Lacrimas Profundere camp:

"The new video to the song 'And God's Ocean' will premiere exclusively
on MySpace on Thursday, July 16th. The latest clip presents the viewer
with the band's hard work from last three months. With this clip, the
band supports 'Die Sandmänner' -- an initiative that fights against
child poverty in Germany. Lacrimas Profundere want to give each and
every Euro made from this single available to 'Die Sandmänner.' Make
sure to get in touch with your local radio and TV station -- every
Euro is welcome. Last but not least, the band sends a big 'Thank you'
to MySpace for supporting this noble cause! Come back for further
information on Thursday next week! Greetings, Lacrimas Profundere"

http://www.lacrimas.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lacrimasprofundere

Tyr: New Video

The Vikings have completed the clip to their latest anthmen "Hold The
Heathen Hammer High." The video captures the atmosphere and tone of
the song brilliantly and will take the hearts of Viking Metal fans by
storm. Friends of the Viking warriors may watch the clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2bgwcv43o .

http://www.tyr.net/
http://www.myspace.com/tyr1

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

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-Therion: Video Interview With Snowy Shaw

Germany's StreetClip.tv conducted an interview with Swedish multi-
instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (Therion, Dream Evil, King Diamond,
Mercyful Fate) at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which was held
June 3-6, 2009 in Solvesborg. Watch the chat by clicking here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y2qFpTbXzg

Out in Europe on June 5, 2009 and on August 25, 2009 in North America,
Therion mastermind and only remaining founding member Christofer
Johnsson decided to go for a rather special project: the band's
appearance at the remarkable and renowned International Opera Festival
in Miskolc / Hungary in 2007, resulting in THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE (2CD
+ DVD).

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=68326081&blogId\
=500392861

The event was taped on and off stage to preserve a truly unique
classic metal event for the Therion fanbase!

The first part -- dubbed "Classical Adventures" -- features some of
Christofer's favourite composers (especially his alltime fave, Wagner)
and does completely without guitars or any metal instrumentation, just
orchestra and choir.

Part two, "Therion Songs," delivers exactly that: the finest Therion
material performed by the band with a huge orchestra and choir.

Rounding off THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE is an entertaining documentary
which gives insight in the complicated organization and the no less
complicated execution with all ups and downs for the involved crew and
musicians.

THE MISKOLC EXPERIENCE is the testimony of the brilliant Johnsson,
Niemann, Niemann, Karlsson Therion lineup which dissolved in late
2008. This chapter of Therion is closed, but a new chapter is about to
begin, and Therion will soon open the book once again!

http://www.megatherion.com/
http://www.myspace.com/therion
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Therion/6810453602

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-Death Angel's SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN Coming July 28th In North
America!

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!

TO VIEW THE COMPLETE TRACK LIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3522903&blogId=\
500394001

This is the first live DVD ever in the history of Death Angel and it
will be released as a Live CD (North America), Live DVD (North
America), and a Live DVD+CD / CD+DVD / 2LP (Europe).

Watch a preview clip of SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN: LIVE IN GERMANY by
clicking here:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=56138431

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

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-Celtic Legacy To Split

[Note: This is from the band's Facebook page,
http://www.facebook.com/celticlegacy . - Steve]

Celtic Legacy is sorry to announce that the band is to be put on hold
indefinitely with immediate effect.

We had already begun the process of following up GUARDIAN OF ETERNITY,
but financial woes have put paid to the prospect of a new album. The
band is in heavy debt following the recording of the previous CD. It
was hoped that sales of the last release would finance new recordings
but subsequent heavy downloading massively outstripped actual album
sales, effectively putting paid to any chance we had of financing new
projects.

Putting it simply -- we're broke. We put everything we had into the
last album, but the music scene has changed to the point where we
simply can't afford any further band activity, especially with the
recession adding to the money squeeze. We've made back only a fraction
of the money it cost us to record the last album and we can't afford
to do another one. It's as simple as that.

We would like to thank everyone who supported the band since it
started way back in 1997. We've had our share of ups and downs since
we began, but leaving 3 albums behind -- all recorded and released
using our own resources is an achievement we're all very proud of.

The band's websites will remain live and the albums will still be
available to buy from those locations.

All members of the band go their separate ways on excellent terms and
we would not rule out a return somewhere down the line. But for the
present, we need to take a long time away until things drastically
improve.

All the best,
Dave, Slim, Ciaran, Keith, Joe

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-Paul Kleff: MACHINED

Band: Paul Kleff
Album Title: MACHINED
Genre: Heavy, Progressive Instrumental & Vocal Metal
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web site:
http://www.paulkleffmusic.com/

With over 20 years as a musician, instructor, composer and performer,
Paul Kleff is a rock/metal guitarist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
U.S.A. Starting out on an acoustic guitar, he learned basic chords and
songs and worked hard at mastering the basics of the guitar.

As he continued to grow as musician, Paul was drawn to the fire,
expression and speed of artists like Edward Van Halen, Randy Rhoads,
George Lynch and Yngwie Malmsteen. Now armed with an electric guitar,
he set out to learn the styles of his heroes and began practicing and
developing a lead guitar style based on both blues-influenced rock and
the neoclassical shred styles of his newer influences.

Paul's current CD release, titled MACHINED, is a four-song E.P. with
two instrumental songs and two songs featuring guest vocalist Jerry
Keyzer. Compositionally, the songs cover a wide palette of rock, metal
and shred guitar styles.

Heavy, progressive instrumental metal blends with epic vocal songs
with intense, melodic lead guitar to form a bold musical statement in
MACHINED. Paul was also featured on the 2008 compilation CD, GUITARS
FROM THE SHADOWS, along with 12 other musicians from all over the
world. In 2008, Paul was part of an instructional clinic tour through
the Midwest U.S.A. The clinics were held at Guitar Center and local
music stores in each city. Six other guitarists and international
touring and recording artist Tom Hess were also featured on the clinic
tour. Paul will be presenting more clinics in Grand Rapids and the
U.S.A. throughout 2009. Paul teaches private guitar lessons at his
studio in Grand Rapids. He has been an instructor for over 20 years.
Having helped hundreds of students reach their musical goals, he
continues to develop specialized programs of study for each individual
student based directly on their musical goals. As a featured
instructor on several guitar Web sites, Paul is continuing to develop
his Web instructional presence and will be featured on additional
guitar instructional websites in the future. He is also developing new
instructional products set to be released in late 2009. A full-length
CD is also planned for release in 2009.

As a guitarist, composer, teacher and performer, Paul has established
himself as a top instructor and emerging recording artist. In the
future, look for Paul to continue to gain exposure as a performer,
artist and instructor.

Track listing:
1. Grind
2. Last Stand
3. DeadLine
4. As If...

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-Total Metal Festival 2009 -- Pino Scotto Added To The Bill!

Vivo Management proudly announces that Pino Scotto has been added to
the bill of the Total Metal Festival scheduled for the next 19
September at the New Demodè Club in Bari (Southern Italy) with
Finntroll, Malevolent Creation, Vomitory, The Modern Age Slavery and a
lot more.

Pino Scotto represents almost 30 years of Italian Metal History, he is
an important icon for all the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Italian fans.
His fame endure since three generations of metalheads till the present
when the rocker is at the top of his success with the album DATEVI
FUOCO - LO SCOTTO DA PAGARE.

In a few days the final bill of the TMF will be announced. Tickets are
already available on http://www.bookingshow.com/ .

TOTAL METAL FESTIVAL 2009
Finntroll
Malevolent Creation
Pino Scotto
Vomitory
The Modern Age Slavery
Kernel Zero
Golem
No More Fear
Ecnephias
Shank
And more...

DATE: 19 Sept. 2009
LOCATION: New Demodè Clud - Via dei Cedri - Modugno (BA)
TICKET: 20 euro + d.d.p. available on http://www.bookingshow.com/
DOORS OPEN: h. 13:30
START: h. 14:00

INFO:
http://www.totalmetalfestival.it/
http://www.myspace.com/totalmetalfestival
http://www.vivomanagement.it/
http://www.myspace.com/vivomanagement
info@...

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-Fosterchild To Have Debut Video Produced By Chris Raab From
"Jackass"/"Viva La Bam"

Band To Also Appear In New Reality Show "Road Scholars" By Raab

Fosterchild has announced that its debut music video will be directed
and produced by Chris Raab, the infamous mastermind behind "Jackass,"
"Viva La Bam," "CKY" and more. The Philadelphia-based rock group will
also be featured in the pilot for "Road Scholars," a new reality show
directed and produced by Raab, featuring himself, Lord Bottaro (also
from "CKY" and "Minghags: The Movie"), Colt Darling, Big Dirty Al, and
Mitchell Canter.

Fosterchild was discovered by Raab at a recent "Charity of the Bands"
event held at Finnegan's Wake (Philadelphia) earlier this summer. The
event, which benefitted the United Services Organization of
Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, was hosted by the "Road Scholars
Crew," featuring Raab and Lord Bottaro.

"We are thrilled to be working with Chris on this project and couldn't
ask for a better crew to help produce our first video," said Brian
Quinn, founder and guitarist for Fosterchild.

Fosterchild's video will be for its upcoming single "After The Fire,"
which will appear on the group's upcoming album.

Fosterchild is Brian Quinn (guitarist), Danny Beissel (vocals), Bob
Pirylis (drums) and Mike Vlaanderen (bass).

For more information about Fosterchild, visit
http://www.Fosterchildrocks.com/ or
http://www.myspace.com/Fosterchildmusic .

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-Swashbuckle's BACK TO THE NOOSE -- Exclusive Bundle

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Avast Ye!

New Jersey's thrashing pirates Swashbuckle have made available a
special package bundle PRE-ORDER of their new album, BACK TO THE
NOOSE, exclusively at the Nuclear Blast America Web Shop.

http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/Artist/Swashbuckle/93250

Shiver me timbers! This is where X marks the spot!

Watch Part 3 of the album trailer by clicking here below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1K9RewpPs

Metal Injection recently conducted an interview with Swashbuckle.
Watch the video interview below:

http://www.metalinjection.net/interviews/swashbuckle-wifi-seas

Watch performance footage of Swashbuckle from May 2009 during the
Paganfest tour of North America below:

"Back To The Noose"
http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/3280/swashbuckle-back-to-the-noose-live

"Drink Up"
http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/3281/swashbuckle-live-at-pagan-fest-2009

BACK TO THE NOOSE 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 will be on this year's Paganfest Europe tour alongside
Korpiklaani, Unleashed, Alestorm, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and Ex
Deo. 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

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

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-Arkaea Unleashes Debut Album Worldwide TODAY

YEARS IN THE DARKNESS Out TODAY on E1 Music

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Arkaea, featuring members Raymond Herrera and
Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory and Threat Signal, have just
finished their debut album YEARS IN THE DARKNESS. The album is out
today, 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.

"We are truly proud of this record," states Olde Wolbers. "Ironically
half of the Arkaea album consists of songs that were intended to be
the next Fear Factory record."

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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-Spider Rockets Offer Free Download Of Standout Song "Cold," From
Their New Self-Titled Album

With the Spider Rockets tearing up the concert circuit throughout the
summer and beyond, the band also recently issued their latest album --
a self-titled affair -- which is the perfectly balance of melodic and
modern rock. And the group is now offering an exclusive free song to
download until September 30th, "Cold," and it just happens to be one
of their latest album's highlights. To download the song, follow this
link:

http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=spiderrockets

Comprised of band members Helena Cos (Vocals), Johnny Nap (Guitar),
Bones Hackett (Bass), and Dan Prestup (Drums), this New Jersey-based
band has issued a trio of acclaimed albums -- FLIPPED OFF, EVER AFTER,
and their aforementioned/latest self-titled release. In the process,
the quartet has been a strong presence on the CMJ charts and has
played with some of rock's biggest names (just this past May, they
played alongside Duff McKagan -- formerly of Guns N' Roses).

And a steady stream of accolades continue to come in, including praise
from John Haseltine at Metal Warrants, who said, "We can't pigeon-hole
Spider Rockets as just another female fronted rock band. There are
many that all sound alike. Not the case here...there's touches of
goth, hard rock, metal, punk and alternative. Will appeal to fans of
Slunt, Lullacry, No Doubt, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Velvet
Revolver and many, many more. You're going to have to give 'em a
listen for yourself if you don't believe me." Now, with Spider Rockets
offering a free download and coming to a concert stage near you, there
is no reason not to check out this unforgettable band.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.spiderrockets.com/
http://www.myspace.com/spiderrockets

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-Martyr Supports Flotsam And Jetsam

After a very successful tour with Lizzy Borden last year, and
performances at festivals such as "Keep It True" in Germany, Dutch
metal cult band Martyr will be supporting Flotsam And Jetsam at their
upcoming European tour.

News about Martyr will be updated often at the official Martyr Web
site ( http://www.martyronline.nl/ ) or at the Martyr section of the
Rusty Cage Records Web site ( http://www.rustycagerecords.com/ ).

8/21 - Treibsand - Lubeck - Germany
8/22 - Rock Mania - Dettelbach - Germany
8/23 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade - Holland
8/24 - Die Halle - Frankfurt - Germany
8/25 - Exit Chmelnice - Praha - Czech Republic
8/26 - Heya Club - Szczecin - Poland
8/27 - Wacken Rocks - Kreuth - Germany
8/28 - Turock - Essen - Germany
8/29 - Wacken Rocks - Aurich - Germany
8/29 - Elsrock - Rijssen - Holland

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-Whiplash - Thrash Metal Hot Sauce Line Available

Reactivated New Jersey thrash metallers Whiplash have joined forces
with From Mild To Wild Hot Sauce Shop to produce and release the
first-ever thrash metal hot sauce line. The band says: "This moderate
hot sauce should appeal to anyone with taste buds. It's been a
favorite of ours for a long time and we're thrilled to be providing it
under this label."

The "three-sauce gift pack" featuring Power And Pain, Last Nail In The
Coffin and Swallow The Slaughter is now available for a limited time
only -- "Get 'em while they're hot!"

For more information visit:
http://www.frommildtowild.com/xcart/home.php?cat=24

The band's long-awaited new full-length UNBORN AGAIN was scheduled to
be release on July 15th via Pulverised Records; the release date has
since been pushed back until the end of July.

UNBORN AGAIN track listing:

"Swallow The Slaughter"
"Snuff"
"Firewater"
"Float Face Down"
"Fight Or Flight"
"Pitbulls In The Playground"
"Parade Of Two Legs"
"Hook In Mouth"
"I've Got The Fire"
"Feeding Frenzy"

The cover artwork was created by Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Megadeth,
Nuclear Assault, Possessed). The LP will be made available in digi-pak
CD/DVD format, which documents the making of UNBORN AGAIN.

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

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-Basick Records Update

Evita: MINUTES & MILES Album Out Now!

So it's finally here; Evita's incredible debut album MINUTES & MILES
is out in stores today!

This absolute belter of a record is available now through HMV | PLAY |
AMAZON and iTUNES.

Or if you're looking for something a bit special, we've still got the
rather tasty CD and Tee combo deal on the go, so make sure you check
out the Basick Store and grab yourself a bargain. ;)

http://basickrecords.bigcartel.com/artist/evita

Look out for some rather sweet Evita coverage in all your favourite
Mags and Zines in the weeks to come too!

CHECK IT!

Bury Tomorrow: Video On "Scuzz TV" + New Album Track!

The BT boys have started their highly anticipated build up for their
debut album PORTRAITS by posting the first track 'You & I' up on their
MySpace Page!

http://www.myspace.com/burytomorrowband

Early indications are that this debut album is going to be one of the
biggest from the U.K. Underground this year, so make sure you stay
tuned and dont miss out.

You can also check out the band's previous single 'Her Bones In The
Sand' on The Digital Darkside show on "Scuzz TV" right now! Sky
Channel 374.

http://www.scuzz.com/Videos/VideoDetails.aspx?cid=25395&st=0

Basick Sign: Between The Screams!

We're as happy as Larry to announce the signing of U.K. progressive
outfit, Between The Screams and will be releasing their debut album,
OUR LAST DAYS ON EARTH on October 5th of this year.

The band were first brought to the attention of Basick back in Spring
'08 after receiving a copy of the critically acclaimed E.P., EMBRYO.

The band's love for emotive, ambient, progressive metal has attracted
attention from many quarters, having recently won them a spot on the
Metal Hammer CD covermount, a "Band Of The Week" spot on the Radio 1
Rockshow as well as the highly coveted Rock Sound KBY Band of the
Month award.

For the press release click:

http://www.basickrecords.com/site/bands/between_the_screams

Stay tuned for No Made Sense, A Dark Orbit, No Consequence and
Fellsilent news in the coming weeks!

For more info on all Basick bands including tour dates and latest
news, etc., head over to http://www.basickrecords.com/ .

And you can now also tweet us on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/basickrecords

Basick Records
PO BOX 4334
Dunstable
LU6 1JH
United Kingdom

http://www.basickrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/basickrecords
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/The-Basick-Recording-Company/20729285113
http://www.youtube.com/user/basickrecords
http://twitter.com/basickrecords

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-Evile Release Brand New Track For Streaming And Download

British thrashers Evile have released a brand new track, called
"Infected Nation," which is available now for streaming and download.

The new track, which is the first song off the band's highly
anticipated upcoming new album, INFECTED NATIONS -- due on September
21st in Europe and September 22nd in the U.S.A. -- is available for
streaming at Evile's official MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/evileuk .

You can download a DRM-free copy of the track to keep and blast as
often as you like. Get "Infected Nation," available to download as an
MP3 as well as a high quality WAV file, at
http://earache.com/infectednation .

You can also listen to the new track on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUSVay96OdY .

Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake comments:

"Finally, we can show you a track off the upcoming album INFECTED
NATIONS, funnily enough the first track being 'Infected Nation.' It's
been very hard to pick out just ONE track to initially show the world,
as there is such diversity on this album and I wanted to showcase the
different direction we're going in. I think 'Infected Nation' is a
good place to start in showing you, as it still has the pure thrash
feel to it but with an injection of our new path musically.

"Please do the production justice; download it and play it on some
good speakers, not some sh*tty PC ones (although granted you can't get
much out of an MP3 -- the CD will blow it away).

"Can't wait for everyone to hear the mass of variation on the entire
album! More news to come so keep your eyes peeled and sign up to the
Evile Newsletter at http://www.evile.co.uk/lists/?p=subscribe ."

INFECTED NATIONS is available for pre-order now and is available as a
limited edition version with an exclusive bonus track and a bonus DVD
with behind-the-scenes and studio footage. Make sure you don't miss
out on the limited edition version by pre-ordering it now in Europe at
http://www.earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41 or in the
U.S.A. at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41 .

Evile, whose trademark anthem "Thrasher" appeared as downloadable
content for the Rock Band video game, recorded INFECTED NATIONS with
producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death) at Parlour Studios during May
2009. The cover art for the album was created by Michael Whelan, who
is famous for his sci-fi artworks along with classic album covers from
such bands as Sepultura and Obituary.

For more Evile news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk .

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-Black Cobra Complete Album; New Track Posted

Black Cobra, the heaviest two-piece band in the universe, have
completed their upcoming Southern Lord Recordings debut album,
CHRONOMEGA. With a tentative worldwide release date set for September
29, 2009 the album's nine tracks rage with Black Cobra's patented
megacrushing, groove-heavy style of fuzztone doom-metal angst. With
the grandmaster of sludge Billy Anderson manning the soundboard for
this mammoth recording, CHRONOMEGA promises to be one of the most
tonally destructive and overall damaging releases of the year.

Check out the Black Cobra MySpace page to hear the new track "Negative
Reversal" from the upcoming album now!

CHRONOMEGA track listing:

1. Negative Reversal
2. Machine
3. Catalyst
4. Chronosphere
5. Zero Point Field
6. Lightning In His Hand
7. Storm Shadow
8. Glacies En Spiritu
9. Nefarian Triangle
*10. Behaved (Buzzov*en cover - bonus track for Japanese CD and vinyl
release)

Rafa Martinez and Jason Landrian have been coalescing Black Cobra's
sonic brew for nearly seven years now, yet neither were strangers to
heaving heavy riffage prior; Rafa did time with Acid King and -16-,
Jason with Cavity. The pair unleash a tone heavier than a trio of both
guitar and drums. Their impenetrable hardcore doom chemistry evokes an
intensity that sets them apart from the others, both live and
recorded. The band have toured seemingly endlessly on both U.S. and
foreign soil since their 2002 inception, sharing the stage with The
Sword, Weedeater, High On Fire, Torche and countless other bands in
the upper ranks of metal and doom, many times blowing the competition
away.

http://www.myspace.com/blackcobra
http://www.blackcobra.net/
http://www.southernlord.com/
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings

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-Subhumans Back-Catalog Reissued

Subhumans were at the forefront of the U.K. anarcho-punk scene in the
early '80s, alongside such bands as Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians,
Rudimentary Peni and Conflict. From the start Subhumans were praised
for their ability to stretch the boundaries of punk rock with their
unique blend of structured dynamic tunes and incisive sociopolitical
lyrics.

Subhumans were, between 1980-85, one of the most prolific and original
bands of the evolving U.K. punk scene; they were based in Warminster,
Wiltshire, SW England, and the lineup was Dick on vocals, Bruce played
guitar, Phil on bass, and Trotsky on the drums. Dick had previously
sung for The Mental, who released one E.P. and embodied the "can't-
play-will-play" early punk "anyone-can-do-it" attitude. Bruce had been
in The Stupid Humans, also based in Warminster; these two met at an
Angelic Upstarts gig in 1980, and when their bands split they got
together to form Subhumans.

Musical influences were a mix of Sex Pistols, The Damned and similar
punk originators, and pre-punk bands like King Crimson and Frank
Zappa, which led to a style of punk more intricate in its structure
than their contemporaries, without losing the base energy and dynamics
of punk. Dick's lyrics, at once socially aware and heavily critical of
social norms, placed them in the anarcho-punk area of the ever-
expanding U.K. punk scene of the early '80s, alongside Crass,
Antisect, Conflict and Flux Of Pink Indians, who released the band's
first three E.P.s (DEMOLITION WAR, REASON FOR EXISTENCE, and RELIGIOUS
WARS) and their first LP THE DAY THE COUNTRY DIED, which became an
instant classic that went on to sell 100,000 copies (largely at the
cover price of "pay no more than £3.25," which was as cheap as
possible in order to make the music more accessible).

In '83 they formed their own label, Bluurg Records, and over the next
two years released the FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE LP (which included
a 16 minute track of the same name that had the music press calling
for a redefinition of "punk"!) EVOLUTION E.P., TIME FLIES 12" E.P.,
RATS E.P., WORLDS APART LP, and 29:29 Split Vision LP, which was
released after splitting up in '85. By then the band had played 262
gigs including several European tours and two in the U.S.A., (which
was in the '80s a rare achievement for a non-commercially minded
band).

Bluurg Records are proud to announce the forthcoming reissues of the
Subhumans back catalog. Re-mastered and presented in deluxe digi-paks
with all original artwork, these re-releases give you another chance
to hear one of the original U.K. punk bands at their very best.

http://www.subhumans.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/subhumansuk
http://www.southern.net/southern/band/SUBHM/

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-Pantheon I: WORLDS I CREATE

The newest display of symphonic savagery from Norwegian metal
craftsmen Pantheon I is upon us! WORLDS I CREATE is the third full-
length from these brilliant barbarians, out this month on Candlelight
Records. The band, featuring current and ex-members of 1349,
Trollfest, Den Saakaldte and more, have dropped jaws on their previous
outings, including their previous Candlelight release, 2007's THE
WANDERER AND HIS SHADOW, and the latest opus shall surely carry with
it that same reaction.

Fueled by blinding whirlwinds of blackened riff and rhythm wizardry,
cello-soaked melancholic madness and a an overall riotous, empowering
vibe, Pantheon I take their black metal influences to otherworldly
levels of intoxication on WORLDS I CREATE, to be released by
Candlelight records July 28th.

http://www.pantheon-i.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pantheoni
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/
http://www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa

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-Nervecell Update On Summer Festival Tour In Europe/Germany

Dubai-based Metal band Nervecell are back to the UAE from Europe,
after completing most of their major summer festival tour dates. They
are the first Middle Eastern band to ever perform at such large-scale
events in Germany and the feedback has been very positive overall.

Conquest of new territories

The summer tour kicked off in Germany at Rock Im Park (Nürnberg) on
June 5th, whose fine lineup included The Prodigy, Limp Bizkit,
Slipknot, The Killers, Marylin Manson to name a few. As the only death
metal band on the bill and performing for the first time in Europe and
Germany, they wowed the 60,000+ strong audience. The four-member band
was working against a tight schedule and were due to Co-Headline the
very next day at Metal GDL (Grandola) in Portugal.

With a lineup matching their musical genre, they made many Portuguese
metal fans. But once again Nervecell had to fly back to Germany to
perform at Rock Am Ring (Nürburgring) the next day, with an attendance
of 90,000+ and a mainstream lineup very similar to Rock Im Park's,
where they met new local fans in person and signed autographs.

Next stop on the map was Leipzig for the acclaimed With Full Force
Open Air. Every year, more than 29,000 metal heads attend the festival
where, on July 4th, Nervecell shared the Main Stage with rock and
metal legends Motörhead, Sepultura, Soulfly, Hatebreed, Down, to name
a few.

Nervecell will appear on the annual With Full Force DVD to be released
next year, where they will be interviewed and introduced by their all-
time guitar hero Andreas Kisser from Sepultura who has been in the
band since 1987. They also got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
interview Phil Anselmo in return, lead vocalist of Down and former
front man of legendary heavy metal band Pantera.

Recently confirmed gigs

Nervecell have added three new European dates and will be performing
at Marktwirtschaft Club in Halle, Germany on September 18th and at
Escape Metalcorner Club in Vienna, Austria on September 20th.

In addition, the band has been confirmed at Mass Deathtruction
Festival 2009 in Namur, Belgium on October 3rd with Vader, Marduk and
more.

Below is a list of their confirmed dates set to take place until
October 2009:

July 31st - Wacken Open Air (Wacken, Germany) - one of the leading
summer open air Heavy Metal music festivals with an estimated 72,000
audience
Sep 5 - Occultfest (Hoogeveen, Netherlands)
Sep 18 - Marktwirtschaft Club (Halle, Germany)
Sep 19 - New Jam Festival (Marchtrenk, Austria)
Sep 20 - Escape Metalcorner Club (Vienna, Austria)
Oct 2 - Way of Darkness Festival (Lichtenfels, Germany)
Oct 3 - Mass Deathtruction Festival (Namur, Belgium)

Nervecell recently posted on their Web site that they "had an absolute
blast at With Full Force, definitely by far the best European festival
we have experienced on this tour to date. It was great to meet up with
some of our old friends and bands at the festival. Thanks to the
organizers for treating us so well and for putting together such a
killer line up this year. We hope to come back and see all you crazy
people in the pits again!"

Part 1 of their European tour - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKP2PA7Hck

Live photos
http://www.nervecell.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=46

Misc. photos
http://www.nervecell.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=47

For more info visit:
http://www.nervecell.net/
http://www.myspace.com/nervecell
http://www.twitter.com/nervecellband

"Nervecell are without a doubt one of the biggest names in the Middle
Eastern metal movement." - Terrorizer Magazine, U.K

"...deathcore has spread to the Arab world." - Metal Hammer Magazine,
U.K

"highly dramatic, technically experienced Death Metal" - Rock Hard,
Germany

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-The Accused Album + Tour Update!

The Accused's long awaited new full-length, THE CURSE OF MARTHA
SPLATTERHEAD, is scheduled for release August 18, 2009 via Southern
Lord Records. The band teamed up with Billy Anderson at Seattle's
Soundhouse Recording studio to create the epic beast of a long player.
With Anderson at the controls, The Accused have indeed splattered the
carnage far and wide. THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD -- their first
full-length in four years -- features 14 tracks of brutal splatter
rock mayhem chock full of the band's trademark buzzsaw-guitar riffs
and manic, glass-shard-swallowing vocals. Commented founding guitarist
Tommy Niemeyer on the new record, "...old fans of the band will not be
disappointed in the feel and intensity on this record... and those
who've never really heard The Accused are in for something like
they've never heard before!" Song titles include "The Splatterbeast,"
"Bodies Are Rising" and "Martha's Disciples."

The band will kick off a string of live dates starting at the
Supersonic Festival in Birmingham on July 25th with Thorr's Hammer,
Corrupted, Skullflower and more. The official record release
celebration for THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD is scheduled for
August 5th at Neumo's in Seattle where The Accused will be joined by
headliners Sunn O))) as well as Black Breath and Trap Them.

THE ACCUSED Tour Dates
7/25/2009 Supersonic Festival - Birmingham, UK w/ Corrupted, Thorrs'
Hammer, etc.
7/26/2009 Scala - London, UK w/ Corrupted, Thorrs' Hammer
8/05/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA THE CURSE OF MARTHA SPLATTERHEAD
Release Show!!! w/ Sunn O))), Black Breath, Trap Them
8/08/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA w/ Sunn O))), Eagle
Twin
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles, CA w/ Sunn O))),
Eagle Twin
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Sunn O))), Eagle Twin

http://www.myspace.com/kingsofsplatter
http://www.splatterrock.com/
http://www.southernlord.com/

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-Absu's Proscriptor Discusses The North American CIII Tour + Upcoming
Festival Dates

Candlelight Records has just completed its third label packaged tour
for North America, which featured Philadelphia thrashers
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and support from Los Angeles-based Sothis. The
tour visited 21 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, which began in
San Marcos, California and unexpectedly ended in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on
June 27. Absu's scheduled Ft. Worth, TX performance on Monday, June 29
was canceled due to the band's tour bus breaking down outside of Baton
Rouge, LA. The concert will be rescheduled for later this summer and
all tickets for the canceled show will be honored for the new date or
refunded at the point of purchase.

Proscriptor comments on the tour: "For not touring in 12 years, I must
admit I was extremely pleased with not only the tour, but overall
turnout for all the performances. However, I am still a bit
disappointed the original bands that were initially included on the
tour (Destroyer 666, Averse Sefira and Glorior Belli) dropped off,
which would have made the tour stronger, but still pleased. At least
we successfully conveyed our message of mythological occult metal
across the North American terrain -- mission accomplished."

Absu will perform at the following festivals this summer:
7/17/2009 Hell's Pleasure Metal Festival - Pößneck, Germany
7/18/2009 Kaltenbach Open Air - Spital am Semmering, Austria
7/25/2009 Stonehenge Festival - Steenwijk, Netherlands
8/28/2009 Hole In The Sky - Bergen Metal Fest X - Bergen, Norway

http://www.myspace.com/absu
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Check out About.com's (highly debatable) list of "Essential Power
Metal Albums" at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7REx .

-Acero is asking fans to vote for their video in the "Hard Rock"
category at "Los De La Casa" at VM Latino's contest site,
http://www.losdelacasa.com/ . See http://www.grupoacero.com/ for more.

-BulletBoys -- now featuring vocalist/guitarist Marq Torien, guitarist
Tory Stoffregen, bassist Rob Lane, and drummer Ryche Green -- have 10¢
BILLIONAIRE out now on Chavis Records. The disc was recorded at High
Caliber Sound in Florida with executive producer Anthony Focx. Track
list: "Asteroid," "Blessed By Your Touch," "Born To Breed," "Bringing
Home The Gun," "Girls Kissin' Girls," "Jenna Star," "Road To Nowhere,"
"Save The World," "Wasted," "Witness." An MP3 of the radio version of
"Road To Nowhere" is available at
http://www.AirPlayDirect.com/bulletboys . See
http://www.myspace.com/officialbulletboys for more on the band, and
http://www.chavisrecords.net/ and http://www.myspace.com/chavisrecords
for more on Chavis.

-Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffery's HOUSE OF
INSANITY is out now on AFM Records, featuring a guest appearance from
vocalist Zak Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle, Machines Of Grace).
Track list: "Seasons Change," "House Of Insanity," "I Won't Know,"
"The Fleas," "Madonna," "Big Brother," "Back's To The Wall,"
"Solitaire," "I'm Sorry," "Shame," "Winter In Hamburg," "No Matter
What," "Get Up, Stand Up!" (Another track list for the album lists
"House Of Insanity," "Shame," "The Fleas," "Schizophrenia," "Back's To
The Wall," "No Matter What," "Seasons Change," "I'm Sorry,"
"Solitaire," "Winter In Hamburg," "Get Up, Stand Up!") See
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28179 for clips of all the songs, and see
http://www.chriscaffery.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/chriscaffery
for more on Caffery.

-Dirty Looks is now taking pre-sale orders for a package including the
new 21-song "best of" disc THE WORST OF DIRTY LOOKS, a limited edition
T-shirt, an all-access tour laminate, a button, and a sticker -- all
for $17.99. The CD can be ordered by itself for $11.99. See
http://www.dirtylooksmusic.com/ for more, and send orders to
stickyrec@....

-Foreigner's LIVE: SOUNDSTAGE DVD is out now, featuring the band's
recent live performance filmed for PBS's "Soundstage" program. Track
list: "Night Life," "Head Games," "Cold As Ice," "Waiting For A Girl
Like You," "Too Late," "Say You Will," "Long Long Way From Home,"
"Double Vision," "Blue Morning Blue Day," "Dirty White Boy,"
"Starrider," "Feels Like The First Time," "Urgent," "Juke Box Hero,"
"I Want To Know What Love Is," "Hot Blooded." See
http://www.foreigneronline.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/foreignermusic for more.

-Upcoming gigs for The Iron Maidens:

7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bar 24 / Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV
7/28 - Trevi Entertainment Center, Lake Elsinore, CA (all ages)
7/30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA
8/1 - The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA (all ages)
8/8 - Aliante Casino, North Las Vegas, NV
8/14 - The Voodoo Lounge, San Jose, CA
8/15 - Annie's Social Club, San Francisco, CA

See http://www.theironmaidens.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/theironmaidens for more.

-There's a new interview with Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7REw .

-Check out clips of the new Lynch Mob songs "21st Century Man," "Smoke
And Mirrors," and "We Will Remain" -- from the album SMOKE AND MIRRORS
-- at http://www.frontiers.it/Default.aspx?tabid=85&pl=L .

-Ozzy Osbourne has reportedly begun work on a new studio album, and
has split with guitarist Zakk Wylde in hopes of finding a new partner
to provide a new sound. Rumors have him looking at John 5 (Marilyn
Manson, Rob Zombie) and Greek sensation Gus G. (Firewind). See
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=46078 for
more.

-ShipRocked -- "a five-day rock and roll music cruise" -- will feature
Broken Teeth, Endeverafter, Lynam, Queensryche, Ratt, Skid Row,
Stereoside, Stonerider, and Tesla. The cruise will depart from Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, on November 15; it will stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and
Georgetown, Grand Caymon, and return November 20. Passengers "will be
treated to an array of on-board events and activities, including meet
and greets with the artists, theme nights, heavy metal karaoke,
contests, charity auctions, and maybe even a few all-star jam
sessions!" See http://www.GetShipRocked.com/ for more.

-John Taglieri has a new "Mobile Texting Club" to send out touring
updates and more. To sign up, visit
http://www.broadtexter.com/JohnTaglieri . Taglieri's street team is
asking fans to rate him at the Web site for New York City radio
station RXP-FM 101.9; do so at
http://www.1019rxp.com/bands/northnjbands/view.aspx?id=109209&r=10 .
Afterwards, e-mail the Tag Team to let them know, and they will send
you a free unreleased live MP3. See http://www.JohnTaglieri.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic for more.

-Victory is working on a new album, and rumor has it some of the
tracks recall the TEMPLES OF GOLD era.

Thanks to Chad Bowar, Dan Marsicano, Bill Eikost, Music Buy Mail,
HeadbangerNYC.com, and Jeff "Smoke This!" Adee for help gathering some
of this information.

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

-I landed on some E! "news" show the other night and they were showing
the cover of an English magazine -- Q, I believe -- that features what
is believed to be the last pro-shot photo taken of Michael Jackson. I,
however, was more interested to see the words "SPINAL TAP" also on the
cover. Now I need to battle with all the MJ fans to track down that
magazine. :)

And speaking of Tap, I finally got around to watching the bonus DVD
that came with BACK FROM THE DEAD. As mentioned before, it's got the
three main guys -- David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel
(Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) -- discussing
the various tracks on the album. It's pretty typical Tap humor, but I
have to say the guys seem a bit tired, most noticeably Tufnel/Guest. I
did laugh heartily, though, when they made an Yngwie joke, something
about Tap having to shoo away away all these pesky bands/artists who
have wanted to jam with them.

-The show filmed for that Foreigner DVD mentioned above apparently was
in Chicago last year -- cool. I kinda want to get this now. Foreigner
is one of those bands I never think about, but they have so many cool
songs. And lest ye forget, Kelly Hansen (Hurricane), Jeff Pilson
(Dokken), and Jason Bonham (UFO) are now in the band with main man
Mick Jones. 'Tis a good lineup. Check out a great review of the DVD at
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-foreigner-live-soundstage/
.

-Can't say I disagree with Ozzy for wanting to change things up for
his next album. Neal and I were discussing this -- I really, REALLY
liked the initial output with Zakk Wylde (1988's NO REST FOR THE
WICKED and 1991's NO MORE TEARS) but ever since those Ozzy's albums
haven't really done much for me. You can't just pin the "blame" on
Zakk, of course, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. I'd love to
see Jeff Kollman get a shot.

-Regarding "Soundstage" on PBS, Billy Idol is on tonight (July 16),
and Fall Out Boy is on in the next few days. I guess I'll have to
start checking the TiVo more often for this show!

-I recorded A&E's "Private Sessions" the other day with Dennis DeYoung
(Styx) but I haven't watched it yet. Hopefully it's pretty good.

-In my current playlist: Judas Priest: A TOUCH OF EVIL - LIVE (Epic),
Empyria - THE LONG ROAD HOME (Empyria Productions/Nightmare Records),
Saga - THE HUMAN CONDITION (InsideOut Music), Saint Deamon -
PANDEAMONIUM (Frontiers).

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*** REVIEWS ***
*
DON AIREY - A LIGHT IN THE SKY (B+) Mascot Records U.S.A., 2008
17 tracks, RT: 60:33
[ http://www.donairey.com/ ]
[ http://www.deeppurple.com/ ]
[ http://www.mascotrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.mascotrecordsusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/mascot ]
Considering his live performances and studio contributions with
Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore and most recently Deep Purple -- to
name a very few (check out this guy's discography!) -- it's likely
that keyboardist Don Airey requires little in the way of introduction
to fans of classic rock and metal, his familiar Hammond Organ and
otherworldly synth virtually a staple during the '70s and '80s. On his
latest solo album A LIGHT IN THE SKY, the veteran musician offers Deep
Purple/Rainbow flavored tracks such as "Shooting Star," "Endless
Night" and "A Light In The Sky (Pt. 2)", all featuring Carl Sentance
(Persian Risk, Krokus) on vocals, along with spacy, fusion-drenched
fair like "Ripples In The Fabric Of Time" and "Big Crunch." Don
finishes the album with the epic "Lost In The End Of Time," which
would not be out of place on a movie soundtrack. A bit scattered
perhaps, as A LIGHT IN THE SKY kind of walks you through a little of
everything Don has been associated with in the past, but if you like
great keyboard playing you'll find some fine examples of it here...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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*** CAST OF CHARACTERS ***
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tsw512@...

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vongoober@...
http://www.myspace.com/kdsteve

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*** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
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-R.I.P. Midnight. - Tim

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-Machines Of Grace Set To Unleash Self-Titled Debut on July 7th Via
iTunes And Other Retailers

Enter To Win $100.00 iTunes Gift Card, Signed Drum Head And Hooded
Sweatshirts Via MachinesOfGrace.net Contest

Paying tribute to their metal forefathers while also keeping a modern
hard rock edge, the Boston-based quartet, Machines Of Grace, is one of
the few currents acts that will appeal to both factions. Their self-
titled debut, which will be released digitally on July 7th, certainly
proves this, as evidenced by such white hot/melodic rockers as "Just A
Game," "Psychotic," and "Fly Away."

Comprised of band members Zak Stevens (vocals, whose credits include
Circle II Circle, Savatage), Matt Leff (guitars), Chris Rapoza (bass),
and Jeff Plate (drums, whose credits include Trans-Siberian Orchestra,
Savatage, Metal Church), the album was mixed by renowned studio expert
Paul David Hagar (who has worked over the years with acts such as the
Goo Goo Dolls, Avril Lavigne, Pink, and Tracy Bonham).

The band is offering fans a contest via their site, in which one grand
prize winner will get a $100 iTunes gift card, a drum head signed by
Jeff Plate, and a Machines Of Grace hooded sweatshirt, while three
runner up winners will receive a $25 iTunes gift card. All fans that
sign up for the group's newsletter via their site will receive a 20%
off coupon code for pre-ordering the album. For more info on the
contest, visit
http://www.machinesofgrace.net/mg/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Mog_Co\
ntest
.

"I'd say we're a mix of melodic metal, hard rock, modern rock and
acoustic rock," explains Leff. "The current rock climate is calling
for modern production, strong vocal melodies and memorable songs from
guys that can really play. I think we fit that description." Plate
tops off the sentiment: "The music is metal, but not thrash. Rock, but
not pop. We could be compared to a number of different bands, and each
song will give you a different impression, but in the end the sound is
distinctly Machines Of Grace." Reflecting the band's words,
BraveWords.com recently described Machines Of Grace as "A throwback to
a simpler time when the almighty riff and strong melody lines ruled
ala Badlands, Brother Cane and Tangier; raucous, groove-ridden soul to
the max."

PHYSICAL CD:

Buy Direct from Band with PayPal:
http://www.machinesofgrace.net/mg/music/music.html

CDBaby:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/machinesofgrace

FYE.com
http://stretchtheskies.com/?goto=album§ion=store&artist_key=8249&album_key=2985&\
session=&aid=16

DIGITAL:

Amazon MP3:
http://www.amazon.com/Machines-of-Grace/dp/B002BIT7BC/

iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=318197981&s=14344\
1

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-SMG Presents Headless Cross Tour 2009

[Note: This is from Shakers Management Group's MySpace blog, at
http://blogs.myspace.com/shakersmgmtgroup . - Tim]

Shakers Management Group (SMG) is proud to be handling the United
States Headless Cross Tour for the summer of 2009. The idea for the
tour came from Tony Martin (the 10 year voice of Black Sabbath '87-
'97) when he realized that 2009 was the 20th anniversary of the
HEADLESS CROSS album. He immediately called Geoff Nichols, the 25-year
veteran keys guru for Black Sabbath, who contacted Shakers Management
Group, and the rest is history.

The band is actually the Tony Martin Band touring as "Headless Cross,"
to celebrate the anniversary.

It was very unfortunate that back in 1989, the HEADLESS CROSS tour
only performed a few dates in the U.S.A. A poll was done and, not
surprisingly, Black Sabbath fans overwhelmingly voiced their support
for this tour. So for the second time ever, the HEADLESS CROSS album
will be performed on the U.S. stage, along with a few tracks off the
ETERNAL IDOL album, and the crowd may even be blessed with a couple
originals off Tony Martin's SCREAM album.

After much discussion, it was agreed to perform in much smaller 750 to
1,500 seat venues to give their fans an up-close-and-personal
experience, thereby giving this 20th anniversary performance true
value.

http://www.myspace.com/HeadlessCrossTour2009
http://www.myspace.com/shakersmgmtgroup

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Running Order For The 12 Acts Is Online; Manowar Will Play For Over
Two Hours

The running order for the first Magic Circle Festival on the Loreley
is now online at http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ . The band Die
Sklaven will open the festival concerts with their performance at 12
noon. Manowar will take the stage at the legendary Open-Air Theatre at
10:30 p.m. and will rock the Loreley for over two hours!

Camping Information Is Online

There are two campsites on the Loreley for the Magic Circle Festival.
In addition to the festival campsite run by the Loreley operators
(cost is a flat rate of €25.00 from 17 to 19 July), there is also a
private campsite (€10.00 per person and night). Camping Hotline: +49
1805 160 140. Whether you've got a camper van or a tent: if you want
to camp, please be sure to read the guidelines. You'll find all the
camping information at http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

iMusic TV Presents Manowar Special

Hail Warriors! As we prepare for the Magic Circle Festival on July
18th, iMusic TV in Germany will air a two-part Manowar special on
Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 8 - 10 p.m. (20-22 hours) and on Sunday,
July 5, 2009 at the same time. Clips of the specials can also be
viewed on http://www.asgard-saga.com/ in the video section. Be sure to
check it out! Stay tuned to OFFICIAL Manowar Web sites for details on
tour dates and the upcoming festival. See you at the Loreley in July!

HolyHell Tour Report Online

HolyHell is off on tour again on six of Europe's major festivals on
the Death To Infidels Tour as special guests of Manowar. The band has
just released their debut album to critical acclaim, they are
performing the new material on tour and acquiring new fans all over
the world. HolyHell is posting a tour diary to share these experiences
with their fans. Be sure to check out the updates by visiting
http://www.holyhell.com/ .

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm--Q-fuseaction--E-blog.ListAll--A-friendID--E-\
162059295

The Gates Of Asgard Will Open On July 17, 2009

This year's Magic Circle Festival will officially start with an
opening ceremony on July 17 at 12:00 (noon). Here are some of the
events you can look forward to on the 17th:

- Opening Ceremony with Mr. Metal and Manowar
- Arm Wrestling Contest
- Miss Manowar Contest
- Beer Drinking Contest
- Fire-Eating Stripper Show
- Penalty Kick Shooting
- "Norman Abnormal" The Magician
- Manowar Trivia Contest
- Autograph Signing Session with Manowar, HolyHell and Wolfgang
Hohlbein
- Many Asgard Saga events
- Norway's best AC/DC tribute band, Heatseekers

More details coming soon. Please visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ for the latest updates.

The Asgard Saga
http://www.asgard-saga.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

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-The Poodles Sign European Deal With Blistering Records

Blistering Records is proud to announce the signing of Swedish hard
rockers The Poodles for the European territory.

Founded in late 2005 things moved rapidly for The Poodles with the
band entering the Swedish leg of the Eurovision Song Contest which led
to the big breakthrough in their native country.

The debut album, METAL WILL STAND TALL, climbed to the top of the
Swedish charts. The first single, "Night Of Passion," went gold after
only three weeks and platinum not long after. The band played over 100
shows in Sweden before heading out on a European tour with HammerFall
and Krokus that took them through 31 dates and 18 countries.

The sophomore album SWEET TRADE was released in late 2007 with the
second single "Streets Of Fire" becoming the band's biggest seller to
date by going double platinum.

Shortly after The Poodles headed out on yet another tour around
Europe, this time with Swiss hard rockers Gotthard. This was followed
by their own headline tour in the spring of 2008 with 17 sold-out
shows throughout Europe. 2008 also saw The Poodles participate a
second time in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest plus getting the
honor of performing the official Swedish theme song for the Olympic
Games in Beijing, China.

On CLASH OF THE ELEMENTS the band has worked with some of the giants
in the music industry -- including legendary producer/engineer Mike
Fraser (Aerosmith, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake). The band is
currently on a tour that will take them all over Sweden until the end
of August with a full-scale European tour to follow later in the year.
The album will be released in Europe on August 28th by Blistering
Records with promotional preparations already in full spin.

Make no mistake! The Poodles are shooting for the stars with this one!

Band links:
http://www.poodles.se/
http://www.myspace.com/thepoodles

Blistering Records
http://www.blisteringrecords.se/
http://shop.blisteringrecords.se
http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords

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-Exodus Guitarist Gary Holt: "Next Album Will Blow People's Minds"

The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview
with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Exodus at
this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held
on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in
Dessel, Belgium.

When asked about Exodus' plans for a new studio album, Holt said,
"Hopefully we're hitting the studio around November 1 with Mr. Sneap
[British producer Andy Sneap; Megadeth, Nevermore, Arch Enemy]. It's
gonna be sick. We have four [songs] recorded [and left over] from the
last session [for 2007's THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION... EXHIBIT A], and
I've got, like, nine [other tracks] I'm working on, and Lee [Altus,
guitar] has a bunch of stuff. But this next album is gonna blow
people's minds."

Regarding the upcoming CD's musical direction, Holt said, "There's a
couple of twists on this. I try not to repeat every album. I mean, we
did TEMPO OF THE DAMNED [2004], [which was] a little more old-school,
and we did SHOVEL HEADED KILL MACHINE [2005], which was really brutal
and fast, and then THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION... EXHIBIT A [2007],
[which] was, like, longer and more epic songs. So this album's gonna
have some different stuff to it. Maybe a little more dual-guitar
stuff, 'cause I've been playing with Lee for quite awhile now -- a
little more dual-guitar harmony shred stuff."

Watch Metal Hammer's interview with Gary Holt at this location:

http://www.metal-hammer.de/Exodus_Gary_Holt_Video_Interview_neues_Album_Graspop-\
site-hammer.html

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

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-Z Records News

Z Scream Back Into Action With Watchmen!

We held the release back due to the recession but now Watchmen signal
the return of Z to a tired scene that needs revitalising. Watchmen
combine all the right elements to make a truly classic hard rockin'
debut release. Check out the opening song "Take Me Higher" from this
prolific self-titled debut at http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk .

The CD will be in stock at all of our distribution partners and
reputable specialist stores by Thursday.

For details e-mail info@... or to order go to
http://www.zrecords.net/ .

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Napalm Records News

Saltatio Mortis: New Video

The release of the upcoming full-length WER WIND SAT draws nearer with
each passing day. To ease the anticipatory wait, the gleemen offer
their fans an exclusive glimpse of what is to come. The band recently
completed their brand new video to the album opener "Ebenbild" and the
clip delivers all the trademarks expected of Saltatio Mortis: rock
riffs, medieval instruments, a catchy refrain, and sophisticated
lyrics. All these special ingredients were transferred successfully to
the visual medium. Fans may watch the clip to "Ebenbild" HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IJ_1VxwKs

http://www.saltatio-mortis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mittelalterpunk

The BulletMonks: Live

Tyler Voxx: "As as special thank you for the great and worldwide
feedback on our debut album and in particular to shorten the wait to
get the chance to see us on stage in your city, The Bullet Monks have
uploaded a new live video on our YouTube channel! The preparations to
get out and tour internationally are running wild! We can't tell you
more about that just yet but until it's time we hope you enjoy "Hang
On Lord"! Stay tuned -- more live songs will follow the next few
weeks!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtX_5_tbaAc

http://www.bulletmonks.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bulletmonks

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

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-Death Angel: Video Interview With Rob Cavestany

The German edition of Metal Hammer Magazine conducted an interview
with guitarist Rob Cavestany of San Francisco Bay Area metallers Death
Angel at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which
was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang
in Dessel, Belgium.

Watch the chat at this location:

http://www.metal-hammer.de/Death_Angel_Interview_Video_Rob_Cavestany_Graspop-sit\
e-hammer.html

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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-Two Side Moon/SLW Promotions Update: Emergency Gate, Loch Vostok,
Mely, & Shenaniganz

Please find below the press info for our excellent new releases from
Emergency Gate, Loch Vostok, Mely and Shenaniganz courstey of
Silverwolf Productions/Nightmare Records.

Band: Emergency Gate
Album Title: REWAKE
Label: Silverwolf Productions/Nightmare
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web sites:
http://www.emergency-gate.de/
http://www.myspace.com/emergencygateonline

In 2005 the name Emergency Gate was heard for the first time.

Not long after that the young band, with high musical potential,
produced their first professional album NIGHTLY RAY together with
Spike Streefkerk (Mellissa Etheridge, Def Leppard, Phil Collins etc.).
Metal Heart Magazine titled even the rough mix itself as "Album of the
month." That way no less label than TEC/Universal became attentive to
Emergency Gate, got in touch with them and took them under contract.

At first NIGHTLY RAY has been released in the middle of 2006 in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and the U.S.A. And it was
possible for the five musicians to climb the top of the heavy radio
charts in Benelux for one time!

Certainly, short after the release of NIGHTLY RAY, drummer Stefan
Paster left the band. However the missing piece of that puzzle was
soon replaced by ex-Stormhammer drummer Chris "the machine" Widmann.

Soon after that, Emergency Gate went on tour with the Danish combo
Mercenary and closed endorsement contracts among others with names
like: Ernie Ball, SAD, Schecter Guitar Research and Agner Drumsticks.

At the end of 2007, the band received a call from their label, in
which they let them know, it won't be possible for TEC to release with
Universal anymore and therefore the band is free from their contract.

After really good cooperation with this label, it was really a hard
hit for Emergency Gate.

Founder member, singer and guitarist Fabian "Cem" Kießling also quit
because of private matters. Now it was unclear, how the band should go
on.

The remaining musicians broke their heads by thinking about a
resolution of this situation. It was obvious, every member was more
than crazy about reaching new horizons and to create something new and
different. Guitarist Vlad worked madly, day and night, on new material
in agreement with Mario. Even without a singer and without knowing how
everything will go on, the band booked time in Munich's Dreamscape
Studios, to record and work on new material.

Almost by completing the instrumental part, Mario went as a FOH-
Engineer of the supports for the Symphony X PARADISE LOST tour on the
road. This way it happened on the second tour day in Cologne: Mario
met Matthias Kupka (ex Suidakra). Right in the first moment it was
absolutely clear, the last missing piece needed to create something
very magnificent, so important for the rising of the band, was found!
The final recordings with Matthias started even in the beginning of
March 2008.

Not long after searching for a new label, the band chose a young
upcoming one, Silverwolf Productions, to make their newest Masterpiece
REWAKE public. The self-made studio video was well received by their
fans, with so much enthusiasm, wich will be the reason thousands of
viewes on YouTube.

Last but not least, Emergency Gate went along with Kreator on their
2009 tour, starting the same day as their new album REWAKE was
released.

Remains to say:
Emergency Gate is back! With new sound and a new band!

Track listing:
1. Double Suicide
2. Slave
3. Of Stars And The Drifting
4. Next In Line
5. Unbeing
6. Gold & Glass
7. The Purpose
8. Trust In Me
9. Remains
10. Elementor
11. Life V2.0
12. Lullaby

Band: Loch Vostok
Album Title: REVEAL NO SECRETS
Label: Silverwolf Productions/Nightmare
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web sites:
http://www.lochvostok.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lochvostok

Loch Vostok rose out of the collapse of Progressive Metal band
Mayadome in 2001. After 10 years Drummer Teddy Moeller was tired of
the cheeze and decided to start something more meaty -- Loch Vostok
was born. Three core members, Mayadome founder Teddy Moeller,
Keyboardist Sebastian Okupski and Bass Player Erik Grandin set about
formulating a new act. Moeller would switch from his erstwhile role as
a drummer to that of lead vocalist/guitarist and with the
incorporation of former Ramrod, 5 Steps Ahead and El Presidente
guitarist Niklas Kupper alongside ex-Azotic Reign, 5 Steps Ahead, El
Presidente and Imperial Domain drummer Alvaro Torres the band was
complete. However, Grandin was to relocate to the U.S.A. and so former
Mellow Poetry guitarist Tomas "Tym" Jonsson stepped in to fill the
bass vacancy.

Utilising producer Daniel Bergstrand, Loch Vostok cut a self-financed
album DARK LOGIC entirely based upon infamous serial killers such as
Henry Lee Lucas, Andreij Tzjikatilo and Ed Gein. The first label to
pick up the album for distribution would be the Russian concern CD-
Maximum. Shortly after the Russian release, Portugese label Magnetism
Records contracted Loch Vostok, and released DARK LOGIC worldwide
August 1st 2004.

Sebastian Okupski decided to focus on his cover band Bulldog, so Loch
Vostok decided to find another keyboardist for the band. Andreas
Lindahl from fellow Swedish metal act Platitude offered his services.
He played some live shows and recorded the new album with Loch Vostok
but then decided to leave because of the distance between Gothenburg,
where he lives, and Uppsala where the other guys live and rehearse.
Loch Vostok is a real band, not just another project, so they had
every intention of finding a real full-time member, who was also
willing to take part in the whole songwriting process. Anima Morte
keyboardist/composer Fredrik Klingwall had been a friend of Teddy and
Niklas for quite a while. They already got along real well, and
Fredrik was asked to join Loch Vostok.

In early 2006, the band signed with Swedish record label Escapi Music
for the worldwide release of DESTRUCTION TIME AGAIN! -- their second
and more mature disc. After the fantastic reviews started coming in,
the band went on tour with King Diamond and Secret Sphere all around
Scandinavia for two weeks in April 2006, followed by another tour in
Denmark with Pyramaze in June same year.

During 2007 and 2008 the band played a lot of shows in Scandinavia
(including a show aboard the Tattoo Boat -- a tattoo convention/
festival on a cruise ship between Sweden and Finland), as well as
working really hard on their third full-length album, REVEAL NO
SECRETS. By early 2009 the album was ready; produced, recorded, mixed
and edited by the band themselves and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at
Great Scot! Audio. The album features guest appearances by Per Nilson
(Scar Symmetry), Erik EZ Blomkvist (Platitude) and Tina Gunnarsson
(ex-Mellow Poetry). After the collapse of Escapi Music another
worldwide deal has been signed with U.S. based label Nightmare
Records.

Loch Vostok will create chills down your spine when the day comes for
you to be engulfed by their fantastic music ... and that day is now,
'cause here is REVEAL NO SECRETS.

Track listing:
1. Loss Of Liberty
2. Energy Taboo
3. Dig Deeper
4. Uncompassion
5. Thirty Years
6. Raiders Of The Lost Heart
7. Blindfolds Off
8. What Once Was
9. Breakthru

Band: Mely
Album Title: PORTRAIT OF A PORCELAIN DOLL
Label: Silverwolf Productions/Nightmare
Genre: Gothic Rock/Metal
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web sites:
http://www.mely.at/
http://www.myspace.com/melymyspace

In 1999 the common passion of creating music lead the Carinthian
(Austria) members of Mely together.

The name which derives from melancholy has been program form the
beginning which doesn't mean that Mely don't know how to rock. It
rather means that the five Austrians don't spent much time on
scratching the surface but engage with Dark Metal out of deeper
regions with high recognize worth.

After intensive rehearsing and some gigs the first Longplayer THERE
ARE DAYS... was still recorded in the founding year. On it you can
find nine dynamic and emotional deep under the skin going titles which
brought Mely lots of great resonance and the status of being more than
just another underground band.

In 2003 Mely released their second studio album ...REEL THROUGH MY
WAVE. The ten tracks represent an atmospheric and melodic enhancement
in Mely's development as musicians. Again Mely collected lots of great
reviews an even more international attention according to their live
appearances. Whether as support for e.g. Ektomorf, Anathema,
Moonsorrow, Leaves' Eyes, Swallow The Sun, Graveworm, Emil Bulls, the
finals of the "Austrian Band Contest" or on the main stage of the
"Metalcamp 2006" (Opeth, My Dying Bride, Dimmu Borgir, etc.), Mely
showed what they are able to give and the fans loved it. In general
however Mely are insatiable for feeling the energy between them and
their audience and love to live music.

Naturally in meantime the band rasped with heart blood and sweat on
new songs. Enhancement in all concerns where thereby supreme law. With
the new material recorded in May 2007 the band could gain their first
record deal and their third album ...LEAVE AND ENTER EMPTY ROOMS... to
be released in Nov. 2007. Again the resonances were pretty good which
brought 'em a first European tour in April 2008 with Xandria and
Stoneman.

After this pretty well done tour -- sad but true -- Helmut decided to
leave the band due to personal reasons. A bit shocked bout his
decision, but well knowing that the show must go on, Mely decided to
look for a new drummer and set the next step by recording a follow-up
to ...LEAVE AND ENTER EMPTY ROOMS... In September Mely announced
Hannes Ganeider to be their new drummer and now they are ready to rock
with a new album to be released in spring 2009.

Track listing:
1. Of Doubts And Fears
2. Grown For Doom
3. Bricks Against Porcelain Dolls
4. Don't Wake The Sleeping Dog
5. Hell Low
6. It Is Cold Without Shoes
7. Maybe Yesterday
8. Sweet Six Feet
9. My Addiction

Band: Shenaniganz
Album Title: OPEN YOUR EYES OR COVER YOUR HEAD
Label: Silverwolf Productions/Nightmare
Genre: Modern Hard Rock
Release Date: Out Now!!

Web sites:
http://www.shenaniganz.de/
http://www.myspace.com/badassrocknroll

Unrestrained, uncompromised, raw, fun, upbeat, no rules rock,
combining the rock sensibilties and attitude of Buckcherry with the
attitude and technical abilities of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Put your furniture in the garage, mask all sharp edges and bring the
dog to the neighbours! This band has knocked every head and shook
every hip yet! Shenaniganz let the '70s rock heroes sound in a newer
way. The underground sensation thrills a wide audience range. The
barely bold rockheads get hair to their shoulders again... The young
and the young at heart love their energetic attitude! Their sound is
described best with the words of their song "We Are The Underground":
Drum kit hits you like a fist in your mouth! Guitar strings, ringing
like they'd never let you down! Bass so fat it makes you squat on the
ground! F**k all the mainstream -- We are the underground.

That's how you imagine rock 'n' roll, that's the way it has to be and
this is how the insider tip converts numerous concert-goers. With an
unbelievable presence on stage and an apparently never-ending stamina
the Shenaniganz rock it like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Jet but can't
basically be compared.

From catchy hook lines over refrains to scream along or unexpected
brakes and fast speed changes to melody-loaded guitar parts and guitar
solos comes everything what the listenes can ask for.

WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE

Shenaniganz is the name of the Bavarian musicians in Haag in upper
Bavaria. Their style is a mixture of Rock 'n' Roll, Garage and Punk.
Since 2004 they've been playing together. Their members are Georg Raig
(Singer, Guitar), Daniel Rehbein (Singer, Guitar), Tobay Reich (Bass)
and Dom Rehbein (Drums). Influences of the band are Rolling Stones,
Ramones or Led Zeppelin.

FIRST STEPS

The first steps were made by Daniel and one of his friends. Georg und
Dom knew each other from school. At this time Georg had nothing to do
with music. Although Dom and Georg really didn't like each other, Dom
invited Georg to his birthday Party. On this party he met Dom's
brother Daniel for the first time. Daniel who had already sold his
soul to music had, of course, a guitar in his room of which Georg was
immediately infected. Daniel invited him to a jam session with his
first band No Smoking. The first song was written and the Shenaniganz
were born. At this time songs like "Pin-Up Girl," "My Live" and
"Hangin With The Boys," which is on the current album, were written,
too. The band decided against practising the songs often in the band
room... they wanted to get on stage as soon as they could. This is
probably one of the reasons which they made them to an extraordinary
live band. They urgently needed a new drummer because a new gig was
planned two weeks after that. Well, they took the shortest way and
asked Dom if he would play, and learn the songs within two weeks. He
agreed, and since them he's an important member of the band. Tobay,
the basstard, was found barely a year after that and so the
Shenaniganz had been completed. Four friends as different as they can
be, connected with one mind.

KICK OUT THE JAMS

In autumn 2005, one year after, they found out of the German band
contest school jam for which they applied themselves with their songs
"Carolina" and "25 Years Ago" which were completed only one week
before. In general all songs have been tested on stage and not in the
cellar. This is probably one reason for them being known as an
extraordinary live band. Shenaniganz had been built from jamming and
playing. This old tradition is adhered by them since the beginning.
Daniel and Tobay for example are playing in co-projects, Dom enjoys
his school band and Daniel and Georg were jamming with the krautrock
legend Amon Düül II. School jam began and they were ready to rock.
Daniel said in an interview: "...the main sense of contests like this
one is not to fight against other bands but to judge yourself as a
band." Well, they've been judged... to be the best school band of
Germany for 2006.

LIFESTYLE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS

But this huge success was really no reason for them to calm down
because they had to perform on the big German festival Rock Am Ring
and they had to prepare for the studio recording session for their
song "Carolina" at the 301 Studios in Cologne (with Uli Pallemanns) as
well as for the making of the video for this song. The reputation of
them went around the world and got known in the Republic of Korea.

ANJONG HASEO

They were invited for the sixth international junior art festival in
the Republic of Korea in Gangneung. This expirience was so huge for
the four guys that it will never be able to erase. For their journey
to Korea they had to book one more seat than normally expected. On one
of their gigs Wolfgang Kerinnis (guitar player of the prog metal band
Dreamscape), actually there as a normal visitor, was so blown away by
them...

Track listing:
1. Roses Are Red
2. Cost Of Rock
3. Merry-Go-Round
4. We Are The Underground
5. Because I Am
6. Girl In The First Row
7. Brand-New Chuck's
8. Change
9. Bavaria
10. Don't Tell The Fire
11. Lights
12. Way To Go
13. You Don't Know Me
14. Nowadays

Two Side Moon/SLW Promotions
http://www.myspace.com/nickyaor
http://www.slwpromotions.com/

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-Holy Moses Update

[Note: This is an edited version of the band's latest e-mails
newsletter. - Tim]

Dear Holy Moses Friends,

We want to give you the excellent News that the new Holy Moses Album
AGONY OF DEATH is released now in Japan. For our Japanese friends,
please find here on our site all our information about Holy Moses in
Japanese language. Also we want to inform you that we will come for
our first time in Holy Moses history to Japan.

Next Confirmed Holy Moses Shows

Here are the next Holy Moses confirmed live dates:

10. July 2009 Obervellach - Hell over Vellach Festival (Kärnten/
Österreich)
11. July 2009 Meckesheim - Horns up Festival (with HOLY MOSES
BLOODBOUND FANCLUBTREFFEN)
17. July 2009, SOAVE Festival, Italy
22. August, 2009, NOAF Open Air, Wörrstadt
27. September 2009 - Metal Fest at JB's Dudley, UK, Dudley, West
Midland, United Kingdom, England
04. October 2009 - Metal Mania Festival, Tillburg, The Netherlands -
Holland at 013 Popcentrum Tillburg
10. October 2009 - Metal and Gender, Köln, Live Music Hall, Doro, Holy
Moses & Cripper, http://www.metalandgender.de/
24. October 2009 - Metal For Mercy Festival, Witten,
http://www.initiative-gegen-gewalt.de/ , Benefiz

Holy Moses on First Japan Tour In Holy Moses History

31. October 2009 - Japan - Osaka - Brand New - Holy Moses, Manipulated
Slaves, Riverge
01. November 2009 - Japan - Nagoya - Holyday, Holy Moses, Manipulated
Slaves
03. November 2009- Japan - Shinjuku - Live Space MARZ - Holy Moses,
Jurassic Jade, Abigeil, G.A.T.E.S, Manipulated Slaves
04. November 2009 - Japan - Tokyo - Shinjuku Live Space MARZ - Holy
Moses, Youthquake, King's Evil

More info at these links:

http://www.myspace.com/holymosesgermany
http://www.myspace.com/sabinaclassen
http://www.holymoses.net/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/holymosesgermany
http://www.youtube.com/holymosesgermany
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HOLY-MOSES/49004929510
http://www.facebook.com/holymoses
http://www.reverbnation.com/holymosesgermany
http://holymosesgermany.hi5.com/

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-3 Inches Of Blood Post New Track Online; Prepare For Massive North
American Tour This Fall

The world is eagerly awaiting the triumphant return of one of the
biggest defenders of traditional heavy metal, 3 Inches Of Blood, and
the anticipation continues to build to epic proportions. Well, if you
wanted the best, then you f*ckin' got it as the stunning new album,
HERE WAITS THY DOOM, will set the new standard for new heavy metal, so
be sure to mark your calendars as this monumental offering is set for
a Sept. 8th release.

For a small taste of what awaits head over now to the band's official
MySpace page (click below) to stream the new track, "Call Of The
Hammer," and look for the band touring throughout North America all
this fall with In Flames, Between The Buried And Me and The Faceless.
HERE WAITS THY DOOM was tracked in Seattle's Sound House Recordings
with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and is soon to be
hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. Either see below or head
over to their MySpace page to view their complete touring itinerary.

3 Inches Of Blood kick off their lengthy, worldwide touring schedule
supporting HERE WAITS THY DOOM with a few, special headlining Canadian
shows, which kicks off on July 16th and include a stop at Comic-Con's
Brutal Legend "Metal Meltdown" show. Sponsored by Electronic Arts and
presented by Vice Magazine, the concert will be held at this year's
San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, July 23rd. The show also features
headliners GWAR, Unholy Pink and a DJ set from Keith Morris. This is a
private event and fans can register online at
http://www.viceland.com/brutallegend and will be admitted based on
capacity.

Shane Clark (guitars) states: "We've put up a new song on our MySpace
page called 'Call Of The Hammer,' this along with the release of the
album art will give our fans a little taste of what's to come, we look
forward to the album's release in September when we'll be doing our
own headlining shows along dates with In Flames -- all in all we'll be
super f*ckin' stoked to be back on the road playing for our fans and
getting the metal to the people. Hail."

Check out New Music from 3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace Now!

http://www.3inchesofblood.com/
http://www.myspace.com/3iob

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-Thieves & Weather Postpone Skydiving Tattoo By SureFire Machine
Guitarist

SureFire Machine's guitarist Zeke Galt scheduled to get his Skydiving
Tattoo on July 4th last week in Westlock, AB (Edmonton) at the
Provincial Skydiving Championships has postponed his daring and
historic jump till August 11th due to bad weather conditions over the
last few days and the unfortunate theft of SFM's camera gear being
stolen during the scheduled event.

"It's unfortunate to postpone this jump, I've been anticipating this
for many months, having the weather not cooperating isn't so bad, that
can always be worked around, but having our camera gear stolen is just
raining on everyone's parade," SFM's guitarist Zeke says. "But when
August 11th comes around, I'm hitting the sky and landing with a brand
new tattoo."

SureFire Machine is currently on their Sinnin & Grinnin tour to
promote their self-titled E.P. release last year. Check out SFM's
recent press coverage and upcoming tour dates.

For more information about the skydiving center please visit the
following link:
http://www.edmontonskydive.com/

SureFire Machine PR
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/entertainment/music/2009/06/19/9848166-sun.html

Metro Edmonton
http://www.edmontonsun.com/entertainment/music/2009/06/19/9848166-sun.html

ChartAttack
http://www.chartattack.com/news/70881/rocker-getting-tattoo-while-skydiving

SureFire Machine "Grinnin & Sinnin" Tour Dates (more dates to be
announced)
17-Jul-09 - 8 p.m. - Courtenay, BC - Avalanche
24-Jul-09 - 8 p.m. - Lesquiti, BC - Rock show
25-Jul-09 - 8 p.m. - Lesquiti, BC - Lasquieti Island
26-Jul-09 - 8 p.m. - Lesquiti, BC - Lasquieti Island
31-Jul-09 - 8 p.m. - Coombs, BC - The Frontiersman
01-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Coombs, BC - The Frontiersman
07-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Rimbey, AB - The Vault
08-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Rimbey, AB - The Vault
09-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Edmonton, AB - Blues On Whyte
12-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Saskatoon, SK - Buds on Broadway
13-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Saskatoon, SK - Buds on Broadway
14-Aug-09 - 8 p.m. - Winnipeg, MB - The Cavern

SureFire Machine - "Hot Leaded Woman" MP3
http://fburls.com/61-BPocjFdm/t/cid/535617/sid/67494519

http://www.surefiremachine.com/
http://www.myspace.com/surefiremachine
http://www.twitter.com/SurefireMachine
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2264371374&ref=ts

"I've been searching for a great rock album. When I put on SFM's self-
titled album I couldn't help but grin -- I finally found one!" 4.5/5 -
The Link - Montreal

"And the crowd goes wild!... Surefire Machine is a straight up, no
gimmicks rock n' roll band... A catchy chorus here and a mean riff
there, this album is alcohol fueled with dreams of fast cars and
raunchy bad girls." - Absolute Underground Magazine

"WARNING: Repeated listening of Surefire Machine's self-titled album
may lead you to drink whiskey, get your girlfriend pregnant and rebel
against every aspect of society." - 4/5 Toronto Music Scene.ca

"A solid album." - Fazer Magazine

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-Music News From Paul Speer: WONDERS Release

WONDERS Now Available

Hello Friends,

Releasing today is my new collaboration with Paul Lawler and Satine
Orient. The CD is $9.99 + shipping and downloads are 49 cents each or
$4.99 for the entire album (a 15% discount).

You can get a free download of the track entitled "Petra" by clicking
here:
http://www.paulspeer.com/secret.cfm

Audio previews of the album are here:
http://www.paulspeer.com/wonders.cfm

I enjoyed making this record and it was quite a pleasure to work with
Paul Lawler and Satine Orient. We hope you enjoy listening to the
music as much as we did creating it.

As always, thanks for your support.

Until next time,

PS

http://www.paulspeer.com/

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-The Diablo Swing Orchestra To See North American Release Via Sensory
Records

Since the release of their debut The Butcher's Ballroom in 2007
Sweden's Diablo Swing Orchestra have gained a loyal fan base of their
own. People have embraced their mind bending mix of metal, opera,
swing jazz, and spaghetti-western soundtrack with open arms and they
have been perceived as a fresh breath of air in a genre getting more
and more stale and formulaic.

DSO's sophomore effort titled SING-ALONG SONGS FOR THE DAMNED &
DELIRIOUS proves that they are no one hit wonder but are here to stay.
The new album is a smörgåsbord of different levels of musical insanity
building on the foundation laid down on their debut. The cover art was
crafted by acclaimed Swedish illustrator Peter Bergting, most notable
for his work with the graphic novel "Gangkrig 145;" a Swedish #1
bestseller. Touring will begin in September starting with ProgPower
USA and will continue in Europe later in the fall.

Licensed from Ascendance Records to Sensory Records for North American
distribution, SING-ALONG SONGS FOR THE DAMNED & DELIRIOUS shall be
made available to North American fiends on September 22nd.

The Tale Of The DSO

The Diablo Swing Orchestra dates back to 1501 in Sweden, where history
tells the tale of an orchestra with music so feral, seductive and
divine that the ensemble overwhelmed audiences all over the country.
Their concerts attracted more people than High Mass in church and as a
result the members of the orchestra was accused of being treacherous
and the spawn of Satan.

"The Devil's Orchestra" was the epithet used by the church in an
attempt to halt their success. Hostilities from the church grew
stronger and the orchestra finally felt the need to flee. They decided
to go out in style by giving one last concert. Before doing so they
all signed a pact stating that their descendants were given the task
of reuniting the orchestra in 500 years in order to continue their
work of spreading thought-provoking music. Six envelopes were sealed
and given to trustees of the orchestra to pass on to family members.

The final concert was a great success. Thousands of people came to see
it, and the massive sing-along of the crowd made the performance the
most talked about in history. Afterwards, armed guards arrested the
orchestra and they were subsequently sentenced to death by hanging.

Stockholm 2003. By mere accident two of their descendants met in a
music shop and began to discuss music. They both had received a
strange letter from some ancient relative containing instructions on
how to reunite The Devil's Orchestra. By searching through archives
and records they managed to track down the other four descendants.
With reference to the old moniker they took the name Diablo Swing
Orchestra and are determined to honor the legacy of their ancestors.

http://www.diabloswing.com/
http://www.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra
http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/

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-I'm Better Than Everyone To Release Live U.S. Christmas Album

Although their name would invoke yuletide tidings and blissful
chanting, U.S. Christmas creates music which is anything but. Spanning
the dark, decrepit and painful side of disharmonic psychedelia, this
North Carolina outfit has successfully distilled the essence of
cacophony through countless layers of sound and crushing waves of
volume that are an orchestrated assault on the senses. None other than
Neurosis' Scott Kelly took notice of U.S. Christmas through his Combat
Music Radio show, playing their material regularly on the show which
ultimately led to a release on their esteemed Neurot Recordings
imprint.

I'm Better Than Everyone Records will be releasing a live full-length
LP. One side will consist of a live acoustic set recorded the day
before Atlanta's 2009 Scion festival, while the remaining wax will
contain one new and unreleased live track alongside a live non-
acoustic version of their song "Say Sister."

Release date slated for sometime this August. Stay tuned for details.

http://www.myspace.com/uschristmas
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec

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-Susperia

Passion has long been at the core of Norway's Susperia. Battling their
way through obstacles that would crush lesser humans, their journey
bears a musical heart that has year-after-year delivered onto their
loyal and growing fanbase quality music that strikes with not only
power but shines with their unique sense of melody. ATTITUDE, the
band's latest album, again finds the band making unparalleled strides.
With a new label and even stronger focus, the band hopes to reach a
new level of success.

Formed in 1998 by drummer Tjodalv (then of Dimmu Borgir) and guitarist
Cyrus (then of Satyricon/Old Man's Child), Susperia released their
debut, PREDOMINANCE, in 2001. The much-acclaimed VINDICATION followed
in 2003 and after signing with Norwegian indie label Tabu in 2004, the
band quickly unveiled third album, UNLIMITED. Brave Words & Bloody
Knuckles called the album, "a scorcher from start to finish, on par
with Testament classic THE GATHERING."

Commenting on the new album, vocalist Athera recently noted, "ten
years and still the same five guys. We have worked nearly two years on
this material, perfecting it for your pleasure and our devoted fans.
It will take you back to the early days with melancholic riffing and
dark emotional vocals. It's a perfect blend of everything Susperia has
been and become." ATTITUDE was recorded at various studios during the
later part of 2008 and mixed by Fredrik Nordstrom (In Flames,
Meshuggah).

http://www.susperia.net/
http://www.myspace.com/susperiafans

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-Obituary: DARKEST DAY

Release Date: June 30, 2009

When Obituary announced plans to record a new album in early 2007, the
metal world stood up and applauded. One of death metal's crown jewels
was returning and fans couldn't have been more enthused. The album,
XECUTIONER'S RETURN, delivered the goods as only Obituary could. Now,
two years later, the band returns with eighth full-length DARKEST DAY.
Signature in every way, the record proves the band gets even better
with age.

Obituary's core of brothers -- John Tardy (vocals) and Donald Tardy
(drums) -- with guitarist Trevor Peres came together in 1984 forming
what would become one of death metal's most successful and
internationally respected bands. Obituary 2009 -- the Tardy brothers,
Peres, guitarist Ralph Santolla and bassist Frank Watkins -- remains
unwaveringly brutal. Said John Tardy about the new CD DARKEST DAY, "It
came out really sick and I cannot wait for you guys to hear it... it
is heavy!" Added guitarist Ralph Santolla, "The new stuff is heavy,
some of my favorite OBI riffs yet. Trevor's guitar sounds huge and
menacing. If you like Obituary, you're gonna love this record."

The band once again worked with artist Andreas Marschall, who created
the art for THE END COMPLETE, FROZEN IN TIME, and the group's last
record, XECUTIONER'S RETURN.

http://www.obituary.cc/
http://www.myspace.com/obituary

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-Ensiferum: Album Title + Track Listing Revealed

Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum have set FROM AFAR as the title of
their fourth album, slated for a U.S. release on September 8, 2009
(September 9th for the rest of the world) via Spinefarm Records. The
CD was produced by Tero Kinnunen (Nightwish, Amorphis) and Janne
Joutsenniemi, who produced the band's previous offering, VICTORY SONGS
and mixed by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Amorphis). The band will
embark on a European headlining tour in support of FROM AFAR in
October with a return to the states to follow shortly thereafter.

FROM AFAR Track Listing:
01. "By The Dividing Stream"
02. "From Afar"
03. "Twilight Tavern"
04. "Heathen Throne"
05. "Elusive Reaches"
06. "Stone Cold Metal"
07. "Smoking Ruins"
08. "Tumman Virran Taa"
09. "The Longest Journey (Heathen Throne Part II)"
10. "Vandraren" *(limited-edition bonus track; Nordman cover)

After entering the studio for the first time in the latter part of the
'90s, Ensiferum -- Latin for "Sword Bearer" -- has consistently
sharpened its sound, dispensing epic music heavy in both atmosphere
and attack. With their most recent opus VICTORY SONGS, which will be
reissued by Spinefarm Records with U.S. exclusive bonus material on
October 13, 2009, Ensiferum took "Folk/Viking melodic metal" to a new
level of grandeur. Metal Maniacs called VICTORY SONGS, "the kind of
metal for which the beer Steiner was invented. Catchy in spite of its
heaviness, it's yet another quality offering in a genre that everyone
would love if only they'd embrace the Pagan within." Earning a 4/5
rating, About.com called the record "a distinctive and very appealing
sound," with Decibel adding "... it's pretty amazing to hear a twee
little jig of an intro segue into a blast beat." Ensiferum had its
first two albums -- 2001's ENSIFERUM and 2004's IRON -- officially
released for the very first time in the U.S. last spring via Spinefarm
Records. Both albums contain exclusive bonus material.

The band is currently on the road on the 2009 North American edition
of the Summer Slaughter Tour with Necrophagist, Suffocation and
Darkest Hour, among others.

Summer Slaughter Tour 2009
7/06/2009 The Whisky - Calgary, AB
7/07/2009 The Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
7/09/2009 First Ave - Minneapolis, MN
7/10/2009 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
7/11/2009 Dirtfest - Birch Run, MI
7/12/2009 Phantasy Concert Club - Cleveland, OH
7/13/2009 House of Blues - Chicago, IL
7/14/2009 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
7/15/2009 Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
7/16/2009 Medley - Montreal, QC
7/17/2009 Northern Lights - Albany, NY
7/18/2009 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
7/19/2009 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
7/20/2009 Irving Plaza - New York, NY

http://www.ensiferum.com/
http://www.myspace.com/officialensiferum
http://www.myspace.com/spinefarmrecordsus

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-Harpoon Set To Embark On Mini-Tour

Chicagoan grindcore unit Harpoon sets out on a week long rampage this
week. Hitting towns between their Midwest stomping grounds and the
Northeast U.S. they'll be supporting SunnO))), Eagle Twin, The Human
Quena Orchestra, Lair Of The Minotaur and more along the way.

7/10/2009 House Cafe - DeKalb, IL w/ SunnO))), Eagle Twin
7/12/2009 O'Brien's - Boston, MA w/ To The Wolves, In The Sh*t, Mast
7/13/2009 Lit Lounge - New York, NY w/ Unearthly Trance, Casket
Architects
7/14/2009 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/ We Are All Savages, Hunter/
Gatherer
7/15/2009 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Microwaves, The Human
Quena Orchestra
7/16/2009 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Total Abuse
7/17/2009 Zanies - Indianapolis, IN / DudeFest After-Party Too w/ 7000
Dying Rats, Lair of the Minotaur, Christ Beheaded
8/01/2009 The Mutiny - Chicago, IL w/ Lord Mantis, Czar

Harpoon's debut album DOUBLE GNARLY/TRIPLE SUICIDE was released
earlier this year on the band's own Interloper Records. The band will
release a 7" for release on HeWhoCorrupts, Inc. More Harpoon shows and
news will be announced soon.

http://www.myspace.com/harpoonrockin4u
http://www.interloperrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/interloperrecords

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-Dusted Angel's End-Time Doom Rock Unleashed

Santa Cruz, California has given birth to an ungodly musical beast
known as Dusted Angel. Formed in 2008, the band features Clifford
Dinsmore on vocals, Bill Torgerson on drums, Eric Feiber and Scott
Stevens manning the guitars and Eliot Young on bass, Dusted Angel's
members are longtime friends from the days when several of the members
rolled together in hardcore henchmen Bl'ast. Following that band,
Clifford was a member of avant-prog-doomsters Spaceboy, and also
helped form the cerebrally crushing outfit Gargantula.

Over the past half year since their inception, Dusted Angel has
transformed from somewhat of a side-project into a full-on act for the
members. After playing out quite a bit locally and generating a
massive response in the region in recent months, the band have also
recently put a few tracks onto wax. Dusted Angel's upcoming self-
titled debut 7" will be released on L.A.-based indie label Corruption
Recordings this September. Featuring three sludged-out sledgehammer
tracks mixed by Billy Anderson (Neurosis, High On Fire, etc.), this is
just the beginning. A full-length record is being planned now and is
to be recorded soon for a yet-to-be decided label.

More local shows and tour actions are in the planning stages for 2009.
For now catch the them at:

7/24/2009 Blue Lagoon - Santa Cruz, CA w/ Black Cobra
8/07/2009 The Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA w/ Mondo Generator, It's
Casual

Stay tuned for more end-time updates on this juggernaut.

http://www.myspace.com/dustedangelrocks
http://www.myspace.com/corruptionrecordings

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-The Accused Announce R.A.I.N.N. Benefit Gig, Record Release Show +
More!

On Sunday July 12, 2009, as they prepare for the Supersonic Festival
gig and London's Scala Club U.K. appearances at the end of the month,
The Accused will play an impromptu, friends and family-style midnight
live set of material at fave watering hole The Bit Saloon, located in
northwest Seattle's historic Ballard neighborhood.

For this sneak-peek live set, The Accused will include brand news
songs from their upcoming Southern Lord Records CD THE CURSE OF MARTHA
SPLATTERHEAD (scheduled for release on August 5th) as well as many of
their classic Splatter Rock favorites.

Local support acts will join the band on the bill this night so early
arrival is suggested. Patrons are asked to give a small donation at
the door which will go directly to R.A.I.N.N. (Rape Abuse Incest
National Network), an organization the band strongly supports. For
more info visit: http://www.rainnmakers.rainn.org/theaccused .

The Bit Saloon
(Ballard)
4818 17th Ave. NW
Seattle, WA 98107-4723
(206) 782-1680

The official record release celebration for THE CURSE OF MARTHA
SPLATTERHEAD is scheduled for August 5, 2009 at Neumo's in Seattle
where they will be joined by headliners SunnO))) + support act Eagle
Twin, to begin their West Coast Tour together.

THE ACCUSED w/ SunnO))) and Eagle Twin
8/05/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA
8/08/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles, CA
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT

http://www.myspace.com/kingsofsplatter
http://www.splatterrock.com/
http://www.southernlord.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #22 ***
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-Gorgoroth Complete New Record

QUANTOS POSSUNT AD SATANITATEM TRAHUNT, the ninth full-length from
black metal troupe Gorgoroth, is now complete! The album was recorded
in Tomas Asklund's Monolith Studio and features Infernus on guitars,
Frank Watkins on bass, Pest on vocals and Tomas Asklund on drums.
Since Infernus wrote all the music and because of all the rehearsals
and pre-recording prior to the return of second guitarist Tormentor
last year, it was decided that it would be more convenient for
Infernus to record all guitars on the album. QUANTOS POSSUNT AD
SATANITATEM TRAHUNT was produced by Infernus and co-produced/
engineered by Tomas Asklund. It will be mastered at Cutting Room
Studios in Stockholm this month and released via Regain Records on
October 21st in Europe and November 11th in the U.S.

Tentative Track Listing
1). "Introibo Ad Alatare Satanas"
2). "Aneuthanasia"
3). "Building A Man"
4). "Prayer"
5). "Rebirth"
6). "Cleansing Fire"
7). "New Breed"
8). "Human Sacrifice"
9). "Satan-Prometheus"

http://www.gorgoroth.info
http://www.myspace.com/gorgoroth
http://www.regainrecords.com/

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-Dark Castle Announces Southeast U.S. Mini-Tour

Dark Castle have announced their next set of nearly non-stop 2009 tour
schedule. This time the doomed-out duo will hit the Southeast for a
week with Bloody Panda.

7/25/2009 Soapbox - Wilmington, NC
7/27/2009 Wormhole - Savannah, GA
7/28/2009 The Atlantic - Gainesville, FL w/ Civilization
7/30/2009 Goo - Miami, FL
7/31/2009 Will's Pub - Orlando, FL
8/01/2009 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/ Withered

More Dark Castle dates for the Northeast and other parts of the U.S.
to be announced soon.

The band's recent full-length SPIRITED MIGRATION was released in May
on At A Loss Recordings. Recorded by Phillip Cope and mastered by
Scott Hull (both Kylesa, Baroness, etc.), SPIRITED MIGRATION continues
the metallic doom psyche journey the band's stunning FLIGHT OF THE
PEGASUS began. Guttural howls and towering volume are broken up with
post-rock interludes. Exotic scales and haunting rhythms pull the
listener further into Dark Castle's unique atmospheres.

http://www.myspace.com/darkcastlemetal
http://www.myspace.com/atalossrecordings

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Axxis' 20th anniversary is upon us, and the band will release UTOPIA
on August 28. The limited edition digi-pak version will include two
bonus tracks, one of which is a "20 Years Anniversary Song" featuring
Andi Deris (Helloween), Schmier (Destruction), Doro Pesch (Warlock),
Claus Lessmann (Bonfire), David Readman (Pink Cream 69), and former
Axxis member Walter Pietsch. The regular jewel case and vinyl versions
of the album will both feature the standard 11 tracks. See
http://www.axxis.de/ for more.

-Check out a new interview with Sebastian Bach at
http://www.celebstoner.com/200907082530/blogs/steve-bloom/sebastian-bach-rehab-i\
s-a-joke.html
.

-Former Crimson Glory singer Midnight -- real name John Patrick
McDonald, Jr. -- died July 8 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St.
Petersburg, FL. He was only 47, and died from "total kidney and liver
failure." His family, and members of Crimson Glory, Savatage, and Jon
Oliva's Pain, were with him when he passed. See
http://www.myspace.com/midnightsmansion and
http://www.myspace.com/t42midnight for more. Check out ongoing
coverage at BraveWords.com, including:

initial report:
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117403

thought from Midnight's successor Wade Black:
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117436

info on a memorial service and an official statement:
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117459

more words from Crimson Glory members:
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117463

Also, check out a full report with video and audio clips at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsite\
mID=123282
.

-Bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth, F5, Temple Of Brutality) has six
episodes of his "Rock Shop" series, the last of which is entitled
"Making A Recording - Part 6," at
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117205 . Also, check out a new
interview at
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=205670903&blogI\
d=498679710
.

-There's a new interview with FireHouse guitarist Bill Leverty at
http://www.rockstarweekly.com/content/view/258/151/ .

-Firewind drummer Mark Cross is featured in the current (July 200, #7)
of Sick Drummer Magazine. See http://www.firewind.gr/ and
http://www.myspace.com/firewind for more on the band, and click here
to subscribe to the mag for free:
http://www.sickdrummer.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers
.

-Lita Ford's new album, WICKED WONDERLAND, is due September 15 on her
own label, JLRG Entertainment. The disc was co-produced by Ford,
husband Jim Gillette (Nitro), and Greg Hampton, and features the
tracks "Scream," "Betrayal," and "Sacred." Ford contributed "Betrayal"
and her voice to the video game "Brutal Legend," which also features
voice work from Rob Halford, Lemmy, and Jack Black (Tenacious D).

-Canadian, female-fronted metallers Forgotten Tales are now on
Facebook, at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=4425074429 . See
http://www.forgottentales.com/ for more.

-Upcoming shows for The Iron Maidens:

7/11 - KOMP 92.3 FM Pool Party @ Sunset Station Casino, Henderson, NV
(free show; two sets)
7/12 - Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, Santa Fe Springs, CA ($1; three
sets)
7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bar 24/Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV
7/30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA
8/1 - The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA (all ages)

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

-Check out Izegrim's video for "Point Of No Return" at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOpVzyUW0c .

-Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton will discuss the BRITISH STEEL
album on Metal Express Radio, http://www.metalexpressradio.com/ ,
today (July 9) at 3 p.m. Eastern. The set list from June 29 in
Indianapolis, the first night of the band's current tour where BRITISH
STEEL is being played in its entirety: "Rapid Fire," "Metal Gods,"
"Breaking The Law," "Grinder," "United," "You Don't Have To Be Old To
Be Wise," "Living After Midnight," "The Rage," "Steeler," "The
Ripper," "Prophecy" "Rock Hard Ride Free," "Victim Of Changes,"
"Freewheel Burning," "Diamonds And Rust," "You've Got Another Thing
Comin'." Check out video clips at
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117211 and photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27715082@N08/sets/72157620632910921/ .

-Guitarist Toby Knapp (Onward) announced he'll guest on New Eden's
upcoming album, and his band Godless Rising's next album for Moribund
Records is "moving along into final stages."

-Mad Margritt guitarist Scott Banks will sit out this Sunday's
performance at Rocklahoma, with Anar Seville filling in while Banks
recovers from "a recent health issue."

-Megadeth's ENDGAME is due September 15 on Roadrunner. Track list:
"Dialectic Chaos," "This Day We Fight!," "44 Minutes," "1,320," "Bite
The Hand That Feeds," "Bodies Left Behind," "Endgame," "The Hardest
Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss," "Headcrusher," "How The
Story Ends," "Nothing Left To Lose." The album was co-produced by Andy
Sneap and Dave Mustaine. Hype: "ENDGAME boasts the technicality,
ferocity and snarl that's synonymous with Megadeth and Mustaine. It's
a violent masterwork that represents Mustaine's best work in nearly
two decades." Joining Mustaine on the album are guitarist Chris
Broderick, bassist James Lomenzo, and drummer Shawn Drover.

-Metal Church announced its performance this weekend at Rocklahoma
will be its swansong. Part of the band's statement reads as follows:
"There has been far too much frustration and disappointment in trying
to keep moving forward. The collapse of our record company, SPV, has
made it next to impossible for us to continue in any kind of
professional manner due to lack of tour support. This decision was not
made lightly." One more release is still possible, as "unfinished
business in the studio" was hinted at.

-Check out a short new interview with Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx at
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117206 . Dates for Crue Fest 2: The
White Track Circus:

7/19 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
7/21 - Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/22 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
7/24 - North Dakota State Fair, Minot, ND (Motley Crue only)
7/27 - White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA
7/28 - The Amphitheater @ Clark County, Portland, OR
7/30 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
7/31 - San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CA
8/1 - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, NV
8/3 - USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT
8/4 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Englewood, CO
8/5 - Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
8/7 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Spring, TX
8/8 - Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX
8/9 - Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
8/11 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St. Louis, Maryland Heights, MO
8/12 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Indianapolis, IN
8/14 - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
8/15 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
8/16 - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
8/19 - Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
8/21 - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach,
VA
8/22 - Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
8/23 - Time Warner Music Pavilion @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
8/29 - Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
8/30 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC
9/1 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
9/3 - New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY (Motley Crue only)
9/4 - Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, PA
9/5 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, NY

See http://www.motley.com/ and http://www.cruefest2.com/ for more.

-Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens has three more songs from his new album
PLAY MY GAME available at his MySpace site,
http://www.myspace.com/timtheripperowens : "My Last Words," "Pick
Yourself Up," and "The Shadows Are Alive." Owens is currently on tour
in Mexico and will tour South America in October:

10/9 - TBA, Asuncion, Paraguay
10/10 - Foz Do, Iguazu, Brasil
10/11 - La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
10/12 - Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

-John Sykes has left Thin Lizzy, and a possible Blue Murder reunion is
in the works. Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham announced all remaining '09
shows for the band will be "cancelled or postponed until further
notice," but the band intends to carry on. See
http://www.rockstarweekly.com/content/view/374/149/ for more.

-BraveWords.com has a couple cool updates on Twisted Sister. Check out
http://www.bravewords.com/news/117065 for coverage of the band
receiving gold record plaques for the single "We're Not Gonna Take
It," including photos and video of the event, plus the video for "30,"
the band's new song that's included on the 25th anniversary reissue of
STAY HUNGRY. Also check out http://www.bravewords.com/features/1000639
for an interview with main man Dee Snider about the reissue. To help
promote the reissue, the band will appear July 16 on "Live! With Regis
And Kelly." Finally, check out
http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviewsdeeandweissguy.htm for
an interview with Snider and photographer Mark Weiss about the photo
shoot for the STAY HUNGRY album cover. See
http://www.twistedsister.com/ for more.

-Check out an interview with Two Side Moon promotions main man Nick
Baldrian at http://www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/tsm.htm .

Thanks to BraveWords.com, The Rusty Cage Records Team, Eddie Smith,
Greg Prato, Mike Sharkey & Rockstar Weekly, Shari Black Velvet, and
Bill "Top Gun" Kotowski for help gathering some of this information.

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

-Man, what a complete and utter drag to hear about Midnight... True, I
did sort of lose the plot with his recent solo output but any -- and I
mean ANY -- self-respecting metal fan has to agree the first two
Crimson Glory albums are classics. I've always maintained 1988's
TRANSCENDENCE is one of three "perfect" metal albums, along with
Queensryche's OPERATION:MINDCRIME and Dream Theater's IMAGES AND
WORDS. The combination of Midnight's vocal prowess, the poetic
lyricism, atmosphere, artwork, and the intricate musicianship on
TRANSCENDENCE is simply unbeatable. (And when I discovered the links
between the album and the Tarot -- wow. Appreciation to a whole
'nother level.)

I remember first reading about the band in Hit Parader, oh probably
around '87, and the image of the five guys wearing metal masks caught
my eye. The reviewer compared their theatrical nature to Kiss, and I
decided I had to check them out. But for whatever reason, they fell
off my radar. Then a couple years later in college, I was at the
campus radio station (WKDI in DeKalb, Illinois) one night with two
friends and we found a vinyl copy of TRANSCENDENCE in the station's
"metal cabinet." After drooling over the supreme coolness of the cover
art, I thought, "Ohhh yeah! These guys!!" My friends played "Lady Of
Winter" on their radio show and we were all hooked immediately. (A bit
later that evening, my friend Pete somehow managed to stumble upon a
Crimson Glory T-shirt stuffed into a desk elsewhere in the station,
and he nabbed it. And no I am *not* still bitter about it.)

I remember getting the TRANSCENDENCE CD and dubbing it to cassette so
I could listen to it in my car. To fill up side 2 I recorded a bunch
of demos by the local Chicago band Defcon. A while later, my friend
Paul was curious about Defcon so I let him borrow my tape. When he got
back from his road trip he gushed, "Forget Defcon man, who is that
band on side 1?! They rule!!" That was one of my proudest moments --
during high school Paul had turned me on to about 500 bands and for me
to get this reaction out of him was priceless.

Also... I can't even tell you how many times I listened to that album
in the car. Simply an awesome experience. My college girlfriend lived
about 45-50 minutes from my house so the album was the perfect length
for the ride home. It was a trip to be in the only car on the road at
night, listening to the blazing "Eternal World" and the haunting title
track. One time, during "Transcendence," right when Midnight sang "The
snow was gently falling, a white mist filled the air," it actually
began snowing. That freaked me out and gave me goose bumps. Powerful
stuff, I tell you.

Back to the TRANSCENDENCE artwork... Yes I actually sat down and
translated the runes scattered throughout to figure out the "hidden
message." I wrote it down somewhere but have since forgotten the
translation. Maybe tonight I'll decipher it again, in tribute to
Midnight.

Eventually I began collecting whatever I could find. I went back and
got the self-titled debut, which is awesome as well, and I have fond
memories of arguing with my friends about which was faster and heavier
-- "Mayday" or Helloween's song "Starlight." And when I found out the
"Lonely" single had a non-album track called "Dream Dancer?" WHAM! I
had to have it. Ditto the goofy old OUT OF THE DARKNESS compilation
that had a few bootleg live tracks. MINE! STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL threw
me for a loop, as it did many others, but hey, it was a new CG album
nonetheless. I was surprised the band reformed without Midnight a few
years later, but I remained a fan. I dutifully picked up Midnight's
solo releases M and SAKADA, too, and kept my fingers crossed for a
true comeback. Sadly, it won't happen.

I was able to interview guitarist Jon Drenning around the time
ASTRONOMICA came out, I interviewed vocalist David Van Landing (who
was Midnight's original replacement in Crimson Glory), and I e-mailed
a few times with Wade Black, but I never got a chance to speak to the
man himself. I regret that but I'll always have some stellar music to
remember him by. R.I.P.

Finally, take a look at our friend Mark Morton's thoughts on Midnight:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Former-Cr\
imson-Glory-vocalist-Midnight-passes-away-The-legacy-of-a-true-metal-music-visio\
nary
.

-So Judas Priest is playing "Rock Hard Ride Free" on the current
BRITISH STEEL 30th anniversary tour? AWESOME! (As you might've noticed
by my column's title, I kinda like that song.) I'm really getting
jacked up to see Priest on the 19th here in Chicago. I can't wait to
hear "Steeler," "The Rage," and "Rapid Fire" live. Also, there's been
some 'net chatter that the band will film this tour and include a live
DVD with the official 30th anniversary BRITISH STEEL reissue next
year. Fingers crossed.

-Anyone else think the "re-master" of Twisted Sister's STAY HUNGRY
sounds, um, less than stellar? Turns out there was a problem with the
disc's production, and the band and label are working to rectify it.
According to info at MelodicRock.com, Rhino Records will replace
faulty discs; if you need one send an e-mail to Dr.Rhino@...
with "Twisted Sister" as the subject line. You will then receive
instructions on how to get a replacement disc. Very cool.

-Check out Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick's blog, SkolNotes, at
http://skolnotes.blogspot.com/ for a really funny (and sad?) bit about
W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless.

-In my current playlist: Crimson Glory - TRANSCENDENCE (MCA), Machines
Of Grace - s/t (Winterfall Music), Vision Divine - 9 DEGREES WEST OF
THE MOON (Frontiers), Holy Water - THE COLLECTED SESSIONS (Perris
Records).

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IQ - FREQUENCY (B+/B) InsideOut Music, 2009
7 tracks, RT: 1:02:00
[ http://www.iq-hq.co.uk/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/iquk ]
[ http://www.insideout.de/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/spvusa ]
Neo-Prog outfit IQ force you to spend some time digesting their latest
effort FREQUENCY, but it's eventually time well spent for those with a
taste for the genre and the patience to allow FREQUENCY to reveal
itself. The album starts off strong with the excellent title track,
this one fairly accessible with a beautifully haunting keyboard melody
accentuated by atmospheric guitar work, intricate percussion, nimble
bass and a smooth vocal delivery. Keyboards play a big role on
FREQUENCY, following track "Life Support" a good example, with a
sensitive piano intro leading to an emotional performance by vocalist
Peter Nicholls and some inspired synth by newcomer Mark Westworth.
You'll find some typical epic (read: long) pieces on FREQUENCY,
including the dramatically building "Ryker Skies" and involved rocker
"The Province," and it is this length that may deter some listeners
from fully investigating the album, tedium likely setting in for many
by final cut "Closer." The combination of drawn out segments with
Nicholls' consistently smooth delivery make this one perhaps not the
most immediate album you'll hear this year, but if subtlety is your
thing there's much to like here, and longtime IQ fans will probably
find FREQUENCY quite satisfying...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

MACHINES OF GRACE (A-/B+) Winterfall Music, 2009
13 tracks, RT: 56:02
[ http://www.machinesofgrace.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/machinesofgrace ]
[ http://www.reverbnation.com/machinesofgracerock ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/zakstevenstar ]
Effectively bringing the melodic metal/hard rock glory of the late
'80s into the modern era is Zachary Stevens' new outfit Machines Of
Grace. Originating as a continuation of Zak's pre-Savatage band Wicked
Witch, Machines Of Grace also features Wicked Witch band mates Matt
Leff (guitar) and Jeff Plate (drums; and who you'll probably remember
was also with Zak in Savatage), along with bassist Chris Rapoza. What
you'll find on the Machines Of Grace debut are songs like "Just A
Game," "Soul To Fire," "Bleed" and "Psychotic," often reminiscent of
bands such as Badlands, Dokken and Lion, but with an updated
production that keeps things from straying too far into "retro"
territory. Not a million miles away from Zak's other project Circle II
Circle, but Machines Of Grace offer a more stripped down, basic sound.
So you have good songwriting, a crisp guitar/rhythm interaction and
Zak's impassioned vocals here; whether or not this will capture the
ears of the younger generation remains to be seen, but I'm enjoying
it!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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-Happy July. Let's start it off with a bonanza of album reviews, eh? -
Tim

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-Kiss To Headline New Orleans Voodoo Experience!

Special Price On A Three-Day Pass Available To The Kiss Army!

Attention Kiss Army!

Kiss, one of the most influential and successful rock and roll bands
of all-time, will anchor this year's Voodoo Experience!

More than 150 artists are confirmed for this year's Voodoo Experience,
Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. The
11th annual Voodoo Experience -- and the third to coincide exactly
with Halloween -- will once again celebrate music, as well as New
Orleans' bohemian culture, arts and cuisine.

Kiss Army fan club members receive a special discount price on the
three-day pass for Voodoo Experience!

The special Price is avaialable from Friday @ 10 a.m. - Monday @ 5
p.m. (local venue time). Kiss Army fan club members will find a
special code after logging in to the tour page:
http://www.kissontour.com/

If you have not renewed your Kiss Army membership and you want access
to presale tickets, now is your chance!

Click http://www.kissontour.com/service.php?module=subscribe_step_one
to renew your Kiss Army membership and get this exclusive, Kiss Army
fan club T-shirt!

For only $35, Kiss Army members will get all of the following:

o EXCLUSIVE Kiss Army Fan Club T-shirt
o $10 coupon to the Kiss Online Shop
o 10% discount and members-only merchandise from the Kiss Online Shop
o Presale access to Kiss concert tickets and VIP packages before the
public on-sale
o Members-only portion of KISSOnline.com

IMPORTANT: Members will first have to log in to the site and will be
redirected to complete the renewal purchase once logged in. If your
membership expires in more than 30 days, you will not be directed to
the renewal purchase page.

Stay tuned to KISSOnline.com for all the latest updates.

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Ultimate Tour Passes Not Available For Show In Romania

Due to logistical reasons, the previously announced Ultimate Tour Pass
will not be available for the Manowar show in Romania. We apologize
for any inconvenience. Regardless, we hope to see you at B'estfest
Aftershock in Bucharest where we will rock Romania like it has never
been rocked before!

The Loreley: A Festival Site Unlike Any Other In The World

The Loreley Open-Air Theatre lies on a mighty plateau not far from the
top of the Loreley rock (133 metres high). It is not only surrounded
by myths and legends, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Due to
its unique natural acoustics and architectural style, it is also one
of the most legendary open-air venues anywhere. It was Genesis that
started the rock festival tradition in 1976. The years that followed
saw all the international icons of pop and rock performing in the
theatre. Immortal festivals such as the Bizarre Festival and the
Summer Jam premiered at the Loreley. And now the story continues with
the Magic Circle Festival 2009.

Travel Information: To The Loreley By Car, Train Or Plane

The legendary Loreley Open-Air Theatre is in St. Goarshausen
(postcode: 56346), Germany. Whether you're coming from the north,
south, east or west, if you're travelling by car you'll find all the
directions and a route planner at the Magic Circle Festival site. If
you're travelling by train you should get off at the "Sankt
Goarshausen" train station and then take the bus to the festival site.
You'll find information on train connections the Magic Circle Festival
site at the "Deutsche Bahn" (German Rail). If you want to fly to the
Magic Circle Festival, there are four airports within a radius of 150
kilometres: Frankfurt-Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne-Bonn and
Mannheim. You'll find all the information you need at the Magic Circle
Festival site.

DEFIANCE By Jack Starr's Burning Starr Now Available On MP3!

DEFIANCE by Jack Starr's Burning Starr is now available for sale
online in high-quality, DRM-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of
Steel Online Store. The downloadable version of the E.P. will contain
the same content as the original CD.

Keep posted to http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ for more information
and look for Jack Starr's Burning Starr at Magic Circle Festival III
at the Loreley on the Rhine River on July 18, 2009. For tickets and
details visit http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

THE ESSENTIAL SHRED GUITAR COLLECTION By Joe Stump Now Available On
MP3!

THE ESSENTIAL SHRED GUITAR COLLECTION by Joe Stump is now available
for sale online in high-quality, DRM-free, MP3 format only at The
Kingdom Of Steel Online Store. The downloadable version of the E.P.
will contain the same content as the original CD.

Keep posted to http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ for more information
and look for Joe Stump on tour with HolyHell and Manowar on the Death
To Infidels Tour 2009. For tour dates and details visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

The World Reacts To "Father"

The response to "Father" has been phenomenal! The first song released
on Manowar's new E.P. THUNDER IN THE SKY was recorded in 16 languages
and included as a Bonus CD. As soon as the fans heard their respective
languages, the mail started pouring in!

"Hi, my name is Ayten Karasakal from TURKEY. I am 15 years old. I love
your BABA/FATHER song. I love MANOWAR so much. You are the greatest.
You'll always carry heavy metal's flag. We want to see you in Turkey!
Please, please, please, please, please come to Turkey. Thanks for your
Turkish song."

"There is no such words, that can express my feelings when I listen to
this song in my national language. It was a great idea to record it in
so many languages. I think that you gave a feeling of being special to
all fans, if not, you gave it to me. Congratulations to Eric for
singing in Polish, because it's quite difficult for foreigners to even
speak in it. You did very well, Eric! My woman said that she would
like to sing this song to her parents on the day of our wedding. I'm
sure I'll do it with her cause I sing in band and it would be great to
sing it in two voices! hehe... Manowar song on my wedding party. Just
thinking about it is making me crazy! HAIL TO YOU ALL!!!" Merin

"I want to thank you for amazing show you did Finland at Provinssi
rock. I watched a documentation about the song Father on Finnish fan
page of Manowar and you talked about the song and how it touches many
with its message. The lyrics truly are touching and compelling, I
don't know whether you write your songs from your own experiences or
not, but the song is really profound. To me this song is important
because I'm not that close to my father and the lyrics don't really
reflect the relationship between me and my father, but Eric's voice
and the sound of this track makes me feel content that I even have a
father. I want to say you that your songs touch me deeply and help me
carry on."

"Hail from Romania! My name is Mihai Popescu , I am 16 years old. You
are the truly kings of metal. This song, Father [TATA], WOW it's...
like I don't know how to say, but my grandfather has listened to it
and he loves this song, and he doesn't listen to metal. He lost his
father in WW2. Anyway... you are the first band doing this...and this
is absolutely awsome."

"Father" is available at all festivals on the "Death To Infidels Tour
2009" recorded in German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian,
Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese,
Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish. Along with THUNDER IN THE SKY the
new E.P. It is also available for sale online in high-quality, DMR-
free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store. The
downloadable version of the E.P. contains the exact same content as
the version on sale during the tour: "Thunder In The Sky," "God Or
Man," "Let The Gods Decide," "Father," "Die With Honor," "The Crown
And The Ring" (2008) and 16 versions of "Father."

Watch the "Father" video here. Be sure to share it with yours! Hail
and Kill!
http://www.youtube.com/watch--Q-v--E-3sXSEPSppDQ

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

Kingdom Of Steel Online Store
http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/

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-"Rocknation TV" Interviews Deep Purple's Steve Morse

West coast VJ Jeffrey Easton got this exclusive interview with Steve
Morse for "Rocknation."

The interview can be previewed online at http://www.rocknation.us/ and
featured on Episode 46.

"Rocknation TV"

"Rocknation TV" is a weekly 30-minute metal program featuring videos
such as Halford, Devil Driver, Lamb Of God, Jetboy, Megadeth & more.
The TV show is online and aired nationwide on Time Warner, Comcast,
Service Electric and Charter Communications. Some of the cities airing
the show include Manhattan-NY, Houston-TX, Anaheim-CA, Chicago-IL,
Austin-TX, Denver-CO, Atlanta-GA, Cleveland-OH, Dallas-TX and
Sacramento-CA.

"Rocknation TV" has had exclusive TV interviews with Judas Priest,
Buckcherry, Heaven & Hell, Testament, Deep Purple, Story Of The Year,
MXPX, Dream Theater and more.

For more info, check out the "Rocknation TV" Web site
http://www.rocknation.us/ or http://www.myspace.com/rocknationtv .

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-Paul Gilbert Hits The Charts With New Release UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES Out Now On Mascot Records U.S.A.

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- UNITED STATES is the first collaboration of Paul
Gilbert and Freddie Nelson. The album features 10 new songs which they
wrote, performed, and produced together in the summer of 2008. As the
new album gets rave reviews UNITED STATES takes a hold of the airwaves
this week nation-wide!

Week 1 on the radio and Gilbert's adds and spins are coming in strong:

CMJ Loud Rock
18 total adds

FMQB Metal Detector
#7 Most Added w/26 adds
Debut #67 on the charts w/30 spins!

Commercial Specialty
KFLY Eugene, OR
KFTE Lafayette, LA
KMKF Manhattan, KS
KZZE Medford, OR
Rebel Radio Northbrook, IL
WBYR Ft. Wayne, IN
WCHZ Augusta, GA
WEDG Buffalo, NY
WHEB Portsmouth, NH
WKGB Binghamton, NY
WKLL/WKRL Waterville, NY
WOBX Nags Head, NC
WPUP Bethlehem, GA
WVBR Interlaken, NY

College / Community
KNON Dallas, TX
KSJS San Jose, CA
KZSC Santa Cruz, CA
WBGU Bowling Green, OH
WEOS Waterloo, NY
WMPG Portland, ME
WNHU West Haven, CT
WXOU Rochester Hills, MI

Paul Gilbert began his career with the legendary shred-metal band
Racer X in 1986. Since then, his guitar playing has brought him number
one hits with the band Mr. Big, and a devoted following of guitar and
music lovers all over the world. Gilbert's recent foray into
instrumental guitar music brought him even more attention, and has
resulted in extensive touring with Joe Satriani's "G3" tour in North
America and over 100 shows as a headliner in Europe, Japan, and South
America.

UNITED STATES is one Paul Gilbert album you must add to your
collection.

Track listing:
1. The Last Rock'n Roll Star
2. Hideway
3. Waste Of Time
4. Bad Times Good
5. Paris Hilton Look-alike
6. The Answer
7. I'm Free
8. Pulsar
9. Girl From Omaha
10. I'm Not Addicted

For more information go to http://www.paulgilbert.com/ or
http://www.mascotrecordsusa.com/ .

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-Napalm Records News

Saltatio Mortis: Orkus Cover Story & New Video Clip

The latest issue of Orkus offers fans of the gleemen (and those who
would like to join their ranks) an exclusive look behind the scenes.
The focus of the in-depth cover story is of course the upcoming album
WER WIND SAT..., which will be released on August 28. However, it is a
known fact that Saltatio Mortis never rest on their laurels and thus
are already providing the finishing touches to their newest video, the
album opener "Ebenbild." Fans will not have to wait much longer, as
the video will go online in merely seven days. The countdown has begun
and the gleemen will soon rock the Middle Ages!

http://www.saltatio-mortis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mittelalterpunk

Alestorm: New Video

Scottish bucaneers and chartbreakers (number 60 in the German LP
charts and 14 and 17 in the British Independent Album Charts and Rock/
Metal Charts respectively) have finished filming their brand new
video. The new band anthem "Keelhauled" was transferred successfully
to the visual medium and offers fans a one-of-a-kind pirate adventure
including just the right amount of rum, gold and of course, Nancy the
Tavern Wench. Privateers and landlubbers may watch the clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw .

http://www.myspace.com/alestorm

Draconian: Israel Clip

The Swedish Doom/Gothic metal band brought a special video document
from their recent trip to Israel. The clip to "Bloodflower" -- the
brightest jewel on their latest album TURNING SEASON WITHIN --
captures the unique atmosphere of these special gigs. Fans may watch
the clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOe7uvm-kp4 .

http://www.draconian.se/
http://www.myspace.com/draconianmusic

Upcoming Releases:
July
Ahab CD - THE DIVINITY OF OCEANS - Nautik Funeral Doom Metal -
24.07.2009
Syrach CD - A DARK BURIAL - Doom Metal - 24.07.2009
Leaves' Eyes MCD - MY DESTINY - Gothic Metal - 24.07.2009

August
Saltatio Mortis CD+DVD - WER WIND SAT... - Medieval Rock - 28.08.2009
Leaves' Eyes CD - NJORD - Gothic Metal - 28.08.2009

http://www.napalmrecords.com/

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-Executive Producer Jesse James Dupree Develops New TV Show, "Full
Throttle Saloon"

[Note: Two very similar press releases came out back-to-back, so here
they both are. - Tim]

Following the success of the Emmy-nominated hit MTV show, "Two-A-
Days," executive producer Jesse James Dupree of Mighty Loud
Entertainment, has partnered with Arnold Rifkin of Cheyenne ("Die
Hard," "Armageddon") and A. Smith & Co ("Hell's Kitchen," "I Survived
A Japanese Gameshow") and has just placed his next show with the Tru
Television Network. Based on the world's largest biker bar in Sturgis,
South Dakota, the show follows bar owner Mike Ballard through the
rally, and what it takes to run the Full Throttle Saloon. Ballard
manages over 300 employees (100 of which are quite voluptuous
bartenders) -- all the while having only nine days to generate
millions of dollars. Jesse describes the show as, "'The Deadliest
Catch' meets 'Coyote Ugly' on steroids. Everyone should show up to the
Full Throttle Saloon this year and be a part of our new show." "Full
Throttle Saloon" will air mid-summer.

In addition to Executive-producing cable television shows, JJD has
produced three Pay-Per-Views and the "Dirt Poor Comedy" show. He also
runs Mighty Loud, which is a full-service entertainment company, that
produces television shows, band management, and a record label
distributed through Universal / Fontana. Jesse is also the General
Manager of Kiefer Sutherland and Jude Cole's label, Ironworks (Billy
Boy On Poison, Rocco Deluca & The Burden, and honeyhoney). In 2008,
Jesse James Beer was launched, which is currently available in Kansas,
Missouri, and South Dakota, while JJD released a solo album REV IT UP
AND GO-GO, as Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc. In addition to all of
the above, JJD remains the front man of the rock group Jackyl, that
continues to perform more than 50 shows a year headlining festivals
across the country. Jackyl has sold more than three million albums and
is currently planning on releasing a new album at the end of the
summer. Jackyl holds the Guinness World Record for 100 shows in 50
days. Jesse James Dupree is an executive producer, rock star,
entrepreneur, record label exec, and all around hardest working man in
show business.

Mike Ballard's Full Throttle Saloon To Be Featured In New TV Show

Mike Ballard, owner of the world's largest biker bar, has partnered
with Jesse James Dupree (Mighty Loud), Arnold Rifkin (Cheyenne), and
A. Smith & Co. ("Hell's Kitchen," "I Survived A Japanese Gameshow") to
solidify a new TV show, "Full Throttle Saloon," that will soon air on
the Tru Network. The show centers around Mike Ballard and what it
takes to run the world's largest biker bar -- managing 300 employees,
including 100 voluptuous bartenders, over nine days to make as much
money as possible. When roughly 700,000 bikers descend upon Sturgis
for the annual rally week, things are bound to get interesting! "I'm
so proud to be working with the Tru Network," says Ballard. "It's been
a long time coming. Jesse Dupree and I have worked day and night to
land a show for the last seven years. We both knew I had built
something golden, and Jesse had seen it the first time he played the
Full Throttle Saloon. I have put everything on the line multiple times
to keep growing the Full Throttle Saloon brand. I've rolled the dice
every year and I've been lucky so far -- but you never know what
tomorrow will bring."

"I'm ready for everyone to see what it's like to run the world's
largest biker bar, Full Throttle Saloon," adds Ballard. "I would like
to give you something to compare it to but it doesn't exist. With that
being said you will have to tune into TruTV this fall and watch the
series. "My hat's off to TruTV for having the foresight to film the
Full Throttle Saloon in action, and bringing us into your living room
or bedroom."

Shot last year, the second cycle of "Full Throttle Saloon" will be
filmed at the 2009 Sturgis Rally this August. Look for the first
airing to hit late summer. For more information about the Full
Throttle Saloon, visit http://www.fullthrottlesaloon.com/ .

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-Z Records News

Marseille Confirmed For Z Rock 2010

It is with great pleasure that Z can announce that Liverpool's very
own Marseille are the latest addition to Z Rock 2010 on May 8th next
year. The addition of Marseille is one that will hopefully make more
people realise that the band should have been huge and at the
forefront of the Hard Rock scene revival back in the late '70s and
early '80s; sadly that was not meant to be due to factors beyond the
band's control. Marseille are currently recording a new album for
release circa the time of Z Rock 2010 so watch this space for more
info.

Promoter and fellow scouser Mark Alger commented "I saw the band live
many many times during the late '70s and the debut for me had the same
impact that Def Leppard's HIGH 'N' DRY had during the early '80s. They
were melodic, had the riffs and dare I say an attitude that many other
English acts lacked at that time, they should have been simply huge.
They got me through my o'levels lol and people really will still be
impressed with material such as 'Armed And Ready,' etc. It will be a
great performance for sure."

Neil Buchanan and Steve Dinwoodie of Marseille chatted with Paul
Anthony of 106.1 Rock Radio Manchester about the recent reformation of
the band that were actually right at the forefront of the NWOBHM scene
until the untimely demise of their label, whilst the band were touring
the U.S.A. in 1980. Check it out for yourself at
http://www.rockradio.co.uk/ .

Lineup for the event now stands as follows.....

May 7th: VON GROOVE, EDEN
May 8th: THE STORM, STEVE AUGERI, ARABIA, MARSEILLE

venue: JB's Dudley

Further acts will be announced shortly.

Those still wishing to take advantage of the special offer to Z Rock
09 attendees only are reminded that the ticket discount is only
available for a few more weeks at which point tickets will revert to
full price and general sale on July 17th. For details email
zrockagency@... or visit http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest .

Z Searches For Radio/Club/Internet Contacts

We are currently upgrading our radio mailing list, club promo list,
etc. If you are a presenter, journalist or DJ and would like to
receive promos please contact us now at zrockrecords@....
You should include Web site details, club verification or Web site/
magazine details with your application.

Join Z On MySpace And Facebook

If you're a member of MySpace or Facebook you can keep right up to
date with everything by adding us to your friends.

On MySpace go to http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk or Facebook
search Z ROCK FEST in groups.

We look forward to hearing from you.

House Of Lords / Eden U.K. Tour Rescheduled

The House Of Lords and Eden U.K. tour scheduled in September has been
put back slighty. Tickets already purchased for the September shows
are still valid.

October 31: JB'S, DUDLEY
November 1: THE CAVERN, LIVERPOOL

[Tickets on sale at X Records, Bolton / Music 90, Wigan / Probe,
Liverpool / Action Records, Preston / and the Cavern Club, Liverpool.]

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-3 Inches Of Blood Announce HERE WAITS THY DOOM Official Track
Listing; Comment On Cover Track Selections

The world is eagerly awaiting the triumphant return of one of the
biggest defenders of traditional heavy metal, 3 Inches Of Blood, and
the anticipation continues to build to epic proportions. The stunning
new album, HERE WAITS THY DOOM, was tracked in Seattle's Sound House
Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and is
soon to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. The album's
official track listing is below along with some very interesting
covers that span the hard rock spectrum and will be appearing as B-
sides and/or bonus tracks for the upcoming release.

HERE WAITS THY DOOM is set for a Sept. 8th release and stay tuned to
the bands official MySpace page (below) for all tour dates, videos and
current news.

Track listing - HERE WAITS THY DOOM
1. Battles And Brotherhood
2. Rock In Hell
3. Silent Killer
4. Fierce Defender
5. Preachers Daughter
6. Call Of The Hammer
7. Snake Fighter
8. At The Foot Of The Great Glacier
9. All Of Them Witches
10. 12:34
11. Execution Tank

Covers:
*Not Fragile (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
*Cities On Flame (Blue Oyster Cult)
*Daytona (Zeke)

Cam Pipes (vocals) further explains the band's decision process when
picking out what songs to pay homage to: "We decided to cover 'Not
Fragile' by Bachman-Turner Overdrive because they're a Canadian band
and we wanted to represent our Canadian musical roots. BTO had many
hits, but we wanted to do a deeper cut from their catalog plus 'Not
Fragile' has a heavy driving riff at the core of the song which we
felt translated well with our style.

"Blue Oyster Cult's 'Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll' is a song
that our guitarist Justin had played the main riff to at soundcheck
for a few years now and I guess it just got stuck in our heads, so we
decided to learn it and record it. We've also been friends with Zeke
for many years and 'Daytona' has always been a favorite Zeke song of
ours. It's another one we've loosely jammed out in the rehearsal space
and soundchecks before. It's a rare, slow Zeke song, which is good
because we'd probably butcher one of their fast songs."

Shane Clark (guitars) states: "Our new album is finished and we've
named it HERE WAITS THY DOOM. Much like our last record it is a step
beyond the album that precedes it. We've again taken what we do a step
further and not made FIRE UP THE BLADES PART 2, we've stuck to our
formula -- no formula. We are true metal fans and we've made an
unapologetic metal record. I think this our most focused record to
date, from writing all the way to mixing there was no unnecessary
drama or too many cooks in the kitchen. This is 3 Inches Of Blood at
its most punishing, epic and mighty."

http://www.3inchesofblood.com/
http://www.myspace.com/3iob

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*** PRESS RELEASE #9 ***
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-Digital Exclusive "Best Of" Comps From... Lacuna Coil, Nevemore,
Sentenced, Arch Enemy & Dark Tranquillity!

Century Media's metal brigade has unleashed havoc via iTunes (and
other online services) with digital releases of your favorite bands
including Italy's alternative rock band Lacuna Coil, Seattle's
Nevermore, Finland's Sentenced (R.I.P.), as well as Sweden's Arch
Enemy and Dark Tranquillity.

Keep it cranking with these individual albums from the "Manifesto"
collection that include a compilation of Century Media releases and
are available to purchase online. What better way to complete your
collection than these "best of" releases, suited to scratch that metal
itch? Check out the Digital Compilations on iTunes!

*Manifesto of Lacuna Coil
*Manifesto of Nevermore
*Manifesto of Sentenced
*Manifesto of Arch Enemy
*Manifesto of Dark Tranquillity

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*** PRESS RELEASE #10 ***
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-Available Now! In This Moment's THE DREAM (Ultra Violet Edition);
Snap Photos Of The Band On Warped Tour!

Just a few days after their Warped Tour kick off show in Pomona,
California comes the release of the Ultra Violet Edition of In This
Moment's glorious album THE DREAM. The new edition features their new
Active Rock hit single "Call Me," plus the B-sides "A Dying Star," and
"Sail Away" along with an instrumental version of "Call Me" and
"Forever"!

If you head over to Warped Tour this summer, be sure to catch In This
Moment and snap a few pictures while you're at it. Share all your
photos with other ITM fans by uploading them to In This Moment's group
album on photobucket.com:

http://www.photobucket.com/inthismoment

The eye-popping new video for the track "Call Me" was shot in London
by up-and-coming director Nathan Theys of Link Productions, which we
think showcases the band in a whole new light. To watch the video for
yourself, check out In This Moment on MySpace by clicking below!

http://www.myspace.com/inthismoment

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*** PRESS RELEASE #11 ***
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-Delain Album Released In North America

The much anticipated second album from Delain is finally here!
Originally conceived by ex-Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn
Westerholt as an all-star studio project, the success of the debut
album LUCIDITY tipped his hand and Delain evolved into a full blown
active band. With Charlotte Wessels on vocals, Ronald Landa on guitar
and grunt vocals, Sun Caged bassist Rob Vander Loo, and Sander Zoer on
drums, Delain took Europe by storm. The band initially opened for many
acts including sister band Within Temptation, and performed at
numerous festivals. Ultimately they became a headliner in their own
right. With that behind them they went into the studio to create their
sophomore opus, APRIL RAIN.

Martijn Westholt is clearly at the helm -- the epic symphonic sounds
that he brought to Within Temptation and Delain's debut are obvious.
There are differences though...engineer Jacob Hansen's mix slams with
immediacy and crunch. With all the band members now contributing, a
clear style has been defined. APRIL RAIN also benefits from the guest
performances of Nightwish bassist Marco Hietala who sings male vocals
on two tracks, as well as world renowned cellist Maria Ahn.

The comparisons to Within Temptation and Nightwish will continue but
it's evident that Delain has come up with a sound that stands on its
own. APRIL RAIN is THE symphonic gothic metal album of 2009. The album
debuted on the Dutch Top 100 album charts at #14, and at #1 on the
Dutch Alternative Charts. The band just completed a tour as direct
support for Kamelot, which was immediately followed by their European
headlining tour. Licensed from Roadrunner Records, who released the
album in Europe and Japan, we are able to offer a digi-pak edition,
with the exclusive bonus track "Come Closer."

More news to be announced soon...

http://www.delain.nl/
http://www.myspace.com/delainmusic
http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #12 ***
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-Stormental Presents Heavy Metal With Contemporary Music On New Video
Clip

Brazilian metallers Stormental launched a video clip for "In Front Of
You," the first single of their forthcoming CD/DVD, which shall be
released between September and October. The album is a soundtrack made
for "Perception Of The Other" show, created in a partnership with
Siedler Cia. de Dança de Florianópolis (Siedler dance company), mixing
heavy metal and contemporary music, which won FUNARTE's Klaus Vianna
award.

According to the band, "'Perception Of The Other' is based in human
perceptions and 'In Front Of You' is about searching distance places,
which, sometimes, are just in front of you."

Stormental
http://www.stormental.com.br/
http://www.myspace.com/stormental

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*** PRESS RELEASE #13 ***
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-D.O.A To Release THE MEN OF ACTION 30th Anniversary DVD

Classic footage of the band's 30-year career is packaged with their
new album NORTHERN AVENGER, and 12-page photo booklet

Sudden Death Records ( http://www.suddendeath.com/ ) and MVD Visual (
http://www.mvdvisual.com/ ) are pleased to announce the release of
D.O.A's THE MEN OF ACTION 30th Anniversary DVD for worldwide
distribution on August 11, 2009.

D.O.A., Canada's legendary punks and the progenitors of hardcore punk,
have produced an extraordinary DVD that covers the band's 30 year
career. It's an essential collection of songs and punk/activist
stories.

The DVD consists of 26 songs, 10 that the band produced storyline
videos for and 16 that are live productions. There are two ways to
view the DVD: "Chaos Program" features the music videos only, while
"Anarchy Program" features Joe Sh*thead Keithley, Canada's godfather
of punk, telling the story of D.O.A. and punk in general as the videos
play.

The anniversary DVD package also includes as a bonus, D.O.A.'s
critically acclaimed new album NORTHERN AVENGER, produced by the
legendary Bob Rock. The album has received rave reviews around the
world. Also included is a 12-page booklet that includes rare photos of
D.O.A. On the DVD itself, included are some hilarious hidden tracks.

Track Listing: "D.O.A.," "Disco Sucks," "World War 3," "New Age," "Get
Out Of My Life," "Last Night," "War," "001 Loser's Club," "F*ck You,"
"I'm Right, You're Wrong," "America The Beautiful," "Liar For Hire,"
"General Strike," "F*cked Up Ronnie," "Lumberjack City," "Midnight
Special," "The Warrior Lives Again," "Let's Wreck The Party," "2+2,"
"The Prisoner," "Behind The Smile," "Death Machine," "I See Your
Cross," "We're Drivin' To Hell N' Back," "Police Brutality," and
"Human Bomb"

Hi Res Cover Art
http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/mvdv4893.jpg

Direct Link to Item
http://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=MVDV4893

In other news, D.O.A. have just released the first video from their
new album NORTHERN AVENGER. When D.O.A. leader Joe Keithley was
finishing writing the songs for NORTHERN AVENGER, Polish immigrant
Robert Dziekanski was unnecessarily tasered five times by the R.C.M.P.
at the Vancouver Airport and died as a result of that callous action.
The song and the video "Police Brutality" are D.O.A.'s reaction to
that brutal act.

"Police Brutality" Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji1M6G4361o&feature=related

The hardcore kings D.O.A. have two short tours this summer. See the
men of action in Germany, Holland and California in July and August.
At the Force Attack Festival in Rostock, Germany, D.O.A. is one of the
headliners at Europe's biggest punk festival. In California, D.O.A.
have four great shows lined up on the Warped Tour in late August.

D.O.A. in Europe
- Wednesday July 29, Zakk in Duesseldorf, Germany (w/ Dickies,
Adolescents, SNFU, + more)
- Thursday July 30, The Stage in Arnheim, Netherlands
- Saturday August 1, Force Attack in Klingendorf/Rostock, Germany
- Friday July 31, NO-OK in Bremen,Germany (w/ Misfit Society &
Roughcast)
- Sunday August 2, AU in Frankfurt, Germany

D.O.A. in California - Warped Tour Dates
- Thursday August 20, Shoreline Amphitheater, Sacramento, CA
- Friday August 21, Sleep Train Amphitheater, San Francisco, CA
- Saturday August 22, Cricket Amphitheater, San Diego, CA
- Sunday August 23, Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, CA

D.O.A. at the Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC) Friday September 26
with SNFU

MVD Entertainment Group
PO BOX 280
Oaks PA 19456
http://www.mvdb2b.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #14 ***
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-The Black: ALONGSIDE DEATH Full-Length Streaming Now!

Long overdue new album, ALONGSIDE DEATH, from Swedish cult black
metallers The Black is now streaming in its entirety here:
http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords .

The stream will be active until July 3, 2009. ALONGSIDE DEATH will be
available worldwide on July 29, 2009. Featuring eight tracks of
unholiness, ALONGSIDE DEATH is the band's first full-length since
1994's THE PRIEST OF SATAN and is an attestation that pure black metal
is alive, well and more abhorrent than ever! Featuring members of
Tyrant, Eternal Darkness and Vinterland, the long player was recorded,
mixed and mastered at Studio Beast in Sweden by Peter Bjärgö (Tyrant,
Arcana, Crypt Of Kerberos) with cover artwork and layout by The Black
vocalist D.F Bragman.

http://www.myspace.com/officialtheblack

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*** PRESS RELEASE #15 ***
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-Absu Forced To Cancel Dallas/Ft. Worth Appearance On June 29, 2009

Absu's scheduled Ft. Worth, TX performance on June 29 was canceled due
to their tour bus breaking down earlier in the day outside Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. The show, the final on the band's current tour, was
to feature Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and a "special guest." The band has
already confirmed with the promoter for the show that the performance
will be rescheduled later this summer and anyone who purchased tickets
will have them successfully redeemed for the rescheduled performance.

The band will perform at this weekend's Hostile City Festival in
Philadelphia. Tickets are available http://www.etix.com/ .

For more information visit http://www.myspace.com/hostilecitydeathfest
or http://www.hostilecitydeathfest.com/ .

http://www.myspace.com/absu
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #16 ***
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-I'm Better Than Everyone To Release Eyehategod Vinyl

New Orleans' Eyehategod have spent the last two decades at odds with a
corrupt music industry, using their music as a proverbial middle
finger aimed at everything from government officials to sanctimonious
sh*theads hiding behind organized religion. They have defied all odds
and continue to exist and persist despite personal and professional
setbacks, from drug addiction to natural disasters. In the midst of
all this turmoil Eyehategod have become the high water mark when it
comes to "sludge metal," having birthed rock's unholy bastard feasting
on the teat that Black Sabbath and Black Flag built. They became the
cornerstone for countless of sonic acolytes following in their fetid
footsteps and continue to inspire bands around the world.

CONFEDERACY OF RUINED LIVES is their fourth and latest studio album,
released in late 2000. I'm Better Than Everyone Records is extremely
proud and honored to collaborate with Eyehategod and finally give this
a vinyl release, the way it was intended to be heard, without
compromises nor excuses: A beautiful f*ck you to all the non-
believers.

CONFEDERACY OF RUINED LIVES is slated for an August release. Stay
tuned for further details.

http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod
http://www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec

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*** PRESS RELEASE #17 ***
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-Weedeater Confirmed To Support North American Down Tour

That is right, sound the alarms: North Carolina's sludge pillagers
Weedeater have been confirmed as support for a full-on North American
Down tour! The lineup changes throughout the routing; The Canadian
dates feature secondary support from Voivod, while the bulk of the
American dates feature The Melvins. Other opening support for the tour
will be Danava for the first half and Evil Army for the latter half of
the dates.

Weedeater will play several shows in North Carolina and Tennessee on
the way to the opening and after the closing of the tour, and will
headline sporadically in chunks throughout the main tour. And of
course they will do what they do best: sonically reduce every venue
they enter to a resin-coated heap of rubble.

Weedeater's latest album GOD LUCK AND GOOD SPEED was released in 2007
on Southern Lord Recordings; a deluxe double LP version just released
in 2009. They have ruled the stage with their filth-mongering approach
within the doom, stoner and metal circuits for over a decade now, and
it appears things are about to get a whole lot filthier for us all.

Weedeater live:

7/28/2009 Drips' - Hickory, NC
7/29/2009 Rocket Club - Asheville NC
7/30/2009 The Muse - Nashville TN w/Zoroaster
7/31/2009 Hi Tone Cafe - Memphis TN w/Rwake, The Lewd, Royal Thunder
8/01/2009 Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City OK w/Down, Danava
8/03/2009 Beaumont Club - Kansas City MO w/Down, Danava
8/04/2009 The Venue at Playmaker's - Fargo ND w/Down, Danava
8/05/2009 Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg MB w/Down, Voivod, Danava
8/07/2009 Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton MB w/Down, Voivod, Danava
8/08/2009 MacEwan Hall - Calgary AB w/Down, Voivod, Danava
8/10/2009 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver BC w/Down, Voivod, Danava
8/11/2009 Showbox SoDo - Seattle WA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/12/2009 Roseland Theater - Portland OR w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/14/2009 Grand Ballroom - San Francisco CA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/15/2009 The Wiltern - Los Angeles CA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/16/2009 House of Blues - San Diego CA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/18/2009 House of Blues - Anaheim CA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/19/2009 House of Blues - Las Vegas CA w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/21/2009 In The Venue - Salt Lake City UT w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/22/2009 Gothic Theatre - Denver CO w/Down, Melvins, Danava
8/24/2009 Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
8/28/2009 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/Dixie Witch
8/29/2009 Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar - San Antonio, TX w/Dixie Witch
8/30/2009 Walters On Washington - Houston, TX w/Dixie Witch
9/01/2009 CW Center Stage - Atlanta GA w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/02/2009 House of Blues - Lake Bueno Vista FL w/Down, Melvins, Evil
Army
9/03/2009 Brass Mug -Tampa, FL
9/06/2009 Volume 11 Tavern - Raleigh, NC
9/07/2009 The Half Shell - Virginia Beach, VA
9/08/2009 Sonar - Baltimore MD w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/09/2009 Northern Lights - Clifton Park NY w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/11/2009 Nokia Theatre Times Square - New York NY w/Down, Melvins,
Evil Army
9/12/2009 Electric Factory - Philadelphia PA w/Down, Evil Army
9/13/2009 House of Blues - Boston MA w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/14/2009 AS220 - Providence, RI
9/15/2009 Webster Theater - Hartford CT w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/16/2009 Main Street Armory - Rochester NY w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/18/2009 Koolhaus - Toronto ON w/Down, Voivod, Evil Army
9/19/2009 Emerald Theatre - Detroit MI w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/21/2009 The Vogue Theatre - Indianapolis IN w/Down, Melvins, Evil
Army
9/22/2009 House of Blues - Cleveland OH w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/24/2009 Sokol Auditorium - Omaha NE w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/25/2009 Pop's - Sauget IL w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/26/2009 The Pearl Room - Mokena IL w/Down, Melvins, Evil Army
9/28/2009 Jackpot - Lawrence, KS
9/29/2009 The Gypsy - Fayetteville, AR
10/02/2009 The Jinx - Savannah, GA
10/03/2009 Soapbox - Wilmington, NC w/ASG

http://www.myspace.com/weedeater
http://www.southernlord.com/
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
http://www.tonedeaftouring.com/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Check out About Heavy Metal's "Best Heavy Metal Albums Of 1981"
article at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7Mby .

-HeadbangerNYC.com reported a new Alice In Chains song called "A
Looking In View" is available from iTunes and Amazon, and the single
"Check My Brain" will be released to radio next month. The band's new
studio album, BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE, is due September 29.

-Black Robot features ex-Buckcherry members Yogi Lonich on guitar,
Jonathon Brightman (J.B.) on bass, and Devon Glenn on drums, along
with vocalist Huck Johns. Hype says Black Robot "taps into the
influences of classic hard rock acts like AC/DC and Aeromsith, while
creating something new and refreshingly cool." The band's self-titled
debut is due later this year. Track list: "Baddass," "Cocaine," "Momma
Don't Cry," "I'm In Love," "Money," "In My Car," "Black Robot," "Love
On A .45," "Stop The World," "Dissatisfaction," "Nervous Breakdown."
Check out a few songs at http://www.myspace.com/blackrobot and check
out other clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28011 . See
http://www.blackrobotmusic.com/ for more.

-Vocalist Tony Martin plans on celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
release of the Black Sabbath's HEADLESS CROSS by touring the U.S.
Martin's band -- which will also be called Headless Cross -- will
consist of the following musicians: Rolf Munkes (guitar), Jamie
Mallender (bass), Geoff Nicholls (keyboards), Danny Needham (drums).
Check out http://www.myspace.com/headlesscrosstour2009 for the latest
tour dates.

-Century Media Records' CM Distro site has big sale going on through
Monday, July 6, with every item on sale. Additionally, if you spend at
least $150 you're get a free CM Distro T-shirt. See
http://www.cmdistro.com/ for more.

-The Dead End Kidz have a live video of "The One" on Famecast.com, and
are asking fans to vote for it. See http://www.myspace.com/dekmusic ,
http://www.youtube.com/john8186 , http://twitter.com/thedeadendkidz ,
and http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DEAD-END-KIDZ/6323764485 for
more on the band, and check out the video at
http://www.famecast.com/contest/stage.php?sid=1&rid=1498&aid=20654&vid=20694
.

-The set lists from the first night of the Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap
Trick tour, in Camden, NJ:

Cheap Trick: "On Top Of The World," "I Want You To Want Me," "These
Days" (new), "She's Tight," "Sick Man Of Europe" (new), "If You Want
My Love," "Dream Police," "The Flame," "Surrender."

Poison: "Look What The Cat Dragged In," "I Want Action," "Ride The
Wind," "I Won't Forget You," "Your Mama Don't Dance," "Fallen Angel,"
"Something To Believe In," "Unskinny Bop," "Every Rose Has Its Thorn,"
"Talk D1rty To Me," "Nothin' But A Good Time."

Def Leppard: "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)," "Rocket," "Let's Get
Rocked," "Too Late For Love," "Nine Lives," "Love Bites," "Rock On,"
"Two Steps Behind," "Bringin' On The Heartbreak," "Switch 625,"
"Hysteria," "Animal," "Armageddon It," "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar
On Me," "Rock Of Ages."

-Iced Earth main man Jon Schaffer announced a third Demons & Wizards
is in the works for a mid- to late 2010 release. Read his full
commentary at http://www.icedearth.com/ .

-Europe's new single "Last Look At Eden" is out now on Edel. Track
list: "Last Look At Eden," "U Devil U," "Superstitious" (live), "Start
From The Dark" (live), "Since I've Been Loving You" (live), "Last Look
At Eden" (video). Check out the video at
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28014 . See http://www.europetheband.com/
and http://www.myspace.com/europe for more.

-The fourth album from power metallers Ilium, AGELESS DECAY, is on
Escape Music. The band now consists of Mike DiMeo (Riot, Masterplan)
on vocals, Jason Hodges on guitar, Adam Smith on guitar, bass, and
keyboards, and Tim Yatras on drums. The disc was produced by Smith and
mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen. Track list: "Mothcaste," "Hibernal
Thaw," "Tar Pit," "Omnipaedia," "Xerophyte," "Nubia Awakes," "Ageless
Decay," "Eocene Dawning," "Fragmented Glory," "The Neo-Mortician,"
"The Little Witch Of Madagascar," "Idolatry." Check out clips of every
song at http://www.nehrecords.com/SHOP/IliumAgeless.htm and
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27971 . See
http://www.myspace.com/iliummetal for more on the band.

-Upcoming shows for The Iron Maidens:

7/11 - Sunset Station Casino Pool Party, Henderson, NV
7/12 - Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, Santa Fe Springs, CA
7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bar 24/Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV

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

-Upcoming Mad Margritt shows:

7/3 - Muscle Racing Festival, Sarasota, FL (w/ BulletBoys)
7/12 - Rocklahoma, Pryor, OK
7/17 - Lubys, Lawrenceville, GA
7/18 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Augusta, GA
7/24 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
7/25 - 37 Main, Buford, GA
7/31 - Chills, Thomaston, GA
8/14 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Macon, GA
8/15 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Suwanee, GA
8/21 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Raleigh, NC
8/22 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Greenville, SC
8/29 - S.A. Rocking Summer Fest, San Antonio, TX (w/ Moxy, Broken
Teeth, & more)

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

-Megadeth is set to debut a new song from its upcoming album, ENDGAME,
on July 7 at 11:00 a.m. EDT at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/headcrusher .

-Phoenix -- comprised of ex-Argent members John Verity (vocals,
guitar), Jim Rodford (bass, guitar), and Robert Henrit (drums) -- has
its 1977 self-titled debut reissued now on Airmail Recordings. Track
list: "Easy," "Drowning In Tears," "From The Ashes," "Winnebago," "Try
A Little Rock 'N' Roll," "A Woman Like You," "Mississippi Neckbone,"
"I'll Be Back For More," "Honey," "I'll Be Gone. Check out short clips
of the first four tracks:

http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Phoenix_Same/00000001.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Phoenix_Same/00000002.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Phoenix_Same/00000003.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Phoenix_Same/00000004.mp3

See http://www.phoenixrocks.eu/ for more.

-Steel Panther's FEEL THE STEEL is out now on Universal. Hype says the
band -- Michael Starr on vocals, Satchel on guitar, Lexxi Foxxx on
bass, and Stix Zadinia on drums -- "takes us back to a time where sex,
drugs and pure balls to the wall metal of the '80s reigned supreme
with bands such as Motley Crue and W.A.S.P. created insanity with
their establishment baiting lyrics and to use a cliché cranks it up to
11!" Track list: "Death To All But Metal," "Asian Hooker," "Community
Property," "Eyes Of A Panther," "Fat Girl," "Eatin' Ain't Cheatin',"
"Party All Day," "Turn Out The Lights," "Stripper Girl," "The
Shocker," "Girl From Oklahoma," "Hells On Fire." Check out clips at
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28040 , and see
http://www.steelpantherrocks.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/steelpantherkicksass for more.

-Stryper will release its new album MURDER BY PRIDE via Frontiers
Records next month.

-U.D.O.'s new limited edition E.P. called INFECTED is out now on AFM
Records. Track list: "Infected," "Systematic Madness" (non-album),
"Bodyworld" (non-album), "Platchet Soldat" (remix), "Poezd Po Rossii"
(live in Moscow 2008). Check out song clips at
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=28012 . U.D.O.'s new album DOMINATOR is due
next month. The basic version of the album includes "The Bogeyman,"
"Dominator," "Black And White," "Infected," "Heavy Metal Heaven,"
"Doom Ride," "Stillness Of Time," "Devil's Rendezvous," "Speed Demon,"
and "Whispers In The Dark." The European limited edition digi-pak
version adds a bonus track "Pleasure In The Darkroom," whereas the
Japanese version adds a bonus track "Bleeding Heart." See
http://www.udo-online.de/ and http://www.myspace.com/udoonline for
more.

-Eddie Van Halen married his girlfriend Janie Liszewski on June 27,
with son Wolfgang serving as best man and brother Alex officiating the
non-denominational service. In related news, Chickenfoot had to
postpone its July 1 show in Madrid due to an arm injury drummer Chad
Smith suffered at the band's Paris gig.

-Verity -- featuring Argent/Phoenix's John Veirty -- has its 1983
album INTERRUPTED JOURNEY re-mastered and reissued now by Airmail
Recordings Japan. The album is described as "classic AOR." Track list:
"Rescue Me," "Just Another Day (In The Life Of A Fool)," "Stay With
Me," "Love Is Blind," "Are You Ready For This," "You're The Loser,"
"It's Coming Right," "Chippin' Away At The Stone," "In The Arms Of
Someone Else," "Fallin'." Check out clips of the first four tracks at:

http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Verity_Inter/00000001.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Verity_Inter/00000002.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Verity_Inter/00000003.mp3
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Verity_Inter/00000004.mp3

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

-Vindictiv's GROUND ZERO is out now via Escape Music. The band
features Goran Edman on vocals, Stefan Lindholm on guitar and
keyboards, Nalle Pahlsson on bass, Pontus Larsson on keyboards, and
Zoltan Csorsz on drums; Oliver Hartmann and Mark Boals contribute
additional vocals. The disc was produced by Lindholm and mixed by
Chris Laney, and has this track list: "Modern World," "Ground Zero,"
"Reach Out," "Golden Gate," "Venom," "Tweedledum And Tweedledee," "I'm
Back Home," "Martha's Song," "Overshoot Day," "No Matter What," "The
Sacrifice." Check out band an album info, plus clips of all the
tracks, at http://www.nehrecords.com/shop/VindictivGround.htm and
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27970 . See http://www.vindictiv.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/vindictivmusic for more.

Thanks to John Erigo, Eddie Smith, Chad Bowar, HeadbangerNYC.com,
Robert Pancur/Target Records, Music Buy Mail, and wipemybox@...
for help gathering some of this information.

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

-My wife and I went up to Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last
Saturday and saw Kiss. It was our first time at Summerfest (sad, yes I
know) and it's quite the cool set-up: numerous outdoor stages are
spread along a strip filled with tons of food, beer, merchandise, and
-- surprisingly -- very polite people. The south end of the strip
leads to the "big" venue, the Marcus Amphitheater, which is very
similar to most outdoor pavilion-with-a-lawn section venues. There
were sooo many people -- particularly young kids -- decked out in Kiss
makeup; I was amazed. Chevelle opened but due to a snafu at the front
gate, it took forever to get inside and we missed most of their set.
Based on the three songs we did catch, though, I was okay with missing
most of their set...

I hadn't seen Kiss' Stanley/Simmon/Thayer/Singer lineup, and it'd been
nearly a full decade since I'd seen Kiss at all, so I was a little
curious to see how everyone was holding up. The stage show seemed
pretty similar to what's documented on the 2005 ROCK THE NATION LIVE!
DVD, and since it's the "Alive 35" tour the set list featured nearly
all of the songs from ALIVE! plus a lengthy encore of post-ALIVE!
material. The set list: "Deuce," "Strutter," "Got To Choose," "Hotter
Than Hell," "Nothin' To Lose," "C'mon And Love Me," "Parasite," "She,"
Tommy Thayer's solo, "Watchin' You," "100,000 Years," Eric Singer's
solo, "Cold Gin," "Let Me Go, Rock And Roll," "Black Diamond," "Rock
And Roll All Nite." Encore: "Shout It Out Loud," "Lick It Up," Gene
Simmons' solo, "I Love It Loud," "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Love
Gun," "Detroit Rock City." And I forget exactly where in the set this
occurred, but Paul Stanley led some noodling around with Led Zeppelin
and The Who covers... He also confirmed a new studio album is due out
in September.

The band looked and sounded good, and although I thought the whole
"revisiting ALIVE!" theme was cool, my wife was sort of bummed because
she's more familiar with the total classics and the newer stuff. (A
couple families seated near us were in the same boat -- I could tell
the parents were digging it but the kids seemed lost until stuff like
"Rock And Roll All Nite" and "Detroit Rock City" fired up.) My wife
hadn't ever seen a "big show" like this, and in that regard Kiss
definitely did not disappoint -- all the usual bombs, fireballs,
sparklers, confetti blasts, etc. were present, as were Gene's fire-
breathing, blood-drooling, and flying antics.

Check out some video and photos from this show:

Videos of "Nothin' To Lose," "C'Mon And Love Me," "Hotter Than Hell,"
"Detroit Rock City," "Deuce," and "Rock And Roll All Nite":
http://davelawrenceonline.com/2009/06/28/tour-tracker-video-kiss-summerfest-milw\
aukee-wi-june-27/

Photos:
http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/49345907.html?c=y&index=1&page=0

(Thanks to John Erigo for helping jog my memory on some of the details
here!)

-My friend Bill turned me on to an excellent feature at Pop Dose.
Famed producer Tom Werman -- take a gander at his discography at
http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/tom-werman/508682 -- is
writing weekly blog entries at http://www.popdose.com/tag/tom-werman/
where he recalls his experiences and run-ins with artists like Ted
Nugent, Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Molly Hatchet,
Krokus, and Blue Oyster Cult. Apparently Werman is writing a book and
some or all of this material may appear there; after reading the first
several blog entries I must say I'm definitely looking forward to the
complete book!

-Check out some *early* footage of Loudness performing the songs
"Loudness" and "Burning Love" on TV at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q588jDGJuAA&feature=rec-HM-r2 . (Thanks
again, John!)

-And finally, more funny stuff sent over by my friend Bill:

Before They Were Heavy: 10 Awkward Yearbook Photos of Metal Stars
http://www.funkjelly.com/2009/06/before-they-were-heavy-10-awkward.html

The 16 Funniest Fake Bands of All Time
http://www.funkjelly.com/2009/06/16-funniest-fake-bands-of-all-time.html

The 12 Most Bad Ass Album Covers of the Week
http://www.funkjelly.com/2009/06/12-most-bad-ass-album-covers-of-week.html

-In my current playlist: Chickenfoot - s/t (Chickenfoot, LLC/Redline
Entertainment), Twisted Sister - STAY HUNGRY - 25TH ANNIVERSARY
EDITION (Rhino), Lion's Share - DARK HOURS (Blistering Records), VII
Gates - IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (Lion Music).

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*** REVIEWS ***
*
CAGE - SCIENCE OF ANNIHILATION (A-/B+) Connecting Music, 2009
13 tracks, RT: 55:30
[ http://www.cageheavymetal.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/cageheavymetal ]
[ http://www.connecting-music.eu/ ]
[ info@... ]
It would be easy to dismiss Cage as just another comic book themed
power metal band, but on SCIENCE OF ANNIHILATION they effectively put
that notion to rest with a performance that can only be described as
explosive. You'll have these guys on your short list of acts to see
live when you hear such metal chargers as "Scarlet Witch," "Operation
Overlord," "Power Of A God," and "Die Glocke." Cage just really excel
at intensity, with special recognition going to that force of nature
vocalist of theirs Sean Peck, good grief man! Not to take anything
away from the rest of the band, however, as you have simply one of the
best dual guitar attacks currently working in metal with Anthony Wayne
McGiness and Dave Garcia, along with kinetic bassist Mike Giordano and
hyperactive new skinsman Norm Leggio (ex-Psychotic Waltz). Peck really
drives it home though, with his devastating blend of Rob Halford, King
Diamond, and Ripper Owens in full force here. Production wise I wish
the drums had been mixed a bit better and I thought the lead guitar
work was somewhat abbreviated in places, but these are relatively
minor citations. At the end of the day this is the type of thing you
either like or don't, so I'll just summarize by saying if you are a
fan of Judas Priest, Halford, King Diamond and Vicious Rumors you'll
most certainly get a kick in the ass from SCIENCE OF ANNIHILATION, as
these professors of headbanging have killing with metal down to, well,
a science!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

DORO - FEAR NO EVIL (C+) AFM Records, 2009
11 tracks, RT: 47:51
[ http://www.doropesch.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/doroband ]
[ http://www.afm-records.de/ ]
<sigh> Well, the cover art is very cool. :) I hate to say this but
Doro's latest just leaves me flat. The aforementioned cover art and
the first track's title -- "The Night Of The Warlock" -- had me
thinking this disc was going to be a fun, cool return to the '80s
metal days of her old band Warlock. And in a way it is, as there *are*
anthems and an overall "metal" vibe, but most of the songs just aren't
very memorable. "The Night Of The Warlock" is an anthem but it's too
repetitive and too long at nearly six minutes, and "Running From The
Devil" has a stomping, gnarly bass drive and a decent guitar solo but
the anthemic elements come off as fairly silly/childish. Things start
to gel a bit better with track #3, "Celebrate," which is yet another
simplistic anthem, but the chorus is downright catchy and the song
just feels more accomplished than its predecessors. "Caught In A
Battle" strains credibility though, with it's comically over-the-top
fast/heavy approach; the drums just seem totally fake and goofy, and
the song seems pieced together on a computer rather than played live
by a band. Thankfully, the lovely Ms. Pesch dials it back down for
"Herzblut," which is another of her trademark German-language power
ballads; she does these things so, so well. The album's high point is
"On The Run," which has a cool, dark vibe and a driving beat -- hark!
methinks I hear a "Painkiller" riff in there! -- and it sounds 10
times more organic and complete than, say, "Caught In A Battle." (More
like this one, please!) "Walking With The Angels" is another good,
heartfelt power ballad; it's a duet sung with another woman and the
effect is striking. "I Lay My Head Upon My Sword" falls back into the
mid-tempo, lyrically repetitive anthem range. "It Kills Me" throws a
bit of a curveball; it's slow, dark, and unquestionably sultry in
parts; Pesch emotes all over the place in this one. "Long Lost For
Love" chugs along well enough and has a nice ending solo...but it gets
buried by vocals. Oh well. The closer, "25 Years," is intended to be a
valentine to Doro's longtime fans. It starts with 90 seconds of her
saying "thank you" and "I love you," and then morphs into a slowwwwww
plod. The song certainly means well but it's just not something you'd
probably want to listen to over and over. Frankly, aside from a few
tracks, that's how I feel about the whole album.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

ENSOPH - REX MUNDI X-ILE (B) Cruz Del Sur Music, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 54:42
[ http://www.ensoph.it/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/ensoph ]
[ info@... ]
[ http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic ]
[ info@... ]
Ensoph has got to be one of the strangest bands I have ever come
across, and that's not a bad thing. Unique, avant-garde, experimental,
and weird -- all these words combined may not even be enough to
describe everything that Ensoph is doing. The title of their newest
album alone, REX MUNDI X-ILE, sounds like something foreign, something
scientific or otherworldly. That is the way I would describe the
ambiance of every song, although every song holds its own unique
charm. To get a better idea of what Ensoph sounds like, they say that
they draw influence from black metal, gothic metal, experimental/
extreme metal, and electro-industrial metal. More than any of the
others, I would say electro-industrial metal describes them the best,
but they do fuse the other genres of metal that I just listed with
this. Ensoph seems to be a band where you are not just a fan of their
music, but of their radical philosophy. They are a well researched
band with an elaborate aesthetic persona. The vocal style sounds
demonic for the part, sung in a high pitched, black metal-esque tone.
At some times, it is more decipherable and is almost sung in a
straightforward way. The use of typical metal instruments can be
heard, but they are overshadowed by other bizarre techno sounds. The
band is talented, and I really appreciated seeing the use of
unconventional instruments and sounds. During listening to this album,
I couldn't help but think that it could easily be used as a soundtrack
for some kind of sci-fi, adventure movie. A song that I'd recommend to
check them out with is, "Dance High & Shine, Shiva!" This should give
you an idea of what the band is all about.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

BILL LEVERTY - DEEP SOUTH (A-) Leverty Music, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 44:59
[ http://www.leverty.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/billleverty ]
[ http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Leverty/1736764379 ]
[ http://www.reverbnation.com/billleverty ]
[ http://www.twitter.com/Leverty ]
The FireHouse guitarist returns with solo album #3, and takes 2007's
all-instrumental SOUTHERN EXPOSURE several steps further. DEEP SOUTH
is a true "back to the roots" album in every sense of the term --
Leverty presents his takes on some very old, traditional songs that
are part of his family's southern U.S. heritage. Leverty proves to be
quite the man of 1,000 faces as he does damn near EVERYTHING here; all
the technical chores are his, and all the musical chores except one
bit of guest harmonica and some female vocals are his, too. So this is
truly a "solo" album as well. And to further show how personal this
album is, those female vocals come courtesy of his wife, Kristina, and
the artwork pieces are reproductions of wood cut / blockprints done by
his grandfather, William G. Leverty. All of this is truly amazing,
yes, but what about the music? The album is a heady mix of blues,
southern rock, country, bluegrass, funk, and straight-up rock, and it
sports all manner of instruments such as a guitarelele, accordian,
banjo, dobro, piano, lap steel guitar, and mandolin. The crazy thing
is Leverty is truly adept at all of this -- he's not just doinking
around with everything in the closet for vanity's sake. The most
"rocklike" songs would have to be the excellent "Boll Weevil" (whose
first 90 seconds are so ominous and downright cool that I have to
declare it my song of the year so far; I wish Queensryche was still
this interesting), the percussion-driven "Samson And Delilah," the
combo funk/blues number "Trouble So Hard," and the foreboding "Wade In
The Water." But by no means should you overlook the more diverse
tracks. "Hit The Road Jack" (complete with Mrs. Leverty and some
killer guitar and piano from Bill) is jazzy fun; "Man Of Constant
Sorrow" is a swampy jam; "Nine Hundred Miles" has some great guitar
hero moments over an acoustic/electric ramblin' tune; and the acoustic
"Walk Beside Me" (a contemporary track) and "Rain And Snow" showcase
unique vibes and atmosphere. If you're looking for heartfelt,
nonstandard solo album from an accomplished guitarist, then road trip
into the DEEP SOUTH.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

TED NUGENT - MOTOR CITY MAYHEM (DVD) (A-) Eagle Vision, 2009
RT: 2:05:23
TED NUGENT - MOTOR CITY MAYHEM (B+) Eagle Records, 2009
Disc 1: 11 tracks, RT: 43:11
Disc 2: 12 tracks, RT: 1:04:14
[ http://www.tednugent.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tednugent ]
[ http://www.eaglerockent.com/ ]
Hey, wow, ANOTHER live set from Ted Nugent. But before you roll your
eyes you need to realize this one commemorates a special gig: Terrible
Ted's 6,000th show, which took place July 4, 2008. Whether you dig the
Nuge or not, you have to give the man his props, as that is quite an
accomplishment. The set list is the same on both the two-CD and DVD
versions, with some of the onstage banter edited out for the CD: "Ted
Nugent Intro," "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Motor City Madhouse,"
"Wango Tango," "Free For All," "Stormtroopin'," "Dog Eat Dog," "Need
You Bad," "Weekend Warrior," "Love Grenade," "Honky Tonk," "Wang Dang
Sweet Poontang," "Bo Diddley/Lay With Me," "Baby Please Don't Go,"
"Geronimo And Me," "Jenny Take A Ride," "Soul Man," "Hey Baby," "Cat
Scratch Fever," "Stranglehold," "Great White Buffalo," "Fred Bear,"
"Outro." As you can see, this is a nice mix of '70s Nuge classics,
early Amboy Dukes stuff, some choice covers, and a few newer tracks
right on up to 2007's LOVE GRENADE. The show is at an outdoor venue;
the stage is adorned with guns, a big LOVE GRENADE prop, cattle
skulls, flags, etc., and a very cool "Ted as Uncle Sam"-style backdrop
banner. Everything starts off with Ted, surrounded by members of the
military, being presented with a giant cake onstage, and -- surprise!
-- a bikini babe jumps out and grinds while he salutes the U.S.A. with
his rendition of the national anthem. Overall the show is very
enjoyable, with copious amounts of bluesy jamming, and Ted's backing
band of bassist Greg Smith and drummer Wild Mick Brown is top-notch.
(Smith does a great job singing "Need You Bad," by the way.) But the
highlights are definitely the educational cover songs and the guest
appearances. Ted brings out his very first guitar teacher, Joe
Podorsek, to trade licks on "Honky Tonk" (you'll immediately recognize
it when you hear it) and the moment somehow manages to simultaneously
be very tender and very rock 'n' roll. The "Bo Diddley/Lay With Me"
medley is basically Ted's solo; it features a brief sing-along, then
various blues riffs where he name-checks every guy named King who's
ever played the blues, and then launches into "Lay With Me." "Baby
Please Don't Go" and "Geronimo And Me" pretty much blend right into
the medley and the whole affair extends into a full-band solo section;
very cool. Brown steps aside during "Jenny Take A Ride" so that Mitch
Ryder & The Detroit Wheels drummer Johnny "Bee" Badanjek can jam with
Ted; very cool and very classy. But the top highlight for me is when
once and future(?) sideman Derek St. Holmes joins the band for the
trifecta of "Hey Baby," "Cat Scratch Fever," and "Stranglehold" to
great effect. Man, the harmony guitars from Nugent and St. Holmes in
"Stranglehold" are spot-on. (While I do appreciate Nugent soldiering
on as a power trio, I've long maintained he needs that additional
guitarist/singer to give his songs that extra live kick.) The encore
consists of a rousing "Great White Buffalo" (complete with Ted in a
headdress, shooting a flaming arrow through a big white guitar) and
"Fred Bear," Nugent's touching tribute to a fallen friend. The closing
credits roll over footage of fireworks and the recent re-recording of
the Amboy Dukes' "Journey To The Center Of Your Mind." Great stuff all
the way around, with the only quibbles being 1) a lack of DVD bonus
features and 2) the crazy vocal ad libs get a little distracting. I
know that sounds like blasphemy -- Nugent's always been a hilarious
fast-talker live, and "Soul Man" has a funny part about BBQs, but
man... Just try and count the number of times he says "spirit,"
"freedom," "celebrate," and "Independence Day" over and over and
over... I swear it's on par with hearing "metal," "power," and "die"
at a Manowar concert. Ah well, no matter. Pick this up in time for
your own backyard BBQ this weekend -- light off some fireworks and jam
with Uncle Ted this 4th.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

SAGA - THE HUMAN CONDITION (B+) InsideOut Music, 2009
9 tracks, RT: 47:14
[ http://www.sagaontour.ca/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/sagaca ]
[ http://www.insideout.de/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/spvusa ]
You've got to commend Saga, after the departure of celebrated vocalist
Michael Sadler they would have been justified in calling it a day, but
they've opted to move ahead with new vocalist Rob Moratti to release
the surprisingly strong THE HUMAN CONDITION. The title track starts
things off in fine form, the band quick to show they're still in
possession of the chops that made them a household name for
progressive rock fans during the late '70s/early '80s. Saga have
always utilized keyboards as a big part of their signature sound,
their ethereal foundation often breaking to mirror the guitarist in
thrilling fashion -- well, longtime fans will be happy to know that
this aspect has remained constant, along with the flashy but tasteful
guitar work, engaging bass playing and solid, captivating drumming;
what fans may not be prepared for is the difference Moratti makes to
the overall sound of Saga, for make no mistake about it, the vocal
aspect here is completely different to what Sadler brought to the
party. Moratti is a very good vocalist, for sure, but his style will
almost certainly bring to mind Journey, Styx and latter day Yes,
smooth and assured on cuts such as the vital "Step Inside," spirited
"Let It Go," and the rockin' "Crown Of Thorns." The whole band really
gels on the classic sounding "A Number And A Name," probably the
closest thing on here to traditional Saga. A few of the tracks kind of
meander into pedestrian territory but there's nothing here to
embarrass. In summary, a well produced album of quite enjoyable
tracks, Saga's hard rock side more prevalent, with a new singer who
brings a decidedly different atmosphere to the proceedings but somehow
makes it work. Definitely worth checking out.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

JOHN TAGLIERI - LIVES (B+) Leap Dog Music/danaCreative, 2009
8 tracks, RT: 25:35
[ http://www.JohnTaglieri.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic ]
[ http://www.facebook.com/people/John_Taglieri/508614900 ]
[ http://www.reverbnation.com/johntaglieri ]
[ http://www.TheLivesProject.com/ ]
[ http://www.leapdogmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.danacreative.com/ ]
Singer/guitarist/mastermind John Taglieri and guitarist Brad Whitley
have quite the project going on here. LIVES is the first installment
of the "Lives Project," a storyline that's expected to include four
six-song E.P.s, accompanying/complementing books/graphic novels, and
online presences for the two main characters. Pretty ambitious, no?
Well, if this first volume is any indication I believe the guys are up
to the task. Shave off two minutes' worth of "carnival barker" intros
and outros, and this release is comprised of six nice, concise power
pop/rock tracks. On the rockier, more up-beat side, "Ferris Wheel"
comes off like a bouncy, glammy mix of Cheap Trick and the Beatles;
"Breathe" is 100% catchy modern pop; and "Make A Mistake With Me" is
an aw-shucks, happy-go-lucky bounder that will put a smile on your
face, guaranteed. On the other hand, "The Lives Of Splattered Flies"
has some sweet moments and strikes me as a more serious, non-goofy
Green Day song; "With You I Want To Be" (I think Yoda wrote this one)
is an intriguing, stringed, full-band ballad with a Queen-like climax;
and the bittersweet "Farewell" is like good ol' Billy Joel beer-waving
song that says "good-bye...for now?" Good stuff all the way around,
musically, except sometimes it seems the drums are mixed too loud. As
far as the book is concerned, I must admit up front that when I do
read it's usually sci-fi or fantasy, so contemporary relationship
stories aren't exactly in my wheelhouse, so to speak. But I found the
near 80-page story (written by Gil Gonzalez) to be breezy, engaging,
and entertaining, if a bit heavy on the exposition in the first two
chapters where we meet Max and Cate. The former is a bartender who was
raised by a hard-ass military man, and the latter is a carefree artist
with a number of bad relationships under her belt. They meet by chance
and agree to travel cross-country, from the East Coast to San Diego;
along they way they fall in love, hit some bumps in the proverbial
road, and...I can't give it away now can I? There are some funny and
poignant exchanges between the two characters, an in-joke about a
Taglieri live show, a Simon Cowell name-drop, and some serious product
placement for Apple. (Like they need it.) Taglieri, Whitley, and
Gonzalez do a great job of keeping the six main songs and the book's
six chapters -- all named alike -- aligned. Regarding the "extras"
like the Web site and characters online, regrettably I haven't had
time to investigate all that. If you're curious keep an eye out for
"MrLuckyMax" and "CateTries" on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and
Blogspot. The remaining installments of the project are due in
October, April 2010, and October 2010. Give LIVES a shot -- you might
get hooked.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

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*** FEEDBACK ***
*
1. From: jeffwalsh@... (Jeff Walsh)
Re: Chickenfoot CD

Hey Tim, I have left mine both in the sun and even on my laptop and in
both cases the artwork shifted from the heat sensitive to completely
viewable and was stuck in that state... until... I put it in my
freezer for about 2 minutes. Then it went black, again.... so, maybe
that will work in your case too. I am not sure if there is some
prolonged level of exposure that changes it... or if it loses the heat
sensitivity either over time or over various extreme exposures.

Good luck.

[The freezer?! That's awesome. Thanks for the tip. I ended up just
taking my CD inside the house and after a couple hours the "none more
black" front and back cover had basically returned. I probably
should've put it in the freezer though -- just to see what my wife
would say. :) - Tim]

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*** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
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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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*** PRESS RELEASE #1 ***
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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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*** PRESS RELEASE #2 ***
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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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*** REVIEWS ***
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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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-Sorry we're late this week. Time's been flyin' by over here. - Tim

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Thunder Online! New E.P. On MP3!

THUNDER IN THE SKY, the new E.P. from Manowar, is now available for
sale online in high-quality, DMR-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom
Of Steel Online Store. Click HERE to buy!

http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/product/976/Manowar-MP3-Thunder-In-The-Sky-Hi-\
Fi-00---Entire-CD

The downloadable version of the E.P. contains the exact same content
as the version on sale during the tour: "Thunder In The Sky," "God Or
Man," "Let The Gods Decide," "Father," "Die With Honor," "The Crown
And The Ring" (2008) and versions of "Father "recorded in German,
Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French,
Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish.

Keep posted to your Official Manowar Web sites for more information on
The Asgard Saga, Magic Circle Festival III and The Death To Infidels
Tour!

The Fans Have Waited Long Enough! New HolyHell CD On MP3!

HolyHell fans have been patient enough! Now the band wants to reward
them with pre-sales of their long awaited debut album! Even before the
self-titled CD is officially released on June 26, 2009, HolyHell will
offer it online in high-quality, DRM-free, MP3 format only at The
Kingdom Of Steel Online Store. Click HERE to buy!

http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/category/171/HolyHell

The downloadable version of the CD contains the exact same content and
features epic material set to climb straight up the charts! Track list
includes: "Wings Of Light," "Prophecy," "Revelations," "Eclipse," "The
Fall," "Angel Of Darkness," "Holy Water," "Mephisto," "Gates Of Hell,"
"Resurrection," "Last Vision," "Apocalypse," "Armageddon."

So get your HolyHell before anyone else does! Keep updated on HolyHell
via official Web sites: http://www.holyhell.com/ ,
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ .

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

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-Warrant Update

"The Sweet Spot"
Steven Sweet Road Report: Comanche Nation Casino, Lawton, OK. May,
16th 2009

This was a strange trip to say the least. As a band, you become
accustomed to traveling together which equates to spending time
together in close quarters most of the time. Four of us live in the
"Greater" Los Angeles area; one in the San Fernando Valley, one in the
Foothills between the valley and Pasadena, one in the Hills of Anaheim
and one in the lovely wine country a little further South (okay two of
us live in the "Greater" Los Angeles -- not sure why they refer to it
as "Greater" because I've been to many places on this globe and L.A.
is not necessarily what I would call "Greater" than any place else,
maybe "Bigger," or "Stranger" or full of more "Fake-pretenders" --
yes). Let's begin again... two of us live around L.A. and two of us
live in the O.C. (Orange County -- and yes, they are rich and fabulous
beyond all comprehension -- the television show is spot-on!). Now the
fifth of Warrant and quite possibly the most travel savvy of us all is
a desert dweller -- Arizona to be more specific. Why am I telling you
this, well, because there are occasions when we don't all fly out of
the same airport (LAX = "Los Angeles Xairport"). For this particular
Warrant outing we came in from three different locales which meant we
were.... "dun, dun DUUUUUUUU"... traveling separately, not only were
we traveling from different ports of air, we were flying into
different cities all together. I KNOW -- WTF Right?! Jerry and I flew
from Burbank's Bob Hope Airport ("let me tell ya something..." that
was my Bob Hope impression... loses something in translation, not to
mention when it's only written word without audio, sorry) directly
into Lawton, out-ternational airport (since it's a small airport not
sure what to call it when it's not International). Joey and Erik flew
from Ontario (California, NOT Canada -- that would be stupid since
Ontario Canada, albeit the most populous and second-largest province
of Canada, is in no way near Southern California let alone the O.C. --
NOT an acronym for Ontario Canada) into Oklahoma City (or the O.C.,
not Orange County or even Ontario Canada, that would be really, I MEAN
REALLY stupid because then they would have to get to Lawton Oklahoma
by show time the next day which would be a pain, not to mention
horrible travel planning). Robert travelled by Camel to Oklahoma City,
which is what Desert-dwellers do. (Sure, I made that last part up
because I'm sure you know that Robert doesn't even own a Camel -- it's
an Alpaca Llama, which as we all know don't take kindly to people
jumping on their backs, as I found out the hard way once -- they're
cute, but really quite nasty when provoked). So, there we all are in
different Oklahoma cities (not that there are more than one city in
Oklahoma named Oklahoma City, but different cities in Oklahoma) the
night before the show at the Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton,
Oklahoma -- which turns out, you don't even need a passport to get
into, just a willingness to throw your money away in exchange for some
free drinks... "ca-chingg" (cash register sound)... "burp" (free drink
sound).

Another fun detail about this particular trip was that we were
accompanied by the Brown brothers, Ryan and Joe. Ryan is our fearless
get'er done guy who handles various duties like production detail,
travel detail, food detail, drink detail, merchandise detail, can I
get some duct tape please detail, etc. (fun fact: Ryan did a summer
tour of duty with the "Girls Gone Wild" party bus -- woo hoo, which
doesn't explain at all why he came back to Warrant -- or DOES it????).
Joe is Ryan's brother who is an accomplished sound engineer, currently
taking a break from Extreme travel (not "extreme" extreme, as in "Man
VS Wild" stuff where he has to find his way back from the wilds of
South America with only a pair of socks and some swizzle sticks). What
I mean to say is that he's usually out on the road with the band
Extreme (incidentally, Joe is a man of few words, ironic
considering.... never mind, you see where I was going?). So here we
are with Ryan and Joe, "The Brown Brothers" (they are both White
Italian boys from Boston -- NOT actually Brown-Brothers which would be
a redundant nick name anyhow) they are quite something to witness,
they aren't twins, there is an age difference of about 3 years but
there remains something eerily twin-like about them nonetheless. Their
mannerisms and their pattern of speech are incredibly similar as is
the way that the lights glint off their neatly polished heads --
though they have two distinctly different physical appearances from
the cranium down. Ryan bears the appearance of a man who might dabble
in Cage Fighting now and then (does one really "dabble" in things like
Cage Fighting? Dabbling is better suited to activities like baking and
needlepoint, even pharmacology but not mashing someone else's face
into a bloody chain-link cage while twisting their arm behind their
back with a forearm-breaking knee-drop maneuver), while Joe looks as
though he has run the Boston Marathon, more than once in his lifetime
(which spanned the mark of 40 years on this exact weekend) or perhaps
more than once in the same day even. Great guys to be around and to
work with, I consider myself blessed that even with all our
differences as a band and as a people we manage to pull together to
bring the Warrant show to life each chance we get, even if it means
dealing with sometimes difficult travel arrangements (referring to our
6 hours of missed flights and delays returning home from this weekend)
Note to self: avoid out-ternational airports if given the choice!

I realize I haven't even mentioned the show. Here I am babbling on
about different O.C. locations, airports and Brown brothers and
haven't even mentioned the show... it was fun, great crowd -- thank
you Comanche Nation and all your Comanche nationals (no passport
needed), and of course all you Warrant fans, for without you... I'd
have no one to purge my writing upon. Gotta go for now -- I am
expecting a case of O.C.D. shortly (no, not Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder -- I am expecting a delivery of Orange Crush Diet -- it's
very hard to come by, most stores don't stock it anymore, you have to
special order online). Okay, that was really dumb I realize that, and
my apologies go out to each and everyone of you who spent all this
time reading through my aimless text only to be whapped with something
like that at the end. So I will leave you with this... a little
something in honor of Father's Day:

The memories of my family outings are still a source of strength to me
and have informed who I am today. I remember we'd all pile into the
car (I forget what kind it was) and drive and drive. I'm not sure
where we'd go, but I think there were some trees there, maybe some
water too. The smell of something was strong in the air as we played
whatever sport we played. I remember a bigger, older guy we called
"Dad." We'd eat some stuff, or not, and then I think we went home at
some point. I guess some things never leave you.

Happy Father's Day Dad's -- you know who you are (or maybe you don't?)

Steven

WARRANT Tour Dates

Jun 25 - Hard Rock Hotel - Orlando, FL
July 04 - Toyota Park - Bridgeview, IL
July 10 - Rocklahoma - Pryor, OK
July 21 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
July 22 - Inner City Harbor Amphitheater - Syracuse, NY
July 23 - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
Aug 14 - Galaxy Concert Theater - Santa Ana, CA
Aug 15 - Storm Stadium - Lake Elsinore, CA
Aug 20 - Rock Gone Wild - Algona, IA
Aug 29 - DuQuion State Fair - DuQuion, IL
Oct 02 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY
Oct 03 - Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT
Oct 09 - Brixton South Bay - Redondo Beach, CA
Oct 10 - The Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA

WARRANT
PO Box 301
Murrieta CA 92564
info@...
http://www.warrantweb.net/

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-Nightwish's END OF AN ERA Now Available On Blu-Ray Disc

END OF AN ERA is a massive documentation of Nightwish's incredible
power as a live band. The highly anticipated Blu-Ray version of this
popular concert contains footage from the final show of the legendary
ONCE tour (and the historic last performance with ex-singer Tarja
Turunen)!

A must have for Nightwish's rabid fanbase, this crystal clear quality
will be the beginning of a new era indeed for metal fans worldwide!

DVD Track list:
1. Dark Chest Of Wonders
2. Planet Hell
3. Ever Dream
4. The Kinslayer
5. Phantom Of The Opera
6. The Siren
7. Sleeping Sun
8. High Hopes
9. Bless The Child
10. Wishmaster
11. Slaying The Dreamer
12. Kuolema Tekee Taitelijan
13. Nemo
14. Ghost Love Score
15. Stone People
16. Creek Mary's Blood
17. Over The Hills And Far Away
18. Wish I Had An Angel

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-Z Records News

Watchmen Signal The Big Push From Z

Watchmen's critically acclaimed debut will be unleashed on June 29th.
Fans of Whitesnake, Burning Rain, etc., should seriously check out
this release you wont be disappointed. A Special preview track can
currently be found at http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk . All
copies purchased direct at http://www.zrecords.net/ will also come
with a special 10 track promo compilation.

Von Groove And Eden To Tour U.K.

Following on from Z Rock 09 we are proud to announce a Z double
whammy: Von Groove and Eden will tour the U.K. this October in support
of both bands' forthcoming releases for Z.

Dates confirmed so far...

October 10th - JB's - Dudley
October 11th - The Engine Room - Skelmersdale

[Tickets on sale from June 19th from X Records, Bolton / Vibes, Bury /
Music 90, Wigan / Probe, Liverpool / Action Records, Preston and
online at http://www.zrecords.net/ .]

Watchmen Launch And Preview Night This Saturday

A special Watchmen playback will take place at the Salutation Inn,
Nottingham this Saturday June 20th between 9 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Make
sure you check out this amazing album which will be released on June
29th. There will also be a chance to win a Z Records baseball shirt.
After the playback you'll be able to stay for the classic and melodic
rock night held by our good friends at Frontiers rock nights.

Eden Have Confirmed For May 7th 2010

The lineup for Z Rock 2010 on May 7th and 8th has another addition.
Z's very own Eden have confirmed their involvement on the Friday night
of May 7th. The lineup now looks as follows:

May 7th: VON GROOVE, EDEN
May 8th: THE STORM, STEVE AUGERI, ARABIA

Further acts will be announced shortly. Those still wishing to take
advantage of the special offer to Z Rock 09 attendees only are
reminded that the ticket discount is only available for a few more
weeks at which point tickets will revert to full price and general
sale. For details e-mail zrockagency@....

Eden Join House Of Lords For U.K. Tour

Eden will be hitting the road with House Of Lords during September for
four days, three dates are confirmed so far...

Thurs. Sept. 3rd - tbc
Fri. Sept. 4th - Coroporation - Sheffield
Sat. Sept. 5th - The Engine Room - Skelmersdale

[Tickets on sale from June 19th from X Records, Bolton / Vibes, Bury /
Music 90, Wigan / Probe, Liverpool / Action Records, Preston and
online at http://www.zrecords.net/ .]

Sun. Sept. 6th - JB's - Dudley

Tickets for all shows are priced at £17.50.

Z Records And Z Rock 09 Shirts Now Available Online

The following shirts and baseball shirt are now available via mail-
order priced at £15 incl p&p [to U.K. addresses]. The Z Rock 09 shirt
is also available in babydoll format as well as all sizes. To order e-
mail the size and quantity you require to mark@.... Visit
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest for close-up views.

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Napalm Records News

Alestorm & Tyr: Chartbreakers

The Scottish bucaneers have hoisted the black sails, entered the
German LP charts, and made it to the sensational number 60! In
addition, the British Independent Album Charts and Rock/Metal Album
Charts welcome Alestorm at number 14 and 17 respectively. The band and
Napalm Records raise their rum-filled mugs and send out a hearty
"Yarr!" to all pirates and landlubbers who made it possible!

http://www.myspace.com/alestorm

The vikings are in close pursuit and land their dragonships at number
88 of the German LP charts. In accordance with the title of their new
anthem "Hold The Heathen Hammer High," the Faroese warriors and Napalm
Records thank the fans for their incredible support!

http://www.tyr.net/
http://www.myspace.com/tyr1

Mortemia: New To Napalm Records

Gothic Metal icon Morten Veland (Tristania, Sirenia) has inked a deal
with Napalm Records for his new band Mortemia. Morten promises his
fans a sweeping listening experience, which will follow the path of
Tristania's masterpiece BEYOND THE VEIL. The first songs stay true to
his promise and offer beautiful melodies and bombastic choir passages,
thus creating the perfect blend of traditional Gothic Metal and modern
elements.

"I am happy to have signed to Napalm Records for my new project
Mortemia. I am looking forward to the cooperation with the label and
to bring out more music to all the metal fans out there."

Glittertind & Stream Of Passion: Further Chart Entries

The Folk Metal band has sky-rocketed into the Norwegian national album
charts with their latest offering LANDKJENNING and made it to number
21! Even the Norwegian international LP charts are not safe from the
folk melodies and welcome Glittertind at number 56. A big "Thank You"
to all supporters!

http://www.glittertind.net/
http://www.myspace.com/glittertind

Stream Of Passion caused quite a stir by entering the Dutch LP Charts!
Their latest album THE FLAME WITHIN made it to a spectacular number
57! In addition, THE FLAME WITHIN made it to number 2 of the
Alternatice Charts. The band and label thank everyone involved for the
tremendous support! Fans should make sure to keep checking the band's
Web site for upcoming live dates and other events.

http://www.streamofpassion.com/
http://www.myspace.com/streamofpassionband

Trail Of Tears: Special Feature

German webzine sounds2move.de has posted an in-depth Trail Of Tears
online feature. In addition to reviews of each release of the Gothic
Metal pioneers, Ronny and Cathrine comment on all songs of their
latest album BLOODSTAINED ENDURANCE. Fans may check out the special
HERE:

http://www.sounds2move.de/Stories/trailoftears_bse_special/trailoftears_bse_spec\
ial_09.htm

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

COMING IN SUMMER 2009:

July
Ahab CD - THE DIVINITY OF OCEANS - Nautik Funeral Doom Metal
24.07.2009
Syrach CD - A DARK BURIAL - Doom Metal 24.07.2009
Leaves' Eyes MCD - "My Destiny" - Gothic Metal 24.07.2009

August
Saltatio Mortis CD+DVD - WER WIND SAT... - Medieval Rock 28.08.2009
Leaves' Eyes CD - NJORD - Gothic Metal 28.08.2009
Schelmish CD - DIE HASSLICHEN KINDER - Medieval Rock 28.08.2009

Napalm Records
http://www.napalmrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=napalmrecords

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-Radiant Records: News From Neal Morse!

Hello,

How are you doing? We are in Germany and are having a great time! Neal
played at Sweden Rock and then we were in London for a week; now we
are back in good old Germany and are excited about what is coming up!

The Get Closer weekend is THIS WEEKEND! We are thrilled to be having
these meetings here in the beautiful mountains outside Cologne,
Germany in the city of Bergneustadt (Translated: new mountain city).

Sue and I (Cherie Morse) are considering cooking some food between the
meetings and it will be a good time to just hang out.

Please let us know if you are coming so we can get an estimate of how
many people to cook for. Email: matthiasstegmann@...

Here are the details:

Get Closer Weekend
June 20th - June 21st
Ev. Gemeindezentrum Bergneustadt
Breslauerstr. 20 a
51702 Bergneustadt
Web site: http://www.ev-kirche-bergneustadt.de

Start each day: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Break: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
next service time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Finish each day: 8 p.m.

If someone needs a hotel room for the weekend check out
http://www.feste-neustadt.de (a very nice hotel in the historical old
part of the town approx 5 min. by car from the get closer location) or
http://www.booking.com/ .

We have a new worship night just added in Hamburg! Here are the
details:

IBC Hamburg, on Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
Address: IBC Hamburg, c/o FEG-Holstenwall, Michaelispassage 1
20459 Hamburg

I guess that's all for right now. We'll keep you updated!

Take care,

Cherie Morse

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-Foghat Goes Gold With Rhino's BEST OF CD, Will Tour Throughout Summer

British classic rockers Foghat continue to experience an incredible
resurgence throughout the world -- but especially the U.S., where
their 16-track compilation, THE BEST OF FOGHAT, recently obtained Gold
certification (500,000 copies sold).

The collection, which was originally issued in 1989, includes all of
Foghat's hits and rock radio standards, including such anthems as
"Slow Ride," "I Just Want To Make Love To You," "Fool For The City,"
"Drivin' Wheel," and "Ride, Ride, Ride," among others.

As a result of this latest landmark accomplishment in the history of
Foghat, the band -- which consists of Charlie Huhn (vocals, guitar),
Bryan Bassett (guitar), Craig MacGregor (bass), and Roger Earl (drums)
-- recently received gold plaques for THE BEST OF FOGHAT, presented by
DJ Adam Furious from the New Hampshire radio station WGIR ROCK 101 and
Noisy SOD management.

This is the group's eleventh gold or platinum award overall. Footage
of the event can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppUsvcy8C_8

"My wife told me that I could have a new Aston Martin with my next
gold record," says Earl, "But apparently this one doesn't count! But
on a serious note, I am very grateful to our fans -- both old and new.
It's so cool to see all of those young faces out there, and showing
them how a bunch of old bastards can really rock. And to still be
rockin' with my co-captain, Craig MacGregor, after 35 years, and
especially to Charlie and Bryan. They are such a blast to play with,
and they had some big shoes to fill. And in the immortal words of
Lonesome Dave, 'We're gonna roll 'til we're old, and rock 'til we
drop.' Thanks!"

While MacGregor and Earl are the longest-tenured Foghat members in the
lineup (all the way back to the '70s), both Huhn and Bassett have been
Foghat members for nearly a full decade by this point, and for their
contribution for keeping the Foghat legacy alive, also received gold
plaques for THE BEST OF FOGHAT. Much can be attributed to Foghat's
long-lasting popularity and increased album/ticket sales of late, as
the quartet continues to tour relentlessly -- as evidenced by such
strong recent live releases LIVE II [2007] and LIVE AT THE BLUES
WAREHOUSE [2009], and strong concert reviews. Foghat has also reached
a whole generation of young fans due to their all-time classic road
anthem, "Slow Ride," being the first song on the popular "Guitar Hero
III" video game, in addition to recently being sung by Adam Lambert
and Allison Iraheta on "American Idol" to millions of viewers, as well
as being used in various commercials (Honda Odyssey, Carl's Jr., Ace
Hardware) and movies ("Wild Hogs"). And Foghat refuses to stand still,
as the group continues to tour -- as evidenced by their live summer
and fall schedule -- and is hard at work on a blues CD and a new DVD,
both of which will be issued by the end of year.

Foghat U.S. Live Dates:

WED 6/17/2009 - San Diego, CA - The Paddock Concert Series
FRI 6/19/2009 - Chicago, IL - Beverly Arts Center
SAT 6/20/2009 - Oswego, IL - Prairie Festival
SAT 6/27/2009 - Festus, MO - Municipal Airport
WED 7/1/2009 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest - Clasisc Rock Stage
FRI 7/3/2009 - Avon, CO - Avon Town Park
SAT 7/4/2009 - Pennsauken, NJ - Cooper River Park
THU 7/9/2009 - Penticton, BC (Canada)- So. Okanagan Event Centre
FRI 7/10/2009 - Abbotsford, BC (Canada) - Abbotsford Entertainment &
Sports Center
THU 7/16/2009 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam 18
FRI 7/17/2009 - Sloan, IA - Winnavegas Casino
SAT 7/18/2009 - Modesto, CA - Xclamation Festival
SAT 7/25/2009 - Clatskanie, OR - Biker Rally - Run 21
FRI 7/31/2009 - Aurora, IL - Downtown Alive! Rocks The Fox
SAT 8/1/2009 - Billings, MT - Bones Brewing Pub
MON 8/3/2009 - Sturgis, SD - Broken Spoke Saloon County Line
FRI 8/7/2009 - Pittspurgh, PA - South Park Amphitheatre
SAT 8/8/2009 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion For The Performing Arts
SUN 8/9/2009 - Scituate, MA - Scituate Harbor Heritage Fest
SAT 8/15/2009 - Elizabethtown, KY - Freeman Lake Park
SAT 9/5/2009 - Omaha, NE - Septemberfest - Salute To Labor
MON 9/7/2009 - Denver, CO - A Taste Of Colorado
SAT 9/12/2009 - Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs Rally - Biker Event
FRI 9/18/2009 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino (2 shows)
SAT 9/19/2009 - West Springfield, MA - The Big "E"
SAT 10/10/2009 - Gulf Shores, AL - 33rd Annual National Shrimp
Festival
SAT 10/17/2009 - Ormond Beach, FL - Broken Spoke Saloon
SUN 10/18/2009 - Stuart, FL - Lyric, Theatre
FRI 2/5/2010 - Morristown, NJ - The Community Theatre

http://www.foghat.net/
http://www.myspace.com/Foghat1

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-Seventh Rize Inks A Worldwide Deal On Perris Records

Perris Records is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of Seventh
Rize, a Texas hard rock band that will release their FULL MOON CD this
summer. The CD is now available for pre-order at Perris Records' Web
site, http://www.perrisrecords.com/ .

Seventh Rize was formed in the Fall of 1991 and hails from the rural
oil fields of West Texas. Averaging over 200 shows per year, Seventh
Rize headlined in clubs and festivals, opened numerous major concerts
and was a featured artist on several regional radio stations and
publications. Seventh Rize has performed shows with the likes of
Warrant, FireHouse and White Lion... not to mention several headlining
events, including a VH1 special, along with numerous in-store
appearances. Seventh Rize also appeared at Rocklahoma '08! Seventh
Rize began the next logical step... writing new material. The core
writing sessions went extremely well and the band decided to bring
back Bobby Rock to produce the new album, FULL MOON. The entire
recording/mixing/mastering process for FULL MOON was spread between
Texas and Los Angeles. Seventh Rize worked with an outside writer --
namely Bruce Turgon from Foreigner -- a chemistry which proved
successful! The band worked night and day on FULL MOON to live up to
its motto, "Let The Music Do The Talking." Once FULL MOON was
complete, Seventh Rize began searching for the "right" label to
promote it. The band was set on finding a label that shared their
vision and truly lived for rock 'n' roll music! They found these
qualities in Perris Records and signed with the label in April 2009.
The first single, also the title track, will hit airwaves soon and
FULL MOON is set for a nationwide release on July 14, 2009! Seventh
Rize will be heavily touring in support of the FULL MOON from coast to
coast...and maybe beyond! Whatever the case, Seventh Rize is prepared
to deliver a unique Arena Rock Experience!

Seventh Rize co-founder/drummer Sulli states "I speak for myself and
the entire Seventh Rize organization when I say that we very excited
to join the Perris Family! Perris Records has a rich history of
signing and promoting some amazing groups... and Seventh Rize is
honored to join the ranks. Tom Mathers is a stand up guy with a
serious work ethic. I can honestly say that Perris is the perfect
match for Seventh Rize and the only label I trust to handle our newest
recording, FULL MOON. Seventh Rize looks forward to a long, productive
relationship with Tom and Perris Records!"

In response to numerous inquiries about the release of Full Moon on
July 14th and tour dates to support it, Seventh Rize is excited to
announce that they will hit the road for a limited number of exclusive
dates with friend Mark Slaughter of SLAUGHTER!

The Brothers In Arms Tour - An Evening With Seventh Rize And Mark
Slaughter will only hit a small number of selected markets and
promises to burn the roof down... and keep ya Up All Night! The first
four shows of the tour have been officially announced:

July
15 - The Music Vault - Harker Heights, TX
16 - River Stage Complex - San Angelo, TX
17 - Tequila Jungle - Lubbock, TX
18 - Dos Amigos - Odessa, TX

These shows will not only celebrate the release of FULL MOON, but they
will also serve as a way for the band to help create more awareness of
St. Jude Children's Hospital.

As stated by Sulli, drummer and co-founder: "St. Jude Children's is a
wonderful organization that battles cancers of all kinds on a daily
basis... and from the doctors to the nurses to the support staff, they
are all committed to creating cures for every child that walks through
their doors... regardless of a family's ability to pay. Being that
this will be a very special tour, I thought we should help raise funds
for a very special cause! St. Jude's operates 100% on donations and
it's my pleasure to work with St. Jude's on our Brothers In Arms Tour!
A portion of the proceeds from each show will be donated to St. Jude's
Hospital.

"Stay tuned for more details and watch for added shows!"

Go to http://www.myspace.com/seventhrize and
http://www.seventhrize.net/ for information on Seventh Rize.

Stacy "Big Daddy" Humphries - Vocals
Darin Andersen - Guitars
Jerry Stone - Guitars
David Hamilton - Bass
Sulli - Drums/Percussion

Perris Records
http://www.perrisrecords.com/

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-Swashbuckle: BACK TO THE NOOSE Album Trailer

A 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=VDPN9Ew-muc

BACK TO THE NOOSE is scheduled for release on July 24, 2009 (Europe)
and August 11, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

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."

Swashbuckle was one of three winners of last year's Nuclear Blast
MySpace Bands Contest.

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

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-Contrive To Enter The Studio This Month

Australia's Contrive will enter the Toyland Studios, Melbourne this
week to begin recording the follow-up to their acclaimed debut from
2005 THE MEANING UNSEEN (Mixed by Fredrik Nordstrom - Studio Fredman,
Sweden)

Read Reviews:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=14581
http://metalobsession.net/contrive-the-meaning-unseen

The band's drummer Andrew Haug issued this update:

"Finally, we're hitting the studio to record what has been dubbed by
friends and even us as the CONTRIVE DEMOCRACY! Meaning, the album has
taken what seems like an eternity to complete. There were several
setbacks that can lay blame for this delay over the last few years
including our bassist Tim's motor accident whilst holidaying in
earlier this year. Am happy to report he's now all mended and ready to
thrash! Ok, what can I say about the album without creating a long
drawn out tangent on just how damn great it's going to be? Ha! Well I
can tell you it will contain eight songs and musically? Well, WE DIG
IT! You'll have to make up your own minds when it's done! More updates
soon! Horns - m/"

Contrive live in Bangkok, w/ Parkway Drive Feb. 2009; TV footage &
interview from SPINearth TV:

http://www.myspace.com/contriveaustralia

Contrive now on Facebook -- become a fan -- join up

http://www.facebook.com/pages/CONTRIVE/16792407242?ref=ts

Write Contrive

PO Box 134
East Keilor 3033
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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-Rusty Cage Records Update

Debut Fractal Gates Available Now!

This weekend the debut album of French metallers Fractal Gates called
ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS has been released. It's a six-page
digi-pak, containing 14 great doom/death/rock tracks. It will also be
available at all major downloadstores, such as iTunes, eMusic.

When ordering this album at the Rusty Cage webstore, you will receive
another RCR release for free during the month of June! (use
vouchercode: RCR19 and pay only €10,- for 2 CD's!)

Non-Divine News: Non-Divine To Support Testament

Non-Divine will support Testament on their Dutch gig at the Hedon in
Zwolle (Netherlands) on July 2nd.

Magnacult News: Magnacult To Support Mastodon

Dutch metallers Magnacult will support Mastodon on their only
headlining date in Europe at the Le Trabendo in Paris (France) on July
6th.

The band is currently writing material for its as-yet-untitled
sophomore album. They will enter the studio in April to start the pre-
production. "We are very excited to enter the studio again and record
our new material. We just played at two festivals in Holland this past
weekend and already unleashed two new songs and the reactions from the
crowd were great," says drummer Bionic.

Stay heavy,
The Rusty Cage Records Team
http://www.rustycagerecords.com/

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-Ravenland: BACK E.P. Available On MySpace

When waiting for the release of their new album, entitled "...AND A
CROW BRINGS ME BACK, which shall be available in a few weeks by Free
Mind Records, Brazilian goth metallers Ravenland released the BACK
E.P., which is now available on MySpace at
http://www.myspace.com/ravenland .

BACK was recorded in Studio Fusão/Plug in, with production and drums
by Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaman) and it has the following track
list:

1 - Soulmoon
2 - End Of light
3 - Regret

Recently Ravenland launched a new YouTube channel, where is available
a video clip for "End Of Light." Check it out at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlYlfxo59GU .

Ravenland
http://www.ravenland.net/
http://www.myspace.com/ravenland

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-Music News From Paul Speer

New Album

I am excited to announce that coming very soon will be the new album
WONDERS, a collaboration with Paul Lawler ( http://www.paullawler.org/
) from the U.K. and Satine Orient ( http://www.satineorient.com/ )
from Paris, France. We created musical impressions of awe inspiring
places on Planet Earth. Paul Lawler and I composed all the music and
Satine contributed vocals to two tracks. It will be released Tuesday,
July 7th 2009 assuming everthing goes according to plan.

OCULUS At #38 For 2008

OCULUS came in at #38 on the World/Ambient/New Age radio chart for all
of 2008. Not too shabby! It received and continues to receive airplay
on numerous terrestrial, internet, cable TV, and satellite radio
stations. A shout out to ace radio promoter Kathleen Monahan (
http://www.mc-kdm.com/ ) for her hard work on the project. If you
don't have a copy and would like one, click here:

Solo Projects
http://www.paulspeer.com/soloprojects.cfm

Free Stuff!

I can't fix the economy, end the wars, or stop global warming but what
can I do to make the situation a little better? Spread some music
around! And what better way to do that than give it away for free?
This time, instead of one free download to all my friends on this
list, I'm giving away a whole album download.

All you have to do is email me paulspeermusic@... and mention the
album you want and I'll send back a link to the download site. It is
just my way of saying thanks for your support all these years.

Until next time,

PS

http://www.paulspeer.com/

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-Texas Guitar Great Chris Duarte Sees Life From Fresh VANTAGE POINT At
The War Memorial On June 25

TRENTON, N.J. -- The Chris Duarte Group will take the stage for two
memorial sets at the Trenton War Memorial on June 25 at 7 p.m. as part
of the "On Patriots Stage - The Kaplan Series."

"On Patriots Stage - The Kaplan Series" is a unique experience in
musical performance distinguishing itself from any other concert
series in America by offering audiences a rare opportunity to share
the stage with world-renowned musical artists and enjoy an up-close
and personal evening of music as well as an opportunity to meet the
performers. Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, with its
breathtaking architecture and state-of-the-art lighting and sound
systems make it the perfect backdrop for the series.

When Sun Records founder Sam Phillips first heard Howlin' Wolf sing,
he spoke the now famous words: "This is where the soul of man never
dies." If Phillips had ever met Texas guitar great Chris Duarte he
might have been moved to offer a similar insight into the eternity of
the blues, Duarte's triumph over personal adversity and the firebrand
passion to which this blues-rock guitar master brings to his music.

In a celebrity-driven industry rife with Faustian deals served up to
the public via false advertising, Duarte has demonstrated that his
soul -- and his love of the blues -- is not for sale. When listening
to the Chris Duarte Band's new record, VANTAGE POINT (Blues Bureau/
Shrapnel), one senses Duarte's rejuvenated spirit, renewed creative
breadth, an ability to tap into the blues' timelessness, and Duarte's
rekindling of the youth exuberance he possessed during the making of
his breakthrough debut TEXAS SUGAR/STRAT MAGIK.

The very title (VANTAGE POINT) alludes to Duarte's newfound self-
awareness, his shedding of some bad personal habits, and his ability
to view life from a different perspective. "I think I'm playing better
than ever," claims Duarte. "Working with producer Mike Varney has
really opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities regarding melody and
what to listen for to make a good record even better."

Once pegged as a Stevie Ray Vaughan-abee, Duarte (a one-time longtime
Austin resident now living in Atlanta) has emerged as an artist (worn
Fender Stratocaster in hand) with his own, original kick-ass, stinging
guitar-playing style. For years the name Stevie Ray hung like an
albatross around Duarte's guitar's neck. VANTAGE POINT is not only
Duarte's most fresh-sounding disk in years but also unabashedly
acknowledges and embraces his longstanding influences.

"I don't deny my influences," says Duarte. "If people compare me to
Stevie Ray, well, to me that's a compliment. My Stevie Ray tendencies
are just one characteristic of my musical identity."

Expecting a blues artist to exist in a vacuum and not be influenced by
music around him is unrealistic. The blues (back before there even was
a formalized genre) has always been about building, borrowing and
creating one's own artistic voice within a tradition. So it is not
surprising that a dash of Stevie Ray mojo can still be found in
Duarte's inspired six-string acrobatics. But listen closely enough and
you'll also spot 'Trane, Bird, Zeppelin, Miles, John McLaughlin,
Albert King, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf's Hubert Sumlin, and a host of
other artists.

Duarte sprinkles these influences across a baker's dozen of tracks
appearing on VANTAGE POINT: check the Robert Plant vocal wail/Jimmy
Page-Les Paul vibe of "Babylon"; the Hendrix-meets-Govt. Mule-meets-
Mahavishnu Orchestra freak out guitar jams of "She Don't Live Here
Anymore"; and the jazzy, goofy, witty and ridiculous mood of
instrumental "Woodpecker," which could very well have been a recently
unearthed Dixie Dregs track from deep inside the Capricorn vaults.

Fittingly, the slow, major blues "Troubles On Me" not only references
Stevie Ray Vaughan's take on Albert King's version of the Elmore James
classic "The Sky Is Crying," but also the blues standard "Goin' Down
Slow" (specifically the 1961 Howlin' Wolf version, itself based on St.
Louis Jimmy Oden's 1941 song). Duarte adds his own poignant twist to
the soulful lyrics, which speak to his once turbulent personal life.

"The song is saying, 'Sorry, mom. I know this is not the life you
would have wanted for me,'" says Duarte.

A self-described child of the Beatles generation, Duarte first picked
up his brother's guitar when he was just 15 years old and learned the
Fab Four's tunes via guitar-chord tablature texts. After quitting
school at 16, Duarte moved from San Antonio, Texas, to Music City
U.S.A. (a.k.a. Austin, Texas) with a great musical potential and an
unchecked, naïve jazz "snobbishness."

"I was turning my nose up at it the blues, but when I did some serious
investigation, suddenly I'm asking myself, 'Why don't I sound like
that guy on the record?,'" Duarte says.

Duarte worked his butt off through constant practice, soaking up as
much knowledge as he could from veteran blues cats, and pounding the
boards in venues throughout Austin (and greater Texas). He witnessed
the rise of Austin as a music Mecca; caught a young Stevie Ray Vaughan
at the Continental Club when the future blues-rock icon was still
finding his own voice; founded his own trio; and began playing 25
shows a month when fans and critics alike stood up and took notice.

Suddenly the Midwest and upper South were Duarte's breadbasket. He was
on the road constantly and cut such critically acclaimed records as
TEXAS SUGAR/STRAT MAGIK, TAILSPIN HEADWHACK and 2007's BLUE VELOCITY.

Duarte's excitement is palpable when speaking about VANTAGE POINT.
"There are some moments on VANTAGE POINT that hit me the same way as
TEXAS SUGAR," says Duarte. "I was a young player then, didn't have the
vocabulary I do now, but there is a certain vibe about the tracks --
then and now. I'm just really excited about and proud of this record."

Tickets are $25.00 and available at The Patriots Theater Box Office at
(609) 984-8400, (800) 955-5566 or online at
http://www.thewarmemorial.com/ or http://www.tickets.com/ and a 10%
Military Discount (Box office only, must show ID).

A free 60-minute master class guitar instruction will be available on
a first come first served basis starting at 5 p.m.

Blues Guitarist Extraordinaire Chris Duarte Hosts Exclusive Master
Class At The Trenton War Memorial

TRENTON, N.J. -- Thursday, June 25, represents a fantastic opportunity
for those whose thirst for knowledge is never quite satiated by the
plethora of instructional DVDs and books out on the market.

Virtuosic bluesman Chris Duarte, once voted Best New Talent from
readers of Guitar Player magazine, will be sharing his vast depth of
knowledge in a 60-minute clinic at 5 p.m., preceding his performance
at the Trenton War Memorial. Duarte, who has toured internationally
for the past 18 years now, is thrilled to impart his philosophy on not
only crafting memorable guitar solos, but also finding great tones in
which to deliver them. This master class is free for all interested on
a first come basis. For those interested, you are welcome to bring
your own electric guitar.

The seminar will cover everything from basic soloing techniques to
advanced application of melodic ideas toward soloing. Duarte will also
expand on his own practice routine and devices that have proven
helpful towards, making him the incredible player he has become. Time
permitting, attendees will also enjoy the ability to jam out with
Duarte, who will then advise them on ways to spruce up their playing,
or maybe offer an insight that could help change their perspective on
the instrument. Whether you are a serious player, or simply a curious
hobbyist, the master class has something to offer anyone who has the
passion to play the right notes.

http://www.thechrisduartegroup.com/
http://www.myspace.com/chrisduartegroup
http://www.thewarmemorial.com/
http://www.meconcerts.com/
http://www.masterclass.us/

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-Total Metal Festival 2009: New Bands On

After Finntroll, Malevolent Creation and Vomitory, waiting for the
final complete lineup, Vivo Management Agency officially annouce a few
bands more that will take part of the Total Metal Festival 2009 next
19 September at the New Demodè club in Bari (Southern Italy).

Those bands have been Confirmed: Modern Age Slavery, Kernel Zero,
Golem and Shank.

So this is the current situation of the Total Metal Festival 2009.

FINNTROLL
MALEVOLENT CREATION
VOMITORY
MODERN AGE SLAVERY
GOLEM
KERNEL ZERO
SHANK

Soon more bands will be announced.

LINKS:

Total Metal Festival - http://www.myspace.com/totalmetalfestival
Vivo Management Agency - http://www.vivomanagement.it/
Finntroll - http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll
Malevolent Creation - http://www.myspace.com/malevolentcreation
Vomitory - http://www.myspace.com/vomitoryswe
The Modern Age Slavery - http://www.myspace.com/themodernageslavery
Golem - http://www.myspace.com/golemneverdies
Kernel Zero - http://www.myspace.com/kernel0
Shank - http://www.myspace.com/shank555

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-Whiplash To Co-Headline Mexico's Monterrey Metal Festival IV

New Record To Be Released July 15th Via Pulverised

Legendary New Jersey thrashers Whiplash will co-headline this year's
Monterrey Metal Festival! The Monterrey Metal Fest IV will be held on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (Mexican Independence Day) at the Santa
Lucia Arena in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The
confirmed band lineup (minus the soon-to-be revealed headliner) is:

CHILDREN OF BODOM (Finland)
AMORPHIS (Finland)
WHIPLASH (U.S.A.)
STRAVAGANZZA (Spain)
MALIGNO (Mexico)
SPLIT HEAVEN (Mexico's Wacken Metal Battle winners)

Only 3,000 VIP tickets will be made available for the new re-designed
metal festival.

For additional information, check out the official festival Web sites:

http://www.mmf.com.mx
http://www.myspace.com/monterreymetalfest

Whiplash recently put the finishing touches on upcoming full-length
UNBORN AGAIN. The record, recorded at Mozart Studio with engineer/
producer Harris Johns (Sodom, Kreator, Helloween, Sepultura) and mixed
and mastered at Spiderhouse Studio in Berlin, is scheduled for release
on July 15 via Pulverised Records.

The three-piece power trio formed in 1984 when Tony Portaro (guitar,
vocals) and Tony Scaglione (drums) joined forces, recruited Tony Bono
on bass and released their first CD, POWER AND PAIN, in 1985 on
Roadrunner Records. The debut CD was followed up by their first live
performance at Ruthie's in Berkley, California with Possessed and
Death Angel.

Whiplash's current lineup:
Tony Portaro - Guitar/Vocals
Joe Cangelosi (ex-Kreator, ex-Massacre ) - Drums
Rich Day Bass (ex-Primal Scream) - Bass

The band will make their first hometown appearance in ten years later
this month!

When: Saturday - June 20th
Where: Dingbatz - 620 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, NJ
http://www.dingbatznj.com/
w/ Deathrash, Ashes Of Your Enemy, Gas, Arch Demon Choir

http://www.myspace.com/whiplashusa
http://www.pulverised.net/

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-Fattooth! "Natural Disaster" Tour Storms NXNE Musicfest - June 20th

http://www.myspace.com/fattooth

There's nothing more juicy than a good old Fattooth! as the Montreal
punk/metal thrashers will be grinding down the 401 en route to Toronto
to be blowing up their North American Tour at this year's NXNE Music
Festival on Saturday, June 20th at The Hideout, 482 Queen Street West.

"I hope the Toronto riot squad is ready for some testorone fueld rock
n' roll! It's a punch in the face!" says Fattooth bassist PowPow.

Fattooth recently released their debut self-titled E.P. produced by
Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, Mr. Plow) and released via
Reversed Records. Fattooth is a new form of punk/metal that
methodically touches every genre of rock and roll imaginable. They
wear costumes, they have an awesome drummer, and they're intent on
world domination.

Fattooth @ NXNE
The Hideout - 482 Queen Street West
Showcase Time: 2 a.m.
Supporting Acts: Psychotropical Orchestra (Montreal), Dirtblonde
(U.K.), HotKid (Cambridge, ON), The Shondes (Brooklyn, NY), Trigger
Effect (Montreal)

Fattooth "Natural Disaster" North American Tour Dates
June 20, 2009 - NXNE Festival @ The Hideout - Toronto, Ontario
June 24, 2009 - The A-Chord - St. John, New Brunswick
June 27, 2009 - Coconut Grove - Halifax, Nova Scotia
June 28, 2009 - Pavillion - Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 2, 2009 - The Atria Bar & Grill - Oshawa, Ontario
July 4, 2009 - Katacombes - Montreal, Quebec
July 8, 2009 - Bogies - Albany, New York
July 9, 2009 - The Trash - New York, New York - w/ Kung Fury
July 10, 2009 - TBA - Philladelphia, Pennsylvania
July 11, 2009 - Mojo13 - Wimington, Delaware - w/ Moonshine Mile
July 15, 2009 - The MetalShaker - Chicago, Illinois
July 16, 2009 - Madison Frequency - Madison, Wisconsin
July 17, 2009 - NorShor - Duluth, Minnesota - w/ Lucyd, Blue Felix
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 Zoo - Winnipeg, Manitoba - w/ Dreadnaut
July 28, 2009 - North Hill - Brandon, Manitoba
July 29, 2009 - TBA - Regina, Saskatchewan - w/ Dreadnaut
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 - Nanaimo, British Columbia - w/ Mendozza

August 14, 2009 - Logan's Pub - Victoria, British Columbia - w/
Mendozza
August 15, 2009 - Pub 340 - Vancouver, British Columbia
August 20, 2009 - The Funhouse - Seattle, Washington
August 22, 2009 - The Samurai Duck - Eugene, Oregon - w/ Omega Crom

"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 Outakes - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mNLvx9RaMnA
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/Fattooth

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-Black Skies Tour Update

Chapel Hill, NC doom trio Black Skies recently kicked off a string of
tour dates in support of their latest E.P., HEXAGON, issued as a
limited edition 12" via I'm Better Than Everyone Records. This will
mark the band's first time ever playing on the West Coast!

From the aptly named opening track "The Quiet Before The Storm"
through the thundering conclusion of "Chain Of Command," Black Skies
throw their heavy hat into the ring with HEXAGON. Together for just
over three years, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Clark, bassist Michelle
Temple and drummer Cameron Weeks weave their songs with well-thought
and executed riffs playing alongside a churning organic groove. This
is tonal chemistry befitting of a legendary band sharing the same
initials, yet with a decidedly American flavor. Through hard work
Black Skies has been making waves across the eastern half of the
United States and continue gaining momentum with tours booked
throughout 2009. If these six tracks serve as a fitting prelude of
greater things to come, the next waves of attack from this sonic
strike-force will truly be something to behold.

Black Skies Tour Dates
6/18/2009 Cobra Lounge Bullwhip Solution - Chicago, IL w/ Imperial
Battlesnake
6/19/2009 The Picador - Iowa City, Iowa w/ Russian Circles & Coliseum
6/20/2009 O'leaver's Pub - Omaha, NE w/ Bloodcow
6/21/2009 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO w/ Mobile Deathcamp Workhorse
6/22/2009 Burt's Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Old Timer & The
Water's Deep Here
6/24/2009 Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/ Sod Hauler & Dark Skies
6/25/2009 East End - Portland, OR w/ Danava, Radio Moscow, Dark Skies,
& Dudelord
6/26/2009 Cafe Coda - Chico, CA w/ The Abominable Iron Sloth!
6/27/2009 Annie's Social Club - San Francisco, CA w/ Totimoshi
6/28/2009 The Z Club - San Luis Obispo, CA
6/29/2009 The Scene Bar - Glendale, CA
6/30/2009 The Radio Room - San Diego, CA
7/01/2009 The Slurp - Tempe, Arizona w/ Drone Throne
7/03/2009 Headhunter's - Austin, TX
7/04/2009 JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN w/ Night Of The Wolf, etc.
7/17/2009 Divebar Raleigh - Raleigh, North CA
8/14/2009 Devilneck Metalfest @ Lenny's - Atlanta, GA
8/15/2009 The Milestone - Carrboro, NC w/ Giant Squid & Grayceon

http://www.blackskies.us/
http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies
http://www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec

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-City Of Ships Reveal New Tracks From Upcoming Album LOOK WHAT GOD DID
TO US; Exclusive Preorder Packages Available

Today City Of Ships posted two new tracks -- "Wraiths In Flight" and
"Praise Feeder" -- from their Translation Loss Records/Sound Study
Recordings release entitled LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO US due July 21st,
2009 to their MySpace Page. Check the tracks out here:
http://www.myspace.com/cityofships .

LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO US was recorded at Translator Audio in Brooklyn,
NY by Andrew Schneider (Pelican, Made Out Of Babies, Unsane) and
mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East (Bloodhorse,
Battlefields, Pelican). LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO US is now available for
exclusive preorder w/ package deals only available at the Translation
Loss Records and Sound Study Recordings Web-stores! Packages include
the CD (digi) w/ exclusive T-shirt designs (two color variations
available) only found at the Translation Loss web-store. Sound Study
Recordings has the LP version w/ exclusive hand numbered screen print
poster and coozie!

To Preorder the CD+T-Shirt package (two color variations available) of
LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO US from Translation Loss Records, click
http://translationloss.com/store/ .

To Preorder the LP+Poster+Coozie package of LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO US
from Sound Study Recordings, click
http://soundstudyrecordings.com/shop.html .

CITY OF SHIPS CURRENT TOUR DATES:
6/11/2009 - Pilam - Philadelphia, PA - w/ Liquid Limbs, Irepress,
Junius
6/12/2009 - The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY - w/ Liquid Limbs
6/17/2009 - Firlej Club - Wroclaw, PL - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/18/2009 - Klub 007 Strahov - Prague, CZ - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/19/2009 - An Club - Athens, GR - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/20/2009 - Yacht Club - Brno, CZ - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/21/2009 - Dürer Kert - Budapest, HU - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/22/2009 - Arena Dreiraum - Vienna, AT - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/23/2009 - TBA - Munich, DE - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/23/2009 - Atari - Leipzig, DE - w/ Rosetta & Blindead
6/24/2009 - JH Eglantier - Berchem, BE - w/ Rosetta, Blindead,
Maudlin, Timer
6/25/2009 - Offerandum Fest - Knokke-Heist, BE - w/ Rosetta, Blindead,
Maudlin, Sensual Noise
6/26/2009 - TBA - Ghent, BE - w/ Rosetta, Blindead
6/26/2009 - Rota Flora - Hamburg, DE - w/ Rosetta, Blindead
6/28/2009 - 013 - Tilburg, NL - w/ Rosetta, Blindead
6/30/2009 - Black Fleck - Potsdam, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/01/2009 - Az Conni - Dresden, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/02/2009 - Zoro - Leipzig, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/03/2009 - Elfer Club - Frankfurt, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/04/2009 - De Rots - Antwerpen, BE - w/ Braveyoung
7/06/2009 - Le Select - Lille, FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/07/2009 - Harry's Bar - Stoke on Trent, UK - w/ Braveyoung
7/08/2009 - Criterion - Leicester, UK - w/ Braveyoung
7/09/2009 - Captain's Rest - Glasgow, UK - w/ Braveyoung
7/10/2009 - Royal Park Cellars - Leeds, UK - w/ Braveyoung
7/11/2009 - Groomfest - Lincoln, UK - w/ Braveyoung
7/12/2009 - Kingstown Cafè - Le Havre, FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/13/2009 - The Secret Place - Montaigu (Nantes), FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/14/2009 - Basement Show - Tulle, FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/15/2009 - Le Pavillon Sauvage - Toulouse, FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/16/2009 - "La Vieja Escuela" Open Air Fest, Leon, ES - w/ Braveyoung
7/17/2009 - Altar Cafè Concerto - Porto, PT - w/ Braveyoung
7/18/2009 - tba - Madrid, ES - w/ Braveyoung
7/19/2009 - Estraperlo Club - Badalona, ES - w/ Braveyoung
7/20/2009 - Centre Civic La Fonteta - St. Feliu De Codines, ES - w/
Braveyoung
7/21/2009 - Lyon's Hall - Lyon, FR - w/ Braveyoung
7/22/2009 - Big Rooster - Cittadella (PD), IT - w/ Braveyoung
7/23/2009 - Habitat Skatepark - Arezzo, IT - w/ Braveyoung
7/24/2009 - Sunny Red - Meunchen, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/25/2009 - Waldmeister Club - Solingen, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/26/2009 - Lokal - Berlin, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/28/2009 - AZ - Aachen, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/29/2009 - Immerhin - w/Braveyoung Wuerzburg, DE - w/ Braveyoung
7/30/2009 - Winston - Amsterdam, NL - w/ Braveyoung
7/31/2009 - ACU - Utrecht, NL - w/ Braveyoung
8/01/2009 - Offshore Fest - Blankenberge, BE - w/ Braveyoung
8/01/2009 - La Taverne du Théâtra - La Louvière (Hainaut), BE - w/
Braveyoung

What folks are saying about City Of Ships:

"Pounding bass lines and quirky rhythms and structures that almost
have a math metal sort of vibe, but there's also a constant flow of
all kinds of incredibly tactful 'post-' influences, from lush clean
passages and swirling, spacey effects to noisier layers of intense
guitar work. I'm really f*ckin' impressed by this material.
Excellent." - Aversionline.com

"The group's frenetic energy and obvious emotional stake in the music
which they play is simultaneously impressive and inspiring." -
Scenepointblank.com

"Amidst the ocean of droney post-rock, post-hardcore clones, there are
only a couple bands that catch my attention. City Of Ships had me
hooked from beginning to end." - Razorcake

"This takes me back to a time of discovering exciting new sounds in
the underground scene that really blew minds, from Kerosene 454 to
Ethel Meserve -- bands unhindered by genre and expressing endless
enthusiasm for just playing great music. City Of Ships are hard to
describe and easy to enjoy, both great things." - Exclaim

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-Susperia Vocalist Set To Return At Steinkjer Festival In Norway

Athera (Pål Mathiesen), vocalist for Norwegian thrashers Susperia is
set to return to the stage at the Steinkjer Festival [
http://www.steinkjerfestivalen.no/ ] in Norway on Friday 26 June 2009.
The singer, who earlier this year suffered a heart attack which
resulted in major open heart surgery, has made a rapid recovery and
doctors have now given him the go ahead to make his comeback.

Athera recently gave his first interview since the heart attack to
Belgium's Metal Nose. Talking about his new perspective on life he
said, "I haven't seen the light or anything but things are certainly
different. I would never ever dare to touch any kind of drugs anymore
and I don't understand now how people can pull smoke into their lungs
and stuff like that, even though I used to love it. I guess you must
go through something like this to realize the dangers and insanity of
some of the bad things in life." Read the full interview here:

http://www.metal-nose.org/news.php?item.575.16

Susperia's fifth studio album ATTITUDE was released last month via
Candlelight Records, entering the official Norwegian Album Charts at
position No. 28, whilst in the U.S.A. it was the No. 3 most added
album on specialist Rock Radio Playlists. ATTITUDE is the band's debut
for the Candlelight label and features guest appearances from Chuck
Billy (Testament) and Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir). Recording took place at
Strand Studio and Studio Cyrus, Norway, with the mix being completed
at Studio Fredman in Sweden by Henrik Udd and Fredrik Nordstrom (Dimmu
Borgir, Arch Enemy, Opeth).

http://www.susperia.net/
http://www.myspace.com/susperiafans

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
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-Check out About Heavy Metal's list of "Best Hair Metal Ballads" at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7I2E .

-Killer Metal Records has reissued Dark Mirror's VISIONS OF PAIN with
four bonus tracks, new artwork, and a 12-page booklet. See
http://www.killermetalrecords.de/ for more.

-The Dead End Kidz were asked to contribute a track to a compilation
CD that will accompany the release of an upcoming Nikki Sixx
biography, entitled "An Education In Rebellion: The Biography Of Nikki
Sixx!" The book is due out in August. See
http://www.myspace.com/dekmusic ,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DEAD-END-KIDZ/6323764485 , and
http://www.twitter.com/thedeadendkidz for more on the band.

-"Deluxe" versions of Def Leppard's PYROMANIA and ADRENALIZE are out
this month. Each disc comes with re-mastered audio plus a bonus disc
of rarities. PYROMANIA's track list: "Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop),"
"Photograph," "Stagefright," "Too Late For Love," "Die Hard The
Hunter," "Foolin'," "Rock Of Ages," "Comin' Under Fire," "Action! Not
Words," "Billy's Got A Gun." The bonus disc features tracks recorded
live at the L.A. Forum in 1983: "Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)," "Rock
Brigade," "High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)," "Another Hit And Run,"
"Billy's Got A Gun," "Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)," "Foolin',"
"Photograph," "Rock Of Ages," "Bringin' On The Heartbreak," "Switch
625," "Let It Go," "Wasted," "Stagefright," "Travellin' Band"
(featuring Brian May). ADRENALIZE track list: "Let's Get Rocked,"
"Heaven Is," "Make Love Like A Man," "Tonight," "White Lightning,"
"Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)," "Personal Property," "Have You
Ever Needed Someone So Bad," "I Wanna Touch U," "Tear It Down." The
bonus disc features "rare, live, acoustic and demo" tracks: "Hysteria
- In The Clubs In Your Face" (Bonn 05/29/92), "Photograph - In The
Clubs In Your Face," "Pour Some Sugar On Me - In The Clubs In Your
Face," "Let's Get Rocked - In The Clubs In Your Face," "You Can't
Always Get What You Want" (B-side), "Little Wing" (with Hothouse
Flowers) (B-side), "Tonight" (version 2) (demo version) (B-side), "Now
I'm Here" (live featuring Brian May) (B-side), "Two Steps Behind"
(acoustic) (B-side), "Tonight" (acoustic - Sun Studios version)
(B-side), "Too Late For Love" (live) (B-side), "Women" (live)
(B-side). See http://www.defleppard.com/ for more.

-Empyria's a new release called THE LONG ROAD HOME through Nightmare
Records.

-The Gods Of Now, an "Alternative / Metal / Screamo" band from
Montreal, currently has its album available for free download at
http://www.thegodsofnow.com/download/ . The band consists of Schrecker
on vocals and guitar, Zasta on drums and live vocals, Jon on lead
guitar, and Alex JD on bass. See
http://www.reverbnation.com/thegodsofnow for more.

-Metal Sludge reported XYZ vocalist Terry Ilous filled in at a recent
Great White gig in Iowa, when Jack Russell "was injured and was not
able to perform." Check out a clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxr3qOurJ2E&feature=player_embedded .

-Ex-Tigertailz vocalist Steevi Jaimz has a new solo album out called
MY PRIVATE HELL. The disc also features Chris Laney and Anders
Ringman, both on guitar, bass, and drums. Hype has the songs combining
"Steevi's trademark Glam style melodies with Kiss and Ozzy Osbourne
style Hard Rock." Track list: "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." "Don't Say It's Over" was co-written by
Laney and Alice Cooper/Slash's Snakepit guitarist Ryan Roxie. Check
out clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27787 and see
http://www.steevijaimz.com/ and htt://www.myspace.com/steevijaimz for
more on Jaimz.

-Lizzy Borden is now sporting a revamped lineup with Chris Sanders and
Dario Lorina on guitar. See http://www.lizzyborden.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband for more.

-Upcoming Mad Margritt shows:

6/19 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
6/20 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Macon, GA
7/3 - The Muscle Racing Festival, Sarasota, FL (w/ BulletBoys)
7/12 - Rocklahoma, Pryor, OK (w/ Twisted Sister, Skid Row, Great
White, L.A. Guns, Vixen, Nelson, etc.)
7/17 - Lubys, Lawrenceville, GA
7/18 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Augusta, GA
7/24 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta, GA
7/25 - 37 Main, Buford, GA
7/31 - Chills, Thomaston, GA
8/14 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Macon, GA
8/15 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Suwanee, GA
8/21 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Raleigh, NC
8/22 - The Wild Wing Cafe, Greenville, SC
8/29 - The S.A. Rockin Summer Fest, San Antonio, TX (w/ Moxy, Broken
Teeth, etc.)

See http://www.madmargritt.com/ , http://www.myspace.com/madmargritt ,
and http://www.reverbnation.com/madmargritt for more.

-Magnum's INTO THE VALLEY OF THE MOONKING is out now. Track list:
"Intro," "Cry To Yourself," "All My Bridges," "Take Me To The Edge,"
"Th Moon King," "Noone Knows His Name," "In My Mind's Eye," "Time To
Cross That River," "If I Ever Lose My Mind," "A Face In The Crowd,"
"Feels Like Treason," "Blood On Your Barbed Wire Thorns." The disc
comes with a bonus DVD featuring a 48-minute band interview with BBC
Radio's Paul Franks; "You're The One," "Stormy Weather," "How Far
Jerusalem," and "On Christmas Day" recorded live in 1992; "Endless
Love" recorded live in 1985; a segment with guitarist Tony Clarkin
introducing Richard Mason's edited footage to "Les Mortes Dansants";
and album lyrics, artwork, and credits. Check out song clips at
http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27765 and see http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/
for more on the band.

-Megadeth will release ENDGAME this September on Roadrunner Records.
The disc was produced by main man Dave Mustaine and Andy Sneap, and
will include songs entitled "Headcrusher," "1,320," "How The Story
Ends," and "This Day We Fight." See http://www.megadeth.com/ for more.

-Check out http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20090612/en_music_eo/128818
for Poison main man Bret Michaels' take on his recent mishap at the
Tony awards.

-Slayer will play at Wacken Rocks Seaside and Wacken Rocks South
Festival. See http://www.wackenrocks.com/ for more.

-The "Summer Rock Fest" tour features Faster Pussycat, BulletBoys,
Bang Tango, and Swirl. The dates so far:

7/31 - Shark City, Glendale Heights, IL
8/1 - Riverstar Entertainment Complex, Cincinnati, OH
8/6 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
8/7 - Crazy Donkey, Farmingdale, NY
8/8 - New Wave Café, New Bedford, MA
8/19 - Scoutbar, Houston, TX
8/20 - Scoutbar, San Antonio, TX
8/21 - Trees, Dallas, TX
8/22 - Red Eyed Fly, Austin, TX
8/27 - Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA

-Tribe's PRAY FOR CALM... NEED THE CHAOS is out now on SAOL/CMM. The
disc was produced by Sascha Paeth, and features Paul Kettley on
vocals, Nick Dunne on guitar, piano, and vocals, Gaz McKenzie on bass,
and Adam Goldsmith on drums. Track list: "Head," "Sons Of Bukowski,"
"Absolution," "The Beating Of Black Wings," "Ghost Ballet,"
"Milovani," "Oberon," "Catch Me," "Havels Hurricane," "Words That
Kill," "Arual," "Bad Dreams," "Rise Up (And Fuel The Flame)" (bonus
track). Check out clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27786 and see
http://www.tribe.uk.net/ and http://www.myspace.com/tribeband for
more.

Thanks to Mike Kischnick, Chad Bowar, Roscoe, Jens Häfner, John Erigo,
Music Buy Mail, HeadbangerNYC.com, and Bill "Twice Shy" Kotowski for
help gathering some of this information.

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

-I just got the two-disc 25th anniversary edition of Twisted Sister's
STAY HUNGRY, so watch for a review soon. The first disc is the
original album, and the bonus disc features a whopping 18 tracks!
There are five early demos of songs that wound up on the album, 10
non-album tracks, 1 radio spot, a new song entitled "30," and an
unlisted track featuring Dee Snider goofing around in the studio. So
yeah, on the surface I figured this bonus disc basically was a "lost"
Twisted album, what with 10 non-album tracks plus the new song and
all. But, alas, not quite... Most of the non-album tracks are really
just pieces of songs. To give you an idea the entire 18-song disc
clocks in at just over 39 minutes. (Remember when Gene Simmons always
used to boast that he'd written like 40 songs for whatever the latest
Kiss album was, and he had to whittle it down to only four or five for
the record? This is probably what he was talking about -- a bunch of
90-second or two-minute song fragments.) So anyway, this all got me
thinking, because the main album is also quite short: just over 37
minutes. I looked back at some long CDs I'd received recently, and the
beefiest ones I could find were SuidAkrA's 13 YEARS OF CELTIC WARTUNES
and Sweet's new live album LIVE! IN AMERICA; curiously, both clock in
at 1:18:12. So I'm thinking they easily could've put all this Twisted
material on one disc. But the prospects of a 27-song CD probably
turned off the record company folks. I bet they worried people would
think it was an S.O.D. album or something. :)

-This past Monday I picked up the Best Buy ad and saw Spinal Tap had a
new release coming out called BACK FROM THE DEAD. Then, purely by
coincidence, I noticed they were scheduled to perform that night on
"The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien." I watched; they did a rather
tepid performance of "Heavy Duty" and then sat for a brief interview
segment with O'Brien. Dutifully, the next evening I cruised out to
Best Buy. Turns out BACK FROM THE DEAD is a bit of an odd release. It
features newly re-recorded versions of all 11 tracks from the 1984
soundtrack to "This Is Spinal Tap!," so in some strange way you could
deem this a 25th anniversary package. In addition, there are a handful
of all-new songs plus newly re-recorded versions of "Back From The
Dead" and "Warmer Than Hell," two tracks that surfaced over the years
since 1992's BREAK LIKE THE WIND. (But, sadly, "Goat Boy" from the old
mid-'90s IBM TV commercial is nowhere to be found.) A DVD is also
included, featuring the three main band members -- Michael McKean as
guitarist/vocalist David St. Hubbins, Christopher Guest as lead
guitarist Nigel Tufnel, and Harry Shearer as bassist Derek Smalls --
talking about (and sometimes demonstrating) each track from the CD.
The set is a fold-out digi-pak that twists into a stage set-up
featuring 10" standees of St. Hubbins, Tufnel, and Smalls. It's funny
at first but having to deal with it every time you want to dig out one
of the discs quickly gets tiresome.

-Very cool to hear Empyria is back.

-In my current playlist: Bill Leverty - DEEP SOUTH (Leverty Music),
Spinal Tap - BACK FROM THE DEAD (The Label Industry Records),
Mastercastle - THE PHOENIX (Lion Music), XXX - HEAVEN, HELL OR
HOLLYWOOD? (Perris Records), Saidian - EVERCIRCLE (Blistering
Records).

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*** REVIEWS ***
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - SKULLAGE (CD/DVD) (B+) Eagle Vision, 2009
CD: 16 tracks, RT: 1:15:20
DVD: RT: 1:55:00
[ http://www.ZakkWylde.com/ ]
[ http://www.blacklabelsociety.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/blsnet ]
[ http://www.blacklabelsocietystore.com/ ]
[ http://www.eaglerockent.com/ ]
[ http://www.eagle-rock.com/ ]
Infamous Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde's long-running Black Label Society
project gets the "best of" treatment with this CD/DVD combo, and it's
a satisfying collection of BLS highlights and some rather, ahem,
interesting Wylde extras. For the uninitiated, Black Label Society
dispenses a fairly brutal form of southern flavored biker metal,
laying down traditional heavy crunch on "Doomsday Jesus," "Stillborn,"
"Bleed For Me" and "Suicide Messiah," although Zakk also has a softer
side as evidenced on the acoustic "The Blessed Hellride" and "Spoke In
The Wheel." The DVD includes live and conceptual videos, the best of
which are the raging "13 Years Of Grief" and explosive "Fire It Up."
Zakk is well-known for his guitar skills, but he has an interesting
vocal style as well, eerily blending Ozzy with Layne Staley. One of my
favorite aspects of the package is "Welcome To The Compound,"
featuring bonus footage of Zakk hanging out at home; in addition to
some fascinating philosophical musings and insight into the songs you
also get Mr. Wylde emotionally recalling comrade Dimebag Darrell, all
this balanced by hilarious segments of Zakk drinking while exercising
and paying offbeat homage to Ozzy by appearing in a dress (!?).
There's additional zaniness but it will be more fun if you discover it
yourself. Hardcore fans may find they already have much of this
material, and I was surprised that "Blood Is Thicker Than Water"
wasn't included, but for casual fans and neophytes to Black Label
Society this is a solid compilation, offering even the Zakk fanatic
some must-see moments...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

CRIMFALL - AS THE PATH UNFOLDS... (B+) Napalm Records, 2009
11 tracks, RT: 46:46
[ http://www.crimfall.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/crimfall ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
Crimfall's music is classified as "epic folk metal" but, really, this
band goes way beyond these already descriptive boundaries. They are
not shy to call their music "weird," and that is exactly what some
people may use to sum up what this band sounds like after giving it a
listen. Their debut album, AS THE PATH UNFOLDS..., showcases the
musical vision of Jakke Viitala. There are two vocalists that sing on
two different extremes: female vocalist Helena Haaparanta sings in a
light, melodic tone, while a male vocalist Mikko Hakkinen sings
hardcore black metal. Yet, these two sing harmoniously together,
taking turns singing their pieces in every song. There are some parts
of the album that could be described as folk. There are some chanting,
echoing and voice layering on some songs. While listening to this
album, I couldn't help but think that nearly every song could probably
be used as a movie soundtrack for some kind of epic adventure movie.
There are orchestral components to be heard on nearly every song. The
one that I liked the best was "The Crown Of Treason"; you'll hear a
straightforward sounding metal opener, but sung by the female
vocalist. Without warning, the vocalist with the black metal sounding
voice steps in...and blows you away. The chorus is catchy and you'll
probably have it memorized by the time the song is over. Towards the
end, there are some mysterious sounds thrown in, like metal clanking,
wind chimes, and what sounds like fire burning. It conjures up images
of being in a distant, ancient land, where a battle is going to take
place. Every song seems to hold with it something unique. I could hear
the piano being played in one song, and a few other songs had acoustic
instrumentation. The songs do a good job of creating an ambiance. Some
songs are full of passion and vigor; some of the folk inspired ones
are lively and light-hearted in a sense; then others give off a
melancholy, reflective feel. This is a very compelling album for a
debut.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

FEJD - STORM (C+) Napalm Records, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 59:51
[ http://www.fejd.se/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/fejd ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
I was skeptical of this album when I first saw the genre it was
classified into: Nordic Medieval Folk. Having the word "metal"
conspicuously absent, I was hoping that maybe this was just a mistake.
But after listening to STORM, I knew it wasn't. To get better
acquainted with this band, Fejd is from Sweden, comprising of folk
music duo Patrik and Niklas Rimmerfors and a third of the Swedish
metal act Pathos. While listening to this album, I could definitely
hear a lot of folk instruments. Some of the songs go at a slightly
darker, melancholy pace, but most of them are upbeat and enchanting.
The vocals are clean, a little raspy at times, but nothing over the
top. Patrik sings at the same range most of the time. The most metal
thing about this album is Esko Salow's drumming, which is for the most
part very straightforward. The guitars are not heavy; in fact you'll
hear more acoustic playing than anything else. The lyrics are not sung
in English. The song "Älvorna Dansar" has a clean and angelic sounding
female guest vocalist singing alongside Patrik. Songs like
"Bergakungen" are catchy and flow at a faster pace. The band is
clearly very talented and knows how to make beautiful music; folk
music. If you want something even remotely heavy, this is not for you.
On the other hand, if you like any kind of folk music, I'd recommend
this.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

IAN GILLAN - ONE EYE TO MOROCCO (B) Eagle Records, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 43:26
[ http://www.gillan.com/ ]
[ http://www.gillansinn.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/iangillan ]
[ http://www.eaglerockent.com/ ]
[ http://www.edel.com/ ]
When the name Ian Gillan is mentioned one rightfully thinks of Deep
Purple, as his voice informs many of Purple's best moments; what is
often forgotten is that Mr. Gillan has also released an impressive
number of albums outside of the Deep Purple camp, including his Ian
Gillan Band and Gillan projects along with his solo work. ONE EYE TO
MOROCCO is Ian's first solo album of original material since 1997's
unusual DREAMCATCHER release, and finds the venerable vocalist evoking
a variety of tones and moods. Some of the tracks have a pensive
quality, such as the brooding title track, while "Don't Stop," "Change
My Ways," and "Ultimate Groove" have more of an upbeat, party feel, in
part as a result of the tasteful use of harmonica, saxophone and
Hammond organ. Favorite has to be the atmospheric groove of "Deal With
It," which is really quintessential Gillan, from the lyrics to the
urgency of the vocals. Overall an engaging album that departs from
Deep Purple's hard rockin' formula but will likely still appeal to
their fan base, while certainly capturing the attention of longtime
Gillan followers.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

JSS - BEAUTIFUL MESS (B) Frontiers, 2009
14 tracks, RT: 51:17
[ http://www.jeffscottsoto.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/sewtoe ]
[ http://www.frontiers.it/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords ]
Vocalist extraordinaire Jeff Scott Soto rechristened himself "JSS" for
this solo project, just to mess with those of us who file are music in
alphabetical order. Moving past that... BEAUTIFUL MESS will surprise
fans who only know Soto's more metallic, old school work with artists
such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Axel Rudi Pell. Soto's been involved with
innumerable projects over the years -- metal, AOR, unplugged, funk
rock, even disco (remember The Boogie Knights?) -- and I daresay this
album's title sums it all up perfectly. Just about every aspect of
Soto's past is on display here, with an emphasis on modern rock with
groove, and a funk/soul/R&B flair. (The man abbreviates his song
titles in Prince-like fashion for a reason!) A few heavier riffs are
on display in tracks like "21st Century" and "Mountain" -- and I swear
to God that "Testify" sounds like a vintage Black Sabbath riff put to
a dance beat -- and a few songs remind me of what Paul Stanley was
doing on 2006's LIVE TO WIN, particularly "Our Song" and the bonus
track "Heart Starts Healing." But the best stuff is the more mature
material that seems to flow effortlessly, like the smooth "Cry Me A
River" and the radio-ready "Hey." "Bring It Home" could be pretty
good, too, in the right environment -- put it on, grab your
significant other, darken the lights, and see what pops up. [Note: The
CD version of this album comes with a DVD; I didn't receive a copy but
it reportedly contains the videos for "21st Century," "Gin & Tonic
Sky," and "Hey," plus a 20-minute EPK, photo gallery, and desktop
wallpapers.]
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

UFO - THE VISITOR (B+) SPV/Steamhammer, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 42:25
[ http://www.ufo-music.info/ ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.mypace.com/spvusa ]
Third time out with guitarist Vinnie Moore turns out to be the charm
for rock veterans UFO on their latest offering THE VISITOR. After two
albums of generally solid but admittedly hit-and-miss material Vinnie
has shed his role as a hired gun and taken his place as a natural
member of what has become a decidedly different but still vibrant UFO,
the revered axeman delivering spirited rhythms and blistering solos
throughout. Bluesy hard rock is the order of the day here as the band
tear through some sure-to-be crowd pleasers like opener "Saving Me,"
this one starting off with some nice slide work from Vinnie before
establishing a classic UFO rhythm actualized by that distinctive Phil
Mogg vocal. Other highlights include the robust "Hell Driver," hard
livin' lamentation "Can't Buy A Thrill," tenacious and tasty rocker
"Stranger In Town," and my favorite, the melodic '80s vibe of "Stop
Breaking Down," this one finding Vinnie sprinkling notes everywhere
for one of the album's best solos. Drummer Andy Parker shows he has
lost precious little of the power that fueled so many of the early UFO
staples, and Paul Raymond's keyboards remain and integral part of the
band's signature sound. Unfortunately bassist Pete Way is absent for
this one, but his duties are ably filled by stand-in Peter Pichl.
Front man Phil Mogg sounds great here, his performance nuanced and
affective. Several standard numbers bring the score down slightly,
including the obligatory Stones-y ballad "Forsaken," but overall this
is an album that can be appreciated by fans of both the old and new
style UFO. While THE VISITOR may not be up there alongside classics
such as NO HEAVY PETTING, LIGHTS OUT and OBSESSION, it is quite good
and likely their best since the excellent reunion disc WALK ON WATER.
Suffice it to say, this one will be visiting my CD player frequently
all summer long!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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-Everyone be sure to tune in to ABC's "20/20" tomorrow night for the
big Adam Lambert special. Or, don't. :) - Tim

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-FireHouse Guitarist Bill Leverty Gets Bluesy And Funky On DEEP SOUTH

Available Now From Amazon And iTunes

With his guitar work as a member of FireHouse, Bill Leverty set the
rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leverty is no
one-trick pony, as evidenced by his new solo release, DEEP SOUTH.
Instead of focusing on the arena-ready rockers that his full-time band
specializes in, DEEP SOUTH is steeped in tough blues and southern rock
sounds -- bringing to mind such legendary names as ZZ Top, Lynyrd
Skynyrd, and the Allman Brothers. "When you hear the songs in context,
you'll hear that this is not a typical hard rock/heavy metal album,"
explains Leverty. "On this one, I tried to let the music tell ME how
to sound, not the other way around. There are so many different
instruments on this album that I have never recorded before. This
album is a chance for me to stretch out as a musician, singer,
producer and engineer."

In addition to supplying guitar, Leverty also handles lead vocal
duties, as well as incorporating such uncommon instruments as a
guitarelele and dobro into the mix. Instead of whipping up a batch of
tunes that replicate the sounds of the south, Leverty opted to go
right to the source. "Most of these songs have been around for about
100 years," says Leverty. "I have a great new appreciation for the
American music of the late 1800's and early 1900's, and I wanted to
put my twist on it." Featured is the album-opening "Trouble So Hard"
(of which was made popular by Moby, who sampled some of the original
in his hit single, "Natural Blues"), as well as the album's first
video, "Boll Weevil," the sweet acoustic strum of "Walk Beside Me,"
the muscular blues rock of "Samson And Delilah," and a finger-snappin'
jazzy reading of the Ray Charles classic, "Hit The Road Jack" (which
includes some impressive piano playing from Leverty, as well as vocals
from his wife, Kris). Additionally, Leverty's grandfather's artwork
adorns the album's front cover.

You will find yourself playing this album over and over again. It is
destined to become a classic, possibly creating a new musical swath,
and the CD belongs in the collection of every person who loves music,
especially guitar. The album is very deep, and it seems Leverty has
aptly entitled it, DEEP SOUTH.

Confirmed track listing for DEEP SOUTH:

Trouble So Hard
Run On
Boll Weevil
Nine Hundred Miles
Samson And Delilah
Walk Beside Me
Hit The Road Jack
Rain And Snow
Wade In The Water
Man Of Constant Sorrow

For more information (as well as song samples and ordering info),
visit:
http://www.leverty.com/

To view the album's first video, "Boll Weevil," click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fm4nR_gkPA

To purchase the new CD via iTunes click here:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=318427687&s=14344\
1

To purchase new CD via Amazon click here:
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-South/dp/B002BIS3K8/ref=sr_f3_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=\
1243822573&sr=103-2

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-Ratt & Extreme Team Up For Summer Tour

NEW YORK, NY -- Celebrated rock pioneers Ratt and Extreme have teamed
up to bring you this summer's most rockin' tour lineup. The tour,
which will feature sets from both bands with Ratt closing, kicks off
on July 12 in Amarillo, TX and runs through August 7th in Hampton
Beach, NH. It will cross the U.S. and cover 16 markets, with more to
be announced soon. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their
landmark debut OUT OF THE CELLAR, Ratt will be playing the album in
its entirety.

Both bands are excited about the double bill. "Warren DeMartini and
Nuno Bettencourt on the same stage, same night?? 'Nuff said, we'll see
you there!" says Ratt's Bobby Blotzer. Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt
concurs, "One hot summer night. Two bands fully loaded with
musicianship. Mix in one part memorable songwriting. Add nine ounces
of passionate performers. Throw in three well respected guitarists.
Add a touch of West Coast raunch and a hint of East Coast funk. And
you get yourself a recipe for one night of unforgettable rock and
roll."

Ratt is currently in the studio recording its first new record in over
10 years with famed producer Elvis Baskette. The band announced its
new partnership with Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records earlier this
year. The album is planned for release this fall. Extreme recently
released their first new album in 13 years SAUDADES DE ROCK
(pronounced "sow-dodge") which is a groundbreaking record that
reaffirms the beloved, Boston-bred foursome's stature as innovators in
the world of rock & roll.

Over the past two years, Ratt has toured the world in support of their
releases TELL THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF RATT and their first ever
DVD, VIDEOS FROM THE CELLAR - THE ATLANTIC YEARS. During this time,
the current lineup of Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer,
Robbie Crane and Carlos Cavazo played shows in Australia, Colombia and
Peru for the first time in their careers. Their mega-hit "Round And
Round" was prominently featured in the Oscar nominated 2008 film "The
Wrestler," and the band will be headlining Rocklahoma this July.

One of the most popular rock acts of the past 20 years, Ratt's brand
of guitar-driven melodic rock helped shape the L.A. metal scene. The
band boasts a deep catalog of hits including smashes like "Round And
Round," "Lay It Down," "You're In Love," "Lack Of Communication" and
"Wanted Man" which are beloved by fans the world over. The band has
gone on to sell millions of albums worldwide. With 1984's mega-
platinum debut OUT OF THE CELLAR celebrating its 25th anniversary this
year, the band is looking forward to starting a new chapter with new
music to complement the impressive legacy they have established over
two-plus decades.

To date, the Grammy-nominated Extreme have released five albums, plus
a greatest hits set -- selling over 10 million records worldwide. They
also achieved a #1 hit single, "More Than Words" -- from their 1990
multi-platinum album Extreme II: PORNOGRAFFITTI -- on the Billboard
Hot 100, which they followed with the Top Five "Hole Hearted."
Although these two acoustic hits brought the band great mainstream
success, the band's trademark sound has always been more a mix of hard
rock funk -- fueled by guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt's signature
style, Gary Cherone's resonant vocals and socially conscious lyrics,
Pat Badger's rock solid bass, and the hard hitting Kevin Figueiredo on
drums. Extreme has recently been introduced to an entire new
generation of fans with the inclusion of their song "Play With Me" in
the popular video game "Guitar Hero" as well as "More Than Words"
featured in hit movies "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "The Love
Guru."

Tour dates are as follows:

7/10 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma**
7/12 - Amarillo, TX - Midnight Rodeo
7/13 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
7/14 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
7/16 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater - on sale 6/6
7/17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater
7/18 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
7/19 - Anaheim, CA - Grove
7/22 - Denver, CO - Ogdon Theater - on sale 6/6
7/23 - Kansas City - Crossroads
7/24 - Chicago - HOB - on sale 6/6
7/25 - Toledo OH - Harley Davidson-LOT **
7/26 - Cheswick, PA - Ches-a-rena - on sale 6/5
7/28 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater
7/30 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Theater - on sale 6/12
8/2 - Allentown, PA - Crock Rock Festival
8/5 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx***
8/6 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom - on sale 6/12
8/7 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Bch Casino - on sale 6/12
8/8 - Clearfield, PA - Clearfield County Fairgrounds**
8/15 - Sky City, NM - Sky City Casino**
8/29 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino**

** = Ratt only
*** = Extreme only

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Winners Of The Ultimate Fan Contest Announced

"Dick the Destroyer" had the "Balls of Steel" necessary to tattoo the
"Sign of the Hammer" on his p*nis and definitely deserves to win Grand
Prize as the Ultimate Manowar Fan!! He wins 2 Ultimate Fan Packages to
Magic Circle Festival III on July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine
River in Germany!

Due to the fact that we have such kickass, devoted fans, there were
thousands of entries to the contest! As a result, we were unable to
select just 5 winners! Instead, we chose 10 winners for 2 different
categories, Brothers of Metal and Sisters of Steel! Hail to all who
participated! See you at Magic Circle Festival III!

Winners for the Ultimate Fan Brother of Metal:

1. Grand Prize Winner: 2 Ultimate Fan Packages for Magic Circle
Festival III
- Dick the Destroyer: With The Sign of the Hammer tattoo!

2. 2 Tickets to Magic Circle Festival III
- David R.: For his amazing dedication and kickass video!

3. Manowar Merchandise worth Euro 75 (2 winners!)
- Antonio B.: Branded from head to toe with Manowar tattoos!
- Cory W.: A true brother of metal! Wall-to-wall Manowar at his place!

4. Manowar Sweatshirt
- Volker K.: Owner of the MANOWAR MOBILE

5. Manowar Festival T-Shirts (2 winners!)
- Renato from Brazil: Saved 3 years to travel to the Magic Circle
Festival. He has a Heart of Steel!
- Marco: Found new use for Manowar CDs! They are embedded in his
walls!

Winners for the Ultimate Fan Sister of Steel:

1. 2 Ultimate Fan Packages to Magic Circle Festival III
- Lena H.: She's FANtastically FANatic!

2. 2 Tickets to Magic Circle Festival III
- Jamie K.: Artist extraordinaire and always traveling thousands of
miles to see the band!

3. Manowar Merchandise worth Euro 75!
- Leila B.: A true sister of steel!

4. Manowar Sweatshirt
- Ruxia the Romanian Vixen: She doesn't need the sweatshirt, she had
one painted on her!

5. Manowar Festival T-Shirt
- Angelina Steel: Sexy Metal Mistress chosen as the METAL MODEL for
Manowar merch.

Fantasy Becomes Reality!

Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel! Fantasy becomes reality as Manowar
releases the E.P., THUNDER IN THE SKY. The introduction to The Asgard
Saga, Manowar's collaboration with Germany's best-selling fantasy
author, Wolfgang Hohlbein, will feature six songs and a Bonus CD with
"Father" recorded in 16 versions in 16 different languages. The E.P.
is the prequel to the complete CD HAMMER OF THE GODS, due to be
released at the end of 2009.

Destined to be a collector's item, the tour edition of the E.P. will
be available at all the festivals Manowar headlines on The Death to
Infidels Tour 2009.

In addition, the E.P. will be available for sale online in high-
quality, DMR-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of Steel Online
Store ( http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/ ). The downloadable version
of the E.P. will contain the exact same content as the version on sale
during the tour: "Thunder In The Sky," "God Or Man," "Let The Gods
Decide," "Father," "Die With Honor," "The Crown And The Ring" (2008)
and versions of "Father" recorded in German, Italian, Hungarian,
Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish,
Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish.

Keep posted to your official Manowar Web sites for links to sneak
previews of the new Manowar songs set to be released on the E.P.
http://www.manowar.com/ , http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ ,
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ , http://www.asgard-saga.com/ .

Manowar Live At Gorky Park!

The Russian fans' demands have been heard! Manowar will be heading to
Moscow for an exclusive concert on July 24th at the outdoor Gorky Park
Green Theater! Not content to stand by as the rest of Europe
experiences the "Death To Infidels Tour '09," the Russians have called
and Manowar has answered! This will be the seventh major event that
the band will be headlining and the first time the band will perform
at an outdoor arena in Russia!

Stay tuned for more information as it develops. Meanwhile, check out
http://www.revolutionconcerts.com/ for venue details and online ticket
sales.

For a listing of all of Manowar's tour dates log onto
http://www.manowar.com/ , http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ or
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ . These OFFICIAL sites have links to
the festivals and details on worldwide ticket agencies.

In 2009, heavy metal is on a mission from the gods, join forces with
Manowar on tour in support of true metal! Nastroveya!

Now Is The Time For Defiance!

The history of Heavy Metal is long and strong with many pioneers
blazing paths of passion and unparalleled talent. Magic Circle Music
perpetuates that history. It is a label with the belief that
creativity is like fine wine, it only gets better with time. Thus, the
signing of power metal pioneer and co-founder of Virgin Steele, Jack
Starr, was right on target. Starr's creative maturity has produced
stellar vintage with his new release, DEFIANCE, produced by Joey
DeMaio of Manowar. Regrouping with former band, Burning Starr,
featuring Ned Meloni on bass and vocal sensation, Todd Michael Hall,
has proven to be the perfect formula for creative cuvee that was
fermented to perfection, bottled, labeled and put out on the market
exclusively for power metal connoisseurs. Starr took the formula to
another level with this creation. He injected international flavor
drawing from the musical spices of many countries and musically
intoxicating listeners with this unique blend. DEFIANCE is proof
positive that Jack Starr has not only written metal history, but is
blazing a new path right into its future.

Look for DEFIANCE by Jack Starr's Burning Starr now available on the
Magic Circle Music label. Jack Starr is scheduled to perform new
material from his release at Magic Circle Festival III on July 18,
2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany. For more details
visit http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ . For information about the
festival and online ticket sales, visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

The Shred Lord's Collection Is Essentially Yours!

When it comes to blazing guitars, one of metal's favorite sons has
ignited many fires in the hearts of metal fans. Known as The Shred
Lord, Joe Stump is already cemented in the annals of history as a
metal guitar virtuoso. In recent years, he joined forces with power
metal band, HolyHell and has been devoting much of his time to
recording their debut album, set to be released in the summer of 2009.
However, fans would not let him move on without releasing a collection
of his greatest compositions. Hence THE ESSENTIAL SHRED GUITAR
COLLECTION was born. In this collection, Stump breathes new life into
favorites from many of his solo albums, as well as adding a few new
tracks. It's a necessary addition to every guitar fans' collection, if
not only to archive and preserve monumental moments in music history.

Look for THE ESSENTIAL SHRED GUITAR COLLECTION by Joe Stump now
available on the Magic Circle Music label. Joe Stump, along with
HolyHell, will be headlining 6 of Europe's major summer festivals as
special guests of Manowar on The Death to Infidels Tour 2009. For more
details, visit http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ ,
http://www.holyhell.com/ , http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

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-Testament Checks In From North America

Guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Testament
-- who launched a North American headlining tour in early May with
support from Unearth and Lazarus A.D. -- has issued the following
update:

"We're in the homestretch of the tour and it's hard to believe it's
almost over. This one really whizzed by, as we've hit a lot of places
we were long overdue to play, such as Atlanta, New Orleans and St.
Louis. Despite the fact that Testament, Unearth and Lazarus A.D. are
three different generations of bands, there is a strong sense of
camaraderie.

"Highlights include Sayreville, New Jersey, where we were joined on
stage for 'Disciples Of The Watch' by Sirius XM Liquid Metal host Jose
Mangin [see video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0u70eCJ_50 ],
proving that he can sing metal, as well as spin it. At that same show,
Buzz from Unearth did a stage dive, causing the wrath of a security
guard who, not realizing who he was tried to throw him out
unsuccessfully, as we watched from the stage (it was a wild night).

"More and more fans have been participating in the VIP packages, and
it's been fun to get to know them better and let them in on the set-up
process with the shows. We're in the great state of Texas now, working
our way west. Just over a week to go before we wrap in California for
the last three gigs, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Thanks
to all the fans for making this a great tour for all three bands!"

Testament guitarist Eric Peterson talks about next studio album in a
recent interview with Metal Asylum. Click here to read interview:

http://www.metalasylum.net/interviews/2009/i0909.html

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with Eric
Peterson on May 30, 2009 prior to Testament's concert in Atlanta,
Georgia. Watch the eight-minute chat here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVfg6pYrwA4

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

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-Anvil Experience Photos

Canadian Metal legends Anvil brought their "Anvil Experience" back to
Manhattan on June 3 at the Village East Cinemas and Rockstarpix.com
was front and center to capture the buzz that is Anvil!

Anvil has been jack hammering their way through America with their
movie "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil," which for some lucky audiences has
the band coming out and playing a short, enthusiastic set, as the
movie closes. On this rainy night in New York, a sold out crowd
witnessed a 30-minute Anvil onslaught and the crowd was so loud, you
almost couldn't hear the metal that was pouring out of the speakers.
This is an experience that must be seen and witnessed.

While http://www.rockstarpix.com/ undergoes some short term
maintenance, we invite you to view the awesome pix at the Anvil NY
Street team page (which is also run by rockstarpix.com's Dalila
Kriheli) at:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=4\
62406763&albumId=904235

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM NEW YORK to join, this is just another way
to support and remain informed, about Anvil and the movie! METAL ON
METAL!!!!!

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-Former X-Wild And Running Wild Members Join Forces In Wild Knight

[Note: This is from http://www.myspace.com/xwildgermany . - Steve ]

Legendary vocalist Frank Knight (X-Wild, also known for his work with
such bands as U.D.O., Accept, Majesty and Crystal Viper), and
guitarist Majk Moti (Running Wild) have formed a brand new heavy metal
band called Wild Knight.

The group's lineup is as follows:

Frank Knight - Vocals
Majk Moti - Guitar
Rob Ronson - Guitar
Simon Strangeway - Bass
Robin Hazelhurst - Drums

Wild Knight will make its live debut at the Hard Rocker Festival II in
Katowice, Poland, on September 26. Their live show will include
classic X-Wild and Running Wild songs. Also scheduled to appear are
Mekong Delta, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Wizard, Lonewolf and many others.

Wild Knight is working on material for its debut studio album,
scheduled for 2010. The band will also record a cover of the Running
Wild song "Tsar" for the forthcoming official Running Wild tribute
album titled REUNATON (Remedy Records).

http://blogs.myspace.com/xwildgermany

Management/Booking:
http://www.myspace.com/bartgabriel

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-Nevermore Complete Songwriting Process For THE OBSIDIAN CONSPIRACY;
Enter The Studio Late This Summer

One always says that you can't rush greatness or perfection, and this
couldn't be more true in the case of metal titans Nevermore, who last
released the highly acclaimed THIS GODLESS ENDEAVOR in 2005. The
Seattle quartet will triumphantly return with what could be their most
impressive offering of their illustrious decade plus, heralded career.

THE OBSIDIAN CONSPIRACY will commence recording in August with
producer Peter Wichers (who previously worked with Nevermore vocalist
Warrel Dane on his solo debut PRAISES TO THE WAR MACHINE). Longtime
friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Opeth) will once again
be handling mixing duties. The album is currently set for an early
2010 release. Fans can also follow Dane on Twitter (click below) for
updates as to the progress of the new album.

Dane further comments: "These songs are full of newfound rage,
lyrically and musically. Jeff Loomis has come up with some amazing new
riffs that will no doubt please old and new fans alike. Also, I think
the combination of Peter and Andy will result in something very, very
special."

This quintessential metal band was formed out of the ashes of Seattle,
Washington, based thrash act Sanctuary in 1991 by Dane and Jim
Sheppard (bass), with the addition of Jeff Loomis (guitar, who had
played in the final lineup of Sanctuary) and Mark Arrington on drums.
A few years later, Van Williams joined the band (drums). The band has
since released six full-length albums, toured the world a number of
times and captivated the hearts of metalheads touring with such
diverse and major acts ranging from Megadeth, In Flames, Disturbed,
Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir and Children Of Bodom, among countless
others.

Follow Warrel Dane of Nevermore on Twitter!
http://www.twitter.com/warrel_dane

Nevermore
http://www.myspace.com/nevermorefans
http://www.nevermore.tv/

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-Lost Horizon: Revelations From The Forthcoming Album Of Might

[Note: This is from http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/clips/ . - Steve]

Exposed to this world on 1st of June 2009

No fate, only the power of will.

Faith followers and die hard believers, ex fans and passive likers.
The time has come to unveil some secrets about the new material. After
massive waves of misery from all fans around the world praying in
years for exposing a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g. about the new magic we have
decided that we are now ready to do that.

Here are three clips from three different songs that will appear on
the new album. It's midi drums here only and the whole thing is taken
directly from a raw working/recording document, which means neither
mix nor any kind of sound improvement has been applied on the clips,
which is the very point of leaving the final effect for the real
album. Also, it's MP3 format of course.

Feel and absorb the magical power, and if not then sell Your metal
gears and buy golf equipment!

Mighty regards!
/LOST HORIZON

Clip 1 from song with working name "Wizard"
http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/media/wizard.mp3

Clip 2 from song with working name "Spirit"
http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/media/spirit.mp3

Clip 3 from song with working name "Fire"
http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/media/fire.mp3

Order the original T-shirts here!
http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/merchandise/

Discuss the clips
Enter to the Forum here and share Your thoughts with us!
http://www.valgorth.com.ar/oncelosthorizon/viewtopic.php?t=398

CONTINUE TO THE MAIN SITE
http://www.oncelosthorizon.com/aflametothegroundbeneath/

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-Serge Entertainment Group Revives Label Division For Paris Keeling

Surgeland Records to release Paris Keeling's END OF RIDE REVISITED CD
featuring powerhouse vocalist Kelly Keeling, guitarist Marty Paris

ATLANTA, GA -- Serge Entertainment Group has revived its label
division Surgeland Records to release the upcoming Paris Keeling CD
END OF RIDE REVISITED. The CD will feature songs previously released
on the 2006 Paris Keeling CD END OF RIDE along with bonus tracks and
re-mixes. The CD contains the renowned vocal talents of Kelly Keeling
(Baton Rouge, Michael Schenker Group, Blue Murder, Carmine Appice's
Guitar Zeus, King Kobra, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, O'2L) and guitarist
Marty Paris (The Marty Paris Band, Permanent Reverse) along with
several celebrity musicians. The collaboration between Paris and
Keeling began several years ago with the culmination of their
songwriting styles blossoming into melodic rock political and
relationship-based songs.

"The CD release is slated for this summer," affirms Sandy Serge,
Surgeland Records' president. "We felt this was the right time for the
rebirth of our label. Even with the economic downturn, music is still
selling well, particularly in digital format. The songs are timely and
well-written, and Kelly and Marty complement each other well with
their superb songwriting expertise."

Additional celebrity musicians who perform on the CD include Carmine
Appice, George Lynch, Don Dokken, Al Pitrelli, Erik Norlander, Rick
van Benschoten, Matt Goeke, Gintas Janusonis, Nate Howell, and The
Aevia Trio featuring Diane Cox, Maud Kelley, and Juli Roach.

As a precursor to the upcoming release, Paris Keeling will perform for
the first time together in several years on Thursday, June 25th at
Alive at Five on Main Street in downtown Lincolnton, NC. The show
begins at 6 p.m. Presales will be available at the show and are
already available on the Web site at http://www.pariskeeling.com/ for
a discounted price.

Surgeland Records previously released several CDs including a rock
collaboration between former Sleeze Beez (Atlantic Records) members
Andrew Elt and Don van Spall titled The Moon; a "Best of" CD by
legendary Milwaukee rock band Bad Boy (featuring former Cheap Trick
member Xeno); and SEEING IN THE DARK, the acoustic-driven CD by Iowa
alt band NineDollarMelonBaller. All CDs are available on iTunes and at
CD Baby.

For more information about Surgeland Records, please visit
http://www.sergeentertainmentgroup.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/surgelandrecords .

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-Z Records News

[Note: This is a compilation of several updates. - Tim]

Three Acts Announced For Z Rock 2010

We are proud to be able to announce the first three profile bands for
Z Rock 2010.

Von Groove will return to headline Friday May 7th 2010, then on
Saturday May 8th The Storm [feat. Kevin Chalfant] and Steve Augeri
[Journey, Tall Stories] are now confirmed.

We hope to be announce another profile act within the next week so
watch this space. The festival will once again be staged at JB's
Dudley.

The special early bird offer is now available to those whom attended
this year's show. If you want to take advantage of the offer and
you've misplaced the booking sheets that where given out at this
year's show simply e-mail zrockfest@... for your replacement.

Arabia Set To Return Plus Z Rock 2010 Appearance

We are proud to announce the return of the critically acclaimed U.S.
act Arabia after a seven-year absence. Fans can listen to a special
demo preview of the song "I Still Believe" at
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk .

In addition to a forthcoming album which is currently being recorded
we can also confirm the band's appearance at Z Rock 2010 on May 8th.
For full details visit http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest .

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Hostile To Play Download

Midlands based band Hostile will once again return to the Download
Festival, hoping to beat their 4K Kerrang reviewed 2008 set.

The band have been busy over the last 12 months, recording their debut
album, with none other than Judas Priest founder K.K. Downing at the
production helm. The album has also been mixed by Richard Wood, who
engineered NOSTRADAMUS for Priest.

Check out the album samples at http://www.airplaydirect.com/hostile .

Hostile play on the Tuborg stage at 14.45, on Sunday 14th June. Make
sure you are there, as this will be an event not to be missed. It is
the launch of the album, and a moment that will surely go down in Rock
History.

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-3 Inches Of Blood Complete Recording Process FOR HERE WAITS THY DOOM;
Featured In "The Punisher" Comic Series

The world is eagerly awaiting the triumphant return of one of the
biggest defenders of traditional heavy metal, 3 Inches Of Blood, and
the anticipation continues to build to epic proportions. The stunning
new album, HERE WAITS THY DOOM, was tracked in Seattle's Sound House
Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and is
soon to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. Stay tuned to the
band's official MySpace page (below) for video updates and studio
reports.

Shane Clark (guitars) states: "Our new album is finished and we've
named it HERE WAITS THY DOOM. Much like our last record it is a step
beyond the album that precedes it. We've again taken what we do a step
further and not made FIRE UP THE BLADES PART 2, we've stuck to our
formula -- no formula. We are true metal fans and we've made an
unapologetic metal record. I think this our most focused record to
date, from writing all the way to mixing there was no unnecessary
drama or too many cooks in the kitchen. This is 3 Inches Of Blood at
its most punishing, epic and mighty."

Also, comic fans rejoice as The Punisher kills his enemy by blasting 3
Inches Of Blood looped with feedback from his external speakers on his
helmet in the latest issue, #5. Click here to check it out:

http://office.centurymedia.com/3inches_punisher.jpg

Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and
mythology, 3 Inches Of Blood have been slaying the infidel for nearly
a decade. In that time, they've released three albums and splattered
the ground with crimson streaks while on tour with such acclaimed acts
as Satyricon, Black Dahlia Murder, Motorhead and Cradle Of Filth, just
to name a few. These are mighty accomplishments for dedicated warriors
from Vancouver, British Columbia, a region that's not exactly the
Camelot of heavy metal. With their last album, FIRE UP THE BLADES,
they have surpassed even their own manly exploits, crafting a number
of undeniable anthems that crash, rip and roar like a Medieval
skirmish.

3 Inches Of Blood demonstrate that the best way to stay ahead of the
heavy metal curve is to write music that comes from the heart and
sounds nothing like the horde of bands tapping into the latest trends.
To that end, they draw fuel from their favorite artists, including
Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, UFO, Rainbow and Enslaved and compile it
all into their own lethal potion.

In 2009, 3 Inches Of Blood raise the chalice another notch leaving
their definitive mark on the metal genre.

http://www.3inchesofblood.com/
http://www.myspace.com/3iob

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-In This Moment Post "Call Me" On MySpace And "A Dying Star" On
Aboslutepunk!

As In This Moment prepare themselves to spend their entire summer as
part of this year's Warped Tour lineup the group returns with a new
offering, THE DREAM (ULTRA VIOLET EDITION), which features their new
hit Active Rock single "Call Me." This stunning track can now be heard
on their MySpace page! Click below to check it out. Also, be sure to
pre-order your copy of THE DREAM (ULTRA VIOLET EDITION) now! You can
hear another bonus track from the ULTRA VIOLET EDITION over at
Absolutepunk.net by following this link:

http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1106342

Check out the new IN THIS MOMENT single on MySpace now:

http://www.myspace.com/inthismoment

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-NJ Band Let Me Run Continues To Generate Heat, As They Take Their
Battle To The Road

The Band Sets Sail For Their East Coast Tour This Week

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The tour itinerary is familiar to most East Coast
bands, but the sounds accompanying it are different this summer. With
their punk rock roots, eclectic sounds, and love for rock 'n roll, Let
Me Run is ready to do just that. The band will not only be running
around the U.S. promoting their debut LP MEET ME AT THE BOTTOM; there
are plans for heavy touring in Europe as well. Setting off on June
5th, Travis, Corey, Louis, and Trevor will traverse down the coast to
Florida, pausing in each state along the way to infect both old and
new fans with familiar songs. It doesn't take long for a fresh
audience to become submerged as gang vocals and sing-alongs bounce
around the venue. Accompanying the boys on tour are home-state friends
We're All Broken, and PJ Bond, each for half of the dates.

Let Me Run has been paying dues at basement shows since they formed in
2007, and have been making great waves surrounding the release of
their LP MEET ME AT THE BOTTOM, released on XOXO Records this past
January. The recognition of the band has extended outside of their
ever-growing NJ fanbase, being featured as one of AP Magazine's Top
100 Bands To Watch, along with a three-page feature in AMP Magazine.
They are also known to grace the Punknews.org streams and featured
interview page.

There are bands we can write off for a tour, vow to see them the next
time they come around. Then there are bands that we are happy to say
"I saw them when..." Let Me Run is in the beginning stages of becoming
one of those bands we wish we hadn't missed at a smaller venue,
because they're running fast, and there's no end in sight.

June 5 - Charm City Art Space, Baltimore, MD w/ We're All Broken
June 6 - Plan B, Danville, VA w/ We're All Broken
June 7 - Square One, Greensboro, NC w/ We're All Broken
June 9 - The Wonderroot, Atlanta, GA w/ We're All Broken & The Brass
June 10 - TBD, Savannah, GA
June 11 - Doozer's, Jacksonville, FL w/ We're All Broken
June 12 - The Atlantic, Gainesville, FL w/ We're All Broken
June 13 - The Uptown, St. Petersburg w/ PJ Bond
June 14 - Churchills, Miami, FL w/ PJ Bond
June 16 - BBQ Bar, Orlando, FL w/ PJ Bond
June 17 - Big Daddy's, Tallahassee, FL w/ PJ Bond
June 18 - TBD, Birmingham, AL
June 19 - TBD, Knoxville, TN
June 20 - The Boiler Room, Lexington, KY w/ PJ Bond
June 21 - TBD, Charleston, West Virginia
June 22 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA w/ PJ Bond
June 23 - The Brewery, State College, PA w/ PJ Bond

http://www.myspace.com/BabyLetMeRun
http://www.XOXOrecords.com/

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-"Eternal Descent" Comic Book To Feature God Forbid Guitarist Doc
Coyle

Renowned metal guitarist lands cameo appearance in gothic comic book
series Issue #2

LONDON, UK -- God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle appears along side his
band mates in the second issue of the gothic comic book series
"Eternal Descent," slated for publication this Fall. The issue
features a storyline inspired by God Forbid's fourth studio album IV:
CONSTITUTION OF TREASON and will be available at comic book stores
worldwide, scheduled for release through Diamond Distribution during
the 4th quarter of 2009. Llexi Leon, creator of the multi-media
concept Eternal Descent, began approaching ESP artists late last year
to create the "Eternal Descent" comic. The series is inspired by and
features cameos from a host of iconic metal musicians. The initial
launch issue is slated for late October, 2009 with the God Forbid
issue released in November. The bands Atreyu, Firewind, and Static X,
among others, are also slated for upcoming cameo appearances in
subsequent issues.

Coinciding with each guitarist's cameo, interview video footage will
also be available on YouTube. Visit Doc Coyle's interview on YouTube
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?y=qK1iILQkxFU . Samples of the comic
book artwork are available for viewing at the following links:

Doc Coyle Eternal Descent Cover Art
http://www.eternaldescent.com/imgv/content/Issue%20No%202/Colours/ED02cover_col.\
jpg

Doc Coyle art page 1
http://www.eternaldescent.com/imgv/content/Issue%20No%202/Colours/ED0212_col.jpg

Doc Coyle art page 2
http://www.eternaldescent.com/imgv/content/Issue%20No%202/Colours/ED0213_col.jpg

Byron of God Forbid art
http://www.eternaldescent.com/imgv/content/Issue%20No%202/Colours/ED0210_col.jpg

Llexi Leon began making noise in London, England in 2005. His highly
intricate guitar style exhibits the many influences corralled to
create his intense sound -- from classical, flamenco, electronica, and
ambient genres to the more prominent genres of rock and metal. All of
these genres infused to one, Leon has built a cinematic metal fantasia
with his music which has branched out to a comic book series. His main
aspirations are bringing stories to life through escapism. He utilizes
everyday events and his vivid imagination to drive him to create more
avenues for his multimedia enterprise. To prove its tangibility, Leon,
who is responsible for the basic concept artwork, storyboards, and
character design/creation, has assembled a team of artists including:

Jason Metcalf: Pencils + Inks on "Eternal Descent" comics and
"Phantom" single artwork. Talented and versatile artist has worked on
Image comics titles such as "The Darkness" and "Magdelena."

Javier Tartaglia: "Eternal Descent" colourist, has provided stunning
colouring work for many top Marvel comics titles.

Reiq: CD cover artwork. Fantasy illustrator and anime artist.

"Blond the colourist": Comic book colourist, has provided stunning
colouring work for many top titles, such as "Ghost Rider," "X-Men,"
"City Of Heroes," and "Witchblade."

Leon also began his own production company Incendium Records to
release his first concept album LOSING FAITH and the E.P. THE PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA. This fulfilled Leon's dream of having all Eternal
Descent media developed with the utmost highest standards under one
roof. Leon will soon begin recording his third CD release with
producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss) at the helm.

Eternal Descent endorses ESP Guitars, Ovation Guitars, Kahler
Tremelos, Ernie Ball Strings, and Coffin Case.

http://www.eternaldescent.com/
http://www.myspace.com/eternaldescent

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-Korpiklaani To Debut New Video On MySpace This Week!

"Vodka," the new video from Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani, will
make its online debut on Thursday, June 11, 2009 via the band's
MySpace page:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=92023174

The track is currently is available for streaming at this location:

http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaani

Korpiklaani will release its sixth album, KARKELO (English
translation: "Pleasure" or "Party"), on June 26, 2009 (Europe) and
August 25, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was
recorded at Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland.

Track List:
01. Vodka
02. Eramaan Arjyt
03. Isku Pitkasta Ilosta
04. Mettanpeiton Valtiaalle
05. Juodaan Viinaa
06. Uniaika
07. Kultanainen
08. Bring Us Pints Of Beer
09. Huppiaan Aarre
10. Konnin Kuokkamies
11. Vesaisen Sota
12. Sulasilma
13. Kohmelo

http://www.korpiklaani.com/
http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaani
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Korpiklaani/9283120349

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-Get A Stand At The Total Metal Festival 2009!

As every year a few stand positions will be available at the Total
Metal Festival, the most important Metal happening in southern Italy.
There will be stands of every kind: merchandise, artistes,
advertisement, etc. The organizing agency, Vivo Management, announce
that from now, for all those that would be interested, it's possible
to book a position in the festival area to get a personal stand.

The date of the festival is fixed for Saturday, September 19 2009
(doors open at 1:30 p.m.) and that the confirmed location is the New
Demodè Club in Modugno, Bari (the same of last edition). At the moment
just a few bands are confirmed: FINNTROLL, MALEVOLENT CREATION and
VOMITORY. Soon a lot of bands more will be announced.

Every stand can expose stuff off any kind provided that everything
must be legal and not offensive.

The organizers could also provide for gazebos, tables and chairs if
needed. Also is possible to expose in the festival area advertisement
Banners and stuff like that.

If you want to get a place for your activity contact Vivo Management
at the number +39.333.65.99.784 or write an e-mail to
info@....

TOTAL METAL FESTIVAL 2009
September 19, 2009
1:30 p.m.
New Demodè, Modugno, Bari (IT)

http://www.myspace.com/totalmetalfestival

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-Ninetail To Release HALF TRUTHS & HAND GRENADES Through MVD Audio On
July 14

Tour Dates With Mensrea (f/ Members of Gwar) Announced For June

With HALF TRUTHS & HAND GRENADES, the York, Pennsylvania-based metal
monster known as Ninetail have taken their devastatingly intense
variety of metal music to an entirely new level. This, their sophomore
effort released by DRP Records ( http://www.drprecords.com/ ), is
faster, heavier and more technically complex than their previous
release.

In anticipation of the album's national release, Ninetail toured the
country on the 2008 Project Independent Showcase Tour from August 29th
- November 2nd, 2008. The tour, which consisted of 58 performances in
33 different states, introduced Ninetail to metalheads all across the
country, and gave the band a chance to connect with countless new
fans.

Ninetail was established in the Summer of 2005. The band -- with Don
Belch and Chris Evan (guitars), J. William Heitmann (vocals), Griff
(bass), Greg Weber (keys & samples) and Chris Appenzeller (drums) --
has enjoyed a slow and steady rise to the forefront of the American
underground metal scene. Having thrilled more than 200 audiences in 35
different states with its ultra-violent, high-energy live performance,
Ninetail has built a fanatically loyal fan base across the United
States.

With the release of their debut full-length album, THE PROCESS OF
CONVERSION, in June of 2006, Ninetail quickly introduced the world to
a crushingly brutal new brand of heavy metal, with its down-tuned,
jackhammer guitar riffs, growling, hound-of-hell vocals and
atmospheric, industrial-esque keyboard/sample work inspired by bands
like American Head Charge, Bloodsimple, Pantera and Lamb Of God. A
fervent response to the album throughout the Mid-Atlantic States
prompted invitations to share the stage with many different national
acts, including: Static-X, Soulfly, Chimaira, God Forbid,
Mushroomhead, Devildriver, Otep, High On Fire, In This Moment, and
many more.

In the Fall of 2007, the band's blistering performance at the Project
Independent Pennsylvania State Invitational earned Ninetail a coveted
spot alongside seventeen of the underground metal world's elite on the
nationally-distributed Project Independent Volume 4 compilation CD --
leading to a worldwide, online vote at
http://www.projectindependent.net/ to determine the best unsigned
metal act in the United States. With Ninetail's newly recorded track,
"Westboro," the band was awarded the title of "2008 Project
Independent Featured Artist" on January 1, 2008. These days, the band
is touring like crazy in support of HALF TRUTHS & HAND GRENADES.

Upcoming Tour Dates withMensrea (f/ Members of Gwar):
June 18 - KC's Music Alley (All Ages) - Fredericksburg, VA
June 19 - Sonar (All Ages) - Baltimore, MD
June 20 - The Depot (21+) - York, PA
June 21 - Croc Rock Underground (All Ages) - Allentown, PA
June 22 - Club Echo (18+) - Huntington, WV
June 25 - Village Tavern - Mt. Pleasant, SC
June 27 - Zakk's Coffeehouse (All Ages) - Murfreesboro, NC

"Half Truths & Hand Grenades" Music Video
http://vimeo.com/channels/drp

Hi-res Cover Art and Additional Info
http://www.mvdb2b.com/search/item.php?SESSION_NO=NADWND9DEN2M44L1N9RUNU271&sku=D\
RP030

Ninetail Web site
http://www.ninetail.org/

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-Hartless Hind Records Releases UP END ATOM: A TRIBUTE TO ATOM AND HIS
PACKAGE

A Portion of the Album's Proceeds To Benefit the American Diabetes
Association

Hartless Hind Records and MVD Audio are pleased to announce the
release of UP END ATOM: A TRIBUTE TO ATOM AND HIS PACKAGE for
worldwide distribution on July 14, 2009.

UP END ATOM is a tribute to seminal nerd rock icon, Atom And His
Package. His quirky music and undeniable personality made him
Philadelphia's most unique performer, and the world's most unlikely
rock star. A chubby kid with a high voice on stage, armed with nothing
but a musical synthesizer and a good sense of humor, played his way
into the hearts of many. His musical journey would eventually be
halted by Diabetes.

His contemporaries pay tribute to him on this record. Showing the
breadth and width of his influences, artists such as Adult Swim's
mcchris, German rock band Locas In Love, the originator of post-punk
laptop rap MC Lars, Aussie punk band Yidcore, and hockey rock band The
Zambonis all recorded tracks specifically for this tribute. All these
artists come together with a common goal: to share their love for Atom
And His Package and help fight Diabetes.

A portion of the album's proceeds are going to the American Diabetes
Association, to fight the disease that forced Atom to retire from
music.

"Atom never played a prison tour but, he is honestly for us right up
there with Johnny Cash as a smart, musical, funny, innovative punk
rock bad ass. We love him and are very proud to be on the CD."
- Dave Schneider, THE ZAMBONIES

Track listing:
1. Steinbeck - "Possessions (Not The One By Danzig)"
2. mcchris - "Punk Rock Academy"
3. Math The Band - "Upside Down From Here"
4. The Zambonis and Atom - "Goalie"
5. Yidcore - "Avenger"
6. MC Lars feat. Worm Quartet - "(Lord It's Hard To Be Happy, When You
Aren't Using) The Metric System"
7. Worm Quartet feat. Curt Allen - "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad
Mad Lib 2008"
8. Locas In Love - "I Am Downright Amazed At What I Can Destroy With
Just A Hammer"
9. The Emotron - "Me And My Black Metal Friends"
10. Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer - "Happy Birthday Ralph"
11. Golden Bloom - "Lying To You"

Link to Hi Res Cover Art
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MVD Entertainment Group
PO BOX 280
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http://www.mvdb2b.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #20 ***
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-Impiety End All Life With Latest Album

Singapore's almighty maelstrom returns, possibly with their most
furious release to date. Impiety are one of the world's most
notoriously destructive bands, gaining that reputation over the course
of their near 20-year existence. The band's incalculably destructive
nature amalgamates insanely high-speed blasting, brutally-fast riff
structures and relentless guttural torment, resulting in some of the
most destructive blackened death metal on the planet.

Impiety's sixth studio album -- appropriately entitled TERROREIGH:
APOCALYPTIC ARMAGEDDON COMMAND -- is arguably the band's most hellish
bloodstorm of relentless rage to date. Dedicated to and based upon the
pitiful scum that humans are, the album presents a grim look at man's
final days on Earth. The album presents ten tracks in total, including
an Intro and Outro exclusively provided by Holocausto Vengeance of
Beherit!

TERROREIGN: APOCALYPTIC ARMAGEDDON COMMAND track listing:
1. Intro
2. Vientos De Holocausto
3. Atomic Angel Assault
4. Terroreign
5. As Judea Burns
6. Goatfather
7. Bestial To The Bone
8. The Black F*ck
9. My Dark Subconscious
10. Outro

http://www.mightyimpiety.com/
http://www.agoniarecords.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #21 ***
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-Sunn 0))) Announce American Live Aktions

Sunn 0))) will be heading to the Midwest for the first time in quite a
while, playing shows in many cities and states they have not been to
before. The lineup for these Midwestern sonic rituals will be:

Attila Csihar - Invocations
Steve Moore - trombone, keys
Stephen O'Malley - Guitar
Greg Anderson - Bass

Joining Sunn 0))) on these live aktions will be one of Southern Lord's
latest signings, Eagle Twin. West coast dates for sunn 0))) in August
and east coast dates for September are in the planning stages and will
be announced soon.

Sunn 0)))'s recently released seventh studio full-length MONOLITHS &
DIMENSIONS is currently being devoured by the media; the band's
constant/inherent tonal devastation and atmospheric tension have
soared to traumatic new heights on the album. On stage, the band has
just recently conquered shows in Japan, Mexico, and have just wrapped
up a European tour.

You can witness one of Sunn 0)))'s recent shows in a massive church in
Leuven, Belgium at this location:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a0Z2yndlOs

Sunn 0))) w/ special guests: Eagle Twin

7/02/2009 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
7/05/2009 Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
7/06/2009 Sokol Auditorium / Underground - Omaha, NE
7/07/2009 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
7/08/2009 The Firebird - St. Louis, MO
7/10/2009 House Cafe - Dekalb, IL
7/11/2009 Eagle Theater - Pontiac, MI
7/12/2009 Southgate House - Newport, KY

"Sunn's music has shown an astonishing capacity for expansion and
transformation." - Signal To Noise

"...inverts all expectations; negative space infuses their pulverizing
tendencies, revealing that light is the new heavy." - Spin Magazine

"Needless to say, this is not your dad's heavy metal... John Cage-
inspired sonic experimentation, elements of modern classical music,
folk, post-rock, and free jazz are embedded under the crush of ambient
feedback. Ozzy it's not." - New York Magazine

"Per Sunn O)))'s long-standing dogma, 'Maximum volume [still] yields
maximum results.' But this time, there's enough musical range and
temperance to usher even the most resolute naysayer into this
intricate wonderland." - Pitchfork.com

"This is an album for people who love their music, not something that
can be dropped into a playlist for easier digestion. MONOLITHS &
DIMENSIONS is tremendous in every way." - Brainwashed.com

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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*** PRESS RELEASE #22 ***
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-Pulverised Records Signs Pestilential Shadows

Australian black metallers Pestilential Shadows recently inked a
worldwide deal with Pulverised Records for their latest opus IN
MEMORIAM, ILL OMEN.

In a world filled with disease and mindless genocide, it is no wonder
why Pestilential Shadows chose the term "Anti-Human Plague Black
Metal" to represent their brand of devastation. IN MEMORIAM, ILL OMEN
is a pummeling onslaught of sorrow-drenched riffs with a sonic
production that mirrors the early '90s black metal sound, courtesy of
guitarist/singer Balam. Featuring past and present members of Naxzul,
Rift, Illium, Funeral Moruning and many others. IN MEMORIAM, ILL OMEN
is a timeless piece of art that transcends all forms of mournful
resentment towards human nature. Recorded and mixed by Balam and
mastered by D.Backovic. Stunningly beautiful oldschool artwork and
layout by Balam.

Track listing:
1) Weapon Against The Sun
2) Beautiful Demise
3) With Serpents I Lay
4) Of Loss And Suffering Inherit
5) For Man And Heavens Ruin
6) Sundered
7) Ecclesia Moriendi (insrumental)
8) Bathed In Ashes

http://www.myspace.com/pestilentialshadows
http://www.pulverised.net/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-AC/DC has chosen Anvil to open two upcoming stadium shows: July 28 at
Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, and July 31 at Giants Stadium in
E. Rutherford, NJ.

-Alice In Chains will release a new studio album through Virgin
Records in September.

-Sebastian Bach joined the guys from IFC's "Z Rock" to judge the
"America's Hottest Rocker Mom" contest. Check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAiODlrjdw8&feature=player_embedded for
more.

-Death On Two Wheels summer tour dates:

6/12 - The Roxy, Hollywood, CA
6/14 - Cinespace, Silver Lake, CA
6/17 - Lestat's, San Diego, CA
6/18 - Monterey Live, Monterey, CA
6/19 - The Wood Shed, Salt Lake City, UT
6/25 - Bohemeos's, Houston, TX
6/26 - The Vault, Stillwater, OK
7/3 - The Hummingbird, Macon, GA
7/4 - The Star Bar, Atlanta, GA
7/9 - The 5 Spot, Nashville, TN
7/10 - Tin Roof, Charleston, SC
7/11 - Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC
7/24 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
7/30 - Neumeirer's Rib Room, Ft. Smith, AK

See http://www.myspace.com/deathontwowheels for more.

-Thrashers Hellwitch have reformed and are working on a new album for
release this fall on Xtreem Records. Meanwhile, a reissue of SYZYGIAL
MISCREANCY is due out on June 15, complete with 12 bonus tracks and a
20-page booklet with lyrics, liner notes, and rare photos. Track list:
"The Ascent," "Nosferatu," "Viral Exogence," "Sentient Transmography,"
"Mordirivial Dissemination," "Pyrophoric Seizure," "Purveyor Of Fear."
Bonus tracks from the 1986 TRANSGRESSIVE SENTIENCE demo: "Nosferatu,"
"Satan's Wrath," "Torture Chamber," "Fate At Pain's End." From the
1987 MORDIRIVIAL DISEMANATION demo: "Degeneration," "Nosferatu,"
"Purveyor Of Fear," "Pyrophoric Seizure." From a 1989 rehearsal/demo:
"Archangel" (Death cover), "Mordirivial Disemanation," "Viral
Exogence." From the 1984 NOSFERATU demo: "Nosferatu."

-Check out a great interview with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain at
http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Listen-With-Nicko\
-Part-Flight-666-Exclusive-Interview-with-Iron-Maiden-Drummer-Nicko-McBrain
.

-Upcoming tour dates for The Iron Maidens:

6/13 - Paladino's, Tarzana, CA
6/17 - San Diego Fair, San Diego, CA
6/20 - Angel's Roadhouse, Yucaipa, CA
6/27 - Cane's, San Diego, CA
7/11 - Sunset Station Casino Pool Party, Las Vegas, NV
7/12 - Santa Fe Springs Swapmeet, Santa Fe Springs, CA
7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bill's Casino/Bar 24, Tahoe/Stateline, NV
7/30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA

See http://www.theironmaidens.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/theironmaidens for more.

-Jet has a new album due out in August. Check out a trailer at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAT2t1gtQZ8 .

-Jorn's SPIRIT BLACK is out now on Frontiers in Europe, and is due in
the U.S. on July 14. Track list: "Spirit Black," "Below," "Road Of The
Cross," "The Last Revolution," "City Inbetweeen," "Rock And Roll
Angel," "Burn Your Flame," "World Gone Mad," "I Walk Alone," "The Sun
Goes Down" (limited edition digi-pak bonus track). Hype: "SPIRIT BLACK
is another slab of classic Hard Rock with '80s Metal elements which
will definitely please all those who loved his recent LONELY ARE THE
BRAVE." Check out song clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27680 and
http://www.frontiers.it/Default.aspx?tabid=85&pl=J . Jorn's touring
lineup includes guitarists Igor Gianola (U.D.O.) and Tore Moren
(Arcturus), bassist Nic Angileri (Gotthard), and drummer Willy
Bendiksen (The Snakes, Bad Habitz). In related news, the U.S. release
of Jorn's LIVE IN AMERICA DVD will see the light of day on July 14, on
Frontiers. See http://www.jornlande.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/realjorn for more.

-Speculation surrounding the next Kiss album has it being a Wal-Mart
exclusive.

-Check out the video for FireHouse guitarist Bill Leverty's new song,
"Boll Weevil," at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fm4nR_gkPA . It's
the first single from the Leverty's new solo album DEEP SOUTH. See
http://www.leverty.com/ , http://www.myspace.com/billleverty ,
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Leverty/1736764379 ,
http://www.reverbnation.com/billleverty , and
http://www.twitter.com/Leverty for more.

-Check out a review of Joel McIver's Cliff Burton biography, "To Live
Is To Die: The Life & Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton," at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7FhJ . In related news, rumor has it
Anthrax and Overkill will open Metallica's Madison Square Garden show
this November.

-Moth Eater -- featuring John Alaia, John Conley (Scar Culture),
Buckshot (Dirty Rig), and Dave Ardolina (Dirty Rig) -- will hit the
studio later this month to record its debut album, for a late summer
release. Check out some demo tracks at
http://www.myspace.com/motheater667 , and documentary footage at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2ksBwBNuM .

-Nocturnal's VIOLENT REVENGE is due out June 15. Track list:
"Hellhunt," "Atomic Warfare," "Slaughter Command," "Death Is The
Answer," "Beast Of Hades," "Disgracer," "Dark Rat Eyes," "Swarm Of
Insects," "Creation Of The Possessed," "Hells Forces." Hype says the
disc is an "old school thrash album." The band plans to shoot a video
for "Hellhunt."

-Check out an interview with OSI's Kevin Moore at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7FhL .

-Poison front man Bret Michaels suffered a fractured nose and required
three stitches after getting whacked by a "moving set piece" at the
Tony awards this past Sunday night. Poison was there to perform in
conjunction with the musical "Rock Of Ages," which features '80s music
from them, Journey, Foreigner, and others. The show will reportedly be
made into a film. For more on the Michaels incident, see
http://new.music.yahoo.com/bret-michaels/news/bret-michaels-injured-by-set-piece\
-at-the-tonys--61989646
.

-Praying Mantis' SANCTUARY is out now on Frontiers. The disc was
recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, with producer/engineer Andy Reilly
(Bruce Dickinson, Asia, The Cult, FM, etc.) and has this track list:
"In Time," "Restless Heart," "Tears In The Rain," "So High," "Turn The
Tide," "Touch The Rainbow," "Threshold Of A Dream," "Playing God,"
"Broken Chains" (Japanese release only), "Highway," "Sanctuary." Hype
says the music "is instantly recognizable and features plenty of great
melodies and songs and shows their traditional NWOBHM style." Check
out the video for "Turn The Tide" at
http://www.praying-mantis.com/mantis/news/turn-the-tide-video/ , and
check out song clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27672 . The band's
current lineup is Mike Freeland on vocals, Tino Troy on guitar and
vocals, Andy Burgess on guitar, Chris Troy on bass and vocals, and
Benjy Reid on drums. See http://www.praying-mantis.com/ for more.

-Striker's STRUCK BY LIGHTNING E.P. is out now. Check out clips of
each track as follows:

"Intro"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Striker/00000001.mp3

"Struck By Lightning"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Striker/00000002.mp3

"Is This Love"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Striker/00000003.mp3

"Underneath The Stars"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Striker/00000004.mp3

A review at TargetRecords.de describes the songs as "really pure '80s
catchy melodic rock, reminding a lot of H.E.A.T., Heaven and Work Of
Art."

-The dates so far for SureFire Machine's "Grinnin & Sinnin" tour:

6/13 - The Roadhouse, Golden, BC
6/16 - 6/17 - The Rose And Crown, Banff, AB
6/19 - The Distillery, Calgary, AB
6/20 - Brixx, Edmonton, AB
6/26 - 6/27 - The Blarney Stone South, Red Deer, AB
7/4 - Edmonton Sky Dive Center, Westlock, AB
7/17 - Avalanche, Courtenay, BC
7/24 - Rock Show, Lesquiti, BC
7/25 - 7/26 - Lesquiti Island, Lesquiti, BC
7/31 - 8/1 - The Frontiersman, Coombs, BC
8/7 - 8/8 - The Vault, Rimbey, AB
8/9 - Blues On Whyte, Edmonton, AB

See http://www.myspace.com/SurefireMachine for more.

-Twisted Sister will appear June 30 at J&R Music World in New York
City, starting at 12:30 p.m. The band members will sign copies of the
25th anniversary edition of STAY HUNGRY, which includes re-mastered
audio, bonus tracks, and a new song entitled "30."

-Check out a trailer for the Sammy Hagar-less, Michael Anthony-less
"Guitar Hero: Van Halen" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz0xikqdICE
. In related news, Chickenfoot's self-titled debut album sold 49,000
copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at
No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart. Chickenfoot is Chad Smith (Red Hot
Chili Peppers), bassist Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani
and Sammy Hagar.

-Check out the new video for Witchking's "And The Bearer Goes," from
the band's self-titled debut album, online now at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcESbt0F_ME&fmt=18 . See
http://www.witchking.pl/ for more.

Thanks to Robert Pancur, Gabor Kleinblösen, Nancy B. Sayle, Jon Asher,
Displeased Records, HeadbangerNYC.com, Chad Bowar, Mateusz Gajdzik,
Roscoe, and Bill "Audio/Video" Kotowski for help gathering some of
this information.

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

-Wiki-Steve-ia Shumake schooled me on that whole Running Wild/X-Wild/
Wild Knight family tree, after this week's announcement that vocalist
Frank Knight and guitarist Majk Moti teamed up to form Wild Knight. (I
probably could've figured it out for myself, eventually, but I know me
and I know I would've gotten distracted looking at old Running Wild CD
booklets, and I would've forgotten to finish the research...) Moti was
in Running Wild way back, along with bassist Jens Becker and drummer
Stefan Schwarzmann; he left and was replaced by Axel Morgan. Then when
Running Wild main man Rock'n'Rolf cleaned house, Morgan, Becker, and
Schwarzmann teamed up with Frank Knight to form X-Wild. That band went
on to release three albums: SO WHAT!, MONSTER EFFECT, and SAVAGELAND.
Now Mr. Knight and Mr. Moti have teamed up. Should be cool.

-I'm just now digesting John Taglieri's new multimedia package, the
CD/book combo called LIVES. I really like this sort of thing, and I
know plenty of artists have packaged CDs with comic books (Alice
Cooper, HammerFall, etc.) but this is especially cool because each
song relates to a chapter in the book. Last time I saw something close
to this was a decade ago, when author Dale Sherman's Kiss fantasy "A
World Without Heroes" came packaged with a tribute CD whose songs
related to the book's chapters.

-I don't know how I managed to forget this twice, but I saw the Anvil
movie a few weeks ago. It wasn't the full-blown "Anvil Experience"
with the band members present and all, but it was still very cool to
see the film on the big screen. Everything good you've heard about
this movie is true. Everybody who reads Detritus needs to see it.

-Did you all read Mark Morton's excellent Nicko McBrain interview
mentioned in "News/Rumors" above? If not, go do it now. Then, head on
over to Best Buy this week because the "Flight 666" Maiden documentary
is on sale for a mere $11.99. (And while you're there, grab the
Chickenfoot disc for $9.99.)

-They installed new screen savers on our PCs at work, and the color
scheme is tan with an image of a red and blue compass. EVERY time I
see it I think of Angra's HOLY LAND album cover.

-Okay. Seriously. *Another* new Jorn album??? Wow.

-In my current playlist: Wolf - RAVENOUS (Century Media), Tankard -
THIRST (AFM Records), Dirty Looks - SLAVE TO THE MACHINE (Perris
Records), Hades - BOOTLEGGED IN BOSTON 1988 (DVD) (Cruz Del Sur
Music).

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*** REVIEWS ***
*
ARKONA - OT SERDCA K NEBU (B-) Napalm Records, 2008
14 tracks, RT 1:03:31
[ http://www.arkona-russia.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
Arkona is a pagan metal band from Russia, and they are out with their
latest album OT SERDCA K NEBU, which translates to "From the Heart to
the Sky." The band is fronted by female vocalist Masha "Scream," who
uses a wide range. At some times she uses a soft, harmonious tone,
chanting through the songs. Then suddenly, without warning, she'll
explode into a loud shrieking voice, violently changing the course of
the song. The album is written in the band's native tongue, Russian,
so unless you know the language, you'll probably be lost with the
lyrics. So, I cannot give my feedback in terms of lyrical content.
This album is very unique instrumentally. It blends pagan instruments
with the typical metal set. Although I'd say the feel of the album is
predominantly pagan or folk. There are definitely some metal moments
on the album, like when we hear Masha start screaming and the tempo
pick up. There are some folk instruments used throughout the songs
that I have personally never heard mixed into a metal song. There are
some piano and flute pieces woven in there too. The song I'd recommend
checking out to get a feel for the band would be the title track --
this song encompasses flute playing, chanting, echoed voices,
distortions on the guitars, and a sample of the vocalist's heavy vocal
range. Overall, I'd say this album is lacking from a metal standpoint,
but is very unique because of the strong pagan overtones.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

IRON THRONES - VISIONS OF LIGHT (B) Tribunal Records, 2009
9 tracks, RT: 53:26, multimedia section
[ http://www.ironthrones.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/ironthrones ]
[ band@... ]
[ http://www.tribunalrecords.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords ]
Iron Thrones have partnered up with Tribunal Records to release their
latest album, VISONS OF LIGHT. This is an album that took three years
to complete. Their sound can be considered maybe straightforward death
metal, maybe a little bit progressive metal -- they're hard to
classify. Vocalist Adam Clemans uses a heavy sounding death metal-
esque voice, which rarely varies in range or tone. The guitars from
Steven Henningsgard and Adam Shaleen are very harmonious, but they
don't stand out too much. Peter Clarke's drumming seems to be fairly
straightforward. The album opens with "Swell To The Surface," an
instrumental piece that starts off quietly and then builds with
intensity. From here, the second song "The Dark Design" begins right
where the first one leaves off, only now the listener is introduced to
the vocals. There are some parts where the guitars really take over
the song, even while Clemans is still singing. Otherwise, there aren't
really any solos. "Still Waters" is a song that is what I would say is
a hallmark of what the band has to offer. It starts out with a burst
of energy, with some cool guitar playing to accompany the brutal
vocals. After about three minutes into the song, the pace slows and
you'll hear acoustic guitars and noticeably slower drumming. It's a
nice break in the song, before going back to a death metal vibe. This
is the way a few of their songs go, with these short, slower
interludes strung into some of the longer songs. My personal favorite
is "Illumination," which has a soft piano opener and gradually gets
faster, giving off a very majestic feel. Then quite suddenly, the song
erupts into a brutally fast death metal song, and even Clemans seems
to be singing faster than on any previous track. The other song I want
to mention is "Cover Of Smoke," just because it is the longest one,
coming in at over 12 minutes. This song dips and dives going from fast
to very slow paces at various times throughout the song. Yet, I felt
like it couldn't fully keep my attention. Lyrically, the songs are
very poetic, and some were a bit cryptic. There aren't really any
choruses, and I don't find the songs to be catchy, but I don't think
that is what Iron Thrones are looking to convey.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

LEPROUS - TALL POPPY SYNDROME (A-/B+) Sensory, 2009
8 tracks, RT: 1:03:04
[ http://www.leprous.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/leprousband ]
[ http://www.lasercd.com/ ]
[ http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/lasersedge ]
Now here is something interesting -- despite the rather unappealing
name, Leprous actually play some quite beautiful progressive metal.
It's nice to hear a band doing something unique, and Leprous have
really attempted to explore some unusual soundscapes on TALL POPPY
SYNDROME. Many times with prog metal the emphasis is on complex
arrangements and dazzling technical passages, but Leprous take a more
subtle approach and place accent on the emotional effect of the entire
piece of music; indeed, it would be hard to extract individual songs
for recognition, as the whole album is equally excellent and really
needs to be heard in its entirety. What springs to mind when listening
to TALL POPPY SYNDROME is craftsmanship, as the pieces are really
carefully constructed and benefit from repeated listens. Only drawback
for me is some of the vocals, which periodically stray into modern
territory with demonstrations of the now ubiquitous anguished scream;
it works though, as the subject matter is a stark reflection of
distress and lamentation. Closest comparison musically would be to
bands such as Pain Of Salvation and Opeth, but these guys are by no
means copy artists. My recommendation: if you are at all into modern
progressive metal, check out some samples of TALL POPPY SYNDROME and
prepare to be impressed...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

LION'S SHARE - DARK HOURS (A-) Blistering Records, 2009
11 tracks, RT: 44:06
[ http://www.lionsshare.org/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/lionsshare ]
[ http://www.blisteringrecords.se/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords ]
Lars Chriss & Co. are back, and have improved upon 2007's EMOTIONAL
COMA (which was a very good album to begin with!). DARK HOURS is one
solid, ballad-free, guitar-driven classic heavy metal album, and I'm
sure it'll appear on my "Best Of 2009" list later this year. Kickin'
opener "Judas Must Die" sets the tone straight away, a gritty up-tempo
burner with a good hook and great drumming and cymbal work. The band's
welcome Dio- or Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath influence is still on
display in a couple tracks, namely "Heavy Cross To Bear" and "Behind
The Curtain," and there's also a bit of Yngwie's neoclassical flair to
"The Presidio 27," some Megadeth in "Space Scam," and a creative take
on the "Master Of Puppets" riff in the excellent "Napalm Nights." The
production is crisp and clean throughout, the guitar work (both rhythm
and lead) shines, and the song arrangements are spot-on. And I must
say, the old-school run time (11 songs, 44 minutes) forces the tracks
to grab you quickly -- and they do, which is always a good thing. Some
highlights are "The Presidio 27," the stomping closer "Behind The
Curtain" (which even has a nod to Sabbath's "Children Of The Grave" --
awesome!), "Judas Must Die," "The Bottomless Pit" (with a heavy groove
to die for), and the keyboard-colored rocker "Demon In Your Mind" --
and I could list three or four others. Great stuff!
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

PERSONA NON GRATA - SHADE IN THE LIGHT (B) Sensory, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 51:13
[ http://www.personanongrata.info ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/personongrata ]
[ http://www.lasercd.com/ ]
[ http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/lasersedge ]
Well I wasn't convinced by my first couple of listens to SHADE IN THE
LIGHT, but I've warmed up considerably to this Greek outfit's worship
of all things Fates Warning. In all fairness, the band do have other
influences, Dream Theater certainly coming to mind along with the
modern sensibilities of bands like Vanden Plas and Circus Maximus.
Persona Non Grata are at their best on the expressive but crushing
"Dual Unity" and the melodic drama of "Collision Course," but also
show an aptitude for stirring instrumental brilliance on the short but
poignant "Single Unity," and display authentic emotion on the
sensitive ballad "Longing." Vocalist Bill Axiotis obviously studied
Geoff Tate and Ray Alder meticulously, and at times he can be a bit
histrionic, but he is good -- and genuine. Lots of piano here which is
nice but a bit more guitar could serve to shore up the band's metal
foundations and take them to the next level. A good start this, with
lots of potential to break free of the idiosyncrasies of the genre...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

SAIDIAN - EVERCIRCLE (B) Blistering Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 56:04
[ http://www.saidian.de/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/saidianband ]
[ http://www.blisteringrecords.se/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords ]
Somehow I'd never heard of these guys, despite them being around for a
few years and having ties to Jon Oliva's Pain... That's enough of an
endorsement for me! EVERCIRCLE takes its cue from Edguy, as many of
the songs are in that band's vein of catchy, active, fun -- and
sometimes downright pompy -- melodic metal. Plus, my gosh, vocalist
Markus Engelfried has a *strong* resemblance to Edguy's Tobias Sammet
in many places. Yet, Saidian isn't just a mere clone band. Keyboards
-- all kinds; piano, synth, traditional rock keys, etc. -- play a
stronger role in Saidian's sound than Edguy's, and Markus Bohr gets
equal spotlight time with guitarist Rodrigo Blattert. A couple of the
songs here could use a bit o' editing, particularly "Solomon's Dance"
(while uber-catchy, yes, it is overlong at 5:28), but that's a pretty
minor quibble. Opener "Out Of The Shadows" is a bona fide kick-ass
classic, "Pale Moon Rider" starts out like a synth-drenched dance
song(!) but then turns chunky 'n' melodically stompin', "Sign In The
Sky" has a strong neoclassical vibe and showcases Bohr and Blattert
very well, and "The Princess" is laden with nice harmony vocals. Plus,
wow, there's a cover of the pre-Craaft band Tokyo's song, "Tokyo."
Very cool idea to unearth that gem! It's official: Saidian is no
longer flying under my radar. :)
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

VALE OF PNATH (B-) Tribunal Records, 2009
4 tracks, RT: 18:03, multimedia section
[ http://www.myspace.com/valeofpnath ]
[ valeofpnath@... ]
[ http://www.tribunalrecords.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords ]
While this is only an E.P., Vale Of Pnath stands out as a powerful,
emerging death metal band. Hailing from Denver, these four guys are
already on their way to good start. The band cites influences from
classic death metal and black metal artists such as Emperor and Death.
I'd say that they could fall under the melodic death metal category.
Vale Of Pnath's self-titled E.P. features four songs -- "A Witness
To...," "...A Disoriented Blur," "Carcosa," "Dens Of Inequity" -- and
they are all very fast and heavy sounding. The drumming by Jeremy
Portz really stood out to me due to the constant rapid speed, very
characteristic of death metal. The guitars from Vance Valenzuela and
Mikey Reeves are also fast, but the drumming really overshadows them.
Vocalist David Lercher uses a brutal lower range for most of the
singing, but also changes to a slightly higher pitched tone, something
reminiscent of Dimmu Borgir. The lyrics are hard to decipher, even for
death metal, in my opinion. The songs aren't that catchy, but they are
powerful and instrumentally can keep you entertained. There's not a
lot of guitar soloing here, but the guitars do play in a harmonious
way that stood out to me. At the end of the last song, I was left
wishing for more. This E.P. is a great way to get acquainted with this
up and coming band.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

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-The review bonanza continues. We can be prolific little buggers from
time to time. - Tim

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-Design By Hümans Music Series Presents: Kiss!

Design By Hümans is excited to present its newest DBH Music Series
contest partner! Fresh off their "American Idol" performance with Adam
Lambert, let's welcome Kiss!

Celebrating thirty-five years of rockin' the globe, Kiss founders Gene
Simmons and Paul Stanley along with longtime band members, guitarist,
Tommy Thayer and drummer, Eric Singer, vow to bring the Kiss Army the
time honored Kiss spectacular that has made their performances
legendary.

3 lucky winners will receive:
o $1000 Cash
o $250 DBH Store Credit
o $150 Kiss grab bag

Plus 1 of the winners will receive:
o 2 concert tickets
o a meet & greet with the band
o a print of your winning design signed by the band

The awesome Kiss Grab Bag will include cool stuff like games,
collectibles, apparel, and much more!

Oh, one last thing... One of the three winners will receive a pair of
tickets to a Kiss concert with a meet & greet and photo opportunity
with the band members!

Design Guidelines

For this contest we will accept two types of submissions:

1) Art based designs that do not contain any Kiss logos or branding.

AND

2) Designs that contain the Kiss logo as well as other Kiss design
elements.

Winners will be chosen from both categories.

The contest is underway NOW so visit Design By Humans and vote for
your favorite design!

http://www.designbyhumans.com/special_contest/details/20
http://www.kissonline.com/

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-Rob Halford Update

Metal God Rob Halford Launches Metal God Records!

Rob Halford Meeting All NARM Attendees This Summer!

Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to announce the
launch of Metal God Records -- a new music label providing global
physical and digital distribution services for the world's Rock and
Metal performers.

"It's been a long desire of mine to be a co-owner and participate in
the operation of a label focused on supporting the Rock and Metal
communities," explains Rob Halford. "The infrastructure we have been
assembling at Metal God Entertainment now allows myself and other
artists to benefit from Metal God Records' global physical and digital
distribution networks, promotion and marketing services, apparel
products and a broad range of Artist & Repertoire services."

Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are also pleased to announce
several new strategic relationships aligned with Metal God Records
beginning with -- ADA Global / Warner Music Group for the world
excluding Japan; which is under license with Sony Music Japan; Canada
operating under license with Conveyor / Universal Music Canada and
beginning July 2009 in the U.S.A. Metal God Records is pleased to
begin a new relationship with Fontana / Universal Music Group.

Metal God Records will debut Halford's CRUCIBLE WORLD TOUR - LIVE IN
ANAHEIM DVD & Blu Ray Fall 2009.

Rob Halford will also be appearing in San Diego, CA at the NARM (The
National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Convention June 7,
2009.

Please visit http://www.MetalGodRecords.com/ and
http://www.RobHalford.com/ for additional Halford news and release
details.

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-Magic Circle Music Update

The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store Goes On Tour!

Hail brothers and sisters of steel!! The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store
is going on tour!! Exciting new merchandise presently not available
online, along with a wide selection of merch items already posted,
will be featured at the Manowar merch booth at all festivals on the
"Death To Infidels Tour 2009."

The Kingdom Of Steel store / merch booth will be on location at
Provissirock 2009 in Seinajoki, Finland, Hellfest in Clisson, France,
Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain, B'estfest Aftershock in
Bucharest, Romania, Norway Rock Festival in Kvindesal and Magic Circle
Festival III at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany.

Due to the tour dates, June 5th will be the last date online orders
will be shipped. Online orders will be accepted after that time with a
shipping date of August 1st. Customer service inquiries will be
available online throughout the tour.

Remember to get your Manowar condoms at the merch booth, so you can
f*ck the world... Safely!

The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store
http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/

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

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-Steve Vai To Release NAKED TRACKS Box Set

Exclusively Sold @ Guitar Center; In Stores First Week Of June 2009

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Steve Vai is set to release his famed NAKED TRACKS on
CD for the first time. Previously only sold on http://www.vai.com/ and
iTunes as downloads only, Vai wanted to give his fans and players of
all ages something special -- An excellent practice tool for any
guitarist. "Through the years, whenever I would mix my records I would
usually do a mix of specific songs without the lead guitar. This
allowed me to play along with the track or make loops to jam to, and
because I figured perhaps someday maybe others would like to do the
same," explains Vai. "Voila! We have arrived at someday!"

NAKED TRACKS is housed in a special limited edition digi-pack box set.
This series of play-along CDs is designed to help create an atmosphere
of focus so you can shred yourself into a personally-induced
inspirational nirvana. Included in the set are five CDs featuring
backing tracks from the following albums:

• PASSION AND WARFARE
• SEX & RELIGION
• ALIEN LOVE SECRETS
• FIRE GARDEN
• THE ULTRA ZONE
• ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD
• REAL ILLUSIONS: REFLECTIONS

You can download the liner notes, transcripts, tab, lead sheet and
scores all available soon at http://www.vai.com/nakedtracks . Here Vai
will give the various parameters regarding the key, scale, time
signature and more of each track as well as guitar solo transcripts
and tabs.

Steve Vai is one of the most influential guitarists of our time. The
NAKED TRACKS box set is a testament to his vanguard approach and
creative mind-set. This box set is a must-have for the aspiring
guitarist, the seasoned guitarist and for all Steve Vai collectors.

For more information click on http://www.vai.com/ or call the Guitar
Center nearest you and find out your stores date of arrival for the
NAKED TRACKS box set! For outside of the U.S.A. go to your nearest
retail store or if you want it NOW download the full version from
http://www.vai.com/ or iTunes.

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-Escape Music News

Escape Music signed new distribution contracts with Inakustik for
Germany and Cargo Records for the U.K. Ilium and Vindictiv are
scheduled for May / June and the new Radiosilence is scheduled for
July 24th.

Ilium - AGELESS DECAY / release: 19.06.2009

Ilium is a melodic power metal band with strong roots in the classic
heavy metal sound as purveyed by the likes of Iron Maiden, Black
Sabbath and Judas Priest, from Newcastle, Australia. The band has
already released three albums and is currently poised to release their
fourth album AGELESS DECAY on Escape Music. This album is the last to
feature vocalist Lord Tim, Ilium have recorded their fourth album,
entitled AGELESS DECAY with vocalist Mike DiMeo, a legend in metal
circles being the longest serving vocalist for New York legends Riot
before succeeding Jorn Lande as the lead vocalist for Roland Grapow's
post-Helloween project Masterplan. The album will be mixed and
mastered by the Danish power metal legend Tommy Hansen, who
practically wrote the book on power metal production with the
godfathers of the genre, Helloween.

Vindictiv - GROUND ZERO / release: 26.06.2009

The Basis of Vindictiv started in early 2004 and is the brainchild of
Stefan Lindholm. At an early stage Stefan contacted keyboard maestro
Pontus Larsson and they started to work on some of the songs Stefan
had laid down. They recorded a demo with Tommy Karevik (Seventh
Wonder) and guitarist Johan Larsson (Johan And Tommy Band). The result
was the 2005 demo and it met with some great reviews in Sweden's rock
magazines. However, Johan and Tommy decided to move on but Stefan
managed to contact respected singer Goran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen,
Karma, etc.) and, as he liked the songs, he put his heart and soul
into making them fantastic. Bass player Nalle Pahlsson (Zan Clan,
Treat) joined the already impressive lineup and through Goran they got
in touch with drummer Mikael Wikman, who played on the debut (ESM164).
Zoltan Csorsz has since taken the stool and his fantastic drumming can
be heard on GROUND ZERO.

http://www.escape-music.com/

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-Lacuna Coil Announces Headlining North American Summer Tour

Italy's greatest musical export, Lacuna Coil, will make its triumphant
return to North America on July 7th embarking on a five-week
headlining trek with Kill Hannah, Seventh Void and Dommin. The much
anticipated tour also marks the group's first headliner of North
America in over two years, so it is definitely going to be a must see
event. Lacuna Coil diehard fans can rejoice as this will be your
chance to finally see the band perform an hour plus set consisting of
many new tracks from SHALLOW LIFE, alongside some older classics. Be
sure to visit the band's official MySpace page or see below to view
their complete touring itinerary.

Andrea Ferro (vocals) further states: "We just got back from the great
adventure that was the 'Music As A Weapon IV' tour in the States and
let me tell you: our fans are the best! Regardless of these hard times
with the economy, they were out there night after night to support
live music, ready to rock out and have a good time! We couldn't have
asked for a better start for the SHALLOW LIFE touring cycle and we
really want to take the time to thank Disturbed and all of the
traveling parties to make it such a great ride. June is coming and
we're getting ready for the summer festival madness around Europe and
to embrace all of our European fans and friends. We're gonna debut
some new songs together with our old material and it's gonna be
awesome!

"Shortly after that, we'll be back in North America for the first leg
of the 'American Spellbound Tour.' We will be hitting a lot of towns
and territories that we weren't able to on MAAW and sharing the stage
with old time friends Seventh Void, our new friends Kill Hannah and
Dommin. We are looking forward to having a blast as always in the U.S.
and are sure you will too. Make sure to get your ticket soon and be
ready to rock!"

Lacuna Coil has returned with the massively anticipated, new full-
length release, SHALLOW LIFE, and has undoubtedly proven that it is
one of hard rock's most revered artists as the album debuted at #16 on
the Billboard Top 200 chart. This impressive position marks the band's
highest Billboard chart entry, as well as the highest Billboard debut
in the history of Century Media Records. The new effort was recorded
with acclaimed producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Pearl Jam) at the
famed NRG Studios in Los Angeles.

Lacuna Coil recently completed a stunning new video for the Active
Rock smash hit "Spellbound" that was shot in its hometown of Milan,
Italy at the world famous Dolce & Gabbana nightclub Gold. The clip was
directed by Saku, produced by Apnea Film and wardrobe was also
provided by Dolce & Gabbana. Click on the link below to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VS2B48c24&feature=channel_page

Also be sure to check out a new video interview with LACUNA COIL from
SynHERgy Metal at SkullNBones.com!

http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/synhergy-metal-interview

Lacuna Coil
With Kill Hannah, Sventh Void and Dommin
06/04 Street Festival El Paso, TX
06/06 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
06/07 Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
06/08 Electric Park Ballroom Waterloo, IA
06/10 Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
06/12 Station 4 St. Paul, MN
06/14 Wilma Theater Missoula, MT
06/15 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
06/17 Knitting Factory Boise, ID
06/18 Roseland Portland, OR
06/19 Neumo's Seattle, WA
06/21 Last Day Saloon Santa Rosa, CA
06/22 House Of Blues Los Angeles, CA
06/24 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV
06/25 The New Oasis Sparks, NV
06/26 Senator Theatre Chico, CA
06/27 Slim's San Francisco, CA

http://www.lacunacoil.it/
http://www.myspace.com/lacunacoil
http://www.youtube.com/lacunacoil

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-Metaltix Newsletter

[Note: This is an excerpt of the latest Metaltix newsletter. - Tim]

Rock, Metal and Gothic in the shadow of the "Blocksberg"

From the 9th to the 11th of July 2009, the Rock Harz Open Air Festival
will be the meeting point of the Rock, Hard rock, and Gothic fans
again. On the new festival ground, the picturesque airport in
Ballenstedt/Harz, the Rock event in the Harz mountains already
presents itself for the 16th time.

The Harz is the most mystic and obscure mountain in Germany. The
legend has it that one time in the year, all the witches and demons of
the world come to that place to celebrate a big feast on the highest
mountain of the Harz, the famous "Brocken" or "Blocksberg" as it is
called.

The organizers of the Rock Harz invite their guests to celebrate a
much bigger feast consisting of Rock and Metal in the shadow of this
legendary place.

This year the camping ground will be close to the stage areas for the
first time. This will ensure short distances and a maximum of comfort
for the visitors.

About 40 bands will play on the two open air stages over three days.
Also internationally renowned artists of the genre will take part.

Bands: A.O.K., ARCH ENEMY, ASP, BATTLELORE, COPPELIUS, CRIPPER, DARK
TRANQUILLITY, DIE SCHRÖDERS, EPICA, ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG,
FIDDLER'S GREEN, GRAVE DIGGER, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HEIDEVOLK, INGRIMM,
J.B.O., KORPIKLAANI, LEGENDA AUREA, LYFTHRASYR, MEGAHERZ, MOONSPELL,
NACHTGESCHREI, SCHANDMAUL, SUIDAKRA, TANKARD, TROLLFEST, UNHEILIG,
W.A.S.P., 3 Bands WACKEN METAL BATTLE Finale GERMANY & more!

http://www.rockharz.com/

Tickets
http://www.metaltix.com/item_list.php?item_cat=2011

Queens Of Metal Open Air 2009

18th to 20th of June 2009 in Kleinwenkheim (Germany, between Frankfurt
and Nuremberg)

The QOMOA which made itself a name with its fair prices, its relaxed
atmosphere and the nice festival area located in a forest, will take
place for the fourth time in 2009. After the consistent increase of
the number of visitors from about 750 in the first year to about 2,000
in the third year, this time there will be a limit of 2,200 visitors.
So it would be a good idea to buy tickets in time. You can order the
weekend ticket online at Metaltix or at the festival homepage for only
28€ plus pre-sale-charge. Camping and parking will be for free. Worth
to be mentioned is also the above average sound quality for the
complete festival ground and the premium selection of food, which can
be seen on the festival homepage. To begin with the "Bratwurst," baked
fish, "Jägerschnitzel" up to mozzarella sticks and many more, you will
find a wide range of fine food, which will be prepared freshly and are
sold for small prices. The price for 0.5l of beer will be 2€, so it's
hardly worth to bring your own beer.

Bands: John Oliva's Pain (USA), Illdisposed (DEN), Misery Index (USA),
Tankard (GER), Neaera (GER), Dream Evil (SWE), Cataract (CH), Sacred
Steel (GER), Fueled By Fire (USA), Powerwolf (GER), Whitechapel (USA),
Witchburner (GER), Enemy Of The Sun (GER/FIN), Hackneyed (GER), Bonded
By Blood (USA), Orden Ogan (GER), Desilence (GER), Contradiction
(GER), Ravage (GER), Davidian (GER), Ultrawurscht (GER/AUT), Sniper
(GER), Path Of Devastation (GER), Cronos Titan (GER)

http://www.queens-of-metal.com/

Tickets
http://www.metaltix.com/item_list.php?item_cat=3882

Metallica To Headline Sonisphere

New Global Touring Rock Festival To Feature Many Of Today's Hottest
And Hardest Acts

Sonisphere, the first ever, international touring music festival, will
bring together rock's A-list artists at venues across Europe this
summer. Hundreds of thousands of fans will witness Metallica
headlining at venues throughout Europe, while sharing the stage with a
host of rock heavyweights, including Linkin Park, Slipknot, Die Toten
Hosen, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, and many others.

"We're stoked to be touring England and Europe with Sonisphere," said
Metallica's Lars Ulrich. "Summer festivals in Europe are what
Metallica do best. We can't wait to see all of our fans over there."
Sonisphere comes from the creators of the legendary Monsters Of Rock
and Download Festivals. Their decades of experience in the
organization and execution of quality concerts and music festivals
will ensure that Sonisphere will be a cut above the rest.

Sonisphere is about QUALITY. Rather than squeezing as many bands as
possible onto multiple stages -- and forcing fans to choose between
performers -- Sonisphere will feature bands of the highest calibre
performing on two alternate stages; meaning you won't have to miss any
music; thereby solving a recurring complaint from rock fans at other
events. Sonisphere will also have all the usual festival madness,
stalls, fun fairs, jugglers, fire eaters and general rock debauchery
for a full on festival. From 2010, Sonisphere will break beyond Europe
and become a truly global phenomenon.

In addition to the headliner, Metallica, several of today's fiercest
rock acts are already confirmed for some or all of the dates. The
awesome Lamb Of God, whose new album, WRATH, is set to destroy ear
drums worldwide, and Grammy-nominated Mastodon will play all dates,
joining other special guests in each country. The mighty Slipknot
enlist for Holland and Spain, while Germany welcomes local stadium
superstars Die Toten Hosen. The multi-platinum, multi-faceted Linkin
Park will play Finland and Knebworth in the U.K.

http://www.sonispherefestivals.com/

Tickets
http://www.metaltix.com/item_list.php?item_cat=3846

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-Perris Records New Release: Odin - BEST OF ODIN

Catalog # PER2092
UPC Barcode 670573020929

Odin was one of the legendary bands on the Hollywood Strip. This
collection of 18 tracks was re-mastered by Roy Z (Judas Priest,
Helloween) and features the unreleased track "Let The Show Begin."
Odin also features Armored Saint's Jeff Duncan.

Nearly 10,000 days and nights have passed since the great Nordic god,
Odin, ripped open the sky and positioned the sun to reveal lead
vocalist Randy O., guitarist Jeff Duncan, bassist Aaron Sampson, and
drummer Shawn Duncan in the limelight. As a heavy metal brigade
collectively known by his namesake, Odin has come to represent the
god's primordial attributes of magic, fury, and excitement. The band
also possesses his well known command of war and battle. In the heady
days of 1980s Los Angeles, the concert stages Odin played were a
killing floor in the band's meteoric rise to become the most dominant
hard rock/metal act of the west coast southland. An unstoppable force
that sold out nearly every major venue in the sprawling metropolis of
Los Angeles, including The Roxy, Whisky A-Go-Go, The Troubadour, and
Chuck Landis' Country Club, Odin is the only unsigned band as a
headliner to have shattered attendance records on multiple nights at
both Gazarri's on the Sunset Strip and The Palace (now The Avalon).

By the time their landmark DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER E.P. was
released in '85, Odin had landed lucrative opening slots for some of
the most successful bands of the era including Warrant, W.A.S.P.,
Ratt, Tesla, Dokken, Armored Saint, Bang Tango and Keel. Odin's
popularity reached a whole new level of stratospheric heights when the
band released THE GODS MUST BE CRACY E.P. in '86. The opening cut on
the record is "Little Gypsy." A hot-blooded paean to the seductive
women who packed the band's live shows in droves, "Little Gypsy" and
Odin are featured front and center in Penelope Spherris' classic
documentary, "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal
Years."

The sun shone brighter and the flames burned higher when Odin booked
what were supposed to be three final shows at Gazarri's in '88 before
relinquishing their reign. All three nights sold out in record time.
Odin was put to rest, but the solar eye remained open. Hunger for the
band's music went undiminished even as various members sought new
musical allies. Recorded the same year as THE GODS MUST BE CRACY,
Odin's first full-length disc, FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, was released on
Japan's JVC/Victor label in 1992.

As the end of an era fades further from view and the dawn of a new
world emerges at a reckless speed, the battle scars sustained in a
music industry jungle remain, but Odin is back with a vengeance.
Performing a string of rare one-off shows to SRO crowds at well known
L.A. venues The Troubadour and The Key Club, Odin has set the stage to
return fire and restore their position in the royal pantheon of metal
lore. Perris Records has joined forces with the band once again this
year to release BEST OF ODIN. The compilation features the entire
DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER E.P. well as a brand new song, "Let The
Show Begin." An ultra rare recording from Odin's almost extinct debut
E.P., CAUTION, plus a live track recorded in the era when metal was
more dangerous are also included. Rounding out the collection is a
reserve of the heaviest songs from both FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE and THE
GODS MUST BE CRAZY.

Band MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/mightyodin

Track listing:
1. The Writer
2. One Day To Live
3. Don't Take No For An Answer
4. Solar Eye
5. Shining Love
6. Judgement Day
7. Fight For Your Life
8. She Was The One
9. Push
10. Serenade to the court
11. Modern Day King
12. Stranger Tonight
13. 12 O'Clock High
14. Midnight Flight
15. Little Gypsy
16. Over Your Head
17. She Needs My Love
18 Let The Show Begin

1. Selling points: For fans of Van Halen & '80s Hard Rock
2. Internet Campaign: Hundreds of online Web sites serviced for CD
reviews & interviews worldwide.
3. Radio Campaign: Hundreds of radio stations serviced worldwide.
4. Print Campaign: Rocknation newspaper ads, reviews and interviews.
Hundreds of magazines serviced for CD review and interviews worldwide.

Perris Records
http://www.perrisrecords.com/

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-Death Angel Update

EMG Pickups Video Lesson

Death Angel's Ted Aguilar and Rob Cavestany drop by the EMG PickUps
office to discuss gear setup and show us an audio sample of of what
EMG has to offer!

Check out the video clip by here:
http://www.emgpickups.com/pages/emgtv

Interview With Rob Cavestany

Read an interview with Rob Cavestany and find out more about the
upcoming DVD+CD release here:
http://www.bravewords.com/features/1000615

Five years after the acclaimed comeback album THE ART OF DYING, and
the following album KILLING SEASON, the legendary and one of the most
influential bands of the Bay Area Trash Metal scene Death Angel will
release a DVD with two full-length concerts filmed in Germany.

The DVD was filmed live at Rockhard Festival 2007 and in Adelsheim in
2008. It contains some of the new songs, two clips and a lot of old
Death Angel stuff which is still seriously cult!

This is the first live DVD ever in the history of Death Angel and it
will be released as a Live CD (North America), Live DVD (North
America), and a Live DVD+CD / CD+DVD / 2LP (Europe).

So, what to say more: Grab SONIC GERMAN BEATDOWN - LIVE IN GERMANY and
see by yourself that Death Angel are more alive than ever before! It's
just amazing!

DVD (VERSION):

Live @ Rock Hard Festival 2007:
Intro
Seemingly Endless Time
Voracious Souls
Mistress Of Pain
EX-TC
3rd Floor
Thrown To The Wolves
5 Steps Of Freedom
Thicker Than Blood
The Devil Incarnate
Disturbing The Peace
Stagnant
The Ultra Violence
(introduction: Carnival Justice)
Bored
Kill As One

Live in Adelsheim, Live Factory, 2008:
Lord Of Hate
Evil Priest
Sonic Beatdown
Dethroned
Voracious Souls
Carnival Justice
Buried Alive
Soulless
When Worlds Collide
Seemingly Endless Time
God Vs. God
Steal The Crown
Devil Incarnate
3rd Floor
Kill As One
Resurrection Machine
Thrown To The Wolves

Bonus video clips:
Thicker Than Blood
Dethroned

CD (VERSION):

1. Intro
2. Seemingly Endless Time
3. Voracious Souls
4. Mistress Of Pain
5. EX-TC
6. 3rd Floor
7. Thrown To The Wolves
8. 5 Steps Of Freedom
9. Thicker Than Blood
10. The Devil Incarnate
11. Disturbing The Peace
12. Stagnant
13. The Ultra Violence
14. Bored
15. Kill As One

Band Parts Ways With Drummer

Death Angel has released the following statement in regards to the
departure of longtime drummer Andy Galeon:

"As some of you may have already heard, Death Angel's long time
drummer and original member Andrew Galeon has decided that it is time
for him to move on from the band. While we are sad to see him go, we
wish him nothing but success. Not only has he been an integral part of
Death Angel from day one, but he's also family and a friend and we
will miss him. All the best to you, Brother.

"As for the future of Death Angel, THE SHOW GOES ON! Old friend and
long time fixture of the Bay Area metal scene, Will Carroll
(Scarecrow, Old Grandad, Vicious Rumors, etc.), will be handling the
drum duties for the upcoming local shows in June and the Summer
Madness Tour in Europe with Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin. Will's
been jamming with us for over a month now and is tearing it up! We
look forward to hitting the stage with him very soon. 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!

"Thank you all for your continued support over the years. See you on
the road this summer!"

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

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-Holy Water - THE COLLECTED SESSIONS

Members and side men of Doro Pesch, Quiet Riot, Widowmaker, Saraya,
Prong and Foreigner banded together under the moniker Holy Water in
the late '80s to create music with all the promise of a true rock and
roll classic: Hooks and melodies galore, monster guitar riffs, a bone
crushing rhythm section and just enough keyboards and harmony vocals
to bridge the gap between '80s pomp and '90s power.

Recently re-mastered by Patrick Klein (The Lizards) and packaged by
artist Danny Frank, THE COLLECTED SESSIONS is a never-before-released
CD chronicling Holy Water's mercurial career. The nine-song disc opens
with The Green Machine Sessions, a stellar, three-song set featuring
the brilliantly crafted AOR-ready single "I'm Not Worried Anymore."
Produced in the early Nineties by former Foreigner keyboardist Al
Greenwood, these three songs have been ranked among the classics of
melodic rock by industry insiders. In addition to songs and demos from
The Grand Slam Sessions, The Studio 1212 Sessions and The Mask
Sessions, THE COLLECTED SESSIONS also features two newly recorded
songs (dubbed The Perris Sessions): a remake of the Stevie Wonder
classic "Living For The City," which demonstrates Holy Water's ability
to take a keyboard oriented R&B classic and turn it into a guitar-
driven rock anthem, and the original "All I Need," a beautiful, tender
ballad that should easily rival songs like Mr. Big's "To Be With You"
and Extreme's "More Than Words."

Joining vocalist David Knight, guitarist Thomas Jude and bassist
Freddy Villano on these two tracks is drummer Bobby Marks, who
recently filled in for Mick Brown on Dokken's summer tour, and
keyboardist Jay Davidson, famous in the rock world for his work with
Cinderella. Listening to Holy Water's music one can hear a maturity
evidenced only in the truly great artisans of rock. The official
release on Perris Records was in April 2009.

Band MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/thisisholywater

Track Listing
1. I'm Not Worried Anymore
2. If I Knew Then...
3. Some Things Have To Happen
4. Once Is Not Enough
5. If I Knew Then...
6. MonsteR Iff
7. Crocodile Rock
8. Living For The City
9. All I Need

1. Selling points: For fans of Foreigner and Bad Company.
2. Internet Campaign: Hundreds of online Web sites serviced for CD
reviews & interviews worldwide.
3. Radio Campaign: Hundreds of radio stations serviced worldwide.
4. Print Campaign: Rocknation newspaper ads, reviews and interviews.
Hundreds of magazines serviced for CD review and interviews worldwide.

Perris Records
http://www.perrisrecords.com/

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-Leaves' Eyes: MY DESTINY MCD

It has finally arrived: Leaves' Eyes delivers brand-new material to
their anxiously awaiting fans with their latest E.P. MY DESTINY. The
sweeping title track begins with an emotive and mystic interlude that
soon turns into sonorous ear candy -- a true delicacy for all fans of
symphonic rock music. The opulently produced orchestral and choir-
filled compositions resonate with a fresh, powerful, and energy laden
force. As always the case with Leaves' Eyes, expect the ensuing
tempest with its impressive musical variety and dynamics to emphasize
the band's world-class status, including "The Battle Of Maldon" and
"Northbound," two smashing tracks to be found on the E.P. With the
acoustic version of "Scarborough Fair," familiar to some fans from
past unplugged shows, and the atmospheric "Nine Wave Maidens" the tone
takes a more subdued turn. Liv Kristine once again bewitches the
listener with her one-of-a-kind vocals and the package is completed
with a re-mix of the title track. Up-close-and-personal, as well as
"value-for-your-money" are always at the top of Leaves' Eyes' list,
and thus the successful prelude to yet another journey with Leaves'
Eyes to a land of myth makes landfall. MY DESTINY, the musical
harbinger of the forthcoming album NJORD arrives on 24 July 2009!

http://www.leaveseyes.de/
http://www.myspace.com/leaveseyespage

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-Exclusive Stream Of New Tyr Album On Blistering.com!

"By far their best, melding the band's penchant for multiple vocal
harmonies with honest-to-Odin, ball-busting choruses. This, combined
with the fact that this album contains some of the strongest guitar
melodies we've yet seen from the outfit, seem to lend one to believe
that 2009 just may indeed be the year Tyr breaks big worldwide" - Zero
Tolerance

Tyr's forthcoming BY THE LIGHT OF THE NORTHERN STAR opus is available
as an exclusive stream on Blistering.com. The album, the band's fifth
overall, is now available in North America and is already being hailed
as Tyr's best work ever. This exclusive stream can be found here:

http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/16123/tempidx/\
5/menuid/3

Tyr recently completed a highly successful North American tour with
label mates Alestorm this past March, and already plans are afoot for
another North American tour later this year. For further info, consult
http://www.myspace.com/tyr1 and http://www.napalmrecords.com/ .

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-Dynazty Signs A Worldwide Deal To Perris Records

Perris Records is proud to find another Swedish band to break onto the
music scene.

Dynazty's BRING THE THUNDER release will hit the CD stores this summer
and is available for pre-orders at Perris.

Dynazty recorded at Polar studios in Stockholm, Sweden under the hands
of producer Chis Laney (Zan Clan, Animal).

This thunderous heavy metal group dominated the Swedish live scene
with its flamboyant shows and powerful anthems for many months before
hooking up with producer Chris Laney to record a debut album. For one
month Dynazty worked with Laney creating a fierce album that will make
a lasting impression. Dynazty features Rob Love, a former guitar
slinger in Zan Clan, along with Chis Laney.

Dynazty will have a full feature in Rocknation newspaper's Issue #13,
featuring many artists appearing at the Rock On The Range, Vans Warped
Tour, and Rockstar Mayhem festivals this summer. The band will be
shooting a video and TV interview in Stockholm to appear on future
"Rocknation TV" episodes.

Drummer George Egg had this to comment on the deal: "While the record
industry is suffering from severe crisis most labels don't take any
chances in signing new bands. President Tom Mathers of Perris Records
did a great thing by signing us (and several other new bands) and
giving us the chance to get our music out to the whole world. I
believe this proves that Perris is more concerned with promoting great
MUSIC, which I am sure will lead to huge success in the long run. We
in Dynazty need a label that believes in our music, and for that
reason we are extremely happy to have become part of the Perris
family."

Dynazty members:
George Egg - Drums
Nils Molin - Vocals
John Berg - Guitars
Rob Love - Guitars
Joey Fox - Bass

For more information:
http://www.dynazty.com/
http://www.myspace.com/dynaztyband
http://www.perrisrecords.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #14 ***
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-Ravenland Launches New YouTube Channel And Video Clip

Brazilian gothic metal Ravenland launched a channel on YouTube where
is available the band's first video clip, made for the song "End Of
Light." The channel will be updated with official video clips,
interviews and also TV, radio and webTv appearances. Check it out at
http://www.youtube.com/ravenlandchannel .

The new video was recently aired on Brazil by AllTv, Rede NGT and also
MTV Brazil and can be watched at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlYlfxo59GU .

Ravenland's debut, entitled ...AND A CROW BRINGS ME BACK, which
features drums by Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaman) and guest guitars
by Tommy Lindal (ex-Theatre Of Tragedy, ...In Deviltry), will be
released soon by Free Mind Records and will feature 14 new tracks and
two multimedia videos.

Ravenland
press@...
http://www.ravenland.net/
http://www.myspace.com/ravenland

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*** PRESS RELEASE #15 ***
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-Dark Castle Ready To Tour... Again

Dark Castle will hit the road late this week for a month in support of
their debut full-length, SPIRITED MIGRATION, out this week on At A
Loss Recordings. The Floridian duo's eclectic, pentatonic, organic
doom riffs and engaging live energy should be quite impressive
alongside acts like Zoroaster, Mouth Of The Architect, It's Casual and
more over the coming month.

Dark Castle dates:
5/30/2009 The Brass Mug - Tampa, FL w/ Zoroaster, Mouth Of The
Architect
5/31/2009 The Backbooth - Orlando, FL w/ Zoroaster, Mouth Of The
Architect
6/02/2009 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL w/ Zoroaster
6/03/2009 Big Daddy's - Tallahassee, FL w/ Zoroaster
6/04/2009 Dysfunction Junction - Panama City, FL w/ Zoroaster
6/05/2009 The Nick - Birmingham, AL
6/06/2009 Little Hamilton - Nashville, TN
6/07/2009 Cafe Berlin - Columbia, MO
6/09/2009 Love Garden - Lawrence, KS
6/10/2009 Box Awesome - Lincoln, NE w/ Empires
6/11/2009 Old Curtis Street Bar - Denver, CA
6/12/2009 The Loom House - Salt Lake City, UT
6/14/2009 Squid & Ink - Seattle, WA
6/17/2009 Plan B - Portland, OR
6/20/2009 Mountain Bar - Los Angeles, CA w/ Gort, It's Casual
6/21/2009 Sh*tty T-Pot - Scottsdale, AZ
6/24/2009 Pastime Tavern - Dallas, TX
6/25/2009 1011 (formerly the Warhol) - San Antonio, TX
6/27/2009 The Tavern - Hattiesburg, MS

What the mags are starting to say about Dark Castle's debut album
SPIRITED MIGRATION:

"...a rupturing combination of doom wreckage and post-metal
advancement..." - Decibel Magazine

"Listening to the debut from this Florida duo is like walking through
a lush valley while the sky before you turns black." - Alarm Magazine

"This male/female doom-psych duo has crafted an impressive, assured,
and surprisingly melodic debut." - Brainwashed.com

http://www.myspace.com/darkcastlemetal
http://www.myspace.com/atalossrecordings

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-Introducing I'm Better Than Everyone Records

I'm Better Than Everyone Records
Location: Chicago, IL
Specializing in: The true vinyl experience...

Mission Statement: In an age of low-quality MP3s reducing music to
electronic files downloaded over the Internet, there's been an
absolute disconnect from the artistic aspect of music. I'm Better Than
Everyone Records was created with the goal to resurrect the experience
of listening to music as it was intended. We believe that music should
be an organic experience, where one is welcomed to participate in the
artist's vision at creating their art both sonically and visually.

We won't be releasing any CDs, focusing instead on vinyl, which in our
opinion is the only way to enjoy the true sound of the bands we choose
to work with. Our goal is to rekindle the beauty of the almighty riff
in its intended format: Needle against groove, analog trumping
digital. Each release will be limited but no corners shall be cut.
There will be a heavy focus on artwork with this label as well. I'm
Better Than Everyone Records intends to give each release the
opportunity to cater to those who appreciate rock the way it was meant
to be heard.

Out Now:

Deadbird - THE HEAD AND THE HEART
Deadbird have successfully fused the melancholic drone of Neurosis
with the almighty riff worship perfected by High On Fire to create a
new breed of metal not unlike their fellow Arkansas brothers in Rwake:
A dark, brooding heaviness few bands can even attempt to harness.
Their debut THE HEAD AND THE HEART (originally released on CD in '05)
generated immediate interest worldwide and heralded Deadbird as a band
to watch. I'm Better Than Everyone chose THE HEAD AND THE HEART as
their debut vinyl release, with 500 hand-numbered copies on thick
vinyl, and a deluxe gatefold jacket to immortalize Deadbird in the
best manner possible. http://www.myspace.com/deadbird

Hail!Hornet - HAIL!HORNET
Hail!Hornet, featuring members of Alabama Thunderpussy, Weedeater,
Beaten Back To Pure and Sourvein, released their debut CD on Dwell in
2007. Although Hail!Hornet could be erroneously considered a "super
group," none of the members are resting on the laurels of their
respective bands. Collectively they've created a sound which
personifies abrasiveness and glorifies doom; a style they've aptly
christened as "grime metal." Few can argue upon listening to the
angst-ridden sludge of Hail!Hornet that their particular style has all
the subtlety of an exploding hand grenade. This vinyl pressing of
their debut is strictly limited to 500 hand-numbered gatefold copies
with artwork by renowned underground artist Tom Denney, known for his
work with Kylesa, Sourvein and Soilent Green, among others.
http://www.myspace.com/2hailhornet

On Deck:

Black Skies - HEXAGON
From the aptly named opening track "The Quiet Before The Storm"
through the thundering conclusion of "Chain Of Command," Chapel Hill,
NC's Black Skies throw their heavy hat into the ring with their latest
E.P. HEXAGON. Together for just over three years, Black Skies weave
their songs with well-thought and executed riffs playing alongside a
churning organic groove. This is tonal chemistry befitting of a
legendary band sharing the same initials, yet with a decidedly
American flavor. Through hard work Black Skies has been making waves
across the eastern half of the United States and continue gaining
momentum with tours booked throughout 2009. If these six tracks serve
as a fitting prelude of greater things to come, the next waves of
attack from this sonic strike-force will truly be something to behold.
The limited edition vinyl pressing of Hexagon will be available very
soon via I'm Better Than Everyone Records, and features exclusive
cover artwork by Tom Denney. This edition will be in an edition of 500
hand-numbered copies, on 180g vinyl, with numbers 1-100 on clear brown
vinyl and 101-500 on black. http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies

Power Pellut - POWER PELLUT
Simply put, three Shreveport friends jammed and a band was born.
However, pegging Louisiana's Power Pellut as simply the end result of
a mere jam session would be a near-criminal disservice. This trio
feasts on sonic dissonance and regurgitates thick, plodding and
devastatingly heavy songs with emphasis on volume, catharsis and
discomfort. With more than a cursory tip of the hat to Unsane,
Melvins, Black Sabbath, the Jesus Lizard, and Merzbow, Power Pellut is
a tribute to the ugliness that surrounds and consumes us all: An
exercise in despair in the form of a song. To date, they've shared
bills alongside Black Cobra, Jucifer, Black Skies, Collapsar, Rwake
and Bible Of The Devil, among others, with more shows in the works.
Power Pellut's debut LP is available via I'm Better Than Everyone
Records and features artwork by Glyn Smith (Scrawled). This will be an
edition of 500 hand-numbered, 180g vinyl. Records numbered 1-100 will
be on turquoise vinyl and 101-500 will be in black.
http://www.myspace.com/lonnietreyscott

:::I'm Better Than Everyone Records:::
http://www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec

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-Hatesphere Guitarist Begins Guest Column On Blistering.com

"We'll be blunt: Hatesphere rules." So says Blistering.com major domo
David Gehlke, and thus why the Web site's been granted the privilege
of a monthly guest column by Hatesphere guitarist Pepe Hansen! In his
first installment for Blistering.com, Hansen discusses the trials 'n'
tribulations of a metal band touring the European circuit, and often
in a self-deprecating light. This first installment can be found here:

http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/16143/tempidx/\
5/menuid/3

Hatesphere released in April their sixth album overall, TO THE NINES,
which was both their first for new label home Napalm Records and also
their first record to feature new vocalist Jonathan Albrechtsen. The
album's been receiving rave reviews, and the band hope to tour North
America again before year's end. For more info, consult
http://www.hatesphere.com/ and http://www.napalmrecords.com/ .

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-Behold! Lightning Swords Of Death

It began seven years ago when a pact was made within a dilapidated
house hidden in Southern California. It was here that Autarch, Roskva
and Menno found themselves in agreement that should the occult
sciences be applied to music, the results would prove extremely
dangerous to their sanity, yet yield spectacular results. Lightning
Swords Of Death, as they would name it, would be in itself a
meticulously designed hyper-sigil constructed to direct and antagonize
the limitless dark energy that lurks within the less navigable chasms
of the human mind and the space between spaces.

In 2007 the band unleashed THE GOLDEN PLAGUE upon the earth. This
declaration of unholy war was well-received and inspired a tour of the
west coast and north western blocks of the United States. Audiences
witnessed performances by men possessed by insane devils. Lightning
Swords Of Death live continuously proved to be a conqueror's fury
leaving an ashen stain on every stage they destroyed. The tour began
sharing battleground with bands like Nachtmystium and High On Fire and
concluded with Lightning Swords Of Death opening for Danzig during the
mighty Blackest Of The Black tour.

Said Decibel magazine of THE GOLDEN PLAGUE, "I truly wanted to know
how USBM crew Lightning Swords Of Death get their sound. It's
seriously crushing and vicious and yet it sounds like it's 10 miles
away. Or 10 miles underground. Uncanny. You know, it's an art sounding
this f*cked up. . . . 'Let This Knife Lead You To Us' has a riff worth
killing for." SOD magazine simply called it "a torrent of anguish"
while Pit added, "LSOD leave no face unripped with a blackened death
approach that puts as much importance on memorable hooks and
downtrodden groove as it does on blast beat blaspheme."

The second release took the form of a split CD with comrades Valdur
which was only available for a limited time at performances during the
country wide 2008 Blodhevn tour. Metal Maniacs called LSOD's part a
"heavy, bestial and brutal assault bringing to mind a young and hungry
Thornspawn." Said Decibel in a recent review of the split, "Sort of
like Watain with American heft, LSOD's four beastly shanties shake
Tiamat from their centuries-long slumber. And she ain't happy 'bout
it."

The split continues to infect all who experience its unyielding
expression of true chaos, but it's only a precursor of the grand and
terrible horror that is looming in the future like a headsman's
shadow...

The band will pillage their way through Missouri for this year's
edition of the Kansas City Power Metalfest [
http://www.myspace.com/kansascitypowermetalfest ] on August 14th then
make their way to New York City on August 17th for a show at Lit
Lounge's renowned Precious Metal Party [
http://www.myspace.com/preciousmetalnyc ]. More dates TBA soon...

http://www.myspace.com/lightningswordsofdeath

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*** PRESS RELEASE #19 ***
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-Marduk Statement Regarding U.S. Tour

The situation with Marduk not having performed during the first week
of Blackenedfest is due to vocalist Mortuus not having received his
visa yet. Note, it is not a "denied" visa. The band filed for a P-1
non-immigrant work visa, which is required for a band to play in the
States. The visa was approved by the United States Government's
Homeland Security Office. Furthermore, as required, the band members
each individually went to their Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy
in Stockholm for the standard interview, at which point the persons
handling the band's applications informed the band that there was no
further action needed and that they should expect their passports in
the mail with the P-1 visa attached. Everyone in the band received
theirs except Mortuus. The day before the tour, while the rest of the
band were at the airport awaiting to board their flights to the U.S.,
Mortuus returned to the embassy to inquire as to the location of his
passport. At this point, he was informed that he was missing one
document in order to finalize the visa. No one in the band, nor the
label, was made aware of this missing form. After we were made aware
of this missing document, we provided the document to the Embassy in
Stockholm and we are currently awaiting each day for the Passport to
be returned to Mortuus with the visa stamp. The Embassy is aware of
the urgency of this matter and we expect the band to join the tour in
progress any day now. We are hope to announce the arrival of the band
soon.

BLACKENEDFEST TOUR DATES
5/29/2009 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
5/30/2009 Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
5/31/2009 House of Blues - San Diego, CA
6/02/2009 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
6/03/2009 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
6/04/2009 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
6/05/2009 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
6/06/2009 Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID
6/07/2009 Cervantes Masterpiece - Denver, CO
6/09/2009 Station 4 - St Paul, MN
6/11/2009 House Of Blues - Chicago, IL
6/12/2009 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
6/13/2009 The Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI
6/14/2009 The Opera House - Toronto, ONT
6/15/2009 Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC

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

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Acero's album EN PIE DE GUERRA won an award for "Best Composer/Author
Of The Year" in the "Hard Rock genre" at the recent VIII ACAM Awards
gala. See http://www.nacion.com/viva/2009/mayo/26/viva1974612.html for
more, and check out the "En Pie De Guerra" video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D24hEYyjlk .

-Alestorm's BLACK SAILS AT MIDNIGHT is out this week on Napalm Records
(see review below), and a limited edition version comes with a bonus
live DVD featuring the band's 2008 Wacken appearance. View a teaser at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwmglYX7QE&feature=channel_page . Hype
says the disc "consist[s] of just the right blend of sing-a-long
refrains, catchy pirate melodies, and numerous mugs of rum." Record
release parties in Germany -- presented by EMP, sounds2move, metal.de
and Rock Hard! -- are scheduled as follows:

6/3 - Steinbruchtheater, Darmstadt
6/5 - Shadow, Leverkusen
6/6 - Labor, Hannover
6/6 - Hellraiser, Leipzig
6/13 - DK-Dance, Osnabrück

See http://www.alestorm.net/ and http://www.myspace.com/alestorm for
more.

-Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr reportedly will appear on the
upcoming season of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew," which will
begin early next year.

-HeadbangerNYC.com reported Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against
his Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi, "claiming that Iommi illegally
took sole ownership of the band's name in a filing with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office." The suit asks for "a 50 percent interest
in the 'Black Sabbath' trademark, along with a portion of Iommi's
profits from use of the name."

-The Blind Guardian 20th anniversary reissue campaign continues with
these releases: FOLLOW THE BLIND, TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD,
IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE, THE FORGOTTEN TALES, and NIGHTFALL
IN MIDDLE-EARTH. These join previous reissues SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND,
BATTALIONS OF FEAR, and TOKYO TALES. Hype: "All tracks have been
re-mastered from the original master tapes and each album contains
updated layout & graphics. Plus most contain bonus tracks / alternate
mixes."

-The Dead End Kidz' song "One Way Ride" is included in a "Top 10 Song
Podcast" available at InternetRadioSyndicate.net. Check it out at
http://www.internetradiosyndicate.net/podcast/ccount/click.php?id=35 .
See http://www.myspace.com/dekmusic for more.

-Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius will soon release ONE FOOT IN THE NEXT
WORLD, and Deninzon himself has been working on "an instructional book
on violin improvisation" for Mel Bay. Upcoming shows:

6/19 - 6/20 - Freedomfest, Harmony, ME
6/26 - Lucky Mojos, Long Island City, NY
6/27 - Old Bay, New Brunswick, NJ
7/10 - Lucky Mojos, Long Island City, NY
7/11 - Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, NY
7/17 - Ray Kelly's Pub, Bridgeport, CT
10/2 - 10/3 - Harvest Festival, Harmony, ME

See http://www.stratospheerius.com/ ,
http://www.myspace.com/stratospheerius , http://www.joedeninzon.com/ ,
and http://www.myspace.com/joedeninzon for more.

-Dirty Looks is reissuing the previously German-only SLAVE TO THE
MACHINE on Perris Records, with two bonus tracks: "Slave In The
Machine," "The Hole," "The Rotten Kind," "A Better Way," "Quite So
High," "Better Off Dead," "Murder For Money," "Droperidol," "Jaw
Breaker," "Anesthesia," "Getting Even," "Feelings Of Dread," "Last
Crack," "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (live), "Let There Be Rock"
(live). The two bonus live tracks were recorded recently at the Warner
Theatre in Erie, PA. See http://www.dirtylooksmusic.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/dirtylooksmusic for more.

-Disaster Peace (formerly Disasterpeace) is the new group featuring
vocalist Wade Black (Crimson Glory, Seven Witches, Leatherwolf, Leash
Law), guitarist Pete Blakk (King Diamond), bassist Hal Patino (King
Diamond, Force Of Evil, Maltese Falcon), and drummer Jasin Marxx. The
band's self-titled debut is out now via Music Buy Mail with this track
list: "Disaster Peace," "Scarecrow," "S&M," "Purgatorio," "Judas
Witch," "Hallowed Death," "Don't Come Back," "Immigrant Song" (Led
Zeppelin cover), "Blood To Blood," "The Gaoler," "My Guns," "Inferno,"
"Kill 'Em & Love 'Em." Blakk co-produced the album with King Diamond
guitarist Andy La Rocque, who also plays lead on "Hallowed Death." See
http://www.myspace.com/officialdisasterpeace for more.

-Perris Records is reissuing Faithfull's LIGHT THIS CITY (2003), which
is aimed at AOR and melodic rock fans who dig Bon Jovi, FireHouse, and
Danger Danger. This new version includes the European and Japanese
bonus tracks, "Please" and "Cast Out The Rain." Track list: "Light
This City," "There's No Turning Back," "All I Want, All I Need," "I've
Been Missing You," "You Won't Get Me Now," "Ending Song," "Melting
Your Ice," "Learned My Lesson," "Like A Shadow," "The Way I Am," "Way
Back," "Please," "Cast Out The Rain." Also check out the band's 2008
Perris release, HORIZONS. See http://www.faithfull-band.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/faithfullband for more.

-Gary Hoey has a new album due out later this summer, and is on a
Fender clinic tour this week. See http://www.garyhoey.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/garyhoey for more, and check out a great new
interview with Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner at
http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m5d30-Exclusive-intervi\
ew-with-guitar-icon-Gary-Hoey--2009-Fender-clinic-tour-and-more
.

-Upcoming shows for The Iron Maidens:

6/6 - OC Tavern, San Clemente, CA
6/13 - Paladino's, Tarzana, CA
6/17 - San Diego Fair, San Diego, CA
6/20 - Angel's Roadhouse, Yucaipa, CA
6/27 - Cane's, San Diego, CA
7/11 - Sunset Station Casino Pool Party, Las Vegas, NV
7/12 - Santa Fe Springs Swapmeet, Santa Fe Springs, CA
7/17 - The Underground, Reno, NV
7/18 - Bill's Casino/Bar 24, Tahoe/Stateline, NV
7/30 - Second Wind, Santee, CA

In related news, on June 12 Nikki McBurrain will sit in with Surfing
With An Alien (a Joe Satriani tribute) at the Canyon Club in Agoura
Hills, CA; on June 14 Steph Harris will perform "classical selections
for the orchestra" in Culver Cith, CA; and on June 26 Nikki McBurrain,
Mini Murray, Adriana Smith, and Bruce Chickinson will perform three
one-hour sets with their new side project Crabby Patty at the Santa Fe
Springs Swap Meet in Santa Fe Springs, CA. See
http://www.theironmaidens.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/theironmaidens for more.

-Check out a new short video for Neal Morse's THE RIVER: WORSHIP
SESSIONS VOLUME 4 at
http://bandwidth.csrtechnologies.com/Worship_4_Compressed.mov . The
disc is available at Radiant Records, http://www.radiantrecords.com/ .
Morse also announced an additional "new solo acoustic/church thing"
added to his June schedule:

6/18 - Neal Morse persönlich - live und unplugged
Anskar Kirche Wetzlar
Philipsstraße 4
35576 Wetzlar

Contact: Claas Kaeseler
0163 477 34 86
http://www.anskar-wetzlar.de/
Start time: 19:30

-Nympho -- featuring "Brazil's sleaze glam king" Criss Sexx on vocals
-- released V.I.P. on Perris Records. Joining Sexx are guitarist Dick,
bassist Olavo Barroka, and drummer Pablo Pinheiro. The band lists
Kiss, Bon Jovi, and L.A. Guns as influences, and hype says the disc
will appeal to fans of those bands. Track list: "Ignited," "Green
Lights Go," "You Gotta Love," "I Ain't Over You," "Get Down
(Nymphomaniac)," "All Night Long," "New Life," "Resurrection," "Say
It," "Reason To Rock," "Tits & Ass," "Without You Tonight." See
http://www.myspace.com/nymphovip for more.

-Queensryche's upcoming European tour dates for AMERICAN SOLDIER:

6/15 - Metropolis, Munchen, Germany
6/16 - LKA, Stuttgart, Germany
6/17 - Huxley's, Berlin, Germany
6/18 - Garage, Saarbrücken, Germany
6/19 - Capitol, Hannover, Germany
6/22 - Stahlwerk, Dusseldorf, Germany
6/23 - Gate Music Hall, Langquaid, Germany

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

-Word on the street is Ratt and Extreme will tour together this summer
and fall.

-Saris' CURSE OF TIME -- described as "Neo Progressive, Melodic Hard
Rock" -- is available from Duck Dive Music. Check out some 30-second
song samples:

"The Curse"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Saris_Curse/00000001.mp3

"Falling Leafs"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Saris_Curse/00000002.mp3

"Victims Of The Night"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Saris_Curse/00000003.mp3

"Kingdom Of Shadows"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Saris_Curse/00000004.mp3

-Check out a new interview with Stratovarius drummer Jorg Michael at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7DQb .

-Blabbermouth reported Stryper guitarist Oz Fox is set to marry a
"former high-class" prostitute named Annie Lobért on June 5. She
founded an international Christian ministry called "Hookers For
Jesus," gives lectures "in both secular and religious communities on
the effects of the adult entertainment industry," and had an
autobiography entitled "Hooker For Jesus" on the way. Read the full
report at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsite\
mID=121206
.

-Sum 41 is working on a new album for a late '09 release, and plans to
hit the road with The Offspring next month:

7/8 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
7/10 - Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA
7/11- Meadowbrook, Gilford, NH
7/12 - WHRL Big Day Out Tuesday @ Saratoga PAC, Sarratoga Springs, NY
7/14 - Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
7/15 - House Of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
7/16 - Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
7/17 - St. Augustine Amphitheater, St. Augustine, FL
7/18 - Pompano Amphitheater, Miami, FL

The band's current release is the U.S. edition of last year's ALL THE
GOOD SH*T: 14 SOLID GOLD HITS 2001-2008, a 14-song "best of" CD that
includes a bonus DVD with all their promo videos. CD track list:
"Still Waiting," "The Hell Song," "Fat Lip," "We're All To Blame,"
"Walking Disaster," "In Too Deep," "Pieces," "Underclass Hero,"
"Motivation," "Makes No Difference" (alternate version), "With Me,"
"Handle This," "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)," "Pain For Pleasure,"
"The Hell Song" (live). DVD track list: "Still Waiting," "The Hell
Song," "Fat Lip," "We're All To Blame," "Walking Disaster," "In Too
Deep," "Pieces," "Underclass Hero," "Motivation," "Makes No
Difference," "With Me," "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)," "Pain For
Pleasure." See http://www.sum41.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/sum41
for more.

-The first volume of John Taglieri's LIVES project is out this week.
See http://www.TheLivesProject.com/ for more. Taglieri also announced
he'll teach three dates at The School Of Rock in New Jersey -- two
performance workshops and one recording workshop in July and August.
Upcoming shows:

6/5 - Cheeseburger In Paradise, Iselin, NJ (4:00 p.m.)
6/5 - Sunset Pub, Lincoln Park, NJ (9:00 p.m.)
6/6 - Cheeseburger In Paradise, Middletown, NY (4:00 p.m.)
6/6 - Cheeseburger In Paradise, Secaucus, NJ (9:00 p.m.)
6/8 - Breakers Lounge, Herndon, VA
6/9 - Crystal City Sports Pub, Arlington, VA
6/11 - Market Street Inn, Salisbury, MD
6/12 - Jose O'Reilly's, Norwood, NJ
6/13 - Ft. Stewart, GA

See http://www.JohnTaglieri.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic for more.

-In addition to the 20th anniversary reissue of SLIP OF THE TONGUE
mentioned here previously, Musictap.net reported Whitesnake will
release a 25th anniversary "deluxe edition" of SLIDE IT IN. Like SLIP
OF THE TONGUE, the SLIDE IT IN set will feature re-mastered audio, new
cover art, bonus tracks, a 24-page booklet, and a DVD. The 10 bonus
tracks are: "Need Your Love So Bad" (U.S. Mix/Single B-side),
"Gambler" (U.K. Mix), "Slide It In" (U.K. Mix), "Standing In The
Shadow" (U.K. Mix), "Give Me More Time" (U.K. Mix), "Slow & Easy"
(U.K. Mix), "Spit It Out (U.K. Mix), "All Or Nothing" (U.K. Mix),
"Guilty Of Love" (U.K. Mix), "Love Ain't No Stranger" (live in Japan).
The DVD will feature seven clips videos: "Guilty Of Love," "Slow &
Easy," "Love Ain't No Stranger," "Guilty Of Love" (Live Castle
Donington 1983), "Love Ain't No Stranger" (unplugged live in Japan -
STARKERS IN TOKYO); "Give Me More Time" (BBC "Top Of The Pops"
(1984)), "Love Ain't No Stranger" (LIVE...IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
(2006)). Both sets are due June 30.

-Witchking's new vocalist is Michael Zaczek (Reload). The band is
working on its third album. See http://witchking@witchking.pl/ and
http://www.myspace.com/witchkingband for more.

-XXX, featuring Snowy Shaw (drums, vocals), X (guitar, vocals), and
Rob Nasty (bass, vocals), will release HEAVEN, HELL OR HOLLYWOOD on
Perris Records. The disc was mixed by Andy La Rocque and produced by
Shaw and X. Track list: "Hello!," "It's Suicide," "We're Gonna Rock,"
"Wall Of Fame," "I Want You To Want Me," "Singalongsong," "So Fuxxxing
You," "Tomboy," "Miss Misery," "Heaven, Hell Or Hollywood?" The disc
is hyped as appealing to fans of Motley Crue and Poison. See
http://www.snowyshaw.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/snowyshaw for
more.

Thanks to Jeff "Warhead" Adee, Bill "Here's A Song For Ya!" Kotowski,
Chad Bowar, Tom Mathers, Mateusz Gajdzik, Mikey@...,
Anne Leighton, and Robert Pancur for help gathering some of this
information.

*
*** REVIEWS ***
*
ALESTORM - BLACK SAILS AT MIDNIGHT (A) Napalm Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 46:17
[ http://www.alestorm.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/alestorm ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
The Scottish pirates are back with more tales of debauchery and
violence on the high seas, expanding what they did so well on their
2009 debut CAPTAIN MORGAN'S REVENGE. Trash, gruff vocals, yo-ho-ho
sing-alongs, ace riffing, etc. -- plus a surprisingly large amount of
keyboards placed front-and-center -- make BLACK SAILS AT MIDNIGHT
another winner for Alestorm. (And I still *love* that band name, too.)
I mean, c'mon, the first four songs -- "The Quest," "Leviathan," "That
Famous Ol' Spiced," and "Keelhauled" -- all rock, and effortlessly mix
in such awesomeness as the amazingly hooky lyric "tearing bodies limb
from limb / eviscerating on a whim" (from "Leviathan") and an intro
bit featuring the odd trio of a kick drum, a violin, and an accordion
(from "Keelhauled"). You cannot go wrong here...except maybe with the
icky, too-long quasi-ballad "To The End Of Our Days." Elsewhere, the
title track has kicks big ass with its wicked, macho riffing, "No
Quarter" is a bounding instrumental, "Pirate Song" is a solemn-yet-
funny recollection of a buccaneer's life, "Chronicles Of Vengeance"
surges along triumphantly, and rollicking closer "Wolves Of The Sea"
somehow manages to conjure up a lighthearted "Broadway show finale"
vibe (but it's still metal of course, yaaaRRRR!). Hurry up and snag
this release -- the first, limited edition version of the disc comes
with a bonus DVD with the band's show at last year's Wacken Open Air
festival.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

ASECRETDEATH (B) Tribunal Records, 2009
18 tracks, RT 58:42, multimedia section
[ http://www.myspace.com/asecretdeath ]
[ http://www.facebook.com/pages/asecretdeath/25371205744 ]
[ http://www.tribunalrecords.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords ]
[ http://www.skullandbonesrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/skullandbonesrecords ]
Hailing from the sunny location of the Gold Coast in Australia,
asecretdeath is out with its first full-length, self-titled album. The
CD features six bonus tracks in addition to the 12 main ones, plus a
bonus video clip (for the song "IDKFA"). One thing that stood out to
me about this album was the fluidity from one song to the next -- the
transitions are seamless and flow beautifully. Instrumentally, I'd say
this is typical thrash metal with a little extra kick, but it could be
considered post-metal or progressive metal as well. The songs are
fueled by a vitality to keep the listener constantly entertained.
Vocalist Nathan switches from a morbidly frightening death metal
voice, then transitions into something softer, yet still full of the
passion executed in the other range. Instrumentally, the songs had me
captivated as well. There's not a dull moment to be found on this
album. Some of the songs are rather short, lasting only a little over
two minutes. However, those six exclusive CD bonus tracks ensure
you'll have plenty of asecretdeath to listen to. You can tell this
band has a love for creativity just by looking at the song titles
alone. You can see this illustrated in songs like "Gloom With A View,"
"Peyote Ugly," and "Ordeal Or No Deal." I really appreciate that kind
of play on words. To me, it seemed like the bonus tracks were lacking
in caliber when compared to the original 12. It also seemed like the
longer the song was, the better the song was overall. There aren't
really any solos from guitarists Scott and Jacob, but the album has
enough intensity and diversity to stand on with these two strengths.
The song I'd recommend checking out is "Gloom With A View." This is a
band worth seeking out.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

FARFLUNG - A WOUND IN ETERNITY (C-) MeteorCity, 2008
8 tracks, RT: 45:36
[ http://www.myspace.com/farflung ]
[ http://www.meteorcity.com/ ]
[ http://www.stonerrock.com/meteorcity ]
OK, kids, this is a weird one. The L.A. trio known as Farflung
describe themselves as "an apocalyptic beacon from the dark cosmos"
and claim that their mission is to "bring space rock to your mental
galaxy bathed in infrared, shuddering under the strobes, and warping
the eyes." Um...ooooo-kay. Once I cut through all the pretentious sci-
fi B.S. in their press info and on their MySpace, I decided that this
eight tracker was best summed up in one word: "Drone, drone,
droooooooonnnne." (Well, that's actually three words, but you get my
drift.) A WOUND IN ETERNITY, the band's seventh release, sounds like
it would make a great soundtrack for a 'shrooming session or an acid
trip; unfortunately for the band, I don't do that kind of stuff
anymore. The vocals are drenched in echo and reverb for that spooky,
"we are descending from outer space" vibe, the instruments sound as if
they're coming from far away, and to me it all sounds like one very
loooooonnng song. Hmmm, maybe I should've smoked something before I
listen to this? Whatever. A WOUND IN ETERNITY is competently played
and well produced, but this stuff simply ain't my style. The band's
bio compares them to Hawkwind (a band that I know next to nothing
about, other than the fact that they gave the world Lemmy a long time
ago) alongside such names as Chrome, Damo Suzuki Network, and
Pressurehed, none of which mean anything to me. I suppose if you're a
fan of any of the aforementioned bands, feel free to go nuts, 'cuz
this will probably be right up your alley. As for me, Farflung sound
like Coheed And Cambria covering the early Floyd catalog (ugh!) and A
WOUND IN ETERNITY couldn't end fast enough for me. Yawn.
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

GAMMA RAY - HELL YEAH!!! - THE AWESOME FOURSOME (A) SPV/Steamhammer,
2008
Disc 1: 11 tracks, RT: 1:01:20
Disc 2: 11 tracks, RT: 1:03:38
GAMMA RAY - HELL YEAH!!! - THE AWESOME FOURSOME (DVD) (A+)
SPV/Steamhammer, 2008
Disc 1: 1:56:35
Disc 2: 2:34:12
[ http://www.gammaray.org/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/gammaraymyspace ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.mypace.com/spvusa ]
Gahh!! Somehow I managed to temporarily lose track of this release,
and I never reviewed it last year. Bad, bad, bad me. You've probably
read all about this already, if for no other reason than its goofy and
loooong subtitle: AND THE FINNISH KEYBOARDER WHO DIDN'T WANT TO WEAR
HIS DONALD DUCK COSTUME. Okay, all goofiness aside this live set --
two CDs or two DVDs -- is a true piece of metal brilliance. The main
concert was recorded/filmed three years ago in Montreal, during the
MAJESTIC tour, and features a great mix of Gamma Ray old 'n' new, plus
a token nod to main man Kai Hansen's past life. The set list: intro,
"Welcome," "Gardens Of The Sinner," "New World Order," "Man On A
Mission," "Fight," "Blood Religion," "Heavy Metal Universe," "Dream
Healer," "Heart Of The Unicorn," "Fairytale" (acoustic), "The
Silence," "Beyond The Black Hole," "Valley Of The Kings," "Somewhere
Out In Space," "Land Of The Free," "Rebellion In Dreamland," "I Want
Out" (Helloween), "Send Me A Sign." The main thrust of the CD is an
edited-down version of the show (i.e., stage banter is kept to a
minimum), but as a bonus CD #2 features four extra, non-DVD tracks
recorded on the more recent LAND OF THE FREE II tour: "Into The
Storm," "Empress," "From The Ashes," and "Real World." Regarding the
DVD set, the first disc keeps it simple, containing just the energetic
Montreal show. The production values are top-notch, with multiple
cameras and a Japanese concert video vibe due to the judicious use of
split screens. Besides the show's overall energy and excellence, the
disc's notable moments include the opening four-song salvo of burners,
a fun vocal/guitar battle between Kai Hansen and Henjo Richter in
"Heavy Metal Universe," and some humorous nuggets buried in the
closing credits. (Don't skip 'em!) The second disc is, naturally,
loaded with other goodies. The 47-minute hodge-podge entitled "Bits &
Pieces Of Historay" features various live, studio, and interview clips
of the band filmed between 1994 and 2006. Highlights include Hansen
being "introduced" as the band's new singer in '94; live-in-Tokyo
boots of "Beyond The Black Hole" (with a woman singing) and "Pray";
the band playing Helloween's "Future World" with HammerFall in Athens,
Greece, and its own "Somewhere Out In Space" with Helloween bassist
Markus Grosskopf; Hansen stage-diving from a height of at least 10',
and then crowd-surfing; drummer Dan Zimmermann spitting fire
(literally) on the SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET tour; and a press
conference Q&A at the Wacken Open Air festival. The "Video Clips"
section includes promo videos from the early Ralf Scheepers years
right up to current: "Space Eater" (dig the *poofy* hair; Mr.
Scheepers actually kinda resembles Michael Bolton here); "One With The
World" (with nifty film-speed tricks like in Helloween's "I Want Out"
video); "Gamma Ray" (the hippie vibe is tres freaky...); "Rebellion In
Dreamland" (this one's a bit like a short film); "Send Me A Sign" (a
slapped-together clip featuring live footage); "Heavy Metal Universe"
(featuring live footage from this DVD); "Eagle" (with sci-fi CGI,
mascot Fangface, and the band doing battle with lasers); and "Into The
Storm" (a darker vibe, with a girl breaking free from a bloody
brainwash session). The nearly 40-minute "Live @ Wacken 2003/2006"
section features "One With The World," "Last Before The Storm,"
"Rebellion In Dreamland," "Heavy Metal Universe," and "Somewhere Out
In Space"; "Unplugged In Japan" is 15 minutes of Hansen and Richter
performing "Rebellion In Dreamland," "Land Of The Free," "Fairytale,"
and (a very cool and bouncy) "Send Me A Sign" acoustically; and the
16-minute "Road Movie" is a collection of candid "on tour" bits,
showing the band in a dollar store, on the bus, backstage, and walking
around various towns and cities. {Curiously, my promo copy has another
segment entitled "Melbourne Playback" which simply has the "Heavy
Metal Universe" promo video again; I wonder if that's a defect?) All
told, these releases are a whole boatload of German melodic metal
mayhem that will keep your fists flying and heads banging for hours.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

NASHVILLE PUSSY - FROM HELL TO TEXAS (B) SPV/Steamhammer, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 38:54
[ http://www.nashvillepussy.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/nashvillepussy ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/spvusa ]
The ever-notorious Nashville Pussy returns with their fifth studio
album, and believe it or not, though I've become quite familiar with
their legendary rep over the years, this was the first time I'd
actually heard these Atlanta-based hellraisers. For those who've been
living under a rock (like me), the co-ed four piece (named after a
lyric from Ted Nugent's "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang") play no frills,
redneck sleaze rock, best described as a cocktail (ha!) of Bon Scott-
era AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, the aforementioned Nuge, and a hit of
Motorhead. This is the kind of stuff that's tailor-made for the
soundtrack to one of Rob Zombie's 1970s styled, Southwestern-set
splatter films. Vocalist Blaine Cartwright will never be considered
one of rock's great vocalists, but he gets the job done, spitting out
lyrics about drinkin', fightin', and f**kin' in a snarl that sounds
like Alice Cooper at his nastiest while his backing band (wife Ruyter
Suys on guitar, Karen Cuda -- who can certainly fill out a pair of
Daisy Duke shorts, by the way -- on bass, and Jeremy Thompson on
drums) belt out some righteous hellraisin' noise on their instruments.
The production is a little on the thin/dry side but I'll bet this band
must whoop some serious ass live. I especially liked "Speed Machine,"
the hilarious "Lazy Jesus" and catchy-as-hell "I'm So High" (Gotta
love the title "Dead Men Can't Get Drunk" too -- so true!) but all 12
tracks zip by like a gang of Harley ridin' bikers on meth. If you put
on this CD, you have two choices -- either shake your ass or get the
hell out of the way!
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

REFLECTION - WHEN SHADOWS FALL (C+) Cruz Del Sur Music, 2008
12 tracks, RT: 47:49
[ http://www.reflection.gr/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/reflectiongr ]
[ http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic ]
[ info@... ]
I'd never heard of this Greek five-piece till this disc came through
the mailbox, but apparently Reflection has been around since 1992 and
they have quite a few prior releases under their belts. The band's bio
says that they're "the driving force of Hellenic Epic Doom Metal," to
which I say "Um... yeah, OK, whatever." They sound more like slower-
paced melodic power/prog to me, but to each their own. The proof is in
the tunes, and Reflection have got 'em to spare. WHEN SHADOWS FALL is
a tight, machine-precise album full of crunchy riffs and epic,
stirring choruses performed by extremely skilled musicians.
Unfortunately, the odd, warbling vocal style of Leo Stivala took some
getting used to. He's one of those guys who over-emotes every single
note to the point where he sounds like he's about to keel over. I
tried getting past that to enjoy the band's crunchy riffing, which
does indeed sound great for awhile, but by the album's halfway point I
found myself wishing that they'd kick things up a notch; almost the
entire album is played at a rather frustrating mid-tempo plod. (Hence
the "Epic Doom" tag, I guess?) I get the feeling that there could be a
pretty decent power metal band inside these guys if only someone would
light a fire under their asses. I also wonder if WHEN SHADOWS FALL is
a concept album. The promotional copy I received didn't contain any
lyrics so I don't know for sure, but these songs feel like they're all
interconnected in some way, if that makes any sense. Anyway, the band
chugs on for 11 songs about ghost ships and "the lost" and "desert
lands" until the final track, an "orchestral" version of the song
"Mistress Of Sea," which sounds like it could've come off the last
Manowar album (editor's note: that's not a good thing) or the end
credit song to a "Lord Of The Rings" sequel. These guys would probably
take that as a compliment, but I found it unnecessary at best. In the
end, I didn't hate WHEN SHADOWS FALL, but didn't love it either. It
started out promising enough (aside from the vocals) but after several
spins ended up sounding somewhat half-baked. I expected more from a
band that supposedly has such a long history. Fans of Symphony X,
Kamelot, and the like will probably get more out of this album than I
did.
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

STRATOVARIUS - POLARIS (B+/B) Armoury Records, 2009
11 tracks, RT: 55:01
[ http://www.stratovarius.com/ ]
[ http://www.eaglerockent.com/ ]
[ http://www.ear-music.net/ ]
Last week in my column I joked "Stratovarius is back?" Seriously, I
didn't know. Longtime main man Timo Tolkki is forging ahead -- and
already two albums deep -- with his new band, Revolution Renaissance,
and I thought Stratovarius was left for dead. But a funny thing
happened on the way to the cemetery... Singer Timo Kotipelto, bassist
Lauri Porra, keyboardist Jens Johansson, and drummer Jorg Michael put
all the b.s./publicity stunts/drama/wackiness behind them, found a new
guitarist in Matias Kupiainen, divvied up the songwriting chores, and
set to work. With the previous chief songwriter/guitarist gone you
might think the resulting album would be a departure or "fresh start"
for the band. And you would be wrong. Why mess with success? POLARIS
fits right in with the lengthy Stratovarius back catalogue, and there
are no crazy left turns taken or curveballs thrown here. The biggest
surprise (for me anyhow) is how much "semi-new guy" Porra -- he came
from Kotipelto's solo touring band to replace Jari Kainulainen back in
'05, but POLARIS marks his Strato recording debut -- contributed to
the band: he wrote no less than five of the album's 11 tracks. The
remaining six are split evenly between the Kupiainen/Kotipelto tandem
and Johansson. I love when musicians do this sort of thing; it evokes
images in my mind of a "true band" mentality. Anyway... Opener (and
first single) "Deep Unknown," follow-up "Falling Star," and "Higher We
Go" all have that heavy-yet-commercial vibe the band has done so well,
"Blind" and "Forever Is Today" are the burners (with the latter having
a strong SEVENTH SIGN-era Yngwie Malmsteen vibe), "Winter Skies" and
"Somehow Precious" are the power ballads (check out the particularly
nice piano work and guitar soloing in the former), and closer "When
Mountains Fall" is a delicate mix of vocals, guitar, and strings. The
"epic" songs are Johansson's nearly seven-minute "King Of Nothing" and
Porra's two-part, 11-minute "Emancipation Suite." Something for
everyone, and I wager the band's fans will be well pleased. Welcome
back, guys, and here's to your new beginning.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

TANKARD - THIRST (B) AFM Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 44:54
[ http://www.tankard.info/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tankardfrankfurt ]
[ http://www.afm-records.de/ ]
I've never really heard any Tankard before, aside from an occasional
tribute album track, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the band referenced
in some of the recent metal documentaries that have been making the
rounds -- "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey," "Get Thrashed!," VH1's
"Heavy: The Story Of Metal," etc. -- which certainly makes sense as
the band has been around for 25+ years. I'm guessing THIRST is
consistent and right in line with the band's career output. It sports
10 songs and a 45-minute running time (just like every album 25 years
ago when we were copying each other's new acquisitions on blank, 90-
minute Maxell tapes) and if you like thrash and/or beer, Tankard is
the band for you. These songs feature crisp, clean production so every
instrument is clearly audible, and despite my preconceived notions
that these guys would be sloppy (I know I would be after 25+ years of
drunken mayhem) the music is quite precise. There is some outstanding
riffing and rhythm work from guitarist Andy Gutjahr, and the rhythm
section comprised of bassist Frank Thorwart and drummer Olaf Zissel is
most excellent. In time-honored German thrash fashion, vocalist
Andreas Geremia shouts, screams, and growls his way through the album,
but at no point is he ever unlistenable. "Octane Warriors" and
"Deposit Pirates" kick things off in fine up-tempo, crunchy fashion,
then the title track throws a bit of a curveball with some tempo
changes and a fairly complex guitar solo. "Hyperthermia" starts off
with a fierce, butt-shaking boogie and showcases another great Gutjahr
solo. The riffing in "When Daddy Comes To Play" will have you whipping
out the air guitar, and stay tuned for -- gasp! -- additional vocals
from a children's choir. Elsewhere, "Zodiac Man" has more great
riffing and "G.A.L.O.W." (stands for "Gods And Legends Of War") is
speedy and the Greek mythology lyrics satisfy the D&D nerd in me. Then
we have "Myevilfart." Yes, it's about farting and makes reference to
"the burning flame of power." <sigh> I know these guys have a sense of
humor but you'll just *never* catch me walking around humming "Myyyyy
eee-vil FART..." :) All in all, THIRST should quench your need for
some fun thrash.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

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-Apologies if I've told this story before, but it's issue #502 so
you'll have to indulge me. When I was in college 20 years ago, in my
Marketing class' textbook there was a sidebar about a court case
involving Megadeth and a local band named Megadeath -- something about
the band name and copyright infringement. Obviously, Mr. Mustaine came
out on top. The way cool thing was the sidebar was on p. 502 of the
book. So why is this funny? Go check the track listing to Megadeth's
1988 album SO FAR, SO GOOD...SO WHAT! - Tim

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-Judas Priest Unleash New Live Album, A TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE

As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the
all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979's
UNLEASHED IN THE EAST), whenever Judas Priest announce a new live
album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on A TOUCH OF
EVIL: LIVE (due for release in July 2009 via Sony Music and Epic
Records), the mighty Priest -- which includes singer Rob Halford,
guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and
drummer Scott Travis -- doesn't disappoint. Focusing primarily on fan-
revered album cuts (all previously unreleased in live form on CD), A
TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE features absolutely scintillating renditions of
such Priest gems as "Riding On The Wind," "Beyond The Realms Of
Death," "Dissident Aggressor," "A Touch Of Evil," "Eat Me Alive," and
the set-closing "Painkiller." Also of note are the first live album
appearances of standouts from Priest's critically acclaimed 2008
concept double disc, NOSTRADAMUS ("Death" and "Prophecy").

Recorded by Martin Walker and Brian Thorene during the Judas Priest's
mammoth 2005 and 2008 world tours, A TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE also marks
the first Priest album that producer Tom Allom has worked on since
1988 (co-producing along with the band). It was such Allom-produced
albums as the aforementioned UNLEASHED IN THE EAST, as well as BRITISH
STEEL and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE (among others) that made Priest not
only one of the premier metal acts, but one of the leading global rock
acts. As heard throughout A TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE, Priest remain a must-
see live act...and a must-hear one, as well.

A TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE track listing:

Judas Rising
Hellrider
Between The Hammer & The Anvil
Riding On The Wind
Death
Beyond The Realms Of Death
Dissident Aggressor
A Touch Of Evil
Eat Me Alive
Prophecy
Painkiller

For more information, visit:

http://www.judaspriest.com/

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-Search With Kiss

Search With Kiss is a search engine powered by Google and Ask.com,
except that every Web search with Search With Kiss is a chance to win
"Swag Bucks" which can be redeemed for Kiss prizes and high-end
electronics. Simply make http://www.searchwithkiss.com/ your homepage
and use it every day just like you use Google and any other search
engine. Each day many random winning times will be selected, if you
search after one of these times and your search is a winner -- you'll
win a Swag Buck. You then simply redeem your Swag Buck at the official
Kiss Swag Store for the prize you want and it'll be shipped right to
your door!

http://www.searchwithkiss.com/
http://www.kissonline.com/

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Sneak Preview Of New Song From Manowar!

Countdown! Two months from now, on July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the
Rhine River in Germany, the Magic Circle Festival will open the gates
of Asgard!! Manowar is creating the music as Wolfgang Hohlbein is
writing the book, based on the tale of Thor, the God of Thunder and
Norse mythology. To celebrate the countdown to Asgard, we have a sneak
peak at Manowar in the studio at Magic Circle Music mixing new
material from the album that will be performed exclusively at the
Magic Circle Festival! We have smuggled the film footage from the
studio and are making it available for fans via a special video here!
Be sure to check it out and keep your eyes on the calendar... the
countdown begins now!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUi3O75MERo&fmt=18

Manowar Embarks On "Death To Infidels Tour 2009"

Scheduled to headline six of Europe's largest heavy metal festivals,
Manowar embarks on this summer's "Death To Infidels Tour!" The
undisputed Kings Of Metal have long crusaded to keep the spirit of
"true metal" alive. In 2009, the crusade blazes through Europe armed
with allies, HolyHell, and the legions of faithful metal warriors
following the call to raise their arms, lock their wrists and sound
the cry "HAIL AND KILL!"

"In every country in the world, there are the followers of 'false
metal.' Manowar and our fans are disciples of 'true metal' and feel
the need to wipe the infidels off the face of the planet through the
power of heavy metal Manowar style," said Joey DeMaio, bassist for
Manowar.

The band sets forth on the crusade to conquer false metal tyranny,
starting with Europe this summer while headlining Provissirock 2009 in
Seinäjoki, Finland on June 13, 2009, Hellfest in Clisson, France on
June 21, 2009, the Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain on June 27,
2009, the B'Estfest Aftershock in Bucharest, Romania on July 5th, 2009
and the Norway Rock Festival in Kvindesal on July 10, 2009. The grand
finale of the tour will be Manowar's call to arms for true metal
warriors the world over, the Magic Circle Festival III on July 18,
2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany where the world
premiere songs from their forthcoming CD, entitled HAMMER OF THE GODS
will be performed. The first installment of "The Asgard Saga," their
unique multimedia fantasy adventure with bestselling author Wolfgang
Hohlbein.

The "Death To Infidels Tour" promises to unleash the crusader in you!
For details and info on ticket sales, log onto http://www.manowar.com/
or http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ . To learn about "The Asgard
Saga," visit http://www.asgard-saga.com/ .

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

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

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-Guitar Icon Vinnie Moore Releases Long Awaited Studio Album -- TO THE
CORE Out Now On Mascot Records U.S.A.

HOLLYWOOD -- Almost a decade has passed as the much anticipated Vinnie
Moore's solo release is about to invade the world -- TO THE CORE
released May 26th on Mascot Records U.S.A.

Moore's spent the last several years out on tour with British rock/
metal band UFO. Once off tour, Moore spent time orchestrating his new
album meticulously laying down the tracks to his newest guitar
instrumental masterpiece.

Choosing a very retro-contemporary rock style mixed with many other
styles and influences, Moore decided he would make it a good old-
fashioned rock 'n' roll instrumental album. It's just Vinnie Moore,
his guitar, and his raw guitar talent -- all the ingredients that make
this album a work of art.

TO THE CORE boasts such tracks as "Fly," "Panic Attack" and "Off The
Hook." All the songs take on unique tones has Moore takes you on a
journey track after track. "The only plan I had when making this
record was to do some things I have never done before," explains
Moore. I am into many types of music and wanted to make a record where
I could just let it all pour out without limitations. I am basically a
rock guy but all these other influences that filter into my music. You
can hear many styles from an R&B/Hip Hop vibe to one that is heavy but
has an indian vibe with lots of exotic percussion. I even have a
couple tunes with techno elements, some funk, some blues and some
bepop. Hell, there is even some motorcycles on it and I even played
slide guitar on 'Jigsaw' which is fairly new for me. The common thread
that ties it all together is probably the fact that it's me playing
guitar through it all."

TO THE CORE was recorded at The Core. John "JD" Deservio (Black Label
Society/Bass) plays bass, with Van Romaine on drums and Tim Lehner on
keyboards.

For more information please go to http://www.vinniemoore.com/ or
http://www.mascotrecordsusa.com .

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-Lacuna Coil: New Video Interview Posted Online; Headline Tour
Pre-sale Starts Today!

Italy's greatest musical export, Lacuna Coil, recently sat down with
NRV-TV.com for an exclusive video interview that touches on all the
band's current happenings. Be sure to check it out by clicking
http://nrv-tv.com/ now!

Also, be sure to catch the band's headlining tour in the U.S. this
July! Lacuna Coil has made a handful of tickets available for pre-
ordering right now via ArtistArena.com. Available for pre-sale are
General Admission tickets, plus special VIP packages that include 1 GA
ticket, a limited edition Lacuna Coil tour poster, T-shirt, meet &
greet pass, along with a commemorative VIP laminate! This package is
only $49.50 and will sell out quickly. Joining them on the road is
Kill Hannah, Sventh Void and Dommin.

Lacuna Coil
With Kill Hannah, Sventh Void and Dommin
06/04 Street Festival El Paso, TX
06/06 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
06/07 Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
06/08 Electric Park Ballroom Waterloo, IA
06/10 Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
06/12 Station 4 St. Paul, MN
06/14 Wilma Theater Missoula, MT
06/15 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
06/17 Knitting Factory Boise, ID
06/18 Roseland Portland, OR
06/19 Neumo's Seattle, WA
06/21 Last Day Saloon Santa Rosa, CA
06/22 House Of Blues Los Angeles, CA
06/24 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV
06/25 The New Oasis Sparks, NV
06/26 Senator Theatre Chico, CA
06/27 Slim's San Francisco, CA

Check out Lacuna Coil on MySpace and pre-order tickets to their
upcoming tour.

http://www.lacunacoil.it/
http://www.myspace.com/lacunacoil

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-Frontiers Sets Release Date For Second Pathosray Album

TRENTON, N.J. -- Frontiers Records is delighted to announce the
signing of Italian progressive metal band Pathosray for the release of
its upcoming second album, SUNLESS SKIES.

Pathosray was formed in 2000 by drummer Ivan Moni Bidin and vocalist
Marco Sandron, later joined by bass player Fabio D'Amore, keyboardist
Gianpaolo Rinaldi, and guitarist Alessio Velliscig. The band released
its self-titled debut album PATHOSRAY through Sensory Records in late
2007, gathering a great response from the progressive metal
communities all over the world.

In support of the release, Pathosray played a few selected shows
around Italy, and in September 2008 the guys went to Atlanta to
perform for the first time abroad in front of an enthusiastic
ProgPower USA Festival crowd. Two weeks later they played at ProgPower
Europe in Holland with similar responses.

The rest of 2008 was spent on writing and recording SUNLESS SKIES,
which was recorded at Artesonika Studios in Italy and mixed and
mastered in Sweden by Johan Ornborg and Jens Bogren at Fascination
Street Studios (Symphony X, HammerFall, Opeth, Katatonia, etc).

With a new record deal in place and an awesome new album to boot,
Pathosray is ready to climb the next step on the progressive metal
ladder. "We're all really happy and excited about the new album and
the way how our sound evolved during these two years," said bassist
Fabio D'Amore. "The new recording deals, with Frontiers Records and
Soundholic, will surely give SUNLESS SKIES an extra value with the
possibility to reach new fans and spreading our music in the best way
possible! We're extremely pleased to have the possibility to work with
such respectable companies, also thanks to the amazing job that
Intromental Management is doing for us!"

In connection with the upcoming release, set for May 25 in Europe and
June 9 in the U.S.A. on Frontiers/Super D, Pathosray has been
confirmed to play ProgPower Scandinavia Festival (alongside Pretty
Maids, Freak Kitchen, Mercenary, and more) in Copenhagen, Denmark, on
September 25.

"2009 couldn't have started better than this," said drummer Ivan Moni
Bidin. "The excitement for the invitation to play at ProgPower
Scandinavia in Denmark with such big names will give us the strength
to keep improving and set up the best show possible!"

The final track listing of SUNLESS SKIES is:

1. Crown Of Thorns
2. Behind The Shadows
3. Aurora
4. Quantic Enigma
5. In Your Arms
6. Sons Of The Sunless Sky
7. The Coldest Lullaby
8. Perpetual Eclipse (Interludium)
9. Poltergeist
10. For The Last Time (2009 Version) (bonus track Europe/U.S.A.)
11. Rainfall (bonus track Japan)

http://www.pathosray.com/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecordsusa
http://www.frontiers.it/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

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-Metal Blade Records Announces Signing Of American Heavy Metal Act
Ravage!

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the addition of Boston
Massachusetts metallers Ravage to its roster. The heavy metal band
Ravage began as the idea of two young brothers from Boston
Massachusetts, whom fans would come to know as Al Ravage and Eli Joe,
who wished to form a band that could bring bombastic heavy metal back
to prominence and crush the insipid alterna-grunge music craze of the
mid-'90s. Though the barely high school-aged rockers had mighty
ambitions when they played their first gig in 1996, they quickly
learned that Rome was not built in a day, and Ravage had to work on
honing their sound and forging their way through the local underground
metal scene. Now in their early 20s Ravage is ready to show the metal
world what they're made of with their Metal Blade debut THE END OF
TOMORROW, which will drop in the summer of 2009 and features cover art
by none other than Ed Repka (Megadeth, Death, Austrian Death Machine).

"Everyone in the band is thrilled to have the opportunity to have our
music released by a record company that is not only one of the
greatest heavy metal record labels ever, but also a label that is
currently home to many of our favorite bands (such as Lizzy Borden,
Cannibal Corpse, King Diamond, Amon Amarth, etc). Metal Blade has
released some of the classic metal albums of all time and Ravage
welcomes the opportunity to make our own mark on the scene. Only Brian
and Metal Blade had the guts to put this deal together with a band
that has never bowed to trends or used gimmickry to fit in, a band
that has always forged ahead toward fresh musical ground in the face
of those who wanted us to become some sort of goofy retro-act or clone
of whatever was hip. So on behalf of the band, I'd like to thank all
the fans in the local scene, national scene and abroad who have stuck
by us thus far, the promoters who've dared book us, the small labels
who dared release our early work, those in the press who dared stand
up to the feeble-minded trendmakers, the [few] DJs who've played us,
and all the great bands we've played with. This is just another step
on a long road as we continue our mission to put out some quality, no-
bullsh*t, heavy metal music that real metalheads can be proud of. Keep
headbangin' with us and RAVAGE IN PEACE!!!" commented singer Al
Ravage.

"Ravage brings a fresh element to pure metal conveying a young and
modern vibe to old school thrash/power metal. It's this type of
musical resurrection that will break new ground for metal and we
couldn't be more excited to unleash them to the masses!" - Metal Blade

Ravage's new album seamlessly intertwines the sounds of New Wave of
British Heavy Metal, late '80s American Thrash Metal and late '90s
European power metal to showcase the band's signature style. THE END
OF TOMORROW is sure to be enjoyed by metal maniacs young and old as it
blends the soaring vocal and guitar melodies of Iron Maiden and
Helloween with the raw power of thrashers like Testament and Kreator,
presented in a crisply modern production-style.

Ravage is:
Al Ravage - Vocals
Eli Joe - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Nick Izzo - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Howie "The Mosh Pig" Snow - Bass
GTB - Drums

http://www.myspace.com/swwr

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-Author Greg Prato's Magazine Writing Showcased In New Book, "No
Schlock...Just Rock!"

In addition to being the author of three well-received books (2008's
"A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of
Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon" and "Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin
Story," plus 2009's "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock
Music"), writer Greg Prato also regularly contributes to several Web
sites and magazines. His latest book, "No Schlock...Just Rock!"
(released through Lulu.com) collects most of Greg's writing for the
U.K.-based mags Classic Rock, Guitarist, Metal Hammer, and Record
Collector, between a five-year span (2003-2008).

Separated into three sections according to genre -- "Classic Rock,"
"Heavy Metal," and "Punk/Alt-Rock" -- the 276-page book includes
features that cover the entire histories of some of Greg's favorite
bands: Faith No More, Bad Brains, Soundgarden, the Meat Puppets, the
Raspberries, and the no-holds-barred tale of G.G. Allin. Also included
are articles/interviews on Rush, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Steely
Dan, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, the Ramones, and Queens
Of The Stone Age, among many other fascinating rock n' rollers (even
William Shatner!). You'll also find the three articles that eventually
led to Greg's Melon, Bolin, and Grunge books.

"No Schlock...Just Rock!" is the next best thing to experiencing live
rock n' roll -- minus getting fleeced for parking, unsanitary
restrooms, and having some drunk nudnik screaming in your ear. Or as
the author suggests in the book's foreword, "Kick back, relax, adjust
your iPod to the appropriate artist, read on, and most importantly...
LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL!!!"

Click here for ordering info and to read samples from "No Schlock...
Just Rock!"

http://stores.lulu.com/gregprato
--or--
http://www.myspace.com/gregpratopage [and click the "No Schlock"
banner]

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-New Neal Morse CD Available At Radiant!

Hello everyone,

Long time eh? We've been quite busy with all sorts of things. Neal has
been trying to finish two albums before we set out for Europe on June
1. But...we have good news... Neal's new worship CD, THE RIVER:
WORSHIP SESSIONS VOLUME 4 is done and ready to ship!

Here's the track list and some info:

Neal Morse - THE RIVER: WORSHIP SESSIONS VOLUME 4

Neal Morse never sleeps! In addition to co-writing and recording a new
Transatlantic album (for release later this year), Neal has also found
time to write and record a new worship album. Containing nine new
original songs and five covers and clocking in at over an hour, this
new CD is something that hopefully listeners of all tastes can enjoy.
"I think this is the best one yet...the tracks that really stand out
to me are 'The River' and 'Holy Is Our God'...but I like them all. I
don't think there is bum track on this record." Featuring the co-lead
vocals of Julie Harrison and the drumming prowess of Scott Williamson,
this is a world class worship record that even some prog fans might
enjoy. The sound quality on this one is amazing! Cuts like "Serve You
In The Fire" and "I Fall On You" have a certain rock flare while other
songs like "Jesus Knows" are heart felt and beautiful. Engineered by
Jerry Guidroz and Produced by Neal Morse.

Here's the track list:

1. Glory To Glory (4:02)
2. The River (5:38)
3. Serve You In The Fire (5:15)
4. I Exalt Thee (5:22)
5. Life (5:02)
6. Holy Is Our God (3:00)
7. Jesus Knows (4:56)
8. You Are Good (3:49)
9. He Came For Me (4:57)
10. I Fall On You (3:14)
11. Only Love Remains (4:02)
12. Go Light Your World (4:47)
13. Let There Be Singing (4:20)
14. Hallelujah (God So Loved) (3:37)

TOTAL TIME: 62:05

Sound samples available soon at http://www.nealmorse.com/ .

Available now at http://www.radiantrecords.com/ .

Inner Circle News

The new Inner Circle disc for May 2009, the DVD Neal Morse & Band -
LIVE IN ZECHE, BOCHUM has shipped! But you can still can this great
DVD by signing up for the Inner Circle (just go to
http://www.nealmorse.com/ , click on the IC banner and follow the
instructions) by signing up before June 15. This is a great DVD with
Neal and his killer European band performing "At The End Of The Day"
and "Author Of Confusion/I'm The Guy." Sign up today!!

Upcoming Live Dates

We are going to Europe soon. Here is our schedule. We hope you can
come out and see us!

Concerts With Band

Sweden Rock Festival
Neal and his touring band are playing the epic Sweden Rock Festival on
June 5th, a four-day rock and roll extravaganza with boatloads of
bands, including Dream Theater, ZZ Top, Journey, Marillion and
Foreigner. The dates are June 3-6 (2009) in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

Live with Dream Theater
Dream Theater will host special guests Neal Morse and his band, on
June 24 (2009) at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, in Gelsenkirchen,
Germany.
Click here for tickets:
http://www.nealmorse.com/pages/go.asp?date=20090624

Second concert with Dream Theater
Dream Theater will host special guests Neal Morse and his band, on
June 23 (2009) at Tollwood Musikzelt, in Munich, Germany. Click here
for tickets:
http://www.dreamtheater.net/buy/tickets.php?date=20090623

Worship Services Solo Acoustic

Thursday June 11th - An evening of worship and testimony with Neal
Morse
All Saints' Woodford Wells
Inmans Row, Woodford Green (London)
Nearest tube station: Woodford
Contact - Paul
http://www.asww.org.uk/ / 020 8504 0266 /
parish.office@...
Start time: 8:00 p.m.

Friday June 12th - Worship Service
Histon Baptist Church
Poplar Road, Histon
Cambridge CB24 9LN
England
Contact - Martin
http://www.newlifechurchcambridge.org/index.php?section=13 /
martin.wilde@...
Start time: 7:30 p.m. (free admission)

Wednesday June 17th - Worship Service
Ev. Gemeindezentrum Bergneustadt
Breslauerstr. 20 a
51702 Bergneustadt
Web site: http://www.ev-kirche-bergneustadt.de/
Start time: 7:30

Get Closer Weekend (A Special Weekend Event With Neal Morse)
June 20th - June 21st
Ev. Gemeindezentrum Bergneustadt
Breslauerstr. 20 a
51702 Bergneustadt
Web site: http://www.ev-kirche-bergneustadt.de/

Start each day: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Break: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
next service time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Finish each day: 8 p.m.

The purpose of this weekend is for us to gather together and draw
nearer to God. There will be music, singing, special speakers...maybe
even you! Food and fellowship. Please come and be with us!

If someone needs a hotel room for the weekend check out
http://www.feste-neustadt.de/ (a very nice hotel in the historical old
part of the town approx 5 min. by car from the get closer location) or
http://www.booking.com/ .

Thursday June 25th
Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde Landstuhl
Am Rathaus 5
66849 Landstuhl
Germany
Contact:
http://www.baptisten-landstuhl.de/ / Tel: 06371-16341
Start time: 20:00

Saturday June 27th - Worship service
Kelsterbach Petrusgemeinde/ Bistro
Kleiner Kornweg 7
65451 Kelsterbach (near Frankfurt)
Germany
Start time: 20:00

Saturday July 4th
New Life, vergadering van gelovigen
Bruijnstraat 16
3026 VD Rotterdam
Netherlands
Web site: http://www.newlife-rotterdam.nl/
Start time: 20:00

Wednesday July 8
YMCA
Einemstr. 10, 10878 Berlin
7:00 p.m.

Saturday July 11
"Live-im-Amadeus"
Youth club of a Baptist Church, Bahnhoftsr. 9, 12555 Berlin
7:30 p.m.

Sunday July 12
Church service
Christus-Gemeinde, Ecke Sandino-/Große-Leege-Str., 12055 Berlin
10:00 a.m.

Friday July 17th
Veranstaltungszentrum Novum
Josef- Wilberger- Straße 9
A-6020 Innsbruck
http://www.novum-ibk.at/
Start time: 20:00

Saturday July 18th
KUFA Bar
Feldgasse 12
A-6330 Kufstein
http://www.kufa.at/
Start time: 20:00

Sunday July 19th
At the Marktpatz (the market place in the center) in A-6380 St. Johann
in Tirol
http://www.efk-kitzbuehel.at/
Start time: 20:00

There are more to come...

Thanks and take care,
Cherie Morse

Radiant Records
http://www.radiantrecords.com/

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-In This Moment Announce Details For THE DREAM (ULTRA-VIOLET EDITION);
New Single "Call Me" Online And Prepare For Warped Tour

As In This Moment prepare themselves to spend their entire summer as
part of this year's Warped Tour lineup the group returns with a new
offering, THE DREAM (ULTRA-VIOLET EDITION), which features their new
hit Active Rock single "Call Me." This stunning track will begin
streaming on the band's newly revamped MySpace page on June 1st.

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"
instrumental version, alongside a slew of bonus video material.

In This Moment kicked off 2009 with a bang embarking on a massive
North American trek alongside Mudvayne and Nonpoint. The Mudvayne run
comes 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.

Chris Howorth (guitars) further comments: "It's been an incredible
year for us and we just completed a week of headlining shows in Japan
and are currently enjoying a small break before flying back to England
for the Kerrang! Magazine Download Festival, alongside a couple of
shows with Papa Roach and Buckcherry. For those who don't know,
Download is the biggest bad boy of metal/rock festivals anywhere in
the world and for In This Moment to be invited back is a huge honor
for us, sharing the second stage with Motley Crue and watching Faith
No More headline is dream come true stuff. After the U.K. shows, we
have a week off before starting the mighty Warped Tour. This is really
cool for us because it's a chance to play for a brand new audience as
we've always felt like we are a band who could appeal to fans of all
different genres and Warped Tour is the perfect place for that.

"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. 'Dying Star' and
'Sailing Away' are two songs that the whole band wanted to be on the
original release and we refuse to call them 'B-sides' because they
aren't 'B-sides.' We are really happy now that they are finally at
home with all the other songs on THE DREAM and we also recorded a
special cover version of Blondie's hit 'Call Me' that we tracked with
our producer Kevin Churko at Ozzy's house! That was such a bad-ass
experience. The song came out excellent, the vocals sound massive;
it's got big modern production and big guitars. Ultimately, we kept it
true to the original and just replaced the keyboards with dual guitar
solos adding our own flavor to it. We also shot a brand new video for
it in London last month, so stay tuned for that in the coming weeks.
We can't wait to see everyone on tour this summer, we miss you guys!"

Check out In This Moment on MySpace now:
http://www.myspace.com/inthismoment

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-Hibria: Canadian Tour After Concerts In Asia

On last Sunday, May 24th, Brazilian metallers Hibria finished their
Asian tour, which visited Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.
With awesome concerts, interviews for local press and sold out
merchandise in just two concerts, the tour was a huge success.

After finishing the tour, Hibria already headed to Canada for their
next tour, having the support of Archon Legion band. Check out the
dates and all the informations available.

Tuesday, May 26th - Victoria, BC @ The V Lounge
Address: 3366 Douglas St.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Unleash The Archers, Reaver
Doors: 9 p.m., Show: 9:30 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: Lyle's Place, Sideshow, Aces 'n' Spades, and
http://www.hightideconcerts.net/

Wednesday, May 27th - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
Address: 917 Main St.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Omega Crom
Doors: 9 p.m., Show: 10 p.m., Price: $15
Tickets Available: At the door

Thursday, May 28th - Penticton, BC @ The Orchard House (All ages)
Address: 157 Orchard Ave.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Sarcophagus, Bloodsquid
Doors: 6 p.m., Show: 7 p.m., Price: $12
Tickets Available: CD Plus

Friday, May 29th - Calgary, AB @ The Den in Mac Hall (All ages & Bar)
Address: 2500 University Drive NW
Lineup: Hibria, Divinity, Archon Legion, Sacred Ally, Striker, Viathyn
Doors: 5:30 p.m., Show: 6 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Saturday, May 30th - Edmonton, AB @ The Rendezvous Pub
Address: 10108 149 Street NW
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Guardians Of Power, SixGun, Kriticos
Doors: 7 p.m., Show: 8 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Sunday, May 31st - Regina, SK @ The Exchange (All ages & Bar)
Address: 2431 8th Avenue.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Kelevra, Lest We Fail
Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: Vintage Vinyl, Madame Yes, CD Plus, Zeus or through
locals

Monday, June 1st - Winnipeg, MB @ Ozzies
Address: 160 Osborne St.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Tyrants Demise, Northern Shadows,
Hoarfrost
Doors: 8 p.m., Show: 9 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Thursday, June 4th - Toronto, ON @ The Kathedral (All Ages & Bar)
Address: 651 Queen Street W
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Borealis, Seventh Reign, Pyramid
Theorem, Crimson Shadow, Maridian
Doors: 6 p.m., Show: 6:30 p.m., Price: $15/12 in Advance
Tickets Available: http://www.ticketscene.com/

Saturday, June 6th - Kingston, ON @ Bar None (All Ages)
Address: 651 Queen Street W
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, guests
Doors: 5 p.m., Show: 6 p.m., Price: $10 in Advance
Tickets Available: At the Door

Sunday, June 7th - Ottawa, ON @ Cabana Supper Lounge(Bayou) (All Ages
& Bar)
Address: 1077 Bank St.
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Aggressor, Violated Rot, guests
Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Monday, June 8th - Montreal, QU @ Bar Katacombes
Address: 1222 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Aggressor, guests
Doors: 9 p.m., Show: 9:30 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Tuesday, June 9th - Quebec, QU @ Dagobert Nightclub
Address: 600 Grande Alee Est
Lineup: Hibria, Archon Legion, Aggressor, guests
Doors: 9 p.m., Show: 10 p.m., Price: $10
Tickets Available: At the door

Hibria
http://www.hibria.com/
http://www.myspace.com/hibria

Metal Brasil - Support the brazilian metal scene
info@...
http://www.myspace.com/metalbrasil

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-"Metal Fest TV" Needs "War Stories"

[Note: We stole this from HeadbangerNYC.com's mailing list. - Tim]

Bands,

"Metal Fest TV" is looking for your "war stories." "War Stories" are
the worst and funniest things that have happened to you before, during
or after a gig. The best stories will be featured on "Metal Fest TV"
and we'll promote your band while we're at it! Write it on our blog at
http://www.myspace.com/officialmeg .

I look forward to reading your stories!

Best Regards,

Rob Mason
Monolith Entertainment Group: Concert Promotion, Television and
Management! http://www.myspace.com/officialmeg

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-Tribunal Records Update

2009 Free Digital Sampler Available Now

We have teamed up again with our great friends at Sleepless Threads (
http://sleeplessthreads.com/revolution/ ) to bring you the new 2009
Tribunal Records Digital Sampler. It contains 21 tracks of metal,
hardcore, '80s thrash and hard rock from our current catalog and
upcoming release schedule.

New songs from Inferi, Vale Of Pnath, Iron Thrones, Killwhitneydead, A
Secret Death as well as unreleased material from Line Of Fire and
Blatant Disarray.

The sampler also features upcoming material from our Divebomb Records
reissue division. Preview tracks from Solitude, Dominance, Sargant
Fury, TKO and Dimage.

So go ahead and download it now, tell a friend, share it! All we ask
is that you TURN IT UP!!

Download here for free:
http://sleeplessthreads.com/tribunalsampler/

Tribunal Records On Twitter

We have joined the Twitter revolution. You can now keep up with us via
Twitter from anywhere you wish to do so.

PLEASE NOTE: The Tribunal Records and Killwhitneydead Twitter page is
one in the same. I don't have time to maintain two separate pages.
Plus, who REALLY wants to read more than one set of Twitter posts from
someone like myself?!

You can preview posts I have made thus far (before becoming a
"follower") and that will give you an idea of what it will be like
once KWD heads out on its upcoming 2009 Summer Tour.

DIRECT LINK:
http://www.twitter.com/Tribunal_KWD

New Releases Available Now

We have some new releases available now via our e-store as well as at
some select online retailers like The End Records (
http://www.theomegaorder.com/ ). Don't forget these releases will be
available in stores June 23rd!

Iron Thrones - VISIONS OF LIGHT (CD)
For fans of: Opeth, Between The Buried & Me and Cult Of Luna
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/ironthrones

Vale Of Pnath - VALE OF PNATH (CD)
Produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage)
For fans of: The Faceless, Necrophagist, Between The Buried & Me,
Emperor and Death
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/valeofpnath

Inferi - THE END OF AN ERA (CD)
Mixed & mastered by Zach Ohren (Animosity, Suffocation, All Shall
Perish)
For fans of: The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, Death & Arsis
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/inferimetal

A Secret Death - A SECRET DEATH (CD)
Produced by Magnus Lindberg (Cult Of Luna)
For fans of: Cult Of Luna, Isis, Converge, Burst and Trap Them
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/asecretdeath

Canvas Solaris - SUBLIMATION: REDUX (CD)
Produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried & Me)
For fans of: Cynic, Dream Theater, WatchTower, Fates Warning and King
Crimson
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/canvassolaris

Tribunal Records
http://www.tribunalrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords

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-Les Claypool On Summer Escapade Now!!!

OF FUNGI AND FOE Released On Vinyl May 12th

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Les Claypool is taking over the northern hemisphere
as his summer tour started today May 26th in Charlotte, NC. This is
the second leg of his year-long tour in support of his critically
acclaimed latest masterpiece OF FUNGI AND FOE out now on Prawn Song
Records.

OF FUNGI AND FOE is the expansion of material Claypool has recorded
over the past few years for the video game "Mushroom Men" and the
motion picture "Pig Hunt." Being inspired by these two projects
Claypool decided to keep creating and turn it into an album. The song
"Mushroom Men" on this release is a more in-depth version of the theme
song from the video game. Additionally a jam session with Gogol
Bordello's charismatic front man Eugene Hutz turned into the track
"Bite Out Of Life." The band is comprised of Les Claypool on bass/
vocals, Paulo Baldi (Cake) on drums, Mike Dillon (Ani Difranco) on
percussion, and Sam Bass (Deadweight) on cello.

A special collector's edition of OF FUNGI AND FOE came out on vinyl
May 12th. This is a MUST HAVE for all Les Claypool fans. This is a
limited run so go to http://www.clubbastardo.com/ and get your copy.

LES CLAYPOOL SUMMER TOUR DATES:

May
26 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
27 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
28 - Hilton Head, SC - Shoreline Ballroom
30 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater w/ Matisyahu
31 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues w/ Matisyahu

June
1 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing w/ Matisyahu
2 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle w/ Matisyahu
4 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall w/ Matisyahu
5 - Ozark, AR - Wakarusa
7 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium w/ Matisyahu
8 - Houston, TX - House of Blues w/ Matisyahu
9 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall w/ Matisyahu
11 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
12 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
13 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
19 Sacramento, CA - The Grove @ Radisson Hotel
20 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
21 - Medford, OR - Britt Pavilion
23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
24 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
27 - Edmonton, AB - Event Center
28 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
30 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings

July
1 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
4 - Rothbury, MI - Rothbury
5 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
6 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
7 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
9 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
10 - Masontown, WV - All Good Fest
11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
12 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
17 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues

For more information go to http://www.lesclaypool.com/ or
http://www.myspace.com/thereallesclaypool .

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-The Doors: FROM THE OUTSIDE

Brand New Documentary Featuring Those Who Knew The Group And Its
Members Best

Available On DVD July 14, 2009 Through MVD Visual

MVD Visual and Sexy Intellectual are pleased to announce the home
viewing release of The Doors FROM THE OUTSIDE for North American
distribution on DVD.

This brand new documentary film tells the story of The Doors, not from
the perspective of the surviving members -- as has been told so many
time before -- but from the recollections, memories, stories and
anecdotes of those who knew the group and its members best.

The panel is headed by a woman who was as close to Jim Morrison as
anyone ever was; his widow Patricia Kennealy-Morrison. Patricia has
rarely spoken on film about her relationship with Jim, or about her
own memories of The Doors. This is a once in a lifetime contribution
from someone who knew just about everything that went on.

Also interviewed is Billy James, the man who "discovered" Jim Morrison
and an early incarnation of The Doors. Billy signed them to their
first deal with Columbia Records, and gained the trust and respect of
the entire group. Here he tells all about those very early days when
The Doors were known only to a select few.

Richard Goldstein -- editor of Village Voice and close friend of the
band -- is on hand too with his anecdote-heavy version of events, as
is Mark Benno, the legendary blues musician whose searing guitar
graced the L.A. WOMAN album.

The very finest Rock journalists and writers, and those who lived
through and were affected by The Doors' music as it was being released
also contribute to this most original documentary film. In this
regard, we are joined by Robert Christgau, Johnny Rogan, Dave
DiMartino, Ritchie Unterberger, Doug Sundling, and Jim Morrison's
biographer James Riordan.

The program is further enhanced by the rarest footage of the band in
existence, classic live and studio musical performances, seldom seen
photographs, news clips, location shots and much more.

EXTRA: "Conversation With The Lizard Queen" featurette, in which
Patricia Morrison reveals her own views about Jim Morrison as an
artist, a poet and a visionary.

Hi Res Cover Art
http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/SIDVD547.jpg

Sales Sheet
http://files.dvdnote.com/pdfs/SIDVD547.pdf

Selection #: SIDVD547
UPC: 823564517292
Street Date: July 14, 2009
Retail: $19.95
Run Time: 139 minutes

MVD Entertainment Group
PO BOX 280
Oaks PA 19456
http://www.mvdb2b.com/

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-Of The Archaengel Finishing Debut Album In Sweden

Sleaszy Rider Records, the label which will release Of The
Archaengel's debut THE EXTRAPHYSICALLIA, noticed that the album
release will be delayed since it will be finished in Sweden, at The
Cutting Room studio (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Gorgoroth, Pain, Paradise
Lost, Chrome Division, etc).

About the collaboration, vocalist Alex Rodrigues comments: "When we
received the news about the delay, of course, we weren't very happy,
after all, we had booked the release of THE EXTRAPHYSICALLIA in a
concert with Opeth in São Paulo, and it looked like a wasted
opportunity, but when we heard the reason, everything else was
meaningless!

"We are very happy with the attention that we are receiving from our
label, specially when we remember the lack of interest of Brazilian
labels."

More information about Of The Archaengel and their forthcoming album
are available at http://www.ofthearchaengel.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/ofthearchaengel .

Of the Archaengel
press@...
http://www.ofthearchaengel.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ofthearchaengel

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-Pestilence Not Allowed Into The U.S.A.

Band Leader Patrick Mameli Makes Statement And Apologizes To The Fans

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- The innovators of Death Metal, Pestilence will not
headline today, May 24, 2009, at the Maryland DeatFest due to their
detainment at the U.S. border. Band leader Patrick Mameli and
guitarist Patrick Uterwyck were kept in custody for several hours and
sent back to the Netherlands late yesterday.

Upon entering the U.S. and stopping at customs they discovered their
paper work, which was sent to them, for their travels was not properly
completed for the required working visas. Originally they were told
all was in order and to proceed on the trip to the U.S. They spent a
total of 44 hours in flights and detainment -- the two artists had
flown the day before to give the U.S.A. metal-heads a skull-crushing
performance only to be disappointed.

"We are extremely sad and disappointed not being able to perform on
the MDF. Not having received the proper information on our visa
application, we were under the impression that what we received from
the securing visas and working permits office was the actual working
permits," explains band leader Patrick Mameli. "We were kept under
custody by the border security police for four hours trying to do
everything in our power to let us pass, but all our efforts failed.
They sent us home on the next plane. Hopefully we will be given
another chance to perform for you, our fans!"

For updated news on Pestilence click on
http://www.myspace.com/pestilenceofficial .

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-Supernatural Cat Release Update: Incoming Cerebral Overdrive, Limited
Ufomammut And Lento LPs

Italy's Supernatural Cat Records is proud to announce its next
releases; some very limited edition vinyl re-presses of two recent
releases, as well as the upcoming Supernatural Cat debut full-length
from the spastic Incoming Cerebral Overdrive.

Incoming Cerebral Overdrive - CONTROVERSO

In 2003, the band released a self-produced demo that helped break them
quickly into the local show circuit and also in the media, earning the
Top Demo from Metal Hammer Magazine and more. In August 2006 their
debut album CEREBRAL HEART (recorded at Fear Studio, mixed by Kurt
Ballou) was released on Italian label Myphonic Records, gaining the
band quite a bit of attention all over Europe.

Now it's time for CONTROVERSO... the next evolution in ICO's
destructive lineage. CONTROVERSO represents a new impulse of
uncontrollable nature. Constructed of eight tracks, the album evolves
through a conscious musical growing, breathing with the innovative
soul of Avant-garde music. Originating from the Mastodonic approach to
the riff, wholly rooted in a hardcore attitude, and overall developing
in something rather unique and multiform, their furious dynamics,
searing vocals, '70s Italian Prog reminiscence, and psychedelic
aesthetic show ICO's will to experiment on continuously mutating song
structures.

Track list:

1. Reflections
2. Oxygen
3. Controversial
4. Science
5. Magic
6. Sound
7. Colours
8. There

CONTROVERSO will be released in September in a very limited edition
packaging, hand-printed by Malleus, with colored LP and CD.

http://www.incomingcerebraloverdrive.com/
http://www.myspace.com/incomingcerebraloverdrive

Also available from Supernatural Cat now via mail-order only:

Ufomammut - SNAILKING limited edition

Coming soon... The double LP limited edition, super deluxe, hand-made
edition of Ufomammut's massive SNAILKING release, printed by Malleus.
Pressed on heavyweight 180-gram transparent wax, the record has been
re-mastered for this version, resulting in a crushingly intense tone.
This SNAILKING version is strictly limited to 100 copies and it's a
"MUST HAVE" for any record collector. This version differs from the
black vinyl version. Witness the beauty of this amazing pressing here:
http://www.supernaturalcat.com/eng/snailking.html

Lento - EARTHEN limited edition

Lento's organic earthmover EARTHEN will be repressed in very limited
LP versions as well. There are only 200 pieces on black 180-gram
vinyl, and a more limited version with 100 copies on red wax. All the
packaging was designed and hand-printed by Malleus, of course. See the
pressing coming to life here:
http://www.supernaturalcat.com/eng/lento.html

http://www.supernaturalcat.com/
http://www.myspace.com/supernaturalcat

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-Six Feet Under Bassist Terry Butler To Replace Derrick Ramirez On
Obliterhate Debut

Due to Derrick Ramirez's (ex-Dragonlord/ex-Testament) hectic schedule,
Terry Butler (Six Feet Under/ex-Death/ex-Massacre) will join the ranks
of Obliterhate and has recently laid down all the bass tracks at
Redneck Studios (owned by John and Donald Tardy of Obituary) for
upcoming debut, BLESSING IN DISGUST.

Comments Terry Butler: "It's a great honor to be part of something
with musicians of this caliber. I would like to thank Calvin for
offering me the chance to play bass for Obliterhate. He has written
some amazing tunes for this release! Describing the music I would have
to say that it's very heavy and riffy. There's a good mix of thrash
and death metal. The lead work is amazing, the drums are crushing and
what else can I say -- Dan Swanö on vocals! I had a lot of fun
recording the bass for Obliterhate. The bass tracks were recorded at
John and Donald Tardy's Studio -- Redneck Studios. If anyone is
looking to record, I highly recommend using Redneck Studios!"

States Obliterhate guitarist Calvin Chiang: "Having such an amazing
musician like Terry Butler be involved in Obliterhate was exactly what
I needed for this band. Not only does Terry have the solid groove
nailed down to perfection, his work attitude towards this entire
project was more than spectacular! Both of us spent several weeks
discussing the song structures and Terry treated the band like it was
his own. He wanted to make sure he got every single note figured out
before stepping into the studio. A true masterclass musician in every
sense of the word! I would have no second thoughts to collaborate with
Terry again if the opportunity arises in the future. John Tardy was
responsible for tracking Terry's bass tracks at their very own Redneck
Studios, and I would like to thank John for the total professionalism
shown throughout the entire recording and also for the patience in
sending over the edited bass tracks. The bass tracks that were laid
down sound huge and monstrous! I'm definitely very anxious to start
working on the album again after a long delay."

Obliterhate is:
Calvin Chiang (Raspatul) - Guitars
Dan Swanö (Nightingale/ex-Edge Of Sanity/ex-Bloodbath) - Vocals
Terry Butler (Six Feet Under/ex-Death/ex-Massacre) - Bass
Erik Sayenga (ex-Dying Fetus) - Drums
Mirai Kawashima (Sigh/Necrophagia) - Keyboards

James Murphy (Disincarnate/ex-Death/ex-Testament) - Guest guitar solo
Jeff Becerra (Possessed) - Lyrics
Rogga Johansson (Paganizer/Demiurg) - Lyrics and vocal arrangements

http://www.myspace.com/obliterhate

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-The Bang Your Head!!! festival is slated for June 26-27 in Balingen,
Germany, with 22 bands including Journey, Blind Guardian, Lita Ford,
U.D.O., Y&T, W.A.S.P., Sodom, and Tesla. See
http://www.bang-your-head.de/ for more info.

-Chickenfoot's debut album has reportedly leaked out on the 'net, and
now the album's official release has been pushed up to June 5. The
band -- Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith --
will appear on "The Tonight Show" that night. See
http://www.chickenfoot.us/ for more.

-Les Claypool's new video for "Red State Girl," from OF FUNGI AND FOE,
is available now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Y3lIr4Rks . See
http://www.lesclaypool.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/thereallesclaypool for more.

-Death On Two Wheels will make its Hollywood debut June 12 at the Roxy
Theater, opening the record release party for Rival Sons. DO2W will
play songs from its upcoming debut album, SEPARATION OF CHURCH & FATE.
See http://www.myspace.com/deathontwowheels for more.

-Elektradrive's LIVING 4 is out now on Valery Records. Hype says the
disc is a "mature concept album of modern/classy AOR with committed
lyrics about [the] environment, water scarcity and general concerns on
the state of our planet." Track list: "Evil Empire," "Feed The
Ground," "What We Still Don't Know," "Living 4," "Do It For Everyone,"
"Get Power From The Sun," "Pain," "Dirty War Of Bloody Angels," "The
Water Diviner," "You Are Always On My Mind," "W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G.," "In A
Superficial Way," "Fake News," "Son Of The Universe." Check out some
30-second song clips:

"Evil Empire"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Elektradrive_4/00000001.mp3

"Feed The Ground"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Elektradrive_4/00000002.mp3

"What We Still Don't Know"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Elektradrive_4/00000003.mp3

"Living 4"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/Elektradrive_4/00000004.mp3

See http://www.elektradrive.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/elektradrive for more.

-There's a new interview with Epica vocalist Simone Simons at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7B68 .

-In Hades-related news, Non-Fiction -- featuring Hades band mates Alan
Tecchio (vocals) and Dan Lorenzo (guitar) -- will regroup November 7
for a one-off show at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ. Also, check out this
great piece on Hades and the band's new DVD, BOOTLEGGED IN BOSTON
1988, from our pal Mark Morton at Heavy Metal Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Exclusive-intervi\
ew-with-Hades-guitarist-Dan-Lorenzo-Bringing-Thrash-back-with-Bootlegged-In-Bost\
on
.

-Heaven's Touch's THE BEST 1985-1995 is out now on Rock Royce Records.
The sound is deemed "AOR/classic rock." Track list: "Foo Fighters"
(intro), "Screamin' For You," "Desire (How Much Does It Burn)," "Too
Much To Love You," "Shoot Me A Bang," "Lord Of Justice," "1483," "R.U.
In Love," "Change My Love," "Ambition To Rock," "This One's All Mine,"
"Take Me Home," "Don't Make Me Waste My Tears," "Another Kind Of
Love," "Next Stop Is Paradise," "I Want You," "Crazy Dream." Check out
30-second clips:

"Screamin' For You"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/HeavensTouch/00000002.mp3

"Desire (How Much Does It Burn)"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/HeavensTouch/00000003.mp3

"Too Much Love To Love You"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/HeavensTouch/00000004.mp3

"Shoot Me A Bang"
http://www.targetrecords.de/mp3/HeavensTouch/00000005.mp3

See http://www.myspace.com/heavenstouchband and
http://www.rockroyce.it/ for more.

-Check out an interview with Norwegian prog metal band Leprous'
guitarist Oystein S. Landsverk at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/7B69 .

-Mystic Prophecy's FIREANGEL is out now on Massacre Records. Track
list: "Across The Gates Of Hell," "Demons Crown," "We Kill!! You
Die!!," "Father Save Me," "To The Devil I Pray," "Fireangel," "Fight
Back The Light," "Death Under Control," "Revolution Evil," "Gods Of
War," "Forever Betrayed." The limited edition version of the album
comes with a bonus CD featuring "over one hour of bonus material." See
http://www.mysticprophecy.net/ and
http://www.myspace.com/mysticprophecy for more.

-Primal Fear -- vocalist Ralf Scheepers, new guitarist Magnus
Karlsson, guitarist Henny Wolter, bassist/vocalist Mat Sinner, and
drummer Randy Black -- has a new album called 16.6: (BEFORE THE DEVIL
KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD) out now in Europe; it's due May 29 in Japan and
June 7 in the U.S. Track list: "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead,"
"Riding The Eagle," "Six Times Dead (16.6)," "Black Rain," "Under The
Radar," "5.0/Torn," "Soar," "Killbound," "No Smoke Without Fire,"
"Night After Night," "Smith & Wesson," "The Exorcist," "Hands Of
Time." A limited edition version includes the bonus tracks "Cry Havoc"
and "Scream" plus the video for "Six Times Dead (16.6)," and the
Japanese version will include a "special single re-mix" of "No Smoke
Without Fire." Check out the "Six Times Dead (16.6)" video now at the
band's regular and MySpace sites. Upcoming tour dates:

8/5 - Circo Valador, Mexico City, Mexico
8/7 - Industria Cultural, Santiago, Chile
8/8 - Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8/9 - Carioca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8/22 - Rock Gone Wild, Alogna, IA
9/7 - Station 4, St. Paul, MN
9/8 - Key Club, West Hollywood, CA
9/9 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
9/10 - ProgPower USA X @ Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
9/12 - The Blender Theater, New York, NY
9/13 - FouFounes Electriques, Montreal, QUE

See http://www.primalfear.de/ and
http://www.myspace.com/primalfearofficial for more, and check out song
clips at http://musicbuymail.eu/?i=27494 .

-A Yahoo! article regarding Queen's possible budding relationship with
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert states that while the band
hasn't "yet" offered the gig to Lambert, Brian May told Rolling Stone
that he and drummer Roger Taylor "are definitely hoping to have a
meaningful conversation with him at some point," and that May would
"certainly like to work with" Lambert. Check it out at
http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/2461071/news/urn:newsml:tv.tvguide.com:20090525:\
1006316__ER:1
.

-The revamped Michael Schenker Group -- singer Gary Barden, guitarists
Schenker and Wayne Findlay, bassist Chris Glen, and drummer Chris
Slade -- has confirmed the upcoming North American tour:

6/6 - Santa Fe Station, Las Vegas, NV
6/9 - Key Club, W. Hollywood, CA
6/10 - Fat Cat, Modesto, CA
6/11 - Avalon, Santa Clara, CA
6/12 - Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA
6/13 - Angels Roadhouse, Yucaipa, CA
6/14 - 4th & B, San Diego, CA
6/16 - Club 101, El Paso, TX
6/18 - Pontiac Garage, Dallas, TX
6/19 - House Of Blues, Houston, TX
6/20 - Camargo Park, San Antonio, TX
6/21 - Aces, Austin, TX
6/24 - Blender Theater At Gramercy, New York, NY
6/25 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
6/27 - Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI
6/29 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
6/30 - Pops, Sauget, IL
7/3 - Vinnie's, Concord, CA
7/4 - 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA
7/7 - Element, Victoria, BC
7/8 - Studio 7, Seattle, WA
7/10 - Brixton, Redondo Beach, CA
7/11 - Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
7/13 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
7/14 - Element, Victoria, BC
7/17 - Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

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

-The pre-sale event for John Taglieri's LIVES E.P./book combo is still
ongoing, exclusively at Soundwave Merchandise. There's an E.P./book
bundle for $12.98 and an E.P./book/T-shirt bundle for $24.98. Check it
out at http://soundwavemerch.com/merchjohntaglieri.html . The "Lives"
project is scheduled to last for two years and will encompass four
E.P.s, books, and graphic novels, as well as "many extras." Check out
http://TheLivesProject.com/ for more information, including an offer
to join the "Lives" club for two years for $50; this will get you "all
four releases of the books and E.P.s, as well as the graphic novels,
acoustic version of the songs, extra blogs from the characters and
more!" The site also has links to find the main characters, Cate
Alston and Max Knight, on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger.
Meanwhile, Taglieri's main site JohnTaglieri.com and his pages at
Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have all been revamped. There's also a
fan page at Facebook: http://artist.to/JohnTaglieri . See
http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic and
http://www.reverbnation.com/johntaglieri for more.

Thanks to Thomas Michel, Birgit Brackle, Chad Bowar, Robert Pancur,
Music Buy Mail, Mark Morton, Adam Bryant, Nancy B. Sayle, Roscoe, and
Bill "Marley" Kotowski for help gathering some of this information.

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

-Okay, so, anytime a favorite band releases a live album I get to carp
about song selection. I'm actually pretty happy with the contents of
Judas Priest's upcoming A TOUCH OF EVIL: LIVE -- I'm *very* happy the
band decided to ditch things like "Living After Midnight," "Breaking
The Law," and "You've Got Another Thinking Coming" in favor of newer
tracks and other chestnuts. I'm well pleased with the inclusion of
"Hellrider," "Between The Hammer & The Anvil," "Riding On The Wind,"
"Beyond The Realms Of Death," "Dissident Aggressor," "A Touch Of
Evil," and "Painkiller." I laughed when I saw "Eat Me Alive" -- this
is *such* a stupid song but you can't deny it brought the band some
notoriety during the days of the P.M.R.C. 25 years ago. And I'm still
not sold on ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION opener "Judas Rising"; I understand
it's heavy and all but I just don't think it's that dynamic of a song.
Now for the NOSTRADAMUS tracks... I have no quibble with "Prophecy"
but I think "Death" is a bad choice; it's just plain plodding and
dull. I'd rather have seen "Pestilence And Plague," the more
commercial "Visions," or the storming title track included. Ah well,
you can't ever by 100% happy with a live album. :) (And hey, a couple
of years ago didn't guitarist Glenn Tipton say live albums were kinda
on the outs, and that live DVDs would replace them?) Check out a cool
Billboard.com piece where singer Rob Halford talks about the album and
the upcoming summer tour at
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/judas-priest-digs-deep-for-evil-live-album-1\
003976524.story
.

-I've been listening to MSG's latest couple of discs, 2008's IN THE
MIDST OF BEAUTY and the new GIPSY LADY. (See my reviews below.) A few
observations that have nothing to do with the music... We know the
original "MSG" stood for "The Michael Schenker Group," and then when
he teamed up with singer Robin McAuley circa 1986 it stood for
"McAuley-Schenker Group." Then he reteamed with original MSG singer
Gary Barden for IN THE MIDST OF BEAUTY; the disc's cover has the
familiar red "MSG" logo surrounded by the words "Schenker" and
"Barden," and the spine of the CD indicates the group's name is "MSG -
Schenker-Barden." Rolls right off the tongue, eh? And now the acoustic
album GIPSY LADY's cover again has the red "MSG" logo, this time
surrounded by the words "Schenker Barden" and "Acoustic Project," with
the spine of the CD reading "Schenker Barden Acoustic Project." Any
way you slice it, it's still just The Michael Schenker Group to me. :)
Also, I saw on Michael Voss' Web site ( http://www.kidroom-music.de/ )
that GIPSY LADY is just Schenker's THANK YOU 4 (2003) disc redone with
new vocals and orchestration; but I don't think that's true. (And
don't even get me started on the record label... Is it "inakustik,"
"in-akustic," or "in-akustik GmbH & Co. KG"???)

-I don't know how we missed this, but Jorn Lande is back fronting
Masterplan. I was watching Jorn's new solo DVD, LIVE IN AMERICA, and
started pondering all the various tracks he performed live (you know,
he's been in roughly 237 bands), and I stumbled across a mention
somewhere that he'd rejoined Masterplan. I never heard that before. So
Steve "Master Researcher" Shumake went out and found info at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterplan ; turns out Mike DiMeo
confirmed in January that he'd left the band, and then last month the
rock mag Aardschok confirmed "the rumours about Jorn Lande's return"
to Masterplan. So the band's current lineup is set at Lande, Roland
Grapow (guitar), Jan S. Eckert (bass), Axel Mackenrott (keyboards),
and Mike Terrana (drums).

-Stratovarius is back? Looks like Timo Tolkki is the latest guitarist
to get the "Vinnie Vincent Treatment," basically having to leave his
own band so the other guys -- vocalist Timo Kotipelto, new guitarist
Matias Kupiainen, bassist Lauri Porra, keyboardist Jens Johansson, and
drummer Jorg Michael -- can continue on. Tolkki's now soldiering on
with Revolution Renaissance, and Stratovarius' new disc, POLARIS, is
out this week on Armoury Records. See http://www.stratovarius.com/ ,
http://www.eaglerockent.com/ , and http://www.ear-music.net/ for more.

-Do yourself a favor and check out the cover art for Hibria's album
THE SKULL COLLECTORS. It's freakin' COOL. I wonder if it's available
in 3-D?

-In my current playlist: Stratovarius - POLARIS (Armoury Records),
Sweet - LIVE! IN AMERICA (indie), Glittertind - LANDKJENNING (Napalm
Records).

*
*** REVIEWS ***
*
DUSTSUCKER - DIABOLO DOMINATION (B) LMP/SPV, 2008
12 tracks (13th hidden), RT: 43:31
[ http://www.dustsucker.de/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/dustsuckers ]
[ http://www.limb-music.de/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/limbmusic ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
Let me get this out of the way first: the band's name is "Dustsucker?"
You gotta be kidding me. (Voice of Comic Book Guy:) "Worst. Band name.
EVER." Going by that alone, I feared the worst when I first dropped
DIABOLO DOMINATION into my player but thankfully, these Germans kick
out some pretty bad-ass dirty biker rock jams. This is one of those
discs that took a few spins before it truly sunk in, but when it did I
was glad I took enough time to give it a fair shot. This is good ol'
fashioned no frills party metal, coming across kinda like a more
metalized Monster Magnet (vocalist Max Count Farmer -- yes, really! --
is a dead ringer for MM's Dave Wyndorf). Joined in the studio by ex-
Grave Digger guitarist Uwe Lulis (who produced and plays bass on this
record in addition to his current duties with Rebellion), these guys
blaze through a dozen fast-and-furious songs that hit hard and don't
overstay their welcome. I especially liked "Let The Good Times Roll"
(not a cover of the Cars track, but an ode to remembering the good ol'
days of hanging out at the record store and causing youthful, rock &
roll-fueled trouble, similar to Saxon's "Denim And Leather" or
Megadeth's "Back In The Day") and "Land Of The King," which features a
guest guitar solo by Annihilator main man Jeff Waters. If no-frills
rock & roll fueled by whiskey and TNT is your thang, you'd be doing
yourself a favor by checking these guys out.
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

HADES - BOOTLEGGED IN BOSTON 1988 (DVD) (B) Cruz Del Sur Music, 2009
RT: 1:21:37
[ http://www.myspace.com/hadesusa ]
[ http://www.DanLorenzo.net/hades ]
[ http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic ]
[ info@... ]
New Jersey thrash icons Hades have been on ice for nearly a decade,
but they've recently announced that they will reunite for a live show
at Germany's Keep It True Festival in early 2010. Only time will tell
if the band will release any new music to coincide with the festival
appearance, but until that show (or the inevitable local "warm-up"
gigs that are sure to happen around Jersey beforehand), Hades fans
have something new to tide them over right now -- the BOOTLEGGED IN
BOSTON 1988 DVD, released through Italy's Cruz Del Sur Music. Old-
school fans should be more than pleased with this package, which
captures the band on stage at the height of their (unfortunately
short-lived) popularity opening for Manowar and Nuclear Assault in
December of 1988. The video quality is a bit "rough and ready" of
course (but then, what do you expect from a 20-year-old tape shot from
the audience by a guy with a camcorder? I've endured worse!), and the
sound could be better, but fortunately Hades happened to put on an
excellent performance on this particular night, which quickly
overcomes the limitations of the original video source. In other
words, them Hades boys were ON FIRE in Boston when this video was
shot!! The short live set (only seven tracks) pulls songs from their
first two albums, RESISTING SUCCESS and IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED,
and the band are clearly psyched as they blast through such favorites
as "I Too Eye," "Opinionate," "The Leaders?" and the classic
"Nightstalker." The washed-out video quality (which suffers from a
weird orange haze over everything, probably due to an overabundance of
reds in the stage lights) only heightens the old-school vibe of this
performance. Hades may have never gotten their due in the '80s but
they were a hell of a ferocious live act, and this video proves it.
The DVD also includes "Hades: Inside The Metal," a homemade "Behind
The Music"-style documentary (produced in 2000 to coincide with the
release of THE DOWNSIDE), where guitarist Dan Lorenzo and vocalist
Alan Tecchio (as well as other band members past and present) take the
viewer on a trip through all of the highs and lows of Hades history.
Some great cable-access TV appearances and vintage interviews are
sprinkled throughout this segment; I couldn't help but smile at seeing
some live clips that were shot at such long-gone Jersey metal dives as
Studio 1 in Newark and the China Club in Hillsdale. A bonus video of
Lorenzo's solo track "Frozen Planet" (from his CASSIUS KING solo
debut) tops the whole thing off. Oddly enough, some DVD retail sites
list this video as having a run time of over 120 minutes; so either
there are some super-duper secret Easter eggs on this thing that I
haven't found yet, or they're pulling that total out of thin air,
because by my watch, the combination of the 33-minute live set and the
46-minute "Inside The Metal" portion, plus Lorenzo's solo video,
totals shy of 90 minutes. Those 90 minutes do go by quickly, and as
long as they're not expecting crystal clear audio and video quality,
Hades fans should have a hell of a lot of fun watching BOOTLEGGED IN
BOSTON 1988.
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

INFERI - THE END OF AN ERA (B) Tribunal Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 54:18, multimedia section
[ http://www.myspace.com/inferimetal ]
[ inferimetal@... ]
[ http://www.tribunalrecords.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords ]
Hailing from Nashville, Inferi is out with its debut album on Tribunal
Records, THE END OF AN ERA. The first track on this album ("The Ruin
Of Mankind") is an instrumental number, foreboding what kind of
brutality lies ahead. I was amazed at how similar vocalist Josh
Harrell sounds to Alexi Laiho of Children Of Bodom. It's uncanny! For
the most part, this album is pretty much straightforward death metal.
Eric W. Brown's drumming is menacingly fast, which complements the
equally rapid and insane guitar playing from Malcolm Pugh and Chris
Brocius! There are some unique fluctuations and ranges with the
vocalist, which brings some diversity to the songs. If you're not
really into death metal, then you'll probably find the lyrics hard to
decipher. It's not impossible, and if you pay attention, you'll be
able to hear them. Personally, I liked the delivery. "The Warrior's
Infinite Opus" is a song that stood out to me, due to its long length
and differing style from the other songs. There's some mad guitar
soloing played towards the beginning that will be sure to satiate any
metal fan's lust for a good riff. It's an all-instrumental song, and
it only gets better and better as the song progresses. Another one
that I particularly liked was "Forged In The Phlegethon" -- this is a
hallmark of what the band is all about. "Cursed Unholy" is a unique
song that opens with a somber and slow piano number, setting the mood
for a dark and perhaps cryptic song. As the drumming creeps in, the
song starts picking up speed and quickly mutates into death metal
mode. To complete the cycle, the song ends with another piano number.
I think this band has some real potential. Definitely above average,
and worth looking into.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

JUNGLE ROT - WHAT HORRORS AWAIT (C+) Napalm Records, 2009
14 tracks, RT 41:24
[ http://www.myspace.com/junglerot ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
Jungle Rot is death metal band hailing from the Midwest and they are
out with their latest album, WHAT HORRORS AWAIT. There are 14 tracks,
but most songs barely reach three minutes and the longest one clocks
in at about four minutes. Their record label describes them as "Old
School Death Metal" and I found that to be a very accurate term for
them. The band cites influences such as Sodom and Slayer. As a huge
Slayer fan, I'm not too sure I'd compare Jungle Rot to the ranks of
Slayer, especially not from the vocal standpoint. The songs aren't
bad. They focus a lot on the death and danger and horrors of war. This
is a consistent theme throughout the album, which in turn makes the
album get a little repetitive and the lyrics become somewhat trite.
There are really no guitar solos or anything that I would call
amazing. Some of the drumming was hard and fast, which really
invigorated some of the songs. The vocals were deep and growling,
reminiscent of something primordial. To compare them to something I'd
say they're a bit of a cross between Sepultura and Amon Amarth, if
we're talking vocals. Instrumentally, it's very straightforward. Some
songs were catchier than others, like "Worst Case Scenario" and "What
Horrors Await." Listen to either one of these songs and you'll get a
feel for what this band is like. They're pretty much mediocre, but
worth looking into if you want some decent death metal.
- Stephanie Davison (Zatanna7@...)

VINNIE MOORE - TO THE CORE (A-) Mascot Records U.S.A., 2009
11 tracks, RT: 59:03
[ http://www.vinniemoore.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/vinniemoore ]
[ http://www.mascotrecords.com/ ]
TO THE CORE is Vinnie Moore's long awaited follow up to 2001's DEFYING
GRAVITY and finds the celebrated shred pioneer stepping even further
away from the note-dense neoclassicism of his early work in favor of a
more balanced blend of his rock, bebop, R&B, blues, and even funk
influences. Vinnie is obviously a big fan of Jeff Beck, as his playing
often includes familiar "Beck-isms" from the BLOW BY BLOW/WIRED period
-- check out opener "Fly" or "Tailspin" for good examples of this
approach. Fans of Vinnie's mind-boggling technique will get their dose
from "Panic Attack," "Off The Hook" and "Into The Open Highway," while
those into his always excellent melodic atmospherics will be carried
away by "Soul Caravan," "Remorse," and closer "Into The Sunset."
Vinnie keeps the rhythms relatively simple on this one, especially on
"Jigsaw" and "Over My Head," so a bit of the intricate drumming and
bass interplay found on THE MAZE is missed here, but it sounds as if
Vinnie's intent was to strip away some of the excess and go for feel
and groove over complexity. Overall, Vinnie has delivered to us
another stunning disc which should frequently find its way back into
the CD player...
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - IN THE MIDST OF BEAUTY (B+) in-akustik, 2008
12 tracks, RT: 49:39
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - GIPSY LADY (B/B-) in-akustik, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 47:02
[ http://www.michaelschenkerhimself.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/michaelschenkerhimself ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/bardenofmichaelschenker ]
[ http://www.a-minor-records.ch/ ]
[ http://www.kidroom-music.de/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/kidroommusicde ]
[ http://www.in-akustik.com/ ]
[ music@... ]
Don't ever try to predict Michael Schenker. He released a new MSG
studio album last year (IN THE MIDST OF BEAUTY), canceled some tour
dates, released a follow-up acoustic album (GISPY LADY), and is now
touring behind...the '08 release. Got all that? :) The great news is
IN THE MIDST OF BEAUTY sees Schenker reteam with almost the entire
original 1980 MSG lineup -- vocalist Gary Barden, keyboardist Don
Airey, and drummer Simon Phillips, plus bassist Neil Murray instead of
Mo Foster -- and it's great to hear these grizzled veterans rocking
out. Airey adds some Deep Purple moments with his B3 (check out "I
Want You," "A Night To Remember," and "Come Closer"), Barden's lower
register had me thinking David Coverdale (especially in "Wings Of
Emotion"), and of course Schenker's guitar playing is in fine form as
always. You'll recognize a few riffs from the old days, and it's nice
to hear an album kick off with four straight rockers. There's only one
true ballad ("Summerdays"), and the rest are a mix of up- and mid-
tempo numbers. Highlights include "Competition," "I Want You," the
insanely silly/catchy "Na Na," "I Am The One," opener "City Lights,"
and "End Of The Line." Now fast-forward a year; Schenker and Barden
are (thankfully!) still together, and have teamed up with
percussionist Kai Luennemann and utility man Michael Voss (Silver, Mad
Max, Casanova, Demon Drive; on guitar, bass, keyboards, orchestra
arrangement, and backing vocals)  for the all-acoustic GIPSY LADY.
Schenker is no stranger to acoustic projects, having released
NIGHTMARE with Robin McAuley back in '92, doing a series of acoustic
instrumental solo discs called THANK YOU over the years, and including
unplugged sets in his concerts. For the most part what's here is an
expansion of the THANK YOU discs, but with vocals added (aside from
the instrumentals "El Grande" and "The Journey"). There are no solo
guitar tracks; each features a "full band" dynamic, and the addition
of female backing vocals, strings, harmonica, piano, flute, and even a
fiddle in a few places definitely spices up the works. Overall the
disc is rather laidback and it's a bit of a grower. True, the catchy
duo "Another Melody" and "Travelled So Far" jumps out at first, but to
be honest, I really can't decide if the songs are good-catchy or
goofy-catchy. But after repeat listens some other highlights began to
emerge: "Dance Lady Gipsy," the groovin' "Fight For Freedom,"
"Starting Over," "Can't Live On Love Alone" (dig that tasty solo!),
and closer "The Journey." It's great to see the Schenker/Barden
pairing back in action, and producing good, diverse material. Long
live MSG!
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

SEPULTURA - A-LEX (C-) SPV/Steamhammer, 2009
18 tracks, RT: 54:22
[ http://www.sepultura.com/ ]
[ http://sepultura.uol.com.br/v6/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/sepultura ]
[ http://www.spv.de/ ]
[ http://www.spvusa.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/spvusa ]
Though I was firmly on board with Sepultura during their extremely
fertile late '80s/early '90s era (when they released the still-killer
triad of BENEATH THE REMAINS in '89, ARISE in '91 and CHAOS A.D. in
'93), I haven't crossed paths much with the Brazilian thrash/death
metal stalwarts over the past decade or so. The band and I began to
part ways after the release of 1996's watershed ROOTS; though it may
be one of their most popular records, that album saw the band dabbling
with too many groove/nu-metal stylings for my liking. Curiosity made
me return again for '98's AGAINST, which featured new American
vocalist Derrick Green replacing longtime throat Max Cavalera (who
split to form Soulfly), and though that album was a welcome return to
thrashier pastures for the band, I found Green's vox to be a bit too
one-dimensional and the band faded from my CD rotation after that.
Flash forward a few years and albums, Sepultura has now lost the other
Cavalera brother (drummer Igor) and the band has released their
eleventh album, A-LEX, which I probably would've ignored if I hadn't
heard that it was a conceptual piece (!) based on Anthony Burgess'
novel "A Clockwork Orange." The novel (and Stanley Kubrick's classic
1971 movie version starring Malcolm McDowell) was a favorite of mine
during my college days so I thought that perhaps Sepultura had finally
delivered something that would be up my alley again. Unfortunately, A-
LEX didn't hold my interest for long. First the good news: musically,
Sepultura still sounds as ferocious as ever. Guitarist Andreas Kisser
(who has become the band's driving force in the wake of both Cavalera
brothers' exits) has still got chops, and new drummer Jean Dolabella
may not be Igor C.'s equal but he can beat the skins with admirable
skill. However, Green's vocals don't seem to have improved or
progressed much since I last checked in at Camp Sep. He still has only
one vocal mode -- a deep, grumbling "WOOOOOORRRRRGH" -- which, by the
album's midpoint, simply sounds like you're listening to someone
repeatedly jam a lion in the ass with a sharp object. Additionally, if
you hadn't told me this was a concept album based on "A Clockwork
Orange," I never would've been able to tell just by listening to it.
Maybe it's me, but a concept album should have highs and lows, with
changes in style to represent different moods/story points. The songs
on A-LEX don't have any kind of flow, they just rage from one track to
the next without giving you the feeling that you're listening to any
kind of cohesive storyline. It feels more like you're simply being
beat over the head...until three quarters of the way through the
album, when the classical track "Ludwig Van," a Beethoven piece that
sounds like it wandered in from a Trans-Siberian Orchestra album by
mistake, gives you a brief respite from the brutality. I still think
"A Clockwork Orange" would be a GREAT inspiration for a metal concept
album. I just don't think Sepultura were the right band to do it. I'll
give them grudging props for their ambition here, but in the end A-LEX
was a disappointment.
- Keith Abt (KeithAbt@...)

SWEET CYANIDE (B+) Breakdown Lane Music, 2008
10 tracks, RT: 35:10
[ http://www.sweetcyanide.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/sweetcyanidenyc ]
[ http://www.myspce.com/breakdownlanemusic ]
On their self-titled debut album, New York based outfit Sweet Cyanide
start with a '60s rock foundation (Rolling Stones, Beatles), layer on
'70s glam (T.Rex, Bowie), inject a healthy dose of '80s sleaze (Hanoi
Rocks, Guns N' Roses) and top it all off with a modern power pop
flavor (Fountains Of Wayne, All American Rejects) to create a potent
and instantly accessible concoction. Check out the hard rockin'
swagger of "Crash Theory," "American Me" and "Under The Sun," then
marvel at the excellent pop craftsmanship of "Heart Breaker" and
"Between Us." Throughout the album you get a cool mix of edgy guitars
and strong vocals with really infectious choruses. A few songs run a
little too much into the saccharine side of things for me, but there's
plenty of poison to keep things dangerous. I think these guys have the
potential to be the next big thing, so watch out for 'em. Good stuff!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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-I went to my kid's preschool end-of-the-year picnic yesterday. Four
classes' worth of munchkins running around for two hours. I was sooo
ready to return to work today. :) - Tim

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-Michael Kiske And Place Vendome Unveil STREETS OF FIRE

TRENTON, N.J. -- Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release
of the highly anticipated second album from Place Vendome entitled
STREETS OF FIRE.

During the winter of 2004 former Helloween singer Michael Kiske, whose
voice is still regarded as one of the most fascinating of the whole of
rock, accepted an invitation to be part of a melodic rock concept by
Frontiers Records' President Serafino Perugino. The resulting Place
Vendome debut album brought Kiske back to a more straight-ahead and
rock sound, still very accessible and melodic and far from the heavy
metal stereotypes of blood, violence, and hate from which Kiske
decided to move away. He collaborated for the first time with Pink
Cream 69's Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou, and Uwe Reitenauer, with
Gunther Werno (Vanden Plas) on keyboards.

In Kiske's view, "Without Serafino Perugino offering me this Place
Vendome project, I would probably never have sung a few of the musical
styles on there up to this day (also in terms of lyrics), because my
own songwriting is different. But I have found it interesting to do
exactly because of that reason. It's like playing roles or testing
possibilities. To sing songs you did not write has its own quality:
you can learn something you otherwise probably wouldn't and get a
chance to look beyond your own borders. AOR won't 'revolutionize' our
music-world these days, but it is certainly fun to sing and people
seemed to have enjoyed the first Place Vendome a lot. It did pretty
well and also received surprisingly good reviews all over the world."

The very favorable reviews of the first Place Vendome album planted
the seeds for a second recording, which was recorded during 2008. The
songs this time were supplied by different songwriters, particularly
motivated and enthusiastic to be part of this new album. Torsti Spoof
(Leverage) offered "Dancer," "Changes," "Believer," and the title
track "Streets Of Fire." Ronny Milianowicz (Saint Deamon and
songwriter for Primal Fear) wrote "Surrender Your Soul," "Completely
Breathless," and "A Scene in Replay," while Robert Sall (Work of Art,
W.E.T) supplied "Follow Me" and "Valerie." The production and the
musicians' team have remained unchanged with Ward, Zafiriou,
Reitenauer, and Werno supplying all the necessary musicianship and
skill to make this new album a success.

"This second one appears to be even more AOR for my ears," said Kiske.
"It was also (again) very interesting for me to see how different a
song sounded after I did the vocals. When Serafino sent me the songs
one by one as demos, I sometimes secretly thought, 'OK, nice tune,
painless and sweet, but it could also be a bit better.' But after I
did the vocals and Dennis Ward produced it in his own way with his
guys, that impression changed and I am always surprised at how good it
actually turns out in the end! This shows once more the importance of
'HOW' we do things."

A promo video clip for the song "My Guardian Angel" (written by Magnus
Karlsson) is included as a special interactive bonus on the album and
marks Kiske's visual return on the scene after years of a self-imposed
exile.

STREETS OF FIRE final track listing includes: "Streets Of Fire," "My
Guardian Angel," "Completely Breathless," "Follow Me," "Set Me Free,"
"Believer," "Valerie," "A Scene In Replay," "Changes," "Surrender Your
Soul," "Dancer," "I'd Die For You," "My Guardian Angel" (bonus video).

http://www.michael-kiske.de/
http://www.myspace.com/mkiske
http://www.frontiers.it/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

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-First Track Of New Manowar Album Recorded In 16 Languages!

Manowar fans! Another kickass first from the Kings of Metal! Striving
to please the best fans in the world, Manowar continues to make
history with innovative ways for warriors from all corners of the
globe to enjoy metal at its finest!

This time Manowar has taken a song from their upcoming concept album
and recorded it in 16 languages! Never before has this been attempted
by any heavy metal band!! The song, "Father," is a heroic tribute
lamented by a son who witnesses his father's death. It is based on the
tale of Thor, the God of Thunder known as "The Asgard Saga." A
revolutionary collaboration with Wolfgang Hohlbein, Germany's best-
selling fantasy author, Manowar is creating the album as Hohlbein
writes the book.

The song has been sung by Eric Adams, with the assistance of fans
worldwide, in: English, German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian,
Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish,
Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish!!

"Father" will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album,
live on stage at Magic Circle Festival III on Saturday, July 18, 2009
at the Loreley on the Rhine river in Germany. An E.P. will also be
available exclusively at the festival with a bonus CD of "Father" in
all the recorded languages.

Stay tuned for video clips of each version as they are recorded with
an in-depth look at Eric's odyssey into the world of multi-lingual
vocals!

Get your tickets now for metal history in the making before it's too
late!! http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

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

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-Sunstorm Builds A HOUSE OF DREAMS On New Frontiers Release

TRENTON, N.J. -- Frontiers Records is proud to announce the release
for the second Sunstorm album, HOUSE OF DREAMS.

This AOR masterpiece, featuring former Rainbow, Malmsteen, and Deep
Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, will be out in America on May 19 via
Frontiers/Super D and in Japan on King Records.

The first Sunstorm album saw the light of day in 2006 when Turner
accepted Frontiers President Serafino Perugino's concept to blow the
dust off from some potential AOR hit songs that Turner had writtern
for the aborted follow-up to his 1985 solo debut RESCUE YOU. It turned
out to be one of the most successful, straight-ahead melodic rock
releases of 2006. Jim Peterik (ex-Survivor, Pride Of Lions) supplied
additional tracks and the album was rounded off with some other AOR
classics picked by Turner and Perugino.

The stunning production, courtesy of Pink Cream 69's studio wizard
Dennis Ward, was hailed as one of the highlights and key factors to
the album's success. When the second release was being planned, it was
a natural choice to ask Ward to be a part of the project again. This
time, he played bass and sang background vocals. He also enlisted Uwe
Reitenauer and Thorsten Koehne on guitars, Chris Schmidt on drums, and
Gunter Werno on keyboards.

Once again, Turner dug deep into the archives and found some classy
melodic rock gems to resurrect. One of the highlights that might sound
familiar to fans is "I Found Love," a song that Turner often used to
open up his concerts on the RESCUE YOU tour. There's also "Forever
Now" and "Save A Place In Your Heart," where another AOR cult hero,
Paul Sabu, appears among the writing credits.

Perugino also asked Turner to finally release "his" version of the
amazing ballad "Walk On" that Turner co-wrote with Desmond Child
(Kiss, Bon Jovi, etc.) for the Jimmy Barnes album FREIGHT TRAIN HEART
in 1987. Additionally, Jim Peterik was called in to offer his talents
to Sunstorm once again. The results include "Tears On The Pages" -- a
tune co-written by Jon Lind and Russ Ballard. Peterik also contributed
"Say You Will" and "Gutters Of Gold." Brothers Tom and James Martin
(House Of Lords, Khymera) wrote the remaining tracks and were able to
capture the spirit and quality of songs expected from the Sunstorm
project.

Turner, who recently returned from a tour of Russia with Over The
Rainbow, is excited about the release of HOUSE OF DREAMS. "Once again,
Serafino and the staff at Frontiers have proved that they know how to
cater to melodic rock fans," he said. "I am glad that they believed in
the Sunstorm concept enough to get behind the release of a second
album. There are plenty of people all over the world that love this
genre of music and I still enjoy making it. It's also invigorating and
rewarding to be able to sing some of these songs that I co-wrote or
performed in the '80s that never had a chance to be released properly.
Jim Peterik came through again with incredible tracks -- well
structured with compelling lyrics and melody changes. The Martin
brothers also brought in some songs that will probably translate
great, live, and that the fans will really enjoy."

Sunstorm's HOUSE OF DREAMS is a real "must have" for all JLT lovers
and a stunning release for all melodic rock fans.

Final track listing includes: "Divided," "Don't Give Up," "The Spirit
Inside," "I Found Love," "Say You Will," Gutters Of Gold," "Save A
Place In Your Heart," "Forever Now," "Tears On The Pages," "House Of
Dreams," and "Walk On."

http://www.joelynnturner.com/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecordsusa
http://www.frontiers.it/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

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-Doro: FEAR NO EVIL Tour In December Of 2009

Exclusive early-bird-rebate at Metaltix

For about 25 years Doro is rocking through the world of Rock and still
hasn't lost her passion about music which is proven by her anniversary
show last year in Düsseldorf or by her latest 10th album from this
year. And now she is going to be back on stage to present her new opus
FEAR NO EVIL at the end of the year.

When Dorothee Pesch made the decision to become a female rock-singer
in the early '80s she entered a male-sphere. As one of the first women
ever she dares the step in a genre, where the role of women was
limited on idolizing the male rock stars up to that point. And of
course many men are convinced that this is the right thing. But Doro
isn't irritated by that fact, founds her own band and goes her way.
Step by step she fights herself through prejudices and barriers and
because of her convincingly character she reaps the first respect.
With her band Warlock she is an internationally successfull and well
noticed act at the end of the '80s. A lot of women model themselves on
Doro and also become singers in a rock band. Rock music with female
vocals has become presentable because of Doro. And of course it is not
a men-only world anymore. Until today Doro savors vast respect --
since the early '90s she makes music under the name of Doro. She has
made a pretty self-confident career, without loosing her cordiality.

Militancy was very important for her at all times, likewise her
modesty. Doro never was in need of getting attention by scandals. On a
healthy way she lives her tour-life, she makes work-outs and she keeps
herself in form with Thai-Kickboxing. Also she likes to get involved
with weak people. In 2005 she stood up against the suffering of fur
bearing animals in a PETA campaign. Doro is a strong woman, and also
many strong women belong to her circle of friends, for example Regina
Halmich, Boxing world champion. In spite of her power, Doro is a
pretty emotional human being. The death of her father 10 years ago
still makes her sad. Until today she is writing pretty personal songs
about that topic. And even more: Because of Doro also the hard Rock
fans have learned that showing emotions doesn't mean weakness.

In December Doro is on tour with her band across Germany and
Switzerland for 8 shows:

FRI 11.12.2009 - GER - Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
SAT 12.12.2009 - GER - Berlin Postbahnhof
SUN 13.12.2009 - GER - Dortmund FZW
TUE 15.12.2009 - GER - München Backstage Werk
WED 16.12.2009 - GER - Stuttgart Longhorn

Exclusively for her fans there will be an early-bird rebate of 20 %*
at Metaltix.

Tickets for only 22.30 € dues inclusive will be available for you
between May the 18th and May the 25th by phone at: 04627-183880 or at:
http://www.metaltix.com/

* this offer is available at Metaltix only and is exclusively bookable
between May the 18th and May the 25th. Tickets are limited.

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-Hardline "Leaves The End Open" On New Frontiers Release

TRENTON, N.J. -- Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release
of the long awaited new Hardline album entitled LEAVING THE END OPEN.

Hardline was formed when brothers Johnny (vocals) and Joey (guitar)
Gioeli, originally from the band Brunette, teamed with guitarist Neal
Schon (Journey). Signed by MCA as soon as Schon left Bad English, with
the addition of Todd Jensen (David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper) on bass and
Deen Castronovo (also coming from Bad English and later on with
Journey) on drums, the band went on to record their debut DOUBLE
ECLIPSE for MCA in 1992 and then went on the tour circuit with such
heavy hitters as Van Halen and Mr. Big.

While never popular in the mainstream, Hardline's album became
immediately very popular among the hard rock fraternity and is still
today regarded as one of the finest efforts of the decade. However, by
that time grunge and alternative styles had already taken over and
melodic rock was being pushed aside. Tension among band members, the
record company, and perhaps certain egos, got in the way of an
immediate follow-up album, despite the band having written more than
enough material.

Years later Johnny (who meanwhile gathered vast recognition signing
for the German axe hero Axel Rudi Pell) and his brother Joey decided
to give it another go with Hardline after the call of Frontiers
Records, and with an all new lineup they produced the awesome return
album II in 2002, with Josh Ramos (of The Storm and Two Fires fame)
taking Neal Schon's place on lead guitar.

Hailed by critics and fans alike as a top-class return, the band
returned on stage headlining the Gods Festival in Bradford in June
2002. Since then all band members worked on different projects.
"Everyday life can sometimes step in and throw you off balance," said
Johnny Gioeli. "This was the case for the big delay. I just had to put
it aside and make sure I was ready for the task at hand. I'm not sure
of where the future will bring me, hence the title LEAVING THE END
OPEN. I don't want to plan anymore, I just want to see where life
takes me."

Johnny and Josh Ramos started to work on new Hardline songs in 2006.
With a renewed lineup now featuring Johnny Gioeli on vocals and Josh
Ramos on all guitars, with Michael T. Ross on keyboards, Jamie Brown
on bass, and Atma Anur on drums, Hardline are now back where they left
off, producing a killer new album LEAVING THE END OPEN, chock full of
killer guitar riffs, amazing hook lines and heartfelt ballad sealed
with Gioeli's incredible vocals and the band's instrumental prowess.
In Johnny Gioeli's words, "LEAVING THE END OPEN has a nice mix of
flavors. Take 'Voices,' its power, its positive feeling, it puts me in
an 'I can do anything mood.' Or 'Start Again,' purely radio. Everyone
on this record shines!"

Final track listing for LEAVING THE END OPEN includes: "Voices,"
"Falling Free," "Start Again," "Pieces Of Puzzles," "Bittersweet,"
"She Sleeps In Madness," "In This Moment," "Give In To This Love,"
"Before This," "Hole In My Head," and "Leaving The End Open."

"Today's worldwide economy has made it so difficult for artists to get
out on the road and share the music with the fans," Johnny said. "Our
fans do not go unnoticed...we will do everything possible to play
shows and demonstrate the power this lineup has."

http://www.myspace.com/hardlinerocks
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecordsusa
http://www.frontiers.it/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

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-Sweden Rock Festival: Another Attendance Record!

3-4-5-6 June 2009 Solvesborg

For the ninth consecutive year, Sweden Rock Festival makes an
attendance record! Last year's festival turned out to be the biggest
in Swedish history with 33,200 visitors. With two weeks left until the
festival of 2009, beginning on the June 3, it is now definitive that
this year's event will be even bigger!

Sweden Rock Festival started out under the name Summer Festival in
Olofström, Blekinge as early as 1992, moved to Karlshamn in 1993 and
then assumed the name Karlshamn Rock Festival. When the festival
outgrew its residence in Folkets Park (People's Park), Karlshamn we
moved it further to the small village of Norje in the county of
Solvesborg, and renamed it Sweden Rock Festival. Since 2001 the
festival has broke its own attendance record every year, and our
amazing and devoted audience has thus proven once again that hard
rock, in all its shapes and forms, is bigger than ever.

There are still some 3-day tickets left, and a limited number of 1-day
tickets for June 5, but after that all tickets are out.

Sweden Rock Festival
Norjebokevägen 2
294 76 Sölvesborg
Sweden
Tel: 0456-317 95
Fax: 0456-317 94
E-mail: info@...
http://www.swedenrock.com/

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-Leaves' Eyes: Exclusive Broadcast Of The "En Saga I Belgia" Concert
On iMusic 1 TV

Attention Leaves' Eyes fans! iMusic 1 TV brings the Gothic Metal
legend straight into your living room! On the next two Sundays, Gothic
Metal fans may look forward to one hour of pure entertainment. Liv
Kristine and her companions will hit the stage in order to present the
audience with a one-of-a-kind live experience. iMusic 1 TV will
broadcast the legendary concert at the Metal Female Voices Festival
2007. A state-of-the-art performance, the viking ship and a fantastic
setlist carved Leaves' Eyes' name in the books of music history. To
switch on the television is mandatory!

iMusic 1 TV can be received digitally without charge and also via
Astra, EutelSat, Kabel Deutschland, Unity Media and Kabel BW. More
infos on how to get iMusic 1 TV can be found at
http://www.im1.tv/tv.php !

Part 1: May 24 at 19:00CET (rerun on May 25 at 15:00CET)

Part 2: May 31 at 19:00CET (rerun on June 01 at 15:00CET)

http://www.leaveseyes.com/
http://www.myspace.com/leaveseyespage

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-Sacred Oath's Video For "Counting Zeros" To Get MTV Broadcase Premier
On "Headbanger's Ball" May 23rd

"Counting Zeros" -- the first video single from Sacred Oath's new
self-titled album -- will get its broadcast premier on MTV's
"Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday May 23rd. The video will be preceded
by an interview with the band about the forthcoming album and the
"power to the people" message the video carries.

"Counting Zeros" was featured by iTunes on April 7th as the Discovery
Download Pick of the Week, and the album has remained on their Rock
Homepage as an exclusive album -- "Band on the Rise" -- seven weeks
since.

The video had its world premier online with MTV Headbanger's Blog on
April 10th, and will be featured again on the Blog on May 21st.
Headbanger's Blog will also post an additional segment from the MTV
interview in which the band discusses their recent success with iTunes
and introduce their newest member -- bassist Brendan Kelleher.

The following statement was issued by lead singer/guitarist Rob
Thorne: "We are SO pleased that MTV has selected our video for
'Headbanger's Ball.' To have it air on Memorial Weekend is perfect,
absolutely perfect! Let this be our contribution to remembering what
American soldiers have died to protect, and a poignant reminder that
it's our job as civilians to keep our eye on the ball here at home."

The band recently signed with WorldSound Label Group in a deal that
includes marketing, pressing and distribution of the new album and
encompasses the catalog recordings A CRYSTAL VISION, DARKNESS VISIBLE,
and 'TILL DEATH DO US PART as well. Distribution will be handled
through E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch). The official release date
for the CD is set at July 14th.

"Headbanger's Ball" is and has been the world's most famous metal
music video program since it began in the mid 1980s. It airs on MTV2
on Saturday nights from 2:00 - 3:00 a.m.

For more information, please visit the band's official Web site
http://www.sacredoath.net/ .

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-Lion Music Update

Xanima - INSIDE WARRIOR Release Party Details

To celebrate the release of the debut Xanima album INSIDE WARRIOR, the
band is holding a release party on May 25th 2009 at Club Alcazar in
Stockholm, Sweden. The band will be playing a live set along with
filming of the event for future promotional use.

The party is open to all.

The album INSIDE WARRIOR is released on May 22nd 2009 on Lion Music.
Check out the video for "The Deeds & The Damage" at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5wOq4HVjw .

More information on the album can be obtained at
http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/insidewarrior.htm , and the band's
official sites http://www.xanima.eu/ and http://www.myspace.com/xanima
.

Milan Polak - MURPHY'S LAW
Released June 19th 2009
LMC265
EAN6419922002650

Check out the new album teaser video clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV07o3YAPZ0 .

Lion Music is pleased to announce the release of the new Milan Polak
album MURPHY'S LAW.

After two instrumental releases Milan Polak released his first vocal
album STRAIGHT in 2007. Now two years on MURPHY'S LAW is the perfect
extension of its predecessor with a more modern sound, heavier, less
bluesy, more guitar (e.g. "Murphy's Law"), more progressive (e.g.
"Sheeple," "The Mystery Of Life"), more choirs & backing vocals (e.g.
"Inner Truth") and even some oriental sounds (e.g. "No God," "Inner
Truth") and a great representation of an artist that is delivering
music true to his soul and ideals in life.

MURPHY'S LAW is an accessible album full of strong vocal hooks, great
guitar work and mature song writing from one of Europe's most in
demand session musicians who is now forging his own fan base.

Lyrically the album deals with social issues, mass media manipulation
and other issues of modern day life (e.g. "Wannabes," "Alien Nation,"
"Sheeple") being the main overriding factor influencing Milan's work.
On his aim with the album Milan comments, "The goal was to create a
killer album with melodic, heavy modern songs that appeal to both
consumers of that genre and musicians."

On his fellow band mates on the release Milan beams, "Fabio Trentini
who played all the basses this time also co-produced the album. He has
several platinum & gold records and added his knowledge & experience.
Simon Michael (drummer of Subway To Sally) added the right mix of
technical & musical modern drumming, it's a great band and I'm
delighted to be playing with them."

The creative process behind MURPHY'S LAW began 18 months ago with
Milan recording the basic guitar tracks in his home studio before
sending them to Fabio Trentini. The pair then went about furbishing
the songs in Fabio's studio. By this time Milan had a detailed picture
of each and every song resulting in the recording of guitars and
vocals happening in a productive three-week period. Schedules of the
albums other personnel meant the album took longer to complete than
originally planned, but the freshness of the main creative process of
the album is readily apparent for all to hear on MURPHY'S LAW.

TRACK LIST
01) Murphy's Law
02) No God
03) Inner Truth
04) Losing Me
05) Wannabes
06) The Opposite Of Love
07) Sheeple
08) Torn
09) Alien Nation
10) Fake
11) The Mystery Of Life

MUSICIANS
Milan Polak - all lead & backing vocals, all acoustic & electric
guitars, electric sitar
Fabio Trentini - basses, samplers, minimoog, sound treatments and
programming
Simon Michael - drums

CREDITS
Produced by Milan Polak & Fabio Trentini.
Executive Producer: Milan Polak.
Engineered by Milan Polak & Fabio Trentini.
Mixed by Fabio Trentini at Fab Labs Studios, Italy.
Mastered by Benjamin Schäfer.
All vocals & guitars recorded at Nice Noize Studios IV, Germany.
Basses & additional guitars recorded at Fab Labs Studios, Italy.
Drums recorded at Great Hall Studios, Germany.

OFFICIAL WEB SITES
http://www.milanpolak.com/
http://www.myspace.com/milanpolak

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-Alestorm: New Album & Release Parties

At the end of May, the crazy Scottish buccaneers will set sail again
to present their fans with their new album BLACK SAILS AT MIDNIGHT.
The upcoming full-length consist of just the right blend of sing-a-
long refrains, catchy pirate melodies, and numerous mugs of rum.
However, that's not all, because the limited edition comes with a
special bonus DVD that includes the band's performance at the 2008
Wacken Open Air. Fans may watch an exclusive teaser HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwmglYX7QE&feature=channel_page

In addition, release parties will be held in throughout Germany to
celebrate the release of the new album. Pirates -- and those who want
to join their ranks -- will want to be part of this saucy corsair
debauchery. Start sharpening your grapnels!

23.05.09 - Kleve / Radhaus
23.05.09 - Frankfurt / Speak Easy
29.05.09 - Ludwigsburg / Rockfabrik
29.05.09 - Gelsenkirchen / Campingplatz RockHard Openair
29.05.09 - Düsseldorf / Papidoux
29.05.09 - Berlin / Halford
29.05.09 - Pitch Black / Niederkrüchten
30.05.09 - Cuxhaven / Rockcafe
31.05.09 - Hamburg / Ballroom
03.06.09 - Darmstadt / Steinbruchtheater
05.06.09 - Leverkusen / Shadow
06.06.09 - Hannover / Labor
06.06.09 - Leipzig / Hellraiser
13.06.09 - Osnabrück / DK-Dance

Presented by EMP, sounds2move, metal.de und Rock Hard!

http://www.myspace.com/alestorm

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-Z Records News

Z Rock 09: All Pre-show Work Done And More

Well we've reached the point where only a few small things are left to
take care of and they will be done this week. All the bands are happy,
we've even decided to bring in extra fx and lighting and we are flying
in our top notch sound engineer so this will be a show to remember.

This year also sees the return of our Z Rock Merch; we will have a
festival shirt and Z Records baseball shirts available at the event.

Tickets are still available so if you haven't got yours don't
delay!!!!!

Sadly Lec Zorn won't be with us. Part of the deal was that he got
himself to England [English backing band] but right now Lec does not
have a flight so two or three days ago he bowed out as the costs where
through the roof. Obviously we added Dan Reed when we thought there
was a problem with Von Groove -- who are as everyone knows still with
us and looking forward to the show -- so a stronger eight-band bill is
all in stone, settled and ready to rock in two weeks time. :O) We wish
Lec well and he knows the doors open in the future.

This year's show is as follows:

Tickets are priced at £30 day 1 [£33 in door] and £47.50 day 2 [£55 on
door], you can purchase them direct via PayPal by using
journey108@... [please include your address] until May
25th. Credit card hotlines are 01384 230726, 01384 253597, 01204
524018 and tickets can be purchased over the counter at ST Records and
X Records. If you wish to pay via bacs please email mark@...
[only available for payments received by May 26th].

Venue: JB's, Dudley, England

MAY 29th

doors 6:00 p.m.
06:45 - 07:25 - ANGELHOUSE
07:45 - 08:25 - REDLINE
08:45 - 09:40 - STAMPEDE
10:00 - 10:55 - STEVE GRIMMETT
11:15 - 01:00 - WIG WAM

MAY 30th

Doors 12:30 p.m.
01:45 - 02:45 - CORNERSTONE
03:10 - 04:10 - H.A.R.D
04:35 - 05:35 - NEWMAN
05:55 - 06:55 - EDEN
07:15 - 08:15 - DAN REED
08:35 - 09:30 - VON GROOVE
09:50 - 11:00 - TED POLEY
11:20 - 00:50 - JOHN WAITE

For hotel info email ZROCKFEST@... for an automated reply
with all the info you require.

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Ivory Night Enters Studio For Third Full-Length Album!

The German Metal Band Ivory Night has entered the studio with producer
Ronny Lang to record their third full-length album. Patrick Fuchs
(lead singer of Ivory Night and also lead singer of Ross The Boss):
"Ronny did a great job on our former album MACHINE and we really
wanted to work with him again. We now already feel that this album
will be the next step in our career."

The fans could already follow the whole writing process of the songs
on the band's MySpace and now studio reports (incl. pics and videos)
can be followed through the band's Web site and MySpace as well. The
band expects an early fall release for the new album.

IVORY NIGHT is:

Patrick Fuchs (Vocals/Guitars, also lead vocals Ross The Boss)
Carsten Kettering (Bass Guitar, also bass player Ross The Boss)
Tilmann Ruby (Guitars)
Volker Schick (Drums)

For detailed info, please visit the following Web sites:

http://www.ivorynight.de/
http://www.myspace.com/ivorynight

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-AFM Records Update

The New Black - THE NEW BLACK
Release Date: June 2, 2009

Recently signed to AFM, The New Black will release their self-titled
debut this June. Featuring former members of Sinner, Runamok,
Abandoned or MCF, The New Black plays rock. Real rock; real heavy with
all the requisite hooks, leads and riffs galore. Singer Fludid has
been compared to "Zakk Wylde, James Hetfield and Phil Anselmo" (Rock
Hard) and "sometimes even Mike Patton in a 'sane' state of mind"
(Metal Hammer). The screams, the roaring, the harmonies, they're all
there, but most importantly, the guy can actually sing. Add to this
shredding guitars, a well-developed sense of melody and a professional
work ethic, and you get a solid piece of metallic rock. Fans of Thin
Lizzy and Black Label Society, beware. Said Canada's BW&BK magazine:
"[This is] The Real Thing as opposed to the often disposable Next Big
Thing. The New Black makes it on sheer over-the-top delivery and very
obvious love for the simple rock-driven life." Germany's Guitar took
note of the "assured sense of style and passion," while Metal Hammer
simply stated: "Whoever said that bands can't form their own sound
anymore these days, should listen to this -- and then shut up!"

In Related News: Various U.S. and European radio stations picked up on
The New Black, and the band -- unsigned at the time -- was asked to
write the title track for an American road movie called "Ballad Of
Broken Angels." (Check out the video of the same name here:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+New+Black/+videos/24929355 )

http://www.thenewblackofficial.de/
http://www.myspace.com/thenewblackofficial

Ram - LIGHTBRINGER
Release Date: June 19, 2009

AFM is proud to announce the signing of Gothenburg, Sweden-based
traditional heavy metal troupe Ram. Featuring Morgan Pettersson, a
former member of Swedish crossover metallers B-Thong, the band's
second album, LIGHTBRINGER, is scheduled for release on June 19. A
darker, more concept-oriented record than their more straightforward
debut, LIGHTBRINGER features guest vocals from E of Swedish black
metal overlords Watain, Mexican poet Adelaida Caballero and and the
band's longest song ever in "Suomussalmi (The Few Of Iron)," a Ram-
epic based on the 1939 battle at Suomussalmi during the Finnish Winter
War. The 10-track disc was produced by Johan Reivén (Transport
League). Check out "Awakening The Chimaera," (featuring Watain's E) on
the band's MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/rammetal

OUT NOW!

Shakra - EVEREST

The follow-up to 2007's critically-acclaimed INFECTED offering, Swiss
hard-rockers Shakra unleash EVEREST. Featuring 12 tracks of powerful,
passionate hard rock anthems that sound modern without denying
tradition. Said Lords Of Metal, "EVEREST is a logical step in Shakra's
path, but more than that an appealing and honest hard rock album...
Those who have a heart for melodic hard rock and heavy metal and the
ones who can't get enough of Edguy's last album, should definitely
give this album a shot." Check out the video for "Why" at the band's
MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/shakrarock

Tankard - THIRST

Beer-soaked German thrash legends Tankard recently released THIRST
stateside to riotous applause. The album was produced again by band
friend Andy Classen at his Stage One Studio. A video clip for "Stay
Thirsty" will appear on the limited edition of the record. Formed in
1982 in the boiler room of the Matthäus Church, Frankfurt/Main,
Tankard first took the stage in 1983. In 1984 they released the first
demo and two years later cult record ZOMBIE ATTACK (Noise). The self-
proclaimed "most ugly band in Germany" would move on to a worldwide
musical crusade to implement the German Purity Law of 1516. James
Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are said to have commented on the band
following a bar-hopping mission through Manhattan (and before deciding
on an official name): "Hey, you guys sound like a mix of Tank and
Discharge." Later, German language magazine Stern, in an article about
the subculture of heavy metal wrote, "their music sounds like a train
laden with beer tankards... derailed!" Whatever the case, and from
whomever the quote, there's little doubt that Tankard are indeed the
founders of "Alcoholic Metal" and for that they are proud. Said
Decibel magazine in a recent review of THIRST: "These Krauts love beer
and fart jokes and zombies and they beat Municipal Waste to he whole
'party thrash' thing by a good 20 years AND they do it well..."

"[More Than] 25 Years In Beer"
http://www.tankard.info
http://www.myspace.com/tankardfrankfurt

Elvenking - TWO TRAGEDY POETS (...AND A CARAVAN OF WEIRD FIGURES)

TWO TRAGEDY POETS (...AND A CARAVAN OF WEIRD FIGURES) is the latest
acoustic album from Italian power/folk metallers Elvenking. Said the
band in a statement: "The [making of] the acoustic album... was a hell
of a ride... but in the end we reached the goal and we're here... You
can expect something unique, that's for sure! This album is an
experiment for us; a journey in a world that was waiting to be
explored." Since 1997, Elvenking have been an active part of the
European scene and have built a rapidly growing and cult fan-base
which has seen them perform with ex Skyclad/Sabbat singer Martin
Walkyier in the U.K. at Bloodstock Festival (in 2002) and around
Europe in both their home country and Budapest where a strong set at
the Sziget gathering one year had people talking for months. The band
release the excellent HEATHENREEL debut in 2001, but this was only the
beginning. Spreading mystic tales of fantasy and imagination to a
wider audience, this album was awarded Album Of The Month in many
magazines and proved that their mixture of epic power metal and frisky
folk was capable of instantly grabbing attention. The band would
release three more records, each more exceptional than the last. TWO
TRAGEDY POETS (...AND A CARAVAN OF WEIRD FIGURES) finds Elvenking
exploring uncharted waters in a way only Elvenking can.

http://www.elvenking.net/
http://www.myspace.com/elvenking

Magica - WOLVES & WITCHES

Romanian female-fronted symphonic metallers Magica are back with the
stunning WOLVES & WITCHES. Their fourth full-length and second release
for AFM, Magica continue to transcend the boundaries of melodic power
metal with poise and precision. Classically trained vocalist Ana
Mladinovici -- whose impressive resume includes time with the Marea
Neagra philharmonic orchestra -- dominates the record with her
enchanting words while remaining bandmates -- guitarist Bogdan Costea,
keyboardist 6 Fingers, bassist Sorin and drummer Hertz -- provide the
complimentary headbanging brawn to bring it all to life. For fans of
Nightwish, Edenbridge and After Forever.

http://www.magicaband.com/
http://www.myspace.com/magicaband

Exilia - MY OWN ARMY

Newly signed to AFM, female-fronted Italian modern metal act Exilia
recently released fourth full-length MY OWN ARMY to North American
shores. "This album is the heaviest record since the birth of Exilia,"
said striking front woman Masha Mismane, in a statement. "We managed
to unleash even more hidden talents of our great guitarist Alien and
with the return of our great drummer Ale, there is no lack of power!
After a lot of hard work on melodies and lyrics, I'm also very pleased
with the outcome of my vocals. There are definitely unique elements
within every song. I wanted to give them an edge whilst maintaining
the original and true characteristics of Exilia. Rock on!" The album
was produced by Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino, Sepultura) and Masha Mysmane,
mixed at Temple Studios in L.A. by Jeremy Blair (Fear Factory, Coal
Chamber, Guns N' Roses) and Jeff Hannanh (Black Light Burns) and
mastered at Sterling Sound in N.Y. by UE Nastasi (Walls Of Jericho,
Pantera).

http://www.exiliaweb.com/
http://www.myspace.com/exilia

Ektomorf - WHAT DOESN'T KILL ME...

Hungarian modern metallers Ektomorf's latest studio album WHAT DOESN'T
KILL ME... is the first Ektomorf release on AFM Records. "This signing
is a great new chapter in the band's career and we are very happy
about it," said founder/front man Zoltán Farkas. Ektomorf formed in
1993 in Mezökovacsházak, Hungary, a small city near the Romanian
border, by Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas. Today, Zoli is the sole original
member. The band is completed by guitarist Tamás Schrottner, bassist
Szabolcs Murvai and drummer Jozsef Szakács. In 2003, the band joined
forces with Danish producer Tue Madsen who helped the band find its
sound. Ektomorf's cutting lyrics revolve around Zoli's gypsy
background and explore the horrors of discrimination, pain and anger.
Their music combines the tenets of primal gypsy music with modern
metal elements: Groovy, down-tuned guitar riffs and aggressive drums,
supplemented by raw screaming vocals. Three years after their
fantastic 2006 OUTCAST album (lauded on European soil as one of the
most important neo thrash/hardcore releases of the year), Ektomorf
return with an album more potent than anything prior. Walls will fall,
borders will crash and once again under the guidance of producer Tue
Madsen.

http://www.ektomorf.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ektomorf

AFM Records
http://www.afm-records.de/

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-Epica's THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY Out Now!

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers Epica have released a double
live CD, titled THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY, on May 8, 2009 (Europe) and
May 19, 2009 (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records.

The album was recorded in Miskolc, Hungary, on June 14, 2008 during
the Miskolc International Opera Festival. The band performed a 45-
minute set of metal adaptations of classical songs and movie
soundtracks, accompanied by the orchestra and choir as well as
symphonic versions of its own songs (including a few orchestral songs
from singles and THE SCORE, which had never been played live before).

THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY (U.S. Version) track list:

CD 1 - Classical Set:
1. Palladium
2. Dies Irae
3. Ombra Mai Fu
4. Adagio
5. Spiderman Medley
6. Presto
7. Montagues & Capulets
8. The Imperial March
9. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
10. Unholy Trinity
11. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
12. Indigo
13. The Last Crusade
14. Sensorium
15. Quietus
16. Chasing The Dragon
17. Feint

CD 2 - Epica Set:
1. Never Enough
2. Beyond Belief
3. Cry For The Moon
4. Safeguard To Paradise
5. Blank Infinity
6. Living A Lie
7. The Phantom Agony
8. Sancta Terra
9. Illusive Consensus
10. Consign To Oblivion

http://www.epica.nl/
http://www.myspace.com/epica
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Epica/8031842923

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-Robert Berry's THE DIVIDING LINE Out Today In America

TRENTON, N.J. -- Frontiers Records is excited to announce the
beginning of the cooperation with multi-talented artist Robert Berry
with the release of his brand new solo album THE DIVIDING LINE, out
today in America.

Berry's abilities came into prominence in 1988, when he teamed with
Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer (of ELP fame) and formed the band Three,
releasing the album TO THE POWER OF THREE for Geffen Records. He was,
however, one of the most well known musical talents in the San
Francisco area and was previously involved with the band Hush, and
later with another '80s super group GTR. Together with former Yes
guitarist Steve Howe (taking the place of none other than ex-Genesis
guitarist Steve Hackett), he wrote and recorded several tracks that
sadly have never been officially released by the band, which split
before the recording of the second album (one of those songs appears
for the first time on this new album).

During the '90s Berry kept busy composing, arranging, and performing
either as a solo artist (he has released three solo albums, with
PILGRIMAGE TO A POINT particularly being considered a true melodic
prog rock masterpiece of its era) or as a producer-session player. He
also toured for years with the band Ambrosia, where he took the place
of another rock giant, David Pack.

In 2008 his band Alliance (together with members of Boston, Sammy
Hagar, and Night Ranger) released its critically acclaimed third
album, ROAD TO HEAVEN. "There is a difference between the music I
create on my own and the music that I do with Alliance," Berry said.
"The Alliance lyrics are mostly about life and relationships. And the
music is classic American rock. But my solo efforts are based more on
my years spent in Europe. They have a more intricate structure and
production."

An award winning producer and multi-instrumentalist, Berry has always
displayed an uncanny knack for great melodies and exquisite playing,
either in the classic progressive rock style or in a more melodic rock
oriented musical environment.

"It has been some time since I put my self out to the public with a
solo effort," said Berry. "I have grown, I have matured musically and
lyrically. I am so honored for the chance to do what I love and share
it with the listeners."

Recorded during the year 2008, THE DIVIDING LINE stylistically leans
towards timeless melodic rock, in the vein of what Berry has been
playing and composing for Three and GTR. "I wrote this note to myself
as to what I would like this album to be," said Berry. "The note was,
'Music with vision, power, intensity, integrity and hope. About
healing from the inside out. THE DIVIDING LINE.' THE DIVIDING LINE
based on my inner hope that I remain the person I have set out to be.
Also, musically this album is based on the style I love most. And as I
listen back, that is exactly how it came out."

The song themes deal with life, love, and human relationships and show
the most personal side of Berry's artistry and vision. All in all an
exciting and revealing release that should not be missed by any
serious rock music fan.

THE DIVIDING LINE track listing includes: "The Dividing Line," "One
Good Man," "Listen To The People," "Faith," "This Life," "A Life Worth
Livin'," "Can't Let Go," "I Gave You The Best Of Me," "Young Hearts,"
"Wait," and "Life Is On Fire."

A video clip for wait can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1NZJDDFAo .

http://www.robertberry.com/
http://www.myspace.com/therobertberry
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecordsusa
http://www.frontiers.it/
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

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-Music Manager Andy Gould Of Spectacle Entertainment Signs On
Atlanta-Based Rock Band Death On Two Wheels

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Atlanta-based rock band Death On Two Wheels --
featuring Trae Vedder - lead vocals, guitar, Andrew Knox - organ,
piano, Paul Doss - lead guitar, David Fountain - bass, Greg Neel -
drums -- have been scouted and signed by the celebrated music industry
veteran Andy Gould, best known for working with Pantera, Rob Zombie,
Guns N' Roses, and Morrissey.

Death On Two Wheels first caught Gould's attention, while they were
lighting up the south with a series of breakout shows. Blown away by
the band's un-ignorable live performance, he immediately signed them.
"We are so excited to be representing Death On Two Wheels," states
Gould. "It's exciting to once again be working with a rockin', hard
working indie band that is ready for their moment in the spotlight --
Reminds me of the days when you'd sign crowd-winning, budding
superstars out of tiny clubs, instead of out of rehearsal studios and
off TV talent shows."

The band has opened for a number of notable acts including Janelle
Monae, Butch Walker, Norma Jean and Manchester Orchestra. They took
SXSW by storm this year, playing four showcases and getting noticed by
mainstream media. The band is now busy gearing up for the release of
SEPARATION OF CHURCH & FATE -- produced and mixed by Matt Malpass
(Manchester Orchestra, Reliant K) and John Travis (Kid Rock, Social
Distortion).

Death On Two Wheels is a diverse rock group blasting through the
membrane of trendiness on the way to something truly audacious and
authentic. The songs alone have quickly driven this band to "next big
thing out of Atlanta" status. Given the talent, ambition and
resourcefulness of Death On Two Wheels you ain't heard nothin' yet!

Check out more on this band: http://www.myspace.com/deathontwowheels

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-Korpiklaani Reveals New Song "Vodka"

"Vodka," the new single from Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani, is
available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

Korpiklaani will release its sixth album, KARKELO (English
translation: "Pleasure" or "Party"), on June 26, 2009 (Europe) and
August 25, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

The CD was recorded at Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland.

KARKELO track list:

1. Vodka
2. Eramaan Arjyt
3. Isku Pitkasta Ilosta
4. Mettanpeiton Valtiaalle
5. Juodaan Viinaa
6. Uniaika
7. Kultanainen
8. Bring Us Pints Of Beer
9. Huppiaan Aarre
10. Konnin Kuokkamies (bonus track for digi-pak)
11. Vesaisen Sota
12. Sulasilma
13. Kohmelo

Korpiklaani just finished up in North America headlining Paganfest
America Part II.

http://www.korpiklaani.com/
http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaani

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-Hibria: New Album, Video And Asian Tour

The Brazilian metallers of Hibria released their second album,
entitled THE SKULL COLLECTORS. The effort, released in Asian territory
by Spiritual Beast and in Europe by Remedy Records, was mixed and
mastered by Achim Köhler, producer who already worked with metal acts
like Amon Amarth, Sodom, Pink Cream 69 and Brainstorm, and was
responsible of the classic Primal Fear's DEVIL'S GROUND.

On this album Hibria presents lyrics that explore the path crossed by
a man who achieves his dream on becoming an air force pilot but later
on, leaded by his ambition and vanity, joins a mercenary group. He
then loses a partner in a trap set up by a rival group and becomes
charged for that. Dominated by his wish for revenge, he falls into
self-destruction meanwhile he is confined in a bunker with his past
remembrances.

Hibria also released a video clip, made for "Tiger Punch" track, with
was directed by Luis Mario Jobim and Marcel Kunzler. You can watch it
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKPZBugBbgg .

The group is going now for an Asian tour, and will head to North
America soon (all the details shall be available in a few days). Check
out below the dates in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea:

May 19 - Club Quattro - Osaka - Japan
May 20 - Shibuya O-EAST - Tokyo - Japan
May 22 - The Wall Live House - Taipei - Taiwan
May 23 - Hang Out - Hong Kong
May 24 - Rolling Hall - Seoul - South Korea

Samples and more information about the album are available at
http://www.hibria.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/hibria .

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-World Premiere Of Brand New Video For Pirate Metallers: Swashbuckle!

"Cruise Ship Terror," the new video from New Jersey's thrashing
pirates Swashbuckle, can be viewed here:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=13443692

The track comes off the band's Nuclear Blast debut, BACK TO THE NOOSE,
which is scheduled for release on July 24, 2009 (Europe) and on August
11, 2009 (North America).

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."

Swashbuckle were one of three winners of last year's Nuclear Blast
MySpace Bands Contest.

The trio will hit Europe hard at Legacy Fest, Metal Dayz Festival and
Summer Nights Festival this month in Germany, Switzerland and Austria,
respectively.

The band recently completed the Paganfest America Part II tour along
with Korpiklaani, Primordial, Moonsorrow and Blackguard.

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

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-Spider Rockets' Newest Release Unleashed Digitally On May 19th,
N.Y.C. Date Supporting Duff McKagan The Same Day!

Crafting a sound that pushes the line between elegance and aggression,
New Jersey-based Spider Rockets has completed work on a self-titled
release that is a follow-up to 2007's buzz-worthy EVER AFTER.
Comprised of band members Helena Cos on vocals, Johnny Nap on lead
guitar, Bones Hackett on bass guitar and Dan Prestup on drums, Spider
Rockets has built a large and loyal fan base on the strength of a
must-see live show which has seen the group open for many renowned
national acts.

SPIDER ROCKETS will be released on Tuesday, May 19th digitally through
iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, emusic, Amazon, Best Buy, Puretracks, FYE
and other digital portals. The same day, the group will open for Duff
McKagan's Loaded at the Gramercy Theater in N.Y.C. (the Spider
Rockets' set time is 8:00 - 8:30 p.m.).

"We recorded with Eric Rachel at Trax East in New Jersey," explains
Helena about the sessions that comprise SPIDER ROCKETS. "It was pretty
stressful as we knew we had a lot to accomplish and were on the clock
for all of it with a lot of concentration on every instrument and each
layer of sound." The result is an impressively consistent release from
beginning to end, which showcases the quartet's trademark modern rock
sound that manages to be both melodic and muscular. "This one has been
well planned and thought out as collaboration between the musicians
and the engineer," adds Bones. "Every song can hook you in just as
much as the last. I don't feel like there is any filler content at all
on this album." Johnny adds "I think the quality of the recording and
the music on this CD has taken us to a new place as a band and I'm
very excited about it." Dan agrees "it was a phenomenal experience
working with Eric. I feel between us and him in the studio, some great
stuff happened."

But according to Helena, there are already some new tracks that are
her favorites. "I really like the chorus on the song 'Kiss You Dead.'
It's strong and the subject: love and hate makes it compelling.
'Disease' has a catchy main riff -- how it starts at beginning of the
song, launches into the chorus and the energy that builds up to the
end. 'Let It Go' has a twisting, flowing feel that pulls you in -- it
shows a different side of us, the guitar and bass bring this song to a
different place with a cool Middle Eastern vibe." Johnny adds, "yeah,
I really like 'Predator' -- it has a such a hypnotic verse that
propels the song really well into a driving chorus." Dan includes,
"one of my favorites is 'Everything.' It has such a cool dark energy
to it and I love the melody."

As with their past releases, the group plan to tour heavily behind
SPIDER ROCKETS, with Bones confirming that "fans can always expect a
tight energetic show from us. Simply put, we are in our element when
on stage." With the new album already quite an impressive
accomplishment, somehow, even greater things seem in store for Spider
Rockets.

CONFIRMED SPIDER ROCKETS TOUR DATES:

5/19/09 The Gramercy Theatre with DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED (NYC, NY)
6/19/09 Riverstar Entertainment Complex w/ DOKKEN (Cincinnati, OH)
6/20/09 Tequila Rocks w/DOKKEN (Huntington, WV)
6/26/09 Penn's Peak w/DOKKEN (Jim Thorpe, PA)
7/10/09 Riverstar Entertainment Complex w/ MARCY PLAYGROUND
(Cincinnati, OH)
7/11/09 Riverstar Entertainment Complex w/ JANI LANE (Cincinnati, OH)
7/24/09 The Party Zone (Jacksonville, NC)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.spiderrockets.com/
http://www.myspace.com/spiderrockets

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*** PRESS RELEASE #21 ***
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-GG Allin And Tesco Vee Limited-Edition Figures To Be Released By
Aggronautix

Aggronautix is set to release limited-edition figures of GG Allin
"1991" (2,000 numbered) and Tesco Vee of the Meatmen (1,000 numbered).
Each "Throbblehead" figure stands at 7 inches tall, is made of a
lightweight polyresin, and will be displayed in a tri-windowed box.

Both figures will be distributed by MVD Entertainment Group -- a
company specializing in music-related distribution since 1986 -- and
DKE Toys -- a wholesale distributor of urban / vinyl / designer art /
objects / toys / figurines.

"We normally don't carry bobbleheads but I was floored that the folks
at Aggronautix would attempt this project," said Dov Kelemer CEO of
DKE Toys. "I figured that if I broke down and made an exception to
actually put this (anti-)bobblehead in my collection that others would
feel the same. GG Allin... WTF!?!?!?!"

The idea first surfaced two years ago when Aggronautix pitched the GG
figure idea to Merle Allin, GG's brother.

"I had been thinking about doing a GG figure for a while, so when the
guys came to me with the idea, I was into it," said Allin. "The
proofing process took a long time, but we got it right. The doll looks
really good and I'm happy with it."

Aggronautix soon discovered another likely personality to
polyresinate, Tesco Vee. He states, "As a toy collector of two
decades, and classic bobble head collector, imagine just how geeked I
became, when informed that yours truly would enter the pantheon of
'Throbblehead' punk rock losers, along with poopy soulmate GG Allin!"

The figures are now available for purchase on
http://www.aggronautix.com/ and http://www.seeofsound.com/ will soon
be available at many independent retailers, comic shops, tattoo
parlors, etc.

Aggronautix is currently working on a Dwarves "Two-Headed Throbble" to
be released this summer.

Hi-Res Images:

GG "1991"
http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/aggro101.jpg

Tesco Vee
http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/aggro102.jpg

MVD Entertainment Group
http://www.mvdb2b.com/

DKE Toys
http://www.dketoys.com/

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*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Accept has reformed with stalwart guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist
Peter Baltes, returning guitarist Herman Frank, longtime drummer
Stefan Schwarzmann, and new vocalist Mark Tornillo (T.T. Quick). Clips
of "Balls To The Wall" and "Flash Rocking Man," recorded at an April
26 jam session, are available at Acceptworldwide.com. The site also
says a new album and live dates are coming. In related news, original
vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and drummer Stefan Kaufmann elected to
continue on with U.D.O., which will release a new album called
DOMINATOR through AFM on August 21. A video for the track "Black And
White" will be filmed in June and could debut in July, and the band
will tour Europe, the U.S., South America, and Japan from this summer
through the spring of 2010. See http://www.udo-online.de/ and
http://www.myspace.com/udoonline for more on U.D.O. For more on Accept
and U.D.O. -- including some spirited debate in the "reply" section --
check out an article at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsite\
mID=120207
.

-Footage of three Chickenfoot live song, from a recent club gig, is
available at these links:

"Soap On A Rope"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4p9qCIivuE

"Down The Drain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMTRWSslVv0

"Get It Up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Rt0G-4cWE

MelodicRock.com has two extended reviews of the first Chickenfoot
show.

-The Dead End Kidz are the featured artist this week at
iLike2rock.net. Follow the band on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/thedeadendkidz , and see
http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DEAD-END-KIDZ/6323764485 and
http://www.myspace.com/dekmusic for more.

-Dream Theater's video for "A Rite Of Passage" is now available at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/video/view.aspx?songID=2462 .

-Enertia is back after an almost two-hear hiatus. The band will soon
resume recording its fifth and final album, which will feature 11
songs. The lineup remains as Scott Featherstone on vocals, Roman
Singleton on guitar, Joe Paciolla on bass, and Jeff Daley on drums. In
related news, former guitarist Dave Stafford is now a full-time member
of hardcore legends Merauder.

-Ace Frehley recently performed at the Right Turn Benefit Concert in
Boston. Check out a clip of him playing Kiss' "Rock And Roll All Nite"
with Alice Cooper at http://www.acefrehley.com/rocket-rides/ and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfD81RE5ST4 .

-Rob Halford's new Metal God Apparel :30 second commercial --
featuring new Halford studio footage -- is now available at
http://www.MetalGodApparel.com/ . The spot will begin airing in the
U.S. on the G4 Games Network May 25, June 2, and June 3. Metal God
BluRay, DVDs and CDs are also now available at MetalGodApparel.com.
See http://www.RobHalford.com/ , http://www.HalfordMusic.com/ , and
http://www.MetalGodShop.com/ for more.

-Check out a new Duff McKagan interview at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/78kH .

-There's a new "Best Megadeth CDs" article at
http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/78kI . In related news, Dave Mustaine
reportedly "contributed music" to the new Will Ferrell movie "Land Of
The Lost," which is due in the U.S. on June 5.

-HeadbangerNYC.com reported a new Ozzy Osbourne documentary entitled
"Wreckage Of My Past" is due in theaters early next year. The film is
"being directed by Mike Piscitelli, and written and produced by Jordan
Tappis, [and] will be the first release from Jacko Productions, a
company started by Ozzy's son Jack." Check out a trailer at
http://vimeo.com/4621976 .

-Queen + Paul Rodgers is reportedly no more, as Rodgers is back
touring with Bad Company this year. According to a recent Billboard
article Rodgers said the partnership was always meant to be temporary.
Queen + Paul Rodgers has toured and released one studio album, 2008's
THE COSMOS ROCKS.

-Rock Gone Wild, set for August 20-23 at the Freedom Park Festival
Grounds in Algona, Iowa, has now added Twisted Sister, George
Thorogood & The Destroyers, Sevendust, and Marcy Playground to the
lineup. See http://www.rockgonewild.com/ for more.

-Want to win a Yamaha bass signed by Billy Sheehan, courtesy of Yamaha
Guitars and F.Y.E.? Then go to http://www.myspace.com/billysheehan ,
click the banner entitled "Win A Bass Signed By Billy Sheehan," and
sign up.

-The pre-sale for John Taglieri's LIVES project is on now, exclusively
at http://soundwavemerch.com/merchjohntaglieri.html . The E.P./Book
bundle is now available for $12.98, and all orders "will ship early to
arrive by June 2, which is the actual release date." Hype on the E.P./
book: "Self professed rejects, Max and Cate were always unlucky, both
in life and love. Chronicling the lives of Cate Alston and Max Knight,
LIVES follows them from their introduction and meeting through the
beginning of their adventure, and all of the ups and downs related to
it. The happenstance of their paths crossing marks the beginning of a
journey of discovery, and honest soul searching that takes them across
the country and deep into each others lives." See
http://www.TheLivesProject.com/ and
http://www.reverbnation.com/johntaglieri for more. And to put Taglieri
songs on your Facebook profile, click
http://www.facebook.com/add.php?api_key=72ab05a5607e8e5dbd316d95b93bdc44
.

-Norwegian Gothic Metallers Trail Of Tears have a new home page and
MySpace site to promote BLOODSTAINED ENDURANCE, due out June 2 in the
U.S. on Napalm Records. Check out http://www.trailoftears.no/ and
http://www.myspace.com/trailoftearsmetal for more.

-Wacken Open Air, set for July 30 - August 1 in Germany, will stream
live over the 'net at http://www.rockalarm.de/ . The fest has added
Thin Lizzy and The BossHoss to the roster. The new confirmed lineup:
Airbourne, Amon Amarth, Axel Rudi Pell, ASP, Borknagar, BossHoss,
Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine, Callejon, Cathedral,
D-A-D, Doro, DragonForce, Einherjer, Endstille, Engel, Enslaved,
Epica, Eths, Gamma Ray, GWAR, HammerFall, Heaven & Hell, In Extremo,
In Flames, Kampfar, Korpiklaani, Lacuna Coil, Machine Head, Mago De
Oz, Mambo Kurt, Motorhead, Napalm Death, Nevermore, Pain, Rage,
Running Wild, Sarke, Saxon, Schandmaul, Subway To Sally, Testament,
Thin Lizzy, Tracedawn, Tristania, Trouble, Turisas, UFO, Volbeat,
Vreid, Walls Of Jericho, Whiplash, and more. See
http://www.wacken.com/ for more.

Thanks to Jeff "Fast As A Shark" Adee, Bill "The Cannibal" Kotowski,
Nancy B. Sayle, Scott Thomas, Nathan Birk, John Erigo, Chad Bowar, and
Mark Caro for help gathering some of this information.

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

-Gasp! Shock!! OMG!!! Adam "The Rock God" Lambert DIDN'T win "American
Idol" last night. Yawn. Actually, I was surprised because of *all* the
hype the guy had going. In case you somehow missed hearing about it,
during last night's finale Lambert sang Kiss' "Beth" solo and then the
band emerged in full makeup and stage show to perform a duet with him
on a "Detroit Rock City"/"Rock And Roll All Nite" medley. It was darn
cool seeing all the sparks, pyro, and smoke on that stage, along with
Gene Simmons sporting the always-awesome axe bass and Paul Stanley
smashing up a guitar. Elsewhere in the show various contestants sang
with Carlos Santana on "Black Magic Woman" and Queen on "We Are The
Champions." The show had some genuinely funny moments, too. But back
to Lambert... I saw a bit in the Chicago Tribune last week about Queen
possibly needing a new singer now that Paul Rodgers is gone, and the
author jokingly(?) suggested Lambert. Then last night Lambert did a
pretty good job with his part of "We Are The Champions." Hmm... Oh
yeah, one more funny "Idol" thing -- they briefly showed actor Anthony
"Hannibal Lecter" Hopkins in the crowd, and then this morning I saw
this newspaper headline: "Silence Of The Lambert." Good stuff.

-Be sure to check out that Ace Frehley site, and particularly
http://www.acefrehley.com/rocket-rides/ . It's got several video
clips, including some solo band live footage from '92, guitar solos
from the Kiss reunion era, and -- surprisingly (to me anyway) -- a
two-part segment on the making of Frehley's Comet delightfully cheesy
"Insane" video. Vintage.

-Bittersweet... I was very happy to get that e-mail about Enertia's
return from bassist Joe Paciolla, but it sucks to hear the next album
will also be the band's last. <sigh>

-Okay, *one* last "Idol" bit... One random crowd shot showed Heather
Locklear in the audience. She still looks fabulous. <double sigh>

-In my current playlist: Alestorm - BLACK SAILS AT MIDNIGHT (Napalm
Records), UFO - THE VISITOR (SPV/Steamhammer), Spheric Universe
Experience - UNREAL (Sensory), Slough Feg - APE UPRISING! (Cruz Del
Sur Music).

*
*** REVIEWS ***
*
JUDGE JACKSON (B-) Curtis Joe Records, 2007
10 tracks, RT: 37:12
[ http://www.judgejackson.net/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/judgejackson ]
[ judgejacksonband@... ]
Los Angeles-based Judge Jackson has been around since 1995, and they
have a lot to show for 13 years of work, including an award from All
Access Magazine's Music Awards. They have a strong fan base and busy
tour schedule, traveling as far east as Indiana. The band played the
annual Sturgis bike rally in 2006 and plays the Laughlin River Run
this year. People will be taking notice of Judge Jackson soon if they
haven't already; this band's music is playing nationwide on NBC ("My
Name Is Earl") and a version of their song "King" is now played by
Speed Channel ("Victory Lane"). A visit to the band's MySpace page
will give you the opportunity to listen to songs with a heavier beat
and a slightly different style. However, Judge Jackson's self-titled,
2007 release has a very southern-rock flavor much like .38 Special
with an edge. In an online interview, lead singer Todd McTavish
mentions Lynyrd Skynyrd as an influence, which is also evident on this
CD. Along with McTavish, bassist Ryan Rogers and lead guitarist Lee
Jackson formed the band, and currently J.J. Garcia is banging drums.
Late on the CD is the standout track, "Rock N' Roll" with the best
beat and lyrics, followed by the ballad of the release "With You,"
which is a very mellow, sleepy track. The opener, "Stand Up" and
"Bandit" are also great tunes. The second track, "Grin," seems out of
place with the rest of the songs, with McTavish channeling a little
bit of Jesse James Dupree (Jackyl) with the sarcasm and vocal style.
My vote for weakest track would be "Hold My Hand," but I'm not a fan
of the harmonica used in this style. I might change my mind on that if
they chose to cut it from the song. This is the type of CD that will
grow on you as you listen, so if you are a fan of southern rock, check
out Judge Jackson.
- Jan W. (jw4jzon@...)

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*** OUT ***
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*** CAST OF CHARACTERS ***
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*** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
*
-Issue #500. Man, that's pretty cool. I don't know about you but where
I come from that's a big number. But even after all this time we still
get things wrong. Case in point: Steve was supposed to bring the
doughnuts to the office party but he forgot... (One of these days he's
going to get himself fired.) Thanks to everyone who's ever contributed
to an issue, to all the readers out there in cyberland, to all the PR
folks we've dealt with, and to all the bands/artists who are still at
it, cranking out the goods! Long live rock 'n' roll!! - Tim

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*** PRESS RELEASE #1 ***
*
-Heaven & Hell Storm The Charts With THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

Long Awaited Album From Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler,
and Vinny Appice Debuts At #8 On Billboard Top 200 Album Chart

Matches Highest Chart Position Ever For Any Black Sabbath Lineup

North American Tour Dates On Sale This Weekend

LOS ANGELES -- Heaven & Hell's highly anticipated new album THE DEVIL
YOU KNOW debuted at #8 on this week's Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
The metal masses waited 17 years for a new album from the Dio-era of
Black Sabbath and THE DEVIL YOU KNOW did not disappoint. This equals
the highest chart position ever reached by any Black Sabbath lineup
(1971's MASTER OF REALITY also reached #8). Revolver Magazine calls
DEVIL "an album of ageless metal anthems" and The Associated Press
praises its "bone-crunching riffs and power chords that can loosen the
phlegm in your chest."

The band will take THE DEVIL YOU KNOW on the road in North America
this August for a month-long trek with support from Coheed And
Cambria. Tickets for most shows go on sale the weekend of May 8.

HEAVEN & HELL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
All Dates Also Feature Coheed And Cambria Unless Noted

AUGUST
7 - Vancouver, BC - Thunderbird Arena - On Sale 5/9
8 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater* - On Sale 5/8
10 - San Jose, CA - Event Center Arena - On Sale 5/10
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater - On Sale 5/9
12 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre - On Sale 5/11
14 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion - On Sale 5/9
15 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks - On Sale 5/9
18 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
19 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion - On Sale 5/15
21 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
22 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
23 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion - On Sale 6/5
25 - New York, NY - WaMu Theater @ MSG - On Sale 5/8
27 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre - On Sale 5/9
28 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion - On Sale 5/8

*With Neurosis (Coheed And Cambria will not appear on this date)

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*** PRESS RELEASE #2 ***
*
-Twisted Sister Hungry Again

Rhino Re-masters 1984 Top 20 Smash Album With A Bonus Disc Of
Unreleased Studio Recordings, Plus A New Track By The Original Lineup
For 25th Anniversary Edition

Limited Edition Pink Vinyl Package Accompanies CD and Digital Release

Available From Rhino June 30

LOS ANGELES -- After rocking clubs from Los Angeles to New York City
for more than a decade, Twisted Sister made its bones in 1984 with the
quintet's second Atlantic Records release, a Top 20 album that stormed
the charts with a string of hit singles and genre-bending videos.
Rhino proudly wears a Twisted Sister pin on its uniform, celebrating
the album's multi-platinum success with a 25th Anniversary Edition
that includes a bonus disc of unreleased outtakes and early demos from
the original sessions, as well as a new track recorded especially for
this collection by the 1984 lineup: Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie
Ojeda, Mark Mendoza, and A.J. Pero. STAY HUNGRY 25th Anniversary
Edition will be available June 30 from Rhino Records at all retail
outlets, including http://www.rhino.com/ , for a suggested list price
of $19.98 (CD), $12.99 (digital).

A limited edition pink vinyl package with the original STAY HUNGRY
album art and bonus poster will also be released this summer at the
suggested retail price of $24.98.

The first disc contains re-mastered versions of the nine tracks from
the May 1984 original. The album was a smash thanks to a pair of fist-
pumping anthems of youthful rebellion -- "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not
Gonna Take It" -- that went Top 40. The band balanced those catchy
songs with the harder edge of metal classics like "Burn In Hell" and
"Horror-Teria," a macabre song that would later serve as the
inspiration for "Strangeland," a 1998 horror film written by Snider,
who also starred as the sadistic Captain Howdy.

The bonus disc uncovers 15 unreleased recordings that range from
alternate versions of album tracks -- including "We're Not Gonna Take
It" -- to several non-album tracks such as "Death From Above," "Prime
Motivator," and "Pay The Price," a song from the band's earlier club
days. Along with the vintage tracks, the collection includes "30,"
Twisted's first new song in 11 years recorded by the band for the 25th
Anniversary Edition.

"30" was originally written by Dee Snider with Marc Beeman and Sharon
Lawson for the reality series "Gone Country." Dee says, "While '30'
was my attempt at a country song for the show, the realization was
that rock 'n' roll is a direct outgrowth of country music. Since '30'
was written about my Twisted Sister experience, it seemed only natural
for us to record it and rock it out."

More than a decade after Twisted Sister's last show, the band reformed
in 2001 for a benefit and continued playing together, including an
astonishing run of over 50 headline festival dates performing in front
of two million people in over 23 countries. In 2006, the band returned
to the charts with TWISTED CHRISTMAS, a holiday album that buzzsaws
through yuletide classics such as "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" and
"Silver Bells." That same year, the Long Island Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame inducted Twisted Sister. The band is currently at work on a new
album and a Broadway musical based on TWISTED CHRISTMAS. Twisted
Sister will headline the annual Rocklahoma music festival July 9-12 in
Pryor, Oklahoma. "Rock Of Ages," Broadway's latest musical hit with
five Tony® nominations, features Twisted Sister prominently in its
story line and with the band's aforementioned iconic anthems, "I Wanna
Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It."

Were you there? Be sure to check out Twisted Sister's 1978 debut tour
and more at http://www.twistedsister.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/twistedsister .

STAY HUNGRY 25th Anniversary Edition
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. "Stay Hungry"
2. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
3. "Burn In Hell"
4. "Horror-Teria (The Beginning)"
a. "Captain Howdy"
b. "Street Justice"
5. "I Wanna Rock"
6. "The Price"
7. "Don't Let Me Down"
8. "The Beast"
9. "S.M.F."

Disc 2
1. "Death From Above"
2. "Prime Motivator"
3. "We're Not Gonna Take It" ­ Early Demo
4. "Death Run"
5. "This One's For You"
6. "S.M.F." ­ Early Demo
7. "We're Coming On"
8. "Call My Name"
9. "Burn In Hell" ­ Early Demo
10. "Pay The Price"
11. "What's Love Without You"
12. "Our Voice Will Be Heard"
13. "You Got To Fight"
14. "The Price" ­ Early Demo
15. "Stay Hungry" ­ Early Demo
16. Radio Spot
17. "30" ­ New Track

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*** PRESS RELEASE #3 ***
*
-Queensryche Concert From AMERICAN SOLDIER Tour To Be Broadcast Live
At Cdpulse.tv

Fans Worldwide Can Access High Definition Live Stream Of Complete
Concert From Clearwater, Florida On May 19

Band Will Play Suites From RAGE FOR ORDER, AMERICAN SOLDIER, and
EMPIRE During Two Hour Performance

LOS ANGELES -- Queensryche will take their acclaimed AMERICAN SOLDIER
Tour online by broadcasting an entire show live in high definition at
cdpulse.tv. When the band takes the stage at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, Florida on May 19 at 8 p.m. ET, fans worldwide can watch a
high definition stream of the performance live as it happens. Fans can
gain access to the show by purchasing an e-ticket at cdpulse.tv for
the cost $5.95 for an advance ticket or $7.95 for a ticket on the day
of the show. The show can be viewed virtually worldwide in high
definition clarity via premium content delivery access systems
featuring 43,000 servers in 17 different countries. For more details
and technical information, please visit cdpulse.tv.

As with all shows on the AMERICAN SOLDIER Tour, Queensryche will be
performing three separate suites during the two hour performance, each
focusing on a different album. The show opens with a suite from the
band's 1986 gold album RAGE FOR ORDER, including some tracks the band
has not played live in over 20 years. The second suite focuses on the
new epic concept album AMERICAN SOLDIER, which was released on March
31 from Atco/Rhino. The SOLDIER suite features guest vocal
performances by Navy rescue swimmer and Blue Angels crew chief A.J.
Fratto on the intense set opener "Sliver" and lead singer Geoff Tate's
daughter Emily on the moving ballad "Home Again." The final suite
revisits 1990's triple platinum opus EMPIRE with performances of some
of the band's most beloved tracks including "Jet City Woman," "Silent
Lucidity," and "Best I Can."

Cdpulse.tv is in a technology partnership with Akamai Technologies for
worldwide delivery of high definition Internet broadcasts.

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*** PRESS RELEASE #4 ***
*
-Progressive Nation 2009: North American Tour Dates

Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation & Beardfish

Fri Jul 24 - Miami, FL - Fillmore @ Jackie Gleason Theater
Sat Jul 25 - Orlando, FL - Rock Hard Live
Sun Jul 26 - Tampa, FL - Ruth Eckard Hall
Tue Jul 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Wed Jul 29 - Ashville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Fri Jul 31 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
Sat Aug 01 - Washington DC * - Merriweather Post
Sun Aug 02 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavillion
Tue Aug 04 - Albany, NY - The Palace Theater
Wed Aug 05 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater
Fri Aug 07 - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall
Tue Aug 11 - Quebec City, QUE - The Agora
Wed Aug 12 - Montreal, QUE - Bell Center
Fri Aug 14 - Toronto, ONT - Molson Amphitheater
Sun Aug 16 - Winnipeg, MAN - The Burton Cummings Theater
Tue Aug 18 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
Wed Aug 19 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
Fri Aug 21 - Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum Theater
Sat Aug 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Sun Aug 23 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
Tue Aug 25 - Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theater
Thu Aug 27 - San Jose, CA - Event Center
Fri Aug 28 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Sat Aug 29 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater

* - Additional Special Guests on the 8/1 Washington, DC show will be
Queensryche (a special one-off five band Progressive Nation bill for
one night only!).

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*** PRESS RELEASE #5 ***
*
-Magic Circle Music Update

HolyHell Saves The Best For Summer!

Currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their debut
album, HolyHell is poised for its release on the Magic Circle Music
label in the Summer of 2009! Already prominent players in the metal
scene, their E.P. APOCALYPSE entered the German Top 100 chart selling
over 6,000 copies in a matter of weeks by virtue of their live
performances alone. Motivated by the response from metal fans
worldwide, HolyHell went back into the studio and committed to
delivering the best their multifaceted talents could produce for their
first complete album. In addition to "Eclipse," "Apocalypse," "Last
Vision" and "Resurrection," it will contain nine new tracks of
incredibly powerful music guaranteed to please the most discerning
metal fans.

Consisting of new female vocal sensation, Maria Breon, a classically
trained singer possessing a unique and powerful voice; Shred Lord, Joe
Stump, an acclaimed heavy metal guitar virtuoso who has already made
his mark in the world of power metal; Francisco Palomo, the newest
keyboard prodigy on the rock and metal scene; bassist Jay Rigney, one
of the Boston area's top studio musicians and ex-Manowar drummer,
Rhino; HolyHell mixes elements of classic metal and hard rock with
orchestral arrangements and haunting gothic melodies, making HolyHell
a tour de force of powerful, heavy music. For those eagerly awaiting
its release, the debut album will not disappoint.

Set to headline six of Europe's major festivals as special guests of
Manowar, HolyHell will perform new material from the album at
Provinssirock 2009 in Seinajoki, Finland on June 13, 2009, Hellfest in
Clisson, France on June 21, 2009, the Metalway Festival in Saragoza,
Spain on June 27, 2009, the B'estfest Aftershock in Bucharest, Romania
on July 5th, 2009, the Norway Rock Festival in Kvindesal, Norway on
July 10, 2009 and the Magic Circle Festival on July 18, 2009 at the
Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany.

Meanwhile, check out the latest news on HolyHell at
http://www.holyhell.com/ and http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ . For
details on tour dates with Manowar, visit http://www.manowar.com/ .
For info on the Magic Circle Festival, visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

The Ultimate Fan Contest Is Underway!

Prove how FANtastic you are!

Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel! The time to prove that YOU are the
ULTIMATE MANOWAR FAN and win a Grand Prize of two Ultimate Fan
Packages for Magic Circle Festival III on July 18, 2009 at the Loreley
on the Rhine River in Germany is ticking away!! Only a couple more
weeks to go before the contest is history! Already thousands have
entered, but to be perfectly fair, we are alerting fans once again to
the deadline of May 25, 2009!

Remember... the grand prize is the ultimate MANOWARD (Manowar Award)
worth over 700 Euros for... THE ULTIMATE MANOWAR FAN!!

To win it, express the reasons why you are the Ultimate Fan via a
written essay, photos, video footage, or any media that can be sent
via email.

In your own words... Tell us your story! Show us your photos! Or...
get up close and personal... Show us YOU on video! Any way you
choose... JUST DON'T CHOOSE TO LOSE! Send your entries now! For more
information and instructions on how to enter, click on the Ultimate
Fan Contest at http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ .

Deadline for submission is May 25, 2009 by Midnight, Central European
Time. Winners will be announced on June 1, 2009.

Magic Circle Festival III Countdown!

Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel! The countdown begins!! July 18,
2009 is just around the corner and the reality of history in the
making at Magic Circle Festival III reverberates like the crash of
Thor's hammer on the gates of Asgard! In the beginning, Manowar
proclaimed, "They can't stop us, let them try, for heavy metal come to
Loreley in July!" Now that the time draws near, fans will be pleased
to know that metal madness will exceed all pandemics of the past! All
Manowarriors know that the Magic Circle Festival is an unparalleled
adventure famed for its innovations, destinations, creative themes and
raucous heavy metal brought to you by the best bands on the planet.
This year The Asgard Saga will come to life for the first time on the
stages of Magic Circle Festival III through the book and the music
that has resulted from a unique collaboration between Manowar and
Germany's best-selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein. Thor, the
God of Thunder, will be introduced to the world of metal with the
legions of the faithful as the only witnesses. This year's location at
the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany is also a romantic and
adventurous tourist destination rich with myths and legends, appealing
to all those who seek a kickass setting for metal history in the
making!

In their eternal quest to provide fans with an orgy for the senses and
endless audio orgasms, Manowar has scheduled a full day of fan
activities and entertainment, including the Heat Seekers from Norway,
for the official opening of the festival campgrounds on Friday, July
17th. Then on Saturday, July 18th a complete lineup of multinational
bands sure to have even an anal retentive, constipated personality
banging his or her head with wild abandon by day's end. Slated to
perform at this monumental event are Ulytau (Kazakhstan), Wizard
(Germany), Crystal Viper (Poland), Metalforce (Germany), Jack Starr's
Burning Starr (U.S.A.), Domain (Germany), Kingdom Come (Germany), Age
Of Evil (U.S.A.), Van Canto (Germany), Die Sklaven (Germany) and
headliners, Manowar (U.S.A.) with special guests, HolyHell (U.S.A.).
Fans will also have the chance to hail Wolfgang Hohlbein as he makes a
special appearance to open the gates of Asgard to all present at the
festival.

AND... just when all thought it couldn't get any better than this...
Manowar announced that the band will release an E.P. of new material
based on The Asgard Saga project this summer! The E.P. will be
available for sale exclusively at the festival. Meanwhile, HolyHell,
MetalForce, Jack Starr's Burning Starr and several of the other bands
in the lineup will also be releasing albums in time to perform new
material at the Magic Circle Festival. So, the countdown begins for
one hellava good time at the ultimate metal experience of 2009! If
aren't there, you will hang your hammer in shame!

For details and ticket sales, visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/. For information on Manowar, The
Asgard Saga, or bands featured on the Magic Circle Music label, visit
http://www.manowar.com/, http://www.asgard-saga.com/,
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/. To watch The Asgard Saga movie
trailer everyone is talking about, produced by Neil Johnson, Manowar's
Video Director, log onto http://www.asgard-saga.com/ !

The Asgard Saga
http://www.asgard-saga.com/

HolyHell Web site
http://www.holyhell.com/

Magic Circle Festival
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

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-Lion Music News

Mastercastle "Princess Of Love" Video

Check out the new Mastercastle video for "Princess Of Love" taken from
the band's debut album THE PHOENIX, out now on Lion Music. View the
video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPDcwjNSoPE

Astra And Ashent Schedule Joint Italian Gigs

Two of our hottest Italian Prog Metal bands have scheduled the
following dates together.

-MAY/23/2009 10:00 PM at ROCK CLUB via Tambarin, zona industriale,
Ronchi dei Legionari, GO, Italy.

-MAY/24/2009 10:00 PM at JAILBREAK LIVE CLUB Via Tiburtina, 870 00159
Roma.

New Twinspirits Album Coming Soon

We have just received the master of the second Twinspirits album
entitled THE FORBIDDEN CITY which features new vocalist Göran Nyström.
More information to follow soon.

New Milan Polak Album Coming Soon

We have also just recieved the master for the new Milan Polak album
entitled MURPHY'S LAW. The album, as with its predecessor STRAIGHT, is
a vocal album yet sees Milan get heavier and more aggressive. More
information to follow soon.

New Joe Stump Web Site

To tie in with the release of his new album VIRTUOSTIC VENDETTA, world
acclaimed American neo-classical/ shred guitarist Joe Stump has given
his Web site a makeover. Check it out at http://www.joestump.com/ .

May 22nd Release - X Anima: INSIDE WARRIOR

X Anima - INSIDE WARRIOR
Released May 22nd 2009
Cat LMC263 / EAN6419922002636

View the promo video for "The Deeds And The Damage" at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5wOq4HVjw .

Imagine Evanescence mixed with Enigma goes Kate Bush...enter: X Anima.

X Anima is new original music, with beautiful melodies, perfect
grooves and excellent sound design. It's all a creative combination of
pop-rockelectronica with elements of symphonic mixes. It's dark,
light, fantasy, heaven and hell...

How does a band go about creating new music? This question should be
asked of X Anima, for on their new album they have created, not only
new and innovative music -- but also keenly individual and inspired
songs. The lyrics tell stories of mysteries in modern times, such as
the mind of a serial killer, the phenomenon of poltergeist, Jonestown
-- the power of the spirit and mind and the life after death. By
uniting a voice which is ranging from an airy sound to rocky --
sometimes almost operatic -- combined with electronic synthesizers, a
mean electric guitar with heavy riffs and ethnic sounds -- X Anima has
created music -- which in their own classification could be called art
rock/electronic.

X Anima started as a project in February 2007. At first it was created
and only existing in cyber space -- but later on it turned into a live
band with excellent musicians turning the story of X Anima live.

Jade Ell (vocals and piano) is a true live artist -- having performed
at many different venues in Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Holland and U.S.
She is both her own artist as well as an established songwriter, and
her songs have been recorded by many international artists. The last
year she had #1 in Mexico, Brazil and the U.S. -- with the Mexican pop
act RBD.

Pelle Händén (keyboards and synthesizers) started out in the '80s
making several solo albums and scores. He has also produced -- and
worked with such artists as Björn J:son Lind and Janne Shaffer amongst
others. Together with the female vocalist Magoria, ha made the album
THE DIVINE CHILD -- which sold 80,000 copies in Russia.

Track Listing
1. The Deeds And The Damage
2. Caged
3. Poltergeist
4. In The Lens
5. Born Into The Skin
6. Soaring
7. The Essence Of Being
8. Exodus
9. Inside Warrior
10. Reality Remains
11. Short Sighted
12. So Fragile
13. Time (bonus track)

Musicians
Jade Ell - Vocals and Piano
Pelle Händén - Keys
Fredrik Söderström - Drums
Erik Bernholm - Guitar
Jan Hellman - Bass

Album Credits
Produced by Pelle Händén
Mixed, produced and mastered by Daniel Flores
All vocals arranged and recorded by Jade Ell
All songs written by Jade Ell and Pelle Händén published by SONY/ATV
Music Publishing and Smilodon Publishing

Official Web Sites
http://www.xanima.eu/
http://www.myspace.com/xanima

Marketing & Promotion
» Promotional video for "The Deeds And The Damage" is already
receiving good feedback on YouTube/MySpace.
» Reviews in all leading rock/metal press both printed and electronic.

May 22nd Release - Lars Eric Mattsson: NO SURRENDER + LIVE

Lars Eric Mattsson - NO SURRENDER + LIVE
Released May 22nd 2009
Cat LMC262 / EAN6419922002629

NO SURRENDER + LIVE is a re-recorded version of one of Lars Eric
Mattsson's earliest albums originally released in 1989 to celebrate 20
years since its original release. This new version sees all vocals and
guitars being re-recorded with the addition of a few live tracks
tagged on the end for good measure.

NO SURRENDER is classic hard rock fused with neo-classical metal all
with the unique Lars Eric Mattsson flavour. Whilst the song writing
might not be as advanced as more recent efforts released under the
Mattsson name such as DREAMCHILD and WAR, this is a slice of history
which shows an artist that has continued to grow over the 20 years
since its initial release. To go with the 15 studio tracks there is
the bonus of five live tracks discovered in the Mattsson archives
which features tracks from the albums ELECTRIC VOODOO and ETERNITY.

On the new version Lars comments, "It's now 20 years since I released
my second album NO SURRENDER which landed me a Japanese record deal a
year after the debut album ETERNITY. While the original recordings
were rushed and quite poor in quality the song writing was much better
than its predecessor and I remember writing these songs with great
pleasure. Most of these songs were then performed live in a number of
different settings and they all seemed to transform quite well to the
live stage. I have always wanted to return to this material to polish
up all the rough ends and finally I found the perfect timing to make
it happen. I think these songs showcases my early influences as well
as the typical '80s mood that we all were in back then. Of course some
things do mature better than others over time but overall I am quite
happy with these songs representing my early career, and most of all,
I had a really great time playing them again. I tried not to change
things more than I had to and where possible maintain the original
ideas rather than include more modern elements as my intention was to
try to present the songs as I wanted them to have sounded at the time
of composing them. Even if most guitars have been re-recorded I have
copied my original ideas and basically just make them sound 'the same
but better.'"

Track Listing
1. Introduction
2. Tear Down The Border
3. Lady Luck
4. Since Love Died
5. Crocodile Walk
6. Just To Survive
7. Chasing Shadows
8. Menuet (J.S.Bach)
9. Proud'N'Free
10. Midnight Train
11. Lady Death
12. The Magician
13. When Silence Came To Remain
14. Third Circle
15. The Stranger
16. Can't Go On Without Your Love (Live)
17. The Exciter (Live)
18. Break Your Chains (Live)
19. Eternity (Live)
20. Goodnight (Live)

Musicians
Lars Eric Mattsson - Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Tony Mattsson - Drums
Goran Stenius - Bass
Orjan Sjostrom - Keyboards, backing vocals

Credits
Produced by Lars Eric Mattsson

Official Web Sites
http://www.larsericmattsson.com/
http://www.myspace.com/larsericmattsson

Marketing & Promotion
» 20th Anniversary re-mastered re-release with re-recorded guitars and
vocal, plus five live tracks from the Mattsson archives.
» Lars Eric Mattsson has a long pedigree in the rock world and is
known for releases under his solo name as well as Mattsson, Book Of
Reflections, Vision, Condition Red and Eli.
» Reviews in all leading rock/metal press both printed and electronic.

Regards
The LM Team

Web Links
http://www.lionmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lionmusiclabel
http://www.youtube.com/lionmusicfinland
http://www.twitter.com/LionMusic

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-Rocknation Will Be Covering Rock On The Range 2009

Executive producer Tom Mathers is excited to cover this event for the
second year for Rocknation. West coast VJ Jeffrey Easton will be
interviewing many of the bands for "Rocknation TV" & newspaper
appearing at this year's festival along with staff writer and
photographer Mary Ouellette. Jeffrey Easton recently interviewed Judas
Priest, Heaven & Hell and many bands at NAMM 2009's Ernie Ball booth
now available to watch online at http://www.rocknation.us/ and
nationwide on Time Warner & Comcast cable.

Rock On The Range -- America's premiere destination rock festival --
will return to Columbus, Ohio's Crew Stadium Saturday, May 16 and
Sunday, May 17. The 2009 lineup for the nationally renowned festival
centrally located in the heart of the country will be highlighted by
performances from some of rock's biggest artists including Mötley
Crüe, Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn.

Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG LIVE and Crew Stadium, the
two-day, multi-stage music and lifestyle event will feature a potent
lineup of more than 35 bands. This year's well-rounded mix of rock's
top artists also includes Shinedown, Buckcherry, The Used, Atreyu,
Chevelle, Flyleaf, Saving Abel, Saliva, Blue October, Hoobastank,
Black Stone Cherry, and many more.

"We try to listen to our fans and they've been saying for years that
we should play at Rock On The Range," said Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe.
"We're really excited to play one of America's great rock festivals."

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-A Brand New STYXworld.com!

[Note: This was sent to all those on the Styx mailing list and/or fan
club members. - Jan W.]

We are very excited to announce that a brand new STYXworld.com is
about to launch! We are pleased to be able to unveil the new online
home for Styx just as the band kicks off their summer with the Can't
Stop Rockin' tour! Aside from a fresh look, we hope to bring you new
content, more information and even more reasons to stay in touch with
the band and all-things-Styx!

It is quite possible that at some point during the next 24-48 hours
you might not be able to access the site. This is a normal part of the
transition, and it shouldn't be unavailable for very long. Also, we do
want to let you know that fan club functionality will not be fully
live when the site launches. We are very aware that many of you have
paid to have access to this portion of the site, and we promise that
we will make up for any downtime of the Styx Lounge by extending your
expiration date accordingly. More importantly, however, we plan to
bring you significantly more value than we have in the past. Please
bear with us during the transition!

Make sure you visit the new store upon the launch of the site as well
for some cool new merch and music!

Please enjoy the new site, and keep your eyes peeled for more exciting
content coming soon!

Sincerely,

The Team at STYXworld.com

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-Powerwolf Enters Official German Album Charts On Position 76 With
BIBLE OF THE BEAST!

Mighty Powerwolf have done it and entered the official German album
charts this week on position 76 with their new album BIBLE OF THE
BEAST! Congratulations to the tribe!

Comments the band in a statement: "We're stunned and proud as hell
facing this moment of glory. Our gratitude goes out to all our great
fans -- you made this happen! Howl on Wolves!"

BIBLE OF THE BEAST was released in Europe on April 24th / 27th! The
limited first edition is available as a digi-pak including the bonus
DVD THE WACKEN WORSHIP - LIVE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR 2008!

http://www.myspace.com/powerwolfmetal

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-Z Records News

[Note: This is a composite of several different updates. I know
there's redundancy but these guys sent a lot of updates and I only
have so much time. :) - Tim]

The Storm Confirmed For Z Rock 2010

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the headline act for
Saturday May 8th 2010. We know that this news will blow away every
self-respecting AOR fan. The Storm featuring the superb vocals of
Kevin Chalfant executed contracts for the event just over a week ago
for their debut appearance in the U.K. and Europe. We wanted to ensure
the festival continued to fly the flag and The Storm answered the
call. Further news regarding the show will be made available at Z Rock
09.

Why announce the band so early? It's simple -- we felt that we should
make it more attractive for people during these difficult times to
attend and purchase tickets prior to the event. So those who buy their
tickets prior to May 28th for this year's event will be offered a
special discounted ticket price [1 per Friday or Saturday Z 09 ticket]
exclusive to them for a seven-week period commencing June 1st [details
will be handed out at Z Rock 09]. Any remaining tickets will go on
general sale from July 18th.

For those who want to order now via PayPal or mail order simply go to
http://www.zrecords.net/ [online store] or
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest . Please remember to include your
address or call 07818 258294 if you wish to pay by cheque.

For Credit Card Orders 01384 230726 or 01384 253597

On door prices will be £33 for Day 1 and £55 for Day 2.

Z Rock 2009 -- The Final Information Post

Dear All,

Well we are 2.5 weeks out from Z Rock 09 and all things considered
regarding the current world economic situation we have faired well.
Many festivals have been axed over the past few months both here in
England and Europe but we are moving forward and plans are already in
place for next year; details will be announced on May 30th circa 6
p.m.

We've said it time and time again we need your support up front for
these shows and we thank those who have answered our call. If those
among you haven't bought your tickets yet but do so by close of
business this Saturday we will be at a point where we can secure
further deals for the show in 2010 making a five-band announcement not
out of the question. ;O)

By buying your tickets now you'll get a special exclusive discounted
time period for your ticket for next year's show.

Now for the run down for this year...

Tickets are priced at £30 day 1 [£33 in door] and £47.50 day 2 [£55 on
door], you can purchase them direct via PayPal by using
journey108@... [please include your address] until May
25th. Credit card hotlines are 01384 230726, 01384 253597, 01204
524018 and tickets can be purchased over the counter at ST Records and
X Records. If you wish to pay via bacs please email
zrockagency@... or call 07818 258294 for details. [Only
available for payments received by May 26th.]

For hotel info e-mail: zrockfest@... for an automated reply
with all the info you require.

Venue: JB's, Dudley, England

May 29th
Doors 6:00 p.m.
06:45 - 7:25 - ANGELHOUSE
07:45 - 8:25 - REDLINE
08:45 - 9:40 - STAMPEDE
10:00 - 10:55 - STEVE GRIMMETT
11:15 - 1:00 - WIG WAM

May 30th
Doors 12:30 p.m.
01:00 - 1:45 - CORNERSTONE
02:05 - 2:55 - LEC ZORN PROJECT
03:15 - 4:05 - H.A.R.D
04:25 - 5:25 - NEWMAN
05:45 - 6:45 - EDEN
07:00 - 8:00 - DAN REED
08:20 - 9:20 - VON GROOVE
09:40 - 10:50 - TED POLEY
11:10 - 00:45 - JOHN WAITE

Phoenix Radio Go All Z Rock 2009 This Saturday

Z Promoter Mark Alger will be live on air with Chris Nelson this
Saturday on Phoenix Radio http://www.phoenixradio.co.uk/ between 5
p.m. and 7 p.m. GMT Saturday May 16th.

Ted Poley Sends Message For Those Attending Z Rock 09

"The band and I are looking forward to seeing as many of you as
possible at ZROCKFEST!

"We are packed and ready to roll! We have our iPods filled and
charged, passports, visas and yes -- flight tickets secured, although
there does seem to be some mistake with my First Class seat being a
bit closer to the tail than originally anticipated...but I have been
assured that even though our seats are in the rear of the aircraft,
its still First Class and we won't know the difference anyway after a
few in-flight cocktails to rehearse for the actual 'gig drinking.'

"We will have very little time to socialize on this quick trip, since
we will be arriving late on the evening of the first show night. But I
do hope to get there in time to catch Wig Wam... That will depend on
the good people at the Customs/Immigration Dept and how fast we can
get through Heathrow...and how much 'in-flight drink rehearsing' we
manage to get in before the Xanax kicks in.

"The next day will be spent doing some quality sleeping to recover
from the in-flight rehearsal drinking and late evening WigWamery, and
I will probably wrangle up a room rehearsal and some of those little
tasty chicken pies and Cadburys to quell the munchies, but i will
certainly try to find some quality time for a quick 'meet and greet,'
or, if 'pre shower,' a 'smell and sell.' (That's where we hug for a
photo and then you buy a CD or an 8x10 photo and I sign it).

"Can't wait to be back in the U.K. again, the band and I are very much
looking forward to the adventure. See you soon! :)

"tp"

http://www.tedpoley.com/
http://www.dangerdanger.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tedpoley

Special Z Rock Promo Night Thunder Into Nottingham With Eden Live This
Weekend

A special Z Rock 09 promo night will take place on May 16th at the
Salutation Inn - Nottingham. A pair of tickets for this year's event
will be up for grabs plus you'll get a chance to see Eden live at
10:30 -- make sure your there!

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest
http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk

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-Inmoria

[Note: The band's INVISIBLE WOUNDS is due out June 26. - Tim]

Biography:

"An incredible mix of dark and brooding music with haunting melodies
which take you on an emotionally charged journey that will wrap its
spindly fingers around your mind, subconsciously pulling you in a
direction you may not want to go in, yet you cannot turn away from"

Inmoria started in April 2008 by former Tad Morose drummer Dan
Eriksson. He was away from the music scene for about 10 years when he
suddenly felt the need to start writing music again. So he bought
studio equipment and built his own studio in his house in Bollnäs,
Sweden.

At first, Dan played all the instruments by himself but he soon
realized that what he needed was a full lineup. So he called up his
long time friend Christer "Krunt" Andersson, guitarist in Tad Morose,
and asked him to come and listen to some of the songs that he had
written. Christer liked what he heard and Dan asked him if he was
interested in joining the project, and he was.

Peter Morén (Tad Morose, Steel Attack) was asked by "Krunt" to join
the project to play drums. And they brought in Tommi Karppanen (Tad
Morose, God Awful Machine) to take care of the bass. Discussions about
a singer took place and they soon asked Charles "Chulle" Rytkönen
(Morgana Lefay) to come and try out some vocals. The result was
exceptional and he was also asked to join the project and then the
line up was complete.

Then Dan sat down and started to come up with a name for the band. He
is a great fan of "Lord Of The Rings" and he started to analyze the
movies. Then, when he heard the actors talking about the dwarf's mine
"Moria" he knew that that would be a perfect name. And he then added
"In" and the circle was complete. The atmospheres in the mines in the
movies are so dark and brooding and that is a reflection of Inmoria's
music.

After they had uploaded some of the tracks on their MySpace Web site,
the response was phenomenal and they were overloaded with emails from
all over the world. After a while they signed a deal with German based
record company Massacre Records. And the world now awaits their debut
album.

The story will continue...

Lineup:
Charles Rytkönen - Vocals
Dan Eriksson - Keyboards
Christer Andersson - Guitars
Tommi Karppanen - Bass
Peter Morén - Drums

http://www.inmoria.com/
http://www.myspace.com/inmoriamusic

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-Joey Ramone: Birthday Bash & New Album

Celebrating what would have been the 58th birthday of punk icon Joey
Ramone, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place Tuesday,
May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event
organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced that, as part of
the ninth annual Bash, fans will be treated to a special advance sneak
peek listen to rough mixes of never-before-heard Joey Ramone solo
recordings. Various producers, including longtime Ramones producer Ed
Stasium, are currently preparing tracks for a full album's worth of
material, slated for posthumous release at the end of the year.

This year's headliners are Fishbone and Supersuckers. The spectacular
party will conclude with The Friends Of Joey, featuring Richie Ramone,
Handsome Dick Manitoba, Jean Beauvoir, Ivan Julian, George Tabb, Al
Maddy and Mickey Leigh.

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-Author Greg Prato's Magazine Writing Showcased In New Book, "No
Schlock...Just Rock!"

In addition to being the author of three well-received books (2008's
"A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of
Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon" and "Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin
Story," plus 2009's "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock
Music"), writer Greg Prato also regularly contributes to several Web
sites and magazines. His latest book, "No Schlock...Just Rock!"
(released through Lulu.com) collects most of Greg's writing for the
U.K.-based mags Classic Rock, Guitarist, Metal Hammer, and Record
Collector, between a five-year span (2003-2008).

Separated into three sections according to genre -- "Classic Rock,"
"Heavy Metal," and "Punk/Alt-Rock" -- the 276-page book includes
features that cover the entire histories of some of Greg's favorite
bands -- Faith No More, Bad Brains, Soundgarden, the Meat Puppets, the
Raspberries, and the no-holds-barred tale of G.G. Allin. Also included
are articles/interviews on Rush, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Steely
Dan, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, the Ramones, and Queens
Of The Stone Age, among many other fascinating rock n' rollers (even
William Shatner!). You'll also find the three articles that eventually
led to Greg's Melon, Bolin, and Grunge books.

"No Schlock...Just Rock!" is the next best thing to experiencing live
rock n' roll -- minus getting fleeced for parking, unsanitary
restrooms, and having some drunk nudnik screaming in your ear. Or as
the author suggests in the book's foreword, "Kick back, relax, adjust
your iPod to the appropriate artist, read on, and most importantly...
LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL!!!"

For ordering info and to read samples from "No Schlock," go to:

http://stores.lulu.com/gregprato

--or--

http://www.myspace.com/gregpratopage [and click the "No Schlock"
banner]

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-Exodus "Is Like The Millennium Falcon!" Audio Podcast Posted

Interviewed by Abort Magazine at the Plaza Club in Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada on their current trek with Kreator, Belphegor, Warbringer, and
Epicurean, Exodus drummer Tom Hunting and guitarist Gary Holt were
asked the following question:

"With a newer, younger audience rediscovering thrash metal... is it
safe to say a lot of the newer bands are basically borrowing from the
Bay Area thrash scene created by Exodus instead of trying to reinvent
the genre with their own unique sound?"

Hunting's response: "We respected our elders... and ripped them off."

Commenting on the band's live and studio lineup that will soon head
into the studio to record THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION: EXHIBIT B, Hunting
states:

"This lineup KICKS ASS. Exodus is like the Millennium Falcon -- I'll
steal this from [bassist] Jack [Gibson]. It breaks down, parts get
replaced, but it's still the fastest ship in the fleet."

To listen to the entire Abort Magazine podcast interview, click here:
http://abortmag.com/?p=6720

Live video footage of Exodus performing their classic "Bonded By
Blood" at The House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois is available for
viewing at UVTV:
http://www.uvtv.info/updates/live-performances/2009/exodus-bonded-by-blood/

A "Talking Metal" interview with Jack Gibson (bass), Tom Hunting
(drums) and Rob Dukes (vocals) of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers
Exodus can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JdzBEycsF8

To view live photos from Chicago, IL click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitchblackproductions/sets/72157617058159334/

To view live photos from San Francisco, CA click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/taijalynn/sets/72157617480322772/show/

To view live photos from Hollywood, CA click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayvalena/sets/72157617665973937/
http://s726.photobucket.com/albums/ww261/painkillerkym/exodus/

Watch Exodus rockin' out in SikWorld Clothing here:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2747462&blogId=\
487285858

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

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-Lacuna Coil Scores Highest Billboard Top 200 Chart Entry With SHALLOW
LIFE; Continues On "Music As A Weapon IV" Tour

Italy's greatest musical export, Lacuna Coil, has returned with the
massively anticipated, new full-length release, SHALLOW LIFE, and have
undoubtedly proven that is one of hard rock's most revered artists as
the album debuted at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. This
impressive position marks the band's highest Billboard chart entry, as
well as the highest Billboard debut in the history of Century Media
Records. The disc also scored impressive chart entries across the
world, most notably at #2 on the U.K. rock charts. The new effort was
recorded with acclaimed producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Pearl Jam)
at the famed NRG Studios in Los Angeles.

Cristina Scabbia (vocals) comments: "Thank you, thank you and thank
you all! After its first week in the stores, SHALLOW LIFE entered The
Billboard 200 chart at #16 and we are absolutely thrilled. Most of
all, we couldn't be happier about the fact that you (Our Fans) have
supported us and our work, once again. It's been a beautiful journey,
together we have shared the same passions for 10 years and this is
another goal we have reached and are celebrating together with you all
out there. Thank you for being part of the Lacuna Coil family and see
you all on the road soon. Rock on!"

The band would also like to invite fans to create their own
interpretation of SHALLOW LIFE and the songs on the album. All fan
submissions can be uploaded to Lacuna Coil's group album by clicking
below!

Lacuna Coil recently completed a stunning new video for the Active
Rock smash hit "Spellbound" that was shot in their hometown of Milan,
Italy at the world famous Dolce & Gabbana nightclub Gold. The clip was
directed by Saku, produced by Apnea Film and wardrobe was also
provided by Dolce & Gabbana. Click on the link below to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VS2B48c24

Lacuna Coil is heading into the final weeks of the "Music As A Weapon
IV" tour alongside such hard rock titans as Disturbed and Killswitch
Engage, crisscrossing the U.S. before finishing May 16th. The 38-city
"Music As A Weapon IV" fest marked the group's first run of North
America in almost two years. Feel free to visit the newly revamped
MySpace page to view their complete touring itinerary.

Submit Interpretation of Songs from SHALLOW LIFE now:

http://gs0005.photobucket.com/groups/0005/EXKMUKRMJD/?pbaffsite=759

http://www.lacunacoil.it/
http://www.myspace.com/lacunacoil
http://www.youtube.com/lacunacoil

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-3 Inches Of Blood Sign Worldwide Deal With Century Media Records

One of the biggest defenders of traditional heavy metal, 3 Inches Of
Blood, has crafted a new dynamic, epic opus of grandeur that is soon
to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. Century Media Records
is proud to welcome these metal warriors to its worldwide family
roster and fans can expect their massively anticipated new full-length
release this fall.

Cam Pipes (vocals) further comment: "Ever since our departure from our
previous label, Century Media has been in the forefront trying to get
us to sign with them. No other label showed as much enthusiasm and
belief in our band as they did. Right from the start we all got a
great feeling from the whole Century Media team. We feel comfortable
with the vision they have for us and are confident they have the
necessary tools and motivation to help us in the ways our previous
label didn't. We can't wait to unleash this new material upon the
masses."

3 Inches Of Blood entered Seattle's London Bridge Studios to commence
the recording process in mid April with renowned producer Jack Endino
(High On Fire). The group took a break from the studio for a slew of
high profile shows with genre leaders Slipknot and stay tuned to the
band's official MySpace page for video updates and studio reports.

Pipes further states: "The show with Slipknot were absolutely amazing.
Any band would be fortunate to get to play in front of their crowd and
because we are such a different band than Slipknot. This was an
excellent opportunity for us to put ourselves in front of people who
have never heard us before and make some new fans. Obviously, Joey
Jordison (Slipknot drummer), our friend and past producer, had a part
in getting us on these shows and we are massively grateful to him and
everyone else that made it happen."

Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and
mythology, 3 Inches Of Blood have been slaying the infidel for nearly
a decade. In that time, they've released three albums and splattered
the ground with crimson streaks while on tour with such acclaimed acts
as Satyricon, Black Dahlia Murder, Motorhead and Cradle Of Filth, just
to name a few. These are mighty accomplishments for dedicated warriors
from Vancouver, British Columbia, a region that's not exactly the
Camelot of heavy metal. With their last album, FIRE UP THE BLADES,
they have surpassed even their own manly exploits, crafting a number
of undeniable anthems that crash, rip and roar like a Medieval
skirmish.

3 Inches Of Blood demonstrate that the best way to stay ahead of the
heavy metal curve is to write music that comes from the heart and
sounds nothing like the horde of bands tapping into the latest trends.
To that end, they draw fuel from their favorite artists, including
Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, UFO, Rainbow and Enslaved and compile it
all into their own lethal potion.

http://www.3inchesofblood.com/
http://www.myspace.com/3iob

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-Sacred Oath Signing With WorldSound -- Release Date Moved To July
14th North America, July 10th Europe!

Connecticut metal masters Sacred Oath and their parent label Angel
Thorne Music have come to an agreement with the WorldSound label to
press and distribute not only their brand new self-titled album SACRED
OATH, but the entire back catalog of Sacred Oath albums including
DARKNESS VISIBLE, TILL DEATH DO US PART, and their cult-classic debut
A CRYSTAL VISION. All four albums will be repackaged and released
simultaneously on July 14th (North America), July 10th(Europe).

The critically-acclaimed new album enjoyed a digital pre-release
through iTunes on April 7th as Discovery Download of the Week and has
remained on the Rock Homepage as an exclusive album -- Band on the
Rise -- for five weeks since.

A physical release date of May 12th (North America) and May 22nd
(Europe) had been issued but this has now been changed to July 14th,
July 10th to accommodate the size and scope of the release.

The new album has ten songs and track listing is as follows:

1. Paradise Lost
2. Blood Storm
3. Voodoo Dolls
4. Counting Zeros
5. High And Mighty
6. Sacred Oath
7. Caught In The Arc
8. Buried Alive
9. What The Dark Will Undo
10. Hunt For The Fallen Angel

The band's infamous debut A CRYSTAL VISION (1988) will be repackaged
with the original cover art and a lyric booklet.

All four titles will be released in limited edition vinyl later in the
year.

"We had offers from various labels after the iTunes exclusive
launched," says lead singer Rob Thorne. "WorldSound was the right
choice for so many reasons, not least of which was their commitment to
getting the band on the road in a big way. We can't wait to get out
there and play for the Oathbangers!"

The mastermind behind WorldSound is Warren Wyatt, best known in the
metal world for his work with Crimson Glory and Saigon Kick.
Distribution in the U.S. and Canada will be through E1 Entertainment
(formerly KOCH). The following statement was issued from the
WorldSound office at press time: "Sacred Oath is the greatest and most
influential band you never heard of. Their new release will offer both
a look back as well as a look forward into the future of heavy metal."

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-New IQ Studio Album

With a 28-year history, IQ are widely regarded as one of the world's
most highly respected progressive rock bands. The group was formed in
1981 by guitarist Mike Holmes and keyboard player Martin Orford. They
recruited bassist Tim Esau, later that year, followed by vocalist
Peter Nicholls and drummer Paul Cook in 1982. The year 1982 saw the
release of their first record SEVEN STORIES INTO EIGHT. Constant shows
throughout the U.K. led to them becoming a regular fixture at London's
legendary Marquee Club. Their next album TALES FROM THE LUSH ATTIC was
released in 1983, followed by the classic THE WAKE in 1985.

Tensions within the band, plus a punishing live schedule, resulted in
the departure of Peter Nicholls in 1985, at the end of a U.K. tour
with Wishbone Ash. With new singer Paul Menel, the band headlined
London's Piccadilly Theater and secured a lucrative record deal with
Phonogram. New studio albums NOMZAMO (1987) and ARE YOU SITTING
COMFORTABLY? (1989) were promoted by extensive European tours with
Magnum and Mike + The Mechanics.

The 1991 release of the live and rarities album J'AI POLLETTE D'ARNU
was a significant event as it was the first release on Giant Electric
Pea, a new label founded by members and associates of IQ. 1991 also
marked the return of original singer Peter Nicholls, as well as the
arrival of John Jowitt as the band's new bassist. With a stable lineup
once more, IQ resumed live work in the U.K., Europe, and North America
while also writing new songs which would serve as the basis of the
album EVER (1993).

In 2005 Paul Cook left IQ after 23 years of service. He was replaced
by Andy Edwards (ex-Robert Plant Band). Another lineup change followed
in 2007 when Martin Orford left after 26 years to pursue a solo
career. Mark Westworth (Darwin's Radio) joined the lineup, and after a
short tour in autumn of 2007, IQ set about completing work on their
next studio album.

2009, sees the release of FREQUENCY, IQ's ninth studio album, a
musical tour de force which finds the band still at the top of their
game. The return of original drummer Paul Cook for this year's live
work ensures another exciting and memorable year for these popular and
innovative prog rockers.

FREQUENCY will be released on June 2nd, 2009.

http://www.iq-hq.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica
http://www.myspace.com/spvusa

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-Therion Announces Permanent Vocalist

Therion is very happy to announce that Christofer Johnsson had a
meeting with Thomas Vikstrom some weeks ago and offered him a
permanent status in the band!

States founding member/guitarist Chris:

"Thomas is, besides being a very warm and nice person, an incredibly
talented singer and songwriter. And while also being a classically
trained tenor, he simply fits perfectly into the band."

The band welcomes Thomas on board and hope the fans will enjoy his
contributions to Therion.

Therion's new rhythm section is comprised of Johan Kolberg on drums
and Nalle "Grizzly" Pahlsson on bass guitar.

http://www.megatherion.com/
http://www.myspace.com/therion
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Therion/6810453602

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-SureFire Machine Announces Canadian "Grinnin & Sinnin" Tour Dates

Revving their engines and fueling up their two ton paperweight,
SureFire Machine are embarking on their third cross Canada escapade
perfectly tilted the "Grinnin & Sinnin" Tour to promote their debut
self-titled E.P.

"We're so hyped to tour again this summer, last year we did the 'Rock
For Your Big Block' tour and the response was just out of control."
says guitarist Zeke. "This time, I'm telling ya once we hit that road,
who knows what unexpected events can happen."

Toronto based SureFire Machine's self-titled E.P. was produced by John
Nazario, who has worked behind the scenes as a mix engineer for
projects with Nelly Furtado, Jack Johnson, & Jimmy Eat World. SFM's
intoxicating brand of chevy metal will be railroading a huge semi
truck through your living room & setting the tone for their motto
"Have a Good Time, All The Time."

The creation of SFM would have never been thought of until that moment
in BC's Kootenay Mountains, when two brawlers named Rail Road Wilson
and Zeke decided to raise their fists and have a good old fashion
brawl. Fueled with booze and back hillside antics, they fought till
none could stand no more and when the dust settled, a high octane
experience dedicated to Rippin & Rockin was born.

E.P. track list:
1. One Way Ticket
2. Hot Leaded Woman
3. Walking Tall
4. 69 Nova
5. Paparazzi
6. Not Me
7. Blue Bloods
8. Truckers Trade

"I've been searching for a great rock album. When I put on SFM's self-
titled album I couldn't help but grin -- I finally found one!"
4.5/5 - The Link - Montreal

"And the crowd goes wild!... SureFire Machine is a straight up, no
gimmicks rock n' roll band... A catchy chorus here and a mean riff
there, this album is alcohol fueled with dreams of fast cars and
raunchy bad girls." - Absolute Underground Magazine

"WARNING: Repeated listening of SureFire Machine's self-titled album
may lead you to drink whiskey, get your girlfriend pregnant and rebel
against every aspect of society." - 4/5 Toronto Music Scene.ca

"For Toronto-based SureFire Machine, there is only one kind of music,
pummeling drums, furious guitars and spitting vocals. There is only
rock 'n' roll." - Vue Weekly - Edmonton

SureFire Machine "Grinnin & Sinnin" Tour Dates
(more dates to be announced)

16 May 2009 - Main St. Station - Bolton, ON
23 May 2009 - Bar St. Laurent 2 - Montreal, QC
27 May 2009 - The Reverb - Toronto, ON
6 Jun 2009 - The Cavern - Winnipeg, MB
13 Jun 2009 - The Roadhouse - Golden, BC
16 Jun 2009 - The Rose and Crown - Banff, AB
17 Jun 2009 - The Rose and Crown - Banff, AB
19 Jun 2009 - The Distillery - Calgary, AB
20 Jun 2009 - Brixx - Edmonton, AB
26 Jun 2009 - The Blarney Stone South - Red Deer, AB
27 Jun 2009 - The Blarney Stone South - Red Deer, AB
4 Jul 2009 - Edmonton Sky Dive Center - Westlock, AB
17 Jul 2009 - Avalanche - Courtenay, BC
24 Jul 2009 - Rock Show - Lesquiti island, BC
25 Jul 2009 - Lesquiti Island - Lesquiti, BC
26 Jul 2009 - Lesquiti Island - Lesquiti, BC
31 Jul 2009 - The Frontiersman - Coombs, BC
1 Aug 2009 - The Frontiersman - Coombs, BC
7 Aug 2009 - The Vault - Rimbey, AB
8 Aug 2009 - The Vault - Rimbey, AB
9 Aug 2009 - Blues on Whyte - Edmonton, AB

http://www.myspace.com/surefiremachine
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2264371374&ref=ts

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-Static-X Embarks On A European Summer Tour

CULT OF STATIC Out NOW On Reprise Records

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Static-X will be hammering out their heaviest, most
flammable work to date as they start their trek of major European
festivals June 12th in Tallinn, Estonia. Just coming off the coattails
of headlining 2009's Snocore U.S. run, this European metal journey is
in support of their new release CULT OF STATIC, on Reprise Records.
The album marries the band's aggressive driving force with disarming
experimentation, a performance you do not want to miss.

Static-X's CULT OF STATIC debuted at #16 on Billboard's Top 200 while
"Stingwray" hit the charts as the first single. Keeping the integral
tones, Static-X encompasses shredding guitars with solos that have
brought the band to a level of playing to be reckoned with. The
cybernetic stomp of "Hypure" and "You Am I" bludgeon, bruise and break
with precise grooves. Elsewhere, the staccato riffs on "Terminal"
crush through an unmistakable guitar tone. Guitarist Koichi Fukuda
blazes through incendiary solos, while Tony Campos bolts down demonic
bass lines and Nick Oshiro pounds out deadly rhythms. Front man Wayne
Static riffs pure violence and screams out his soul. "Over the years
my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring... and I love it,"
exclaims Static. "The vocals on the new record are raw and brutal."
The fiery raw quality of CULT OF STATIC is blatant as the second
single "Z-28" now on the airwaves is climbing to the top.

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

June
12 - Tallinn - Rabarock Festival
13 - UK - Download Festival
14 - Glasgow - Cathouse
15 - Belfast - Limelight
16 - Dublin - Academy
18 - Sheffield - Corporation
19 - London - Islington Academy
21 - Austria - Nova Rock
22 - Zurich - Sounddock 14
23 - Munich - 59:1
25 - Koln - Underground
26 - Belgium - Grasspop
27 - Bielefeld - Serengeti Open Air
28 - Italy - Gods of Metal
30 - Aschaffenberg - Colos Saal

July
1 - Utrecht - Bibelot
3 - Germany - WWF Festival
4 - Czech Republic - Rock for People

For more information go to http://www.myspace.com/staticx or
http://www.static-x.com/ .

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-Tribunal Records New Releases For May 2009

NEW RELEASES (MAY 2009)

We are pretty excited about this new batch of releases as they truly
capture the diversity of Tribunal Records.

AVAILABLE NOW:
Iron Thrones - VISIONS OF LIGHT
Vale Of Pnath - VALE OF PNATH
Inferi - THE END OF AN ERA
A Secret Death - A SECRET DEATH
Canvas Solaris - SUBLIMATION: REDUX

COMING IN JUNE:
Killwhitneydead - NOT EVEN GOD CAN SAVE YOU NOW: A TRILOGY OF TERROR
(3-CD set)

Iron Thrones - VISIONS OF LIGHT

In the day and age of "hit singles" and our culture's tendency to
suffer from attention deficit disorder the art of "an album" has been
nearly lost. Thankfully, bands like Opeth and Between The Buried & Me
have helped to let us never forget what it's like to give music our
full attention. They don't suggest paying attention while listening
they demand it with their vast and bold compositions.

Minnesota's Iron Thrones is the latest band to bring an album that
massive to the metal table. VISIONS OF LIGHT is an all-encompassing
metal smorgasbord that took three years to complete. What began as a
grassroots promotional campaign for VISIONS OF LIGHT has now grown
into the culmination of a record label and band working together to
keep the "art" of music alive and well for 2009 and beyond.

In 2008, the band began an online download promotional campaign, but
being as outspoken as we are about keeping the aesthetic of music
alive we are proud to have partnered up with this remarkable band to
bring their amazing debut album, VISIONS OF LIGHT, a physical release.

VISIONS OF LIGHT is available right now in our Estore and it will find
its way onto store shelves June 23rd.

Iron Thrones - VISIONS OF LIGHT CD

Track list:
1. Swell To The Surface
2. The Dark Design
3. Heart Of The Light
4. Still Waters
5. The Final Farewell
6. Illumination
7. Wading...
8. Cover Of Smoke
9. Shadows Revealed

For fans of:
Opeth, Between The Buried & Me and Cult Of Luna

Web sites:
http://www.ironthrones.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ironthrones

Upcoming shows:
6/19 La Crosse, WI
6/20 Manitowac, WI
6/21 Madison, WI
6/22 Stevens Point, WI
6/23 Eau Claire, WI
6/24 Minneapolis, MN
6/25 Fargo, ND
6/26 TBA
6/27 Bay City, WI
7/23 Milwaukee, WI
7/24 Toledo, OH
7/25 Buffalo, NY
7/26 Ithaca, NY
7/27 New York City, NY
7/28 Linthicum, MD
7/29 Columbus, OH
7/30 Indianapolis, IN
7/31 Chicago, IL
8/1 Marshalltown, IA

Vale Of Pnath - VALE OF PNATH

With a name inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's novella "The Dream-Quest Of
Unknown Kadath," one might believe Denver's Vale Of Pnath to be a new
progressive art-rock group emerging from the underground, but this
couldn't be further from the truth. Progressive they may be, but Vale
Of Pnath are nothing short of metallic extremity on all levels.

Superb production by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage) only helps to
showcase this band's dynamics and skillful artistry. Though VALE OF
PNATH is only an E.P. it packs a full-length punch and will surely
have every listener reaching for their stereo's repeat button time and
time again.

Vale Of Pnath influences range from classic black/death metal bands
like Emperor, Death, Theory In Practice to even the current front
runners in the technical metal scene like Necrophagist, Neuraxis,
Canvas Solaris and Between The Buried & Me. VALE OF PNATH is a short,
well calculated explosion of energetic melodic death metal that will
quench any metalhead's ravenous appetite.

VALE OF PNATH is available right now in our Estore and it will find
its way onto store shelves June 23rd.

Vale Of Pnath - VALE OF PNATH CD
Produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage)

Track list:
1. A Witness To...
2. ...A Disoriented Blur
3. Carcosa
4. Den Of Inequity

For fans of:
The Faceless, Necrophagist, Between The Buried & Me, Emperor and Death

Web site:
http://www.myspace.com/valeofpnath

Upcoming shows:
6/21 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Halfnote (w/ Killwhitneydead, The
Demonstration & Wretched)
6/23 Carson City, NV @ 4 Pints
6/24 Marysville, CA @ Youth Center
6/25 Modesto, CA @ Modesto Virtual
6/26 Parlier, CA @ Light The Night
6/27 Lindsay, CA @ Mcdermott Field House (Scenix Fest)
6/28 Bakersfield, CA @ TBA
6/29 Anaheim, CA @ TBA
6/30 San Diego, CA @ TBA
7/1 Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
7/2 Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
7/3 El Paso, TX @ The Sanctuary
7/4 Sante Fe, NM @ Warehouse 21
7/5 Pueblo, CO @ Phil's Radiator Shop
7/6 Denver, CO @ TBA

Inferi - THE END OF AN ERA

Nashville's Inferi make their Tribunal Records debut after first
impressing the label with their independently released album, DIVINITY
IN WAR. Their newest creation, THE END OF AN ERA, is even more
remarkable in its use of enough melody to make it memorable, but still
maintain high torque and brutal intensity. Even though tempos are
excessively fast at times Inferi refuse to allow speed and
technicality to overcome extreme precision. Not since the likes of
Metallica's "The Call Of Ktulu" has a band attempted an 8+ minute
instrumental track but more importantly deliver an anthem worthy of
the metal ages.

Inferi are pioneers in this new age of metal, not reveling in what is
popular and trendy, but more importantly reviving classic inspiration
of the genre. THE END OF AN ERA was mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren
(Animosity, As Blood Runs Black and The Taste Of Blood) but even with
such a talented engineer behind the desk Inferi decidedly strayed away
from the all too common and now, sadly enough, overly produced modern
metal sound for something more vintage, raw and in the end, truly
metal. THE END OF AN ERA is a daring and colossal step in the right
direction to bring metal back to its long lost and too hastily
forgotten roots.

THE END OF AN ERA is available right now in our Estore and it will
find its way onto store shelves June 23rd.

Inferi - THE END OF AN ERA CD

Track list:
1. The Ruin Of Mankind
2. Gatherings In The Chambers Of Madness
3. Endless Siege
4. A New Breed Of Savior
5. Sentenced To Eternal Life
6. The War Machine Embodiment
7. The Warrior's Infinite Opus
8. Quest For The Trinity
9. Forged In The Phlegethon
10. Cursed Unholy

For fans of:
The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, Death & Arsis

Web site:
http://www.myspace.com/inferimetal

A Secret Death - A SECRET DEATH

Change is inevitable and anticipated greatly. Not a truer word could
ever be spoken about the world of music. From their humble beginnings
as an up and coming Queensland band, A Secret Death have always been
inspired to write timeless and eclectic music. Priding themselves on
harnessing and crafting songs with emotion, the group has blended
dark, expansive and metallic elements to develop their own definitive
and unique soundscape.

Hailing from the unsuspecting sunny grounds of The Gold Coast of
Australia, A Secret Death wowed fans critics alike when their second
E.P., FEAR IS THE DRIVING FORCE was unleashed to a wealth of
salivating fans in 2005. On the back of their frenetic and skillful
live show, the group then gained notoriety through diverse national
tours and multiple international supports; including The Dillinger
Escape Plan, Sick Of It All, Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, Converge,
Story Of The Year, Unearth, Darkest Hour, Strike Anywhere, The Bled,
From Autum To Ashes, Atreyu, Evergreen Terrace, Clutch, Shai Hulud,
Eighteen Visions and Boysetsfire.

Now, after an arduous recording process spanning across two years and
two continents, the wait is finally over and A Secret Death are ready
to unleash their debut self-titled album. A SECRET DEATH was mixed and
mastered by Magnus Lindberg (drummer and producer of the critically
acclaimed Swedish act Cult Of Luna) at Tonetknik Recordings in Umea,
Sweden.

A Secret Death - A SECRET DEATH CD
Produced by Magnus Lingberg (Cult Of Luna)

Track list:
1. Dawn
2. Gloom With A View
3. Peyote Ugly
4. Invitation...To A Party
5. Cowboy In Reverse
6. Sticks And Stones
7. Far From The Tree
8. IDFKA
9. Batter Reality
10. Cowboy Revisited
11. Depressed For Success
12. The Eternal Blink

CD ONLY BONUS TRACKS
13. Throw On Your Hunk Charm
14. Line Of Progression
15. Ordeal Or No Deal
16. Fear Is The Driving Force
17. Returning Video Tapes
18. Make It Look Like Wolves Did It

For fans of:
Cult Of Luna, Isis, Converge, Burst and Trap Them

Web site:
http://www.myspace.com/asecretdeath

"IDKFA" Music video:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=51210731

Canvas Solaris - SUBLIMATION: REDUX

When SUBLIMATION was originally released in 2004 instrumental metal
bands were few and far between, let alone bands as progressive at
Canvas Solaris. Since 2004, they have issued three more critically
acclaimed albums on Sensory Music (PENUMBRA DIFFUSE, CORTICAL
TECTONICS and THE ATOMIZED DREAM), plus it seems as if instrumental
artists have become the new "in thing."

Since Tribunal Records is mainly a hardcore and death metal label
SUBLIMATION drifted out of print. We have decided to re-introduce the
metal community to this album due to the rise of instrumental music
awareness, but more importantly its acceptance and new found respect.

So many people couldn't believe we would even take a chance on
releasing a record like SUBLIMATION back in 2004, but we absolutely
loved it then and SUBLIMATION still serves as a classic piece of
Tribunal Records history. It still gets regular rotation here in our
office.

We have re-mastered the original recordings, created new
layout/artwork and added their live set from Tribunal Records 2006
Showcase to make it a fully enhanced CD release.

SUBLIMATION: REDUX is available right now in our Estore and it will
find its way onto store shelves June 23rd.

WHAT CRITICS SAID ABOUT SUBLIMATION IN 2004:
...the dizzying fray of killer compositions like "Cosmopolysyndeton"
and "When Solar Winds Collide" won't help alleviate the assumption
that Canvas Solaris are snooty, intellectual muso types who are too
smart for their own good and the consumer's understanding. Maybe?
Maybe not? But every once in a while, metal needs an IQ boost to
reaffirm its vitality in the face of cliches and close-mindedness,
doesn't it?
TERRORIZER

Canvas Solaris will surely enjoy exponential success with SUBLIMATION,
a prime exemplar of technical metal for the ages.
EXCLAIM!

...to the mainstream audiences this album will be far too much to
understand as it lacks the tedious nu-metalcore formulaics. But to
those who appreciate the art form of intricate and imaginative metal,
you need look no further.
THE PRP

...in today's sadly self-gratifying prog metal market where players
are looking for individual attention rather than worrying about the
product on a whole, Canvas Solaris show that they have some integrity
(both musically and personally). What they sacrifice from not showing
off they make up for with their virtuous songwriting.
INTO OBSCURITY

Sure it's mind-bendingly original and overtly progressive but can an
instrumental album have the kind of bite that generates enough
interest to repeatedly listen to it? The answer is a resounding yes.
SMOTHER.NET

This disc is far from crushing, but every note the band plays is
captivating and delivered with the seeming ease that only a true pro
can feign...The music on this CD is so cool and at the same time so
far beyond the realm of "progressive" it's not even funny.
DEADTIDE.COM

Canvas Solaris keep it complicated but stay coherent in their style
while being on another plane of musical existence...The album through
and through is an amazing trip that will make one want to learn to
play an instrument or at least give one a whole new appreciation for
music.
RIFT ROCK

This is a top metal album of 2004 for me. I recommend this to fans of
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cancer Conspiracy and metalcore fans that
are looking to enjoy something a little different than your average
two-chord breakdown.
PIVOTAL RAGE

It's a damn shame a vast majority will simply hear this album one time
and miss the chance to broaden their musical horizons. To those
looking to get lost in their own bright utopia: Canvas Solaris is the
drug of choice.
SIX12

Canvas Solaris - SUBLIMATION: REDUX CD
Produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried & Me)

Track list:
1. Cosmopolysyndeton
2. Spheres In Design
3. When Solar Winds Collide
4. Cyclotron Emission
5. Syzygial Epiphany
6. Ekstatik Parataxis (The New Measure)
7. Sublimation
-- All tracks re-mastered by Jamie King in 2009

BONUS ENHANCED CONTENT:
LIVE @ TRIBUNAL RECORDS 2006 SHOWCASE
1. Reflections Carried To Mirror
2. Patterns Spiral Into Swarm
3. Heat Distortion Manifest
4. Psychotropic Resonance
5. The Unknowable And Defeating Glow

For fans of:
Cynic, Dream Theater, WatchTower, Fates Warning and King Crimson

Web site:
http://www.myspace.com/canvassolaris

Live footage:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=16209442

Tribunal Records, Inc.
P.O. BOX 49322
Greensboro, NC 27419-1322
http://www.tribunalrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/tribunalrecords

AIM: TribunalRecords
Phone: 336-632-9877
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TribunalRecords
Blog: http://mattytribunal.tumblr.com/

Label Distribution: Lumberjack Mordam Music Group (LMMG)
Web: http://www.lumberjackmordam.com/

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*** PRESS RELEASE #23 ***
*
-Arkaea To Unleash Debut Album Worldwide

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

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Arkaea, featuring members Raymond Herrera and
Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory and Threat Signal, have just
finished their debut album YEARS IN THE DARKNESS. The album 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.

"We are truly proud of this record," states Olde Wolbers. "Ironically
half of the Arkaea album consists of songs that were intended to be
the next Fear Factory record."

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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*** PRESS RELEASE #24 ***
*
-Pelican Announces North American Tour With Isis

Southern Lord Recording artists Pelican will be hitting the road in
support of their new E.P. EPHEMERAL during the months of May and June.
The EPHEMERAL E.P. features brand new Pelican recordings and will be
released exclusively on vinyl by Southern Lord during the first week
of June. The band will have "tour only" CD copies of EPHEMERAL for
sale at the shows.

Pelican will be direct support to Isis for these dates, with opening
support from Tombs. The band will be playing songs from the new E.P.
as well as debuting new material that will be recorded for a
forthcoming full-length on Southern Lord. Don't miss this most
excellent package when it steamrolls through your town!

5/16/2009 Ebisu Liquidroom - Tokyo, Japan - Raid World Festival w/
Mono
5/19/2009 Emo's - Austin, TX
5/20/2009 Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
5/21/2009 Meridian - Houston, TX
5/22/2009 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
5/23/2009 Bottletree Cafe - Birmingham, AL
5/25/2009 The Social - Orlando, FL
5/26/2009 Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
5/27/2009 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
5/28/2009 The Earl - Atlanta, GA
5/29/2009 Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
5/30/2009 Black Cat - Washington, Washington DC
5/31/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
6/02/2009 The Fillmore At Irving Plaza - New York, NY
6/03/2009 Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
6/04/2009 Pearl Street - Northampton, MA
6/05/2009 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
6/06/2009 The National - Montreal, QC
6/07/2009 Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
6/09/2009 Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
6/10/2009 20th Century Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
6/11/2009 Small's - Detroit, MI
6/12/2009 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL

http://www.myspace.com/pelican
http://www.southernlord.com/
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
http://blog.southernlord.com

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*** PRESS RELEASE #25 ***
*
-In Mourning Signs To Pulverised Records

Touted as one of the Swedish metal scene's most promising new comers,
Pulverised is pleased to announce the signing of melancholic metallers
In Mourning for a two-album deal. The band has commenced work on their
still-untitled second album and will once again enter Black Lounge
Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, Steel Attack, etc.) with
producer/engineer Jonas Kjellgren.

In Mourning's 2008 debut SHROUDED DIVINE earned critical acclaim
worldwide with its heart-wrenching melodic passages entwined with
progressive elements and death metal aggression.

Comments label manager Roy: "When I came across their debut album, I
really loved what I heard and knew that we had to have In Mourning on
our roster as not many bands of this particular genre could fascinate
me the way In Mourning did. It was perfect timing when I found out
that the band was just about to enter the studio to record their
follow-up to SHROUDED DIVINE. I quickly struck a deal with them and
the rest is history. We are very excited to have them on our roster
and cannot wait to hear the new album."

Adds the band: "Signing to Pulverised feels like a good 'next step'
for the band and will hopefully bring our music to a broader audience.
We are very pleased that Pulverised has given us this opportunity, and
we think this will be a good collaboration. We're currently focusing
hard on rehearsing and finishing up the material for our new album."

http://www.inmourning.net/
http://www.myspace.com/in_mourning

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*** SPECIAL REPORT ***
*
by George Brower (spidey13@...)

-Queensryche
House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
May 8, 2009

Queensrcyhe made two stops at the House Of Blues on their "Extended
Suites: Music From AMERICAN SOLDIER, EMPIRE, And RAGE FOR ORDER Tour."
I caught the the second show, Friday night the 8th of May.

Queensryche (2 hours 10 minutes)

Neue Regel / The Whisper / Screaming In Digital / I Dream In Infrared
/ Walk In The Shadows / Surgical Strike / I Will Remember / Sliver /
The Killer / If I Were King / Man Down / Dead Man's Words / Home Again
/ The Voice / Best I Can / The Thin Line / One And Only / Hand On
Heart / Silent Lucidity / Jet City Woman / Anybody Listening? //
Empire

I wasn't sure what to expect on the "Extended Suites" tour. Past
experience have seen many elaborate sets and stage plays at a
Queensryche show. The last time I saw them was during the MINDCRIME I
& II show. Expecting wardrobe and set changes for each "suite" did not
seem out of the realm of possibilities, but this was nothing of the
sort. Geoff Tate came out in a black with white stripe dress shirt,
vest and dress pants. Only the suit jacket was missing from the
ensemble. The rest of band was more T-shirt and jeans as they launched
into "Neue Regel" to begin the RAGE FOR ORDER suite. With his sun
glasses on and hair back in a braided ponytail, Tate seemed to be
channeling Dennis Hopper as he introduced the evening's format. He was
very much your congenial host, in a voice and manner very polished and
not like his usual self that I would encounter later at the Meet &
Greet.

The band, with Jason Ames and a touring Parker Lundgren on guitars,
filled in on certain higher notes and filled out vocals. Geoff saved
himself for the more striking high notes, picking his spots to show
that when called upon, he still has the voice, but it's no longer an
every song availability. The sound was unmistakably Queensryche as
they wailed through "I Dream In Infrared" and "Walk In The Shadow,"
closing that suite with "I Will Remember."

The middle suite showcased the new material off AMERICAN SOLDIER.
Below The Stitch's A.J. Fratto burst out in fatigues (he's a former
Blue Angels Crew Chief) to handle the Drill Sgt. vocals on "Sliver."
If you've heard this album, you know the effort that went into getting
these stories from our troops in the Middle East turned into song. If
not, Geoff was kind enough to explain them as he went along. He even
introduced a soldier in attendance (I did not catch the name and would
rather not embarrass him or myself by getting it wrong in print).
While introducing "The Killer," we learned that Geoff's own father
served in Vietnam, giving us further insight into just how personal
this record is to him and the band. As he mentioned the tension
between soldiers and citizens back in the late Sixties, some buffoon
in the crowd thought that was a great opportunity to yell out
"Freebird." I only mention this because I would ask that if any reader
here ever is near anyone who does this at any concert other than a
Lynyrd Skynyrd show, that you publicly humiliate them. Then perhaps we
came shame this unfortunate happening out of existence.

AMERICAN SOLDIER's suite was highlighted by would could possibly
become Queensryche's next big radio hit...if radio hits still exist in
the traditional sense. The song "Home Again" tells of a father and
daughter missing each other while separated by the father's duty
overseas. On the album, the daughter's vocals are supplied by Geoff's
own daughter Emily. It just so happens that Emily is touring with her
dad. She came out, hair pigtailed, in a nice white dress and held her
own as her soft vocals contrasted to her father's famously strong
voice. The hug she gave her father at song's end gave another tug to
the heart, as if the song needed one more.

During this suite, the video screen juxtaposed populuxe images from
the '50s and '60s over war footage, showing the contrast between the
ideal American lifestyle and the harsh realities of the price we
sometimes have to pay to keep it. The suite closed as the album does,
with "The Voice."

The final suite brought the crowd to its peak, showing that nearly 20
years after its release EMPIRE remains the benchmark breakout for
Queensryche. Tate continued to show his musical versatility by
switching up from the oboe he used on "Dead Man's Words" to saxophone.
Although, at this late point in the show, he needed vocal assistance
from Jason Ames and the audience to cover for his tiring throat.
Still, I'd kill to have his voice for just one song. After "Silent
Lucidity," we were treated to video footage of '50s and '60s vixens
over "Jet City Woman." (Side bar -- Is Seattle still considered the
Jet City now that Boeing has relocated to Chicago?) It almost seemed
as though the band coasted through "Jet City Woman" and "Anybody
Listening?" to close out the suite and the show. There was much more
audience participation here than in any other part of the show. But
there was a reason for that.

Queensryche's set list had two encores listed. After Scott Rockenfeld
spent about 10 minutes throwing sticks, shirts and an autographed drum
head out to the crowed, he jumped back behind the riser, signaling the
rest of the band to come back out for the last suite's title song. The
band blasted their way through "Empire" in such a fashion that we
wondered if there was anything left in the tank for a second encore.
Previous city set lists showed "Take Hold Of The Flame" as the final
song. With the needle on "E" for Tate's voice, the show came to an end
with "Empire." I appreciate the fact that they did not try to push
through "Flame," but instead left us happy with what we got and
wishing we can have more.

Special thanks to Jeff Albright and the Albright Entertainment Group.

Relevant links:

Queensryche
http://www.queensryche.com/
http://www.myspace.com/queensryche
http://www.twitter.com/queensryche

Rhino
http://www.rhino.com/

...and a link to Detritus' photos from this very show:

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff243/mantek63/Queensryche%2008%20May%2009/

*
*** NEWS/RUMORS ***
*
-Warren Appleby has a new Facebook page with "a bunch of cool Warren
Appleby & Blacktask photos and a music player containing a bunch of
[his] songs" to stream. Search for it via "Warren Appleby Music" on
Facebook. Appleby's next album is due in September. See
http://www.warrenappleby.com/ for more.

-Bloodhorse's HORIZONER is due May 26 on Translation Loss Records.
Check out the song "Paranoiac" at http://www.myspace.com/bloodhorse .
See http://www.wearebloodhorse.com/ and
http://www.translationloss.com/ for more.

-Check out an interview with Candlemass' Robert Lowe (also from
Solitude Aeturnus) at http://glclk.about.com/?zi=1/76PG .

-Dream Theater's "A Rite Of Passage," from BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER
LININGS, is streaming at
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/ariteofpassage

-Great White's set list from "Rockline" last week: "Can't Shake It,"
"Rock Me," "Situation," "Rolling Stoned," "Normal Noises," "All Or
Nothin'," "Wish You Were Here," "Face The Day," "Once Bitten Twice
Shy," "Exit."

-Rob Halford's new site MetalGodApparel.com has a deal going on now
where a pre-sale order will get you a free copy of the Halford CD/DVD
combo METAL GOD ESSENTIALS VOL. 1.

-Lillian Axe's new disc SAD DAY ON PLANET EARTH is due in the U.S. on
June 30. In other news, congratulations to guitarist Stevie Blaze and
his wife Julie on the birth of their son on May 1. See
http://www.lillianaxe.com/ for more.

-Check out a gear-heavy chat with George Lynch at Guitar Player
Online: http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/george-lynch/may-09/95963
. Lynch's current project is Souls Of We with vocalist London LeGrand
(Brides Of Destruction), bassist Jonny Chow (Systematic, Fireball
Ministry), and drummer Jordan (As I Lay Dying). The band's disc is
entitled APACHE GHOST.

-HeadbangerNYC.com reported on nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto
Miyazawa, who has been recognized by the Guinness Book Of World
Records as "the world's youngest professional guitar player." Earlier
this week he met Ozzy Osbourne and performed "Crazy Train" on "The
Ellen DeGeneres Show," and has also performed at the Manhattan clubs
The Iridium, Rebel, and B.B. King's. He began playing at age three and
cites Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Eric Clapton, Kiss, and Metallica as
influences. Check out a clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMD_L8IDZnc .

-Tim Ripper Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Beyond
Fear, Winters Bane) will release PLAY MY GAME in the next week via
SPV/Steamhammer. The disc features a ton of guest stars: guitarists
Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Michael Wilton (Queensryche), Chris Caffery
(Savatage, TSO), Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol),
Craig Goldy (Dio), Bruce Kulick (Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad), Bob
Kulick, Neil Zaza, John Comprix (Beyond Fear), and Mike Callahan
(Earshot); bassists Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Quiet Riot), James Lomenzo
(Megadeth, White Lion), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), David Ellefson
(Megadeth, F5), Tony Franklin (Blue Murder), Marco Mendoza
(Whitesnake), and Dennis Hayes (Beyond Fear); and drummers Simon
Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Ray Luzier (David Lee Roth), Bobby Jarzombek
(Riot, Halford), and Brett Chasen. Track list: "Starting Over,"
"Believe," "The Cover Up," "Pick Yourself Up," "It Is Me," "No Good
Goodbyes," "The World Is Blind," "To Live Again," "The Light," "Play
My Game," "Death Race," "The Shadows Are Alive." There is also an
iTunes exclusive bonus track, "A Challenge," featuring Bob Kulick,
Rudy Sarzo, and drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell,
Dio). The album is streaming now at
http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm?pid=409730 . Also, Owens just
announced he's assembled a backing band of Caffery, Comprix, Ellefson,
and Wright to join him on the road in Europe next month. There will be
two festival gigs plus six shows opening for Heaven & Hell as follows:

6/4 - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - w/ Heaven & Hell
6/5 - TBD, Copenhagen, Denmark - w/ Heaven & Hell
6/6 - Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden
6/8 - Hessenhallen, Giessen, Germany - w/ Heaven & Hell
6/9 - Zitadelle, Berlin, Germany - w/ Heaven & Hell
6/10 - Jakoarena, Bamberg, Germany - w/ Heaven & Hell
6/13 - Download Festival, Donnington, UK
6/14 - Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany - w/ Heaven & Hell

Folowing these dates, Owens (with Comprix and the group Mandarina as
his backing band) will head to Mexico to make up some postponed shows,
starting in Monterrey on June 25. See http://www.timripperowens.com/
and http://www.myspace.com/timtheripperowens for more.

-Saxon's U.S. tour dates in support of INTO THE LABYRINTH:

5/19 - B.B. King's, New York, NY
5/22 - South Texas Rock Fest, San Antonio, TX
5/23 - Meridian Rock Club, Houston, TX
7/11 - Rocklahoma Festival, Pryor, OK
8/23 - Rock Gone Wild Festival, Algona, IA

See http://www.saxon747.com/ for more.

-Sweet's great new live album LIVE! IN AMERICA is available now at
http:/www.thesweetband.com/ . The disc features 16 tracks: "Action,"
"Fox On The Run," "Hellraiser," "Love Is Like Oxygen," "Blockbuster,"
"Wig Wam Bam," "The Sixteens," "Windy City," "Sweet F.A.," "Turn It
Down," "Sweet Dream," "Teenage Rampage," "Little Willy," "AC/DC," "Set
Me Free," "Ballroom Blitz." See http://www.myspace.com/thesweetband
for more.

-John Taglieri's new E.P. and book project, LIVES, is due out June 2.
For members of Taglieri's mailing list, the E.P. is streaming now at
http://www.reverbnation.com/johntaglieri . See
http://theLivesProject.com for more. Taglieri is actively booking
shows at colleges and universities; inquiries can be sent to Ari
Nisman @ Degy Entertainment via Ari@... or (732) 263-1000.
Upcoming shows:

5/14 - Casey Jones, La Plata, MD
5/15 - Marklet Street Inn, Salisbury, MD
5/16 - Lenora's Bar, Hackensack, NJ
5/22 - Pig Pen Sports Bar, Allentown, PA
5/23 - The Sand Bar, Brielle, NJ

See http://www.JohnTaglieri.com/ ,
http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic , and
http://www.facebook.com/people/John_Taglieri/508614900 for more.

-Steve Vai has signed on with VQPR to promote his upcoming releases,
which include a live DVD, "the box set of The Naked Tracks exclusively
at Guitar Center," and a 25th anniversary edition of his first solo
album FLEX-ABLE. See http://www.vai.com/ and
http://www.myspace.com/stevevai for more.

-Upcoming European tour dates for Johnny Winter, featuring Paul Nelson
(ex-Liege Lord):

5/15 - Borse, Wuppertal, Germany
5/16 - Sudhaus, Tubingen, Germany
5/17 - Muhle Hunziken, Bern, Switzerland
5/18 - Moonwalker, Aarburg, Switzerland
5/21 - Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, UK
5/22 - Opera House, York, UK
5/23 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
5/24 - The Stables, Milton Keyes, UK
5/25 - 5/26 - The Globe, Cardiff, UK
5/27 - Robin 2, Wolverhampton, UK
5/28 - Princes Pavilion, Falmouth, UK
5/29 - Spa Assembly Halls, Learnington, UK
5/30 - Honiton Motel, Devon, UK
6/1 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
6/3 - Finlandia, Helsinki, Finland
6/5 - Sweden Rock Festvial, Solvesborg, Sweden
6/6 - Bluescamp, Frederikstad, Norway

Thanks to Stuart Smith, Dave Brenner, Chad Bowar, Nancy B. Sayle,
Alexander Ford, Scott Thomas, and Matt Blackett for help gathering
some of this information.

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

-Remember last week I was talking about Slash on "American Idol?"
Well, about 0.01 seconds after the issue came out Mark Morton sent me
a link to his, ahem, *slightly* more in-depth take on the proceedings,
at Heavy Metal Examiner:

http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m5d6-American-Idol-atte\
mpts-to-rock-out-with-guest-mentor-Slash-of-Guns-N-Roses--Velvet-Revolver-fame

And after reading through this excellent article, I came to the
conclusion I need to seek out Ari Koivunen. "Who?" you ask? Well,
according to Morton's article Mr. Koivunen was the 2007 winner of
Finland's "Idol" equivalent, and he actually auditioned for the show
by singing a Sonata Arctica song! Furthermore, he covered tunes by
Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, Stratovarius, and
Scorpions throughout the season. He's since gone on to release two
albums and collaborate with the likes of Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius,
Revolution Renaissance), Mr. Lordi (Lordi), Marco Hietala (Nightwish,
Tarot), and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica). WOW! Check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Koivunen for more. Thanks again Mark!

-My friend Bill sent me a link to an interesting article about how
Kiss had 9 singles reach the Billboard 100 in the 1980s, but none of
cracked the Top 40. Check it out at
http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-50/ .

-In my current playlist: Tim Ripper Owens - PLAY MY GAME
(SPV/Steamhammer), Michael Schenker Group - GIPSY LADY (in-akustik),
Wetton/Downes iCon - 3 (Frontiers), Iron Thrones - VISIONS OF LIGHT
(Tribunal Records), Crimfall - AS THE PATH UNFOLDS... (Napalm
Records).

*
*** REVIEWS ***
*
FAIRYLAND - SCORE TO A NEW BEGINNING (B+) Napalm Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 49:47
[ http://www.fairyland-metal.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/fairylandfantasia ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
Yes, the band name... Trust me: get past it. Mastermind Philippe
Giordana (composer, keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming) has
teamed up with a massive list of guest stars (more on that later) to
unleash SCORE TO A NEW BEGINNING, the final chapter of his saga on the
fantasy realm of Osyrhia. (Check out the previous chapters: 2003's OF
WARS IN OSYRHIA and 2006's SCORE TO A NEW BEGINNING.) I've kind of
lost track of Rhapsody a.k.a. Rhapsody Of Fire the last few years, but
Fairyland's sound reminds me of a more refined, less over-the-top
version of early Rhapsody. It's very definitely Dungeons & Dragons
metal, but it's not a silly cartoon. (Is there such a thing as
"mature" D&D metal?) The production is crisp, the symphonic components
sound *big*, there's a vintage '70s prog-synth sound in places, and
it's all done very well. This massive list of guests stars must have
been hard to manage, but Giordana somehow kept it all together: vocals
from Marco Sandron (Pathosray), Georg Neuhauser (Serenity), Flora
Spinelli (Kerion), Klaaire (Syrayde), Geraldine Gadaut (Benighted
Soul), and Jean-Gabriel Bocciarelli (Benighted Soul); guitar from
Chris Menta (Razordog), Alessio Velliscig (Pathosray), Alex Corona
(Revoltons), Olivier Lapauze (Heavenly), Hugo Lefebvre (Anthropia),
Yann Mouhad (Anthropia), and Remy Carrayrou (Kerion); bass, guitar,
and vocals from Fabio D'Amore (Pathosray), keys from Marc Rhulmann
(Whyzdom); and drums and choirs from Willdric Lievin (Hamka).
Highlights include the rocking "At The Gates Of Morken" and "Assault
On The Shore," the big power ballad "A Soldier's Letter," the
symphonic instrumental "Rise Of The Giants," and the epic (there's
that word again!) title track. I can't wait to see what Fairyland does
next.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

HALFORD - RESURRECTION - REMASTERED (A) Metal God Entertainment, 2009
16 tracks, RT: 1:01:52
HALFORD - LIVE INSURRECTION - REMASTERED (A) Metal God Entertainment,
2009
Disc 1: 15 tracks, RT: 1:03:13
Disc 2: 13 tracks, RT: 54:28
HALFORD - SILENT SCREAMS - THE SINGLES (B) Metal God Entertainment,
2009
4 tracks, RT: 29:47
[ http://www.RobHalford.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/robhalford ]
[ http://www.HalfordMusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.youtube.com/halfordmusic ]
[ http://www.MetalGodShop.com/ ]
[ http://www.MetalGodApparel.com/ ]
[ HalfordRob@... ]
All right, who *still* doesn't own RESURRECTION? Hard to believe it's
already been nearly a decade since Rob "The Metal God" Halford came
back home, so to speak, to the world of melodic heavy metal. Everyone
knows the story by now... The legendary Judas Priest front man went
solo in the early '90s, meandered around for a while, toyed with
different genres to varying degrees of success, and then finally
decided he really did in fact love metal. RESURRECTION (2000) marked
the debut of the Halford band -- Rob teamed with guitarists Patrick
Lachman and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak, bassist Ray Riendeau, drummer
Bobby Jarzombek, and guitarist/producer Roy Z -- and is chock full of
classic, melodic hard rock and metal moments. The requisite double
live follow-up, LIVE INSURRECTION (2001), documented the band's
triumphant world tour by showcasing Priest classics given new life, a
couple Fight rippers, a pile of new stuff, and a trio of studio cuts.
The SILENT SCREAMS - THE SINGLES E.P., on the other hand, is a
relatively recent addition to the Halford catalog. It collects four
versions of "Silent Screams," the ominous, epic power ballad that --
if you believe all the stories -- really made Rob refocus on heavy
metal after the Two project. Included here are two studio versions, a
1999 demo and the one from RESURRECTION, and two live versions, from
LIVE INSURRECTION and the RESURRECTION WORLD TOUR: LIVE AT ROCK IN RIO
III DVD (2008). Taken together, these three releases represent a
crucial moment in metal history -- Rob Halford's return to the throne.
You need to own them, especially since these newly re-mastered
versions boast awesome booklets and include a handful of rarities: the
bonus tracks from the original RESURRECTION's Japanese version
("Hell's Last Survivor" and "Sad Wings"), the bonus tracks from a
previous reissue of RESURRECTION ("Fetish" and "God Bringer Of
Death"), and the bonus track from the original LIVE INSURRECTION (a
cover of the Scorpions' "Blackout," complete with Rudolf Schenker
guesting on guitar).
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

MIND ODYSSEY - TIME TO CHANGE IT (A-/B+) Napalm Records, 2009
10 tracks, RT: 44:10
[ http://www.mindodyssey.de/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/mindodyssey07 ]
[ http://www.napalmrecords.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/napalmrecords ]
After about a decade, Rage guitarist Victor Smolski has reformed/
reignited his other band, Mind Odyssey, for a new disc and back
catalogue reissues on Napalm. Unlike the power metal power trio with a
bassist/vocalist that is Rage, Mind Odyssey is...a power metal power
trio with a bassist/vocalist. Interesting. They certainly are
different bands, but Mr. Smolski's always-excellent, tasteful, and
shredding playing is a highlight common to both. Mind Odyssey's sound
is hook-filled power metal with a crisp, punchy sound and great
production that really shines. "Riding And Ruling" starts off on an up
note, "Storm Warning" blazes away, and "Raven And Swan" comes closest
to a full-on Rage. "I Want It All" is a killer track that flows
effortlessly, like the Helloween classics "I Want Out" and "Future
World." Elsewhere, there are spots of Savatage-worthy keyboard/piano
coloring ("Higher Ground" wouldn't sound out of place on EDGE OF
THORNS or HANDFUL OF RAIN...that is, until Smolski's freaky solo
erupts), some heavier riffs that slug you in the gut ("Face In The
Rain"), and heck, "Enemy Daggers" even has a bit of a Lordi groove/
dance metal vibe going on. When you add all this up, and factor in
that Mario Le Mole's voice evokes pretty strong memories of a younger
Ralf Scheepers, I guess you can say TIME TO CHANGE IT sounds like an
updated version of Gamma Ray's INSANITY AND GENIUS. Really good stuff.
- Tim Wadzinski (tsw512@...)

ORANGE SKY - DAT IZ VOODOO (B+) StarCity Recording Company, 2009
12 tracks, RT: 51:01
[ http://www.theorangesky.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/theorangesky ]
[ http://www.starcityrecording.com/ ]
With only a glance at the cover and cursory listen to Orange Sky's DAT
IZ VOODOO you could be forgiven for thinking them a Jamaican hard rock
act, but actually the trio hail from Port Of Spain, Trinidad, bringing
an interesting mix of reggae, ska, modern heavy rock and metal to
their sophomore effort. Orange Sky waste no time getting to one of the
best tracks on the album with opener "Yesterdays And Tomorrows," kind
of Metallica meets UFO at a Bob Marley concert and it works a charm,
vocalist Nigel Rojas turning in a truly unique performance while
brother Nicholas handles bass duties and Obasi Springer gives the drum
kit a good workout. Next up is a nice version of the Scorpions' "Is
There Anybody There?" which fits right in with the Caribbean
influences. Another highlight is "Dark Room," again with a cool Nigel
vocal and some great riffing showing him no slouch at guitar either.
Fav on here might just have to go to "Roses," which is a great melodic
heavy rocker, but I must say both "Psycho World" and "Run" give it a
run for its money with some killer rhythms, the bass and drum
interplay excellent throughout. Things take a bit of a detour on the
maudlin "Rainbows," which shows that ballads are really not the band's
strong suit. Overall, however, DAT IZ VOODOO is an original slice of
sun-drenched hard rock that should garner the band a respectable
following.
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

DEREK SHERINIAN - MOLECULAR HEINOSITY (A-) InsideOut Music, 2009
9 tracks, RT: 39:43
[ http://www.dereksherinian.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/dereksherinian2008 ]
[ http://www.insideout.de/ ]
[ http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/spvusa ]
Progressive heavy fusion master Derek Sherinian detonates another
explosive masterpiece on his latest solo disc MOLECULAR HEINOSITY, and
it's definitely one that fans of the genre will enthusiastically
embrace. Opener "Antarctica" will have you thinking you are in for
another Planet X album, with Derek's otherworldly synths, Virgil
Donati's odd meter percussion and the always amazing guitar work of
Brett Garsed; by the time you get to metal charger "Wings Of
Insanity," however, you'll know you have found Derek in a rather
heavier place, longtime cohort Zakk Wylde blasting out the
bonecrushing riffs and harmonic squealies, while renown shredder Rusty
Cooley turns in a suitable over-the-top performance on the hypnotic
MacAlpine-flavored "Frozen By Fire." It occurs to me that we may have
discovered a new guitar hero with the appearance of one Taka Minamino,
as his impassioned and adroit playing on "The Lone Spaniard" and the
title track clearly demonstrate. Closer "So Far Gone" sounds a bit
out-of-place on here, being the lone vocal track, but Zakk Wylde's
mournful delivery is effective, kinda sounding like a blend of Alice
In Chains and early Ozzy. There are a multitude of guests on here,
including veteran bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Brian Tichy, and
of course Derek is playing like a god throughout. I'm always
complaining about albums being too long, and MOLECULAR HEINOSITY
happily avoids this trap by clocking in at a gorgeous 39:43. Bottom
line, if you like intense instrumentals with chops to burn you'll find
plenty to satisfy you here, it certainly did me!
- Neal Woodall (MysticX9@...)

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-Holy Smokes! Issue #500 is right around the virtual corner. - Tim

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-Heaven & Hell Take The Devil On The Road

Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice Schedule
North American Tour Dates For August

Coheed And Cambria To Be Featured As Support For Month Long Trek

Tickets For Most Dates On Sale The Weekend Of May 8

LOS ANGELES -- Heaven & Hell, the quartet of Ronnie James Dio, Tony
Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, will bring their wicked world
tour to North America for a select number of shows this August. The
band will start their summer headlining music festivals across Europe
before bringing their macabre stage show of metal classics to North
America starting on August 7 in Vancouver. Tickets for most shows go
on sale the weekend of May 8. There will also be a presale for all
shows, except Baltimore, beginning May 6 at 10 a.m. local time. Coheed
And Cambria will provide support on all shows except the Seattle date
on August 8, which will feature Neurosis in the supporting slot.

On April 28, Heaven & Hell released their first album in 17 years, THE
DEVIL YOU KNOW, and the highly anticipated set did not disappoint.
Revolver Magazine declared it "an album of ageless metal anthems" and
The Associated Press praised its "bone-crunching riffs and power
chords that can loosen the phlegm in your chest." The band plans to
mix in several tracks from THE DEVIL YOU KNOW into their set of Dio-
era Black Sabbath classics.

Heaven & Hell began writing for THE DEVIL YOU KNOW last year, first in
England at Iommi's home studio and later in Los Angeles at Dio's
studio. "The band had gotten too good to just walk away," Dio says.
"We wanted to show people that we were still capable of giving them
new music that measured up to what we'd done in the past." With that
goal in mind, the band hit the Rockfield Studios in Wales last winter
and the result is the 10-song epic THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

Coheed And Cambria bring their unique blend of prog and metal as the
supporting act on the tour. The band just released their NEVERENDER
box set. The 4-CD/5-DVD collection chronicles a series of 2008 shows
where the band performed all four of their albums in the same city on
consecutive nights.

HEAVEN & HELL TOUR DATES
All Dates Also Feature Coheed And Cambira Unless Noted

AUGUST
7 - Vancouver, BC - Thunderbird Arena - On Sale 5/9
8 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater* - On Sale 5/8
10 - San Jose, CA - Event Center Arena - On Sale 5/8
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater - On Sale 5/9
12 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater - On Sale 5/11
14 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion - On Sale 5/9
15 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks - On Sale 5/9
18 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
19 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion - On Sale 5/15
21 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
22 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Pavilion - On Sale 5/8
23 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion - On Sale 6/5
25 - New York, NY - WaMu Theater @ MSG - On Sale 5/8
27 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre - On Sale 5/9
28 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion - On Sale 5/8

*With Neurosis (Coheed And Cambria will not appear on this date)

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-Dream Theater: BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS Pre-Orders

Roadrunner Records and Dream Theater have teamed up with The End
Records to bring you very special PRE-ORDER offers. This includes four
different configurations of the new album including a Special Edition
and a Deluxe Collector's Edition Box Set

BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS WILL BE IN STORES 06.23.09

GO HERE to pre-order, and see what you can get in each configuration:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blackclouds/

BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS Pre-Order

o Dream Theater's Latest Progressive Metal Masterpiece
o Includes "A Rite Of Passage" & "Wither"
o Dream Theater return with Over 70 Minutes of New Music

DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOX SET: $132.00

Price INCLUDES shipping via Priority Mail for all domestic U.S.
customers!

Pre-order this configuration and receive an exclusive code to download
five of the newly recorded cover songs. One track per week will be
released, beginning on 5/19, leading up to album release. You'll hear
them first!

o Find a SILVER TICKET and Win a MEET & GREET with the Band!
o 3-CD Special Edition Set Includes Album, Instrumental Mixes and 6
Newly Recorded Cover Songs
o Limited Edition Audiophile 180-Gram Double LP Set with Exclusive
Artwork from Hugh Syme
o BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS "Producer's Edition" Disc Includes
Isolated Audio Tracks of the Entire Album (This Bonus Disc Only
Available in This Set)
o Limited Edition, Numbered Lithograph by Legendary Artist Hugh Syme.
100 Lucky Winners will Find a Litho Personally Signed by the Artist!
o Computer Mouse Pad, Exclusively Available with Box Set
o Packaged in a Silver Foil Embossed Black Velvet Box

SPECIAL EDITION: $21.99

Dream Theater's Latest Progressive Metal Masterpiece in a 3-CD Deluxe
Edition includes:

o 6 Newly Recorded Cover Songs
o Instrumental Mixes of the Entire Album
o Expanded Artwork and Packaging

DOUBLE LP: $27.49

o 180-Gram Double LP Set: The vinyl is of the highest audiophile
quality and pressed in Germany.

STANDARD: $15.99

o Dream Theater return with Over 70 Minutes of New Music

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-Magic Circle Music Update

Manowar To Headline Finland's Provinssirock 2009

HAIL FINLAND! Heroes have risen in support of true metal!

Manowar has found promoters with the balls to bring us to the country
of FINLAND!

Their names are Esa Koivio and Juha Koivisto. They are TRUE allies
that have joined forces to bring Manowar to Finland to headline
Provinssirock 2009 in Seinäjoki on June 13th, 2009, with special
guests, HolyHell.

For information, tickets and directions visit Web site:
http://www.provinssirock.net/ .

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhg88A8K5ko to watch a video
message from Karl Logan to all Finnish Manowar fans!

Manowar will now headline six of Europe's biggest festivals in 2009!
The power of heavy metal, Manowar-style, will now strike in Spain,
France, Finland, Norway, Romania, with the grand finale set for the
Magic Circle Festival at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on
July 18, 2009!

For complete information and online ticket sales for all of Manowar's
tour dates log onto http://www.manowar.com/ ,
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ or
http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/ . These OFFICIAL sites have links to
the festivals and details on worldwide ticket agencies.

In 2009, heavy metal is on a mission from the gods, join forces with
Manowar on tour in support of true metal! Hail and Kill!

All Roads Lead To Asgard With Your "Passport" To Magic Circle Festival
III

Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel AND future Asgardians! Worldwide
ticket agencies are holding your "passport" to Magic Circle Festival
III and admittance into Asgard! Your "passport" to the ultimate metal
event of the year is being sold in over 130 ticket agencies in Germany
alone! The tickets are also available through agencies in Holland,
Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, U.K., Poland, Slovenia,
Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Serbia! For 75 Euros,
including parking, you can experience a history making extravaganza at
the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009, where
Asgard will be revealed at Magic Circle Festival III.

Headlined by Manowar and special guests HolyHell, Germany's best
selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein will also take the stage to
unveil his unique collaboration, The Asgard Saga, with the Kings of
Metal, Manowar. An entire lineup of bands and complete details on the
premiere of this historical event are available on all OFFICIAL Web
sites... AND for ticket agencies in your country, visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ , click on TICKETS, then scroll
down to the international flags at the bottom of the page. There you
will discover no matter where you are in the world, all roads will
lead to Asgard, once you buy your "passport" to metal madness and
fantasy heaven at Magic Circle Festival III.

For more information about the Magic Circle Festival III, visit
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ . You can also view the promo
movie trailer to Magic Circle Festival III at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpCNywLxe3E . For more information on
The Asgard Saga, visit http://www.asgard-saga.com/ . See you there!

Manowar
http://www.manowar.com/

The Asgard Saga
http://www.asgard-saga.com/

Magic Circle Festival III
http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/

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

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-Jimi Jamison Hits His CROSSROADS MOMENT On New Frontiers Release

TRENTON, N.J. -- Jimi Jamison's CROSSROADS MOMENT reunites Survivor
vocalist with his former band mate, songwriter and keyboardist Jim
Peterik, for his strongest, most compelling record in his two-decade
career.

With Peterik's songwriting assistance, the two have crafted an album
that allows Jamison's silky voice to shine.

"Jim brings out the best in my voice with his song writing," Jamison
said. "Since our time in Survivor, he's just had the ability to bring
out the best of what I have to offer vocally."

The reunion happened by chance, when the two were both booked to play
a charity show. After five years without communication, the duo
decided to give it a ago and performed "The Search Is Over" with just
Jamison on vocals and Peterik on keys. The magic was still there and
it was clear they would be collaborating in the future.

CROSSROADS MOMENT is an indirect concept album -- one that didn't
start out that way but developed into a cohesive theme. "Throughout
recording, each song began to make sense with the previous song until
they each became like a piece of a puzzle that just fit together
perfectly," Jamison said. "It was strange that it worked out that way
but I'm glad it did. It's great when you start a project from scratch
and it just turns out the way you felt all along."

The title comes from the track "Crossroads Moment." "This song means
so much to me because this is exactly the point of life I was at when
Jim first played it for me," Jamison said. "I was really at a
crossroads between my past and all the options of my future. Recording
this album helped me find myself and take all the right turns."

In addition to Peterik, longtime friends and acclaimed singers Thom
Griffin, Don Barnes, Mike Reno, Mickey Thomas, Dave Bickler, and Joe
Lynn Turner all lent their talents to backing vocals "Crossroads
Moment."

Noted as one of the Top Ten Male Vocalists in the World, Jamison's
strong and powerful performances began with the nationally acclaimed
band Target in the 1970s, followed by a rise to stardom with Cobra
through the early 1980s. In 1983, he joined Survivor ant the group
went to go on to enjoy five singles in the Top Ten -- including "High
On You," "The Search Is Over," and "I Can't Hold Back" -- four gold,
and double platinum albums and multiple movie soundtracks. He later
wrote and performed "I'm Always Here" for the television show
"Baywatch."

From humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to established star in
Memphis, Jamison has never forgotten his roots and continues to be
dedicated to charity work such as St. Jude Children's Hospital, Ronald
McDonald House, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Dove House for Abused
Children, WTC Relief, Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish Foundation, The
Cancer Society, Fergie's Hep C Benefits, George Klein's famous annual
Christmas Charity Show and Auction, The Children's Diabetes
Foundation, The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, the ARF
Foundation (headed by Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals), and
the Toys for Tots programs nationwide. He has been recognized by the
Governors of Tennessee, Ohio, and Arkansas for his work on and off the
stage.

CROSSROADS MOMENT is now available in America on Frontiers Records.

Frontiers Records is synonymous with quality melodic music in the
rock, progressive, and metal genres. With over 400 records under its
belt and chart success in all the core markets of Europe and Asia,
Frontiers has become the European home of rock music greats such as
Journey, Styx, Toto, Night Ranger, Winger, Dokken, White Lion, and
many more. With the strategic move to open a U.S. office and ink a
direct distribution deal with Super D, Frontiers is now looking to
increase the success story that started 12 years ago in a small room
in Naples, Italy, under the initiative of the label's President
Serafino Perugino.

Jamison has several life dates lined up for the summer.

07/18/09 Sat. - Dosey Doe, The Woodlands, TX
08/16/09 Sun. - Rock N Jock Charities, Providence, RI
08/17/09 Mon. - Rock N Jock Charities, Providence, RI

http://www.jimijamison.com/
http://www.frontiers.it/

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-Sweden Rock Festival Update

Sölvesborg 3-4-5-6 June 2009

3-Day Tickets Almost Sold Out

Now it's time to buy your tickets to this year's best festival if you
don't wanna miss it. We have now less than 3,000 tickets left.

1-day tickets to June 3, June 4 and June 6 are sold out as well as the
4-day tickets. We still have a few 1-day tickets left for June 5.

Tickets can only be bought from HERE:
http://www.tickster.com/c/swedenrock/Default.aspx?lang=en

Final Running Order Up

Click here:
http://www.swedenrock.com/running2009.htm

Lineup:
Heaven & Hell (UK/US)
In Flames (S)
ZZ Top (US)
Twisted Sister (US)
Journey (US)
Dream Theater (US)
Europe (S)
Foreigner (US)
HammerFall (S)
Motörhead (UK/S)
Uriah Heep (UK)
UFO (UK)
Johnny Winter Band (US)
Lita Ford (US)
Volbeat (DK)
Marillion (UK)
Flogging Molly (IRL/US)
Candlemass (S/US)
Immortal (N)
Amon Amarth (S)
Riot (US)
Electric Boys (S)
Over The Rainbow (US/D)
Sevendust (US)
Blackfoot (US)
Jon Oliva's Pain (US)
Hot Leg (UK)
Rage (D)
Soilwork (S)
Kamelot (US)
Forbidden (US)
The Outlaws (US)
Unleashed (S)
Demon (UK)
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin (US)
The Tubes (US)
Neal Morse (US)
Pain (S)
H.E.A.T (S)
Tyketto (US)
Tank (UK)
Voivod (CAN)
Eric Sardinas (US)
Blaze Bayley (UK)
Tim "Ripper" Owens (US)
Helstar (US)
Impellitteri (US)
Abramis Brama (S)
Deathstars (S)
Grand Magus (S)
Thor (CAN)
Deströyer 666 (AUS)
Crucified Barbara (S)
Bullet (S)
Covered Call (S)
Witchcraft (S)
Seventh Wonder (S)
Stormzone (IRL)
Torch (S)
Pilgrimz (DK)
Enforcer (S)
Vains Of Jenna (S)
Babylon Bombs (S)
Innocent Rosie (S)
The Chair(S)
Tracenine (CAN)
Hysterica (S)
Fourever (S)
Black Tooth (TUR)
Lujuria (ESP)
Chains (S)
Amberian Dawn (FIN)
Axident Avenue (N)
Powderhog (DK)
Hindenburg (S)
Goda Grannar (S)

More information about all bands confirmed so far, about our tickets
and the festival in general can be found on our Web site,
http://www.swedenrock.com/ .

Sweden Rock Festival
Norjebokevägen 2
294 76 Sölvesborg
Sweden
Tel: 0456-317 95
Fax: 0456-317 94
E-mail: info@...
http://www.swedenrock.com/

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-OSI: New Album BLOOD

In BLOOD, OSI have succeeded in creating a fascinating album at the
crossroads between rock and progressive metal. Music that alternates
between atmospherically dense and aggressively demanding elements,
while effortlessly transcending barriers between different styles and
genres. Following its impressive predecessors, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC
INFLUENCE (2003) and FREE (2006), BLOOD is the third release by Kevin
Moore and Jim Matheos. OSI unites two exceptional composers who share
their penchant for the unusual and are on the same artistic
wavelength. "We have different musical tastes but an unspoken musical
understanding," Moore enthuses.

BLOOD will be in stores May 19th 2009 on InsideOut!

http://www.osiband.com/
http://www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica
http://www.myspace.com/spvusa
http://www.insideout.de/

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-Kansas Vets Launch Native Window -- Debut Album, "Rockline"
Appearance, And Summer Tour To Soon Follow

Longtime Kansas fans may have a hard time dealing with the fact that
the group's two main songwriters, Steve Walsh (singer/keyboards/
synths) and Kerry Livgren (guitar/ keyboards/synths) have stated that
they are done writing any more album worth's of new material for the
group. But it's time to rejoice, as Native Window -- which is
essentially Kansas minus Walsh -- will certainly help fill this void,
with a self-titled debut, issued June 23rd via StarCity Records (run
by Jeff Glixman, who produced some of Kansas best-selling releases).

"It was a bit presumptuous of us to assume we could write a whole CD
of music, considering we did not have song one when we started,"
explains Kansas/Native Window drummer, Phil Ehart. "We wrote songs
ourselves, collaborated with other writers, and even found some
outside songs."

"Without Steve singing, without keyboards, it is fundamentally
different from Kansas right out of the box," adds guitarist Richard
Williams. "A conscious effort was made to not sound like, write like,
or emulate anything Kansas would do. Kansas already does that just
fine."

Produced by Steve Rawls and Native Window, and recorded at Real 2 Reel
Studios over a two-year span, the "new" group (which is comprised of
Ehart and Williams, plus singer/bassist Billy Greer, and violinist
David Ragsdale) has picked up where Kansas left off musically,
especially after judging from the melodic rock anthems heard
throughout the disc. And all this happened despite the band members
being entirely uncertain what the material would ultimately sound
like. "That was the exciting part...we had no idea what it would sound
like! We had one criteria -- the song had to sound good acoustically.
If it sounded good with just acoustic guitar and vocals, then we
developed it from there."

Questions also arose regarding the group's vocal and lyrical makeup,
but once again, everything fell nicely into place. "We could all carry
a tune and sing in pitch, but could we actually sound good together?
It took some work to get over the hump of singing harmonies, but once
we did, you couldn't shut us up! The lyrics were a total group effort.
Someone would have a title, a one liner, a chorus, and the lyrics just
sprung from there. Sometimes Billy would have a bunch of lyrical
ideas, and we'd brainstorm from there."

When asked to pick a favorite track of the album, Ragsdale ran into
some difficulty limiting it to just one. "All of them, and why not?
Seriously, though, I really like the mood of 'Miss Me,' and how it
develops and returns. 'Blood In The Water' makes me grin a bit as
well." Greer offered his own praise about the project, as well. "The
writing and recording process on this project was more rewarding and
fun than any I have been involved in a very long time. Vocally, this
was one of the most challenging and rewarding CDs I have ever
recorded!"

The day after NATIVE WINDOW arrives, the group will be appearing on
the renowned nationally syndicated radio show, "Rockline" -- on
Wednesday, June 24th -- followed by a summer's worth of tour dates,
opening up for...Kansas! And for those who wonder how the launching of
Native Window sits with the only missing member of Kansas, Ehart is
willing to put any speculation to rest. "Steve has been very
supportive of Native Window since its inception. He has wished us the
best since day one."

Confirmed Native Window tour dates:

Jun 13 2009 - 8:00P - Landreth Park - Joplin, Missouri
Jul 24 2009 - 8:00P - Fair - Merced, California
Aug 23 2009 - 8:00P - Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, Minnesota

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

http://www.myspace.com/nativewindow
http://www.starcityrecording.com/

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-Benefit Concert For Michelle Meldrum & Family

All-Star Concert @ The Whiskey A-Go-Go May 26th

Special Guests Lemmy Kilmister, Rocky George, Nick Oliveri and MORE!

Performances By: Lizzy Borden, Meldrum w/ Gene Hoglan, Phantom Blue
(reunion) and others

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Michelle Meldrum's family and son Jake are honoring
Michelle and the one year anniversary of her passing with a benefit
concert.

On May 18, Michelle Meldrum, leader of the band Meldrum and former
Phantom Blue guitarist, was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank
in critical condition. She passed away late afternoon Wednesday, May
21, 2008 as a result of a cystic growth on her brain that had
restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain rendering her brain
dead.

Meldrum had just completed writing and recording the band's soon to be
released album with drummer Gene Hoglan, along with the new lineup
Michele Madden (vocals) and Laura Christine (bass). The surviving band
members plan to release the album later this year in tribute to their
fallen band mate.

Those who knew Michelle recognize that she lived every moment for the
music, and was regarded as both an exceptional guitarist and a
nurturer by her associates, friends, family and son.

Location:

Tuesday May 26 2009 @ the Whisky A Go Go
8901 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

Doors: 7:45 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Limited Tickets at Door, Presale purchase via PayPal on May 1 at
http://www.michellemeldrum.com/ .

Raffle will be held at the event and will include prizes from
Motorhead, Kiss, Ozzy, Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Twisted
Sister, Meldrum, Gene Hoglan, Tattoo and more.

Auctions to be held the week of the event on eBay will include some of
Michelle's guitars and gear, collectibles, memorabilia (eBay seller
MELDRUM2009).

Special Guests:

o Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead)
o Rocky George (Fishbone/Suicidal Tendencies)
o Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Mondo Generator)
o Jason McMaster (WatchTower/Dangerous Toys)
o John Norum (Europe/Dokken)
o Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot)
o Phil Varone (Saigon Kick/Skid Row)

Performing Bands:

o Meldrum with Gene Hoglan
o Lizzy Borden
o Phantom Blue reunion
o Iron Maidens

DJ Will - KNAC Radio
Leah Cevoli (Robot Chicken, Deadwood) - Mistress of Ceremony/Hostess

*Guest lineup subject to addition/change

Sponsors include:

KNAC, Sirius Radio, havocTV, Gibson, Marshall, Korg, EMG, Coffin Case,
Guitar Center, West La Music, Serious Clothing, Ebay, Yer Cheatin'
Heart Tattoo, So Cal Tattoo, Sneaky Tiki, Song Bird, Portfolio
Coffeehouse, Mui Tai, Skateboard Marketing, In Time Touring,
Blastwaves, Metal Sludge, Blabbermouth.

Portion of proceeds will be donated to brain research.

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-Z Records News

[Note: This is a compilation of two separate updates. - Tim]

Z Rock 09 Update & More

With just over three weeks to go until this year's event we hope to be
able to announce merch details such as T-shirts, etc., on the official
site http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest over the next couple of days. It
is our intention to have certain products such as shirts available
prior to the event via mail-order due to numerous requests.

For those who missed Glam's [WIG WAM] interview over the weekend there
is a second chance to hear it on Wednesday between 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. GMT
at http://www.arfm.co.uk/ .

We are extremely pleased to announce that contracts have been executed
for 2010's headline act, and all will be revealed 10 minutes before
Eden hit the stage on May 30th. We know the melodic community in
England where stunned when we announced John Waite for this year's
event -- the announcement on May 30th will equal this. ;O)

Remember as our thank you to those who support the show in advance,
only those who have purchased their tickets prior to 5 p.m. on
Thursday May 28th will be able to take advantage of the early bird
deal for next year's show. For those who want to order now via PayPal
or mail-order simply use zonlinesales@... please remember to
include your address or call 07818 258294 if you wish to pay by
cheque.

For Credit Card Orders 01384 230726 or 01384 253597.

On door prices will be £33 for Day 1 and £55 for day 2.

For hotel info e-mail zrockfest@... for an automated reply
with all the info you require.

Z Rock 09: The Full Monty Rundown

The rundown for Z Rock 09
- by Rob Evans [Powerplay Magazine]

Here's a rundown of this year's Z Rock weekend that takes place in
Dudley on the 29th and 30th of May. I have to say that this weekend is
probably the best that Mark has ever assembled. To stay away from this
event would be foolish. The fact that Wig Wam and John Waite are
headliners should be more than enough to convince anyone to attend.
Chuck in the fact that the cream of British AOR is also in attendance
then you have a sure-fire winner. I personally will look forward to
seeing the likes of Wig Wam, Stampede, John Waite, Lec Zorn, Newman,
Dan Reed and Eden. I salute you Mr. Alger and can't wait until the
show. Until then here's the rundown for each day.

RUNNING ORDER FOR MAY 29TH

We are proud to unveil the running order for this year's main day, the
event will run as follows:

Friday MAY 29th: Venue: JB's, Dudley [food will be available inside
the venue]

Doors 6 p.m.

06:45 - 07:25 - ANGELHOUSE. An unknown quantity as far as I'm
concerned but that doesn't mean that they'll be no good, no sir! If
TSM and Mr. Alger believe in them then that's good enough for me.

07:45 - 08:25 - REDLINE. Saw these at last year's Z Rock In Birmingham
and came away impressed. Their Judas Priest meets Marshall Law style
of metal should go down well.

08:45 - 09:40 - STAMPEDE. Some would cruelly say that this is the only
time you'll see a stampede at a Z Rock, but not me, oh no! Seriously,
I am so looking forward to seeing this band for the first time. With
both of their albums having been reissued in the last few years the
time is right for the Stampede revival.

10:00 - 10:55 - STEVE GRIMMETT. Mr Grimmett never fails to impress me
every time I see him perform. He's sure to play a good selection of
solo material as well as a few Grim Reaper tracks as well. See you in
hell, my friends.

11:15 - 01:00 - WIG WAM. Wig Wam! What is there to say about this
phenomenal band that hasn't already been said? I'll just add they they
are one of the most exciting bands to emerge on the Hard Rock scene in
the last few years. The last couple of times I saw them they blew me
away and I expect nothing less from them this time.

Tickets are still available online at http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest
or by PayPal via zonlinesales@... for £30.00 + £1 recorded
mail [please remember to include your address and details regarding
your order] or call 07818 258294 for mail-order details [Mon - Fri 9 -
7 / Sat 10- 12].

RUNNING ORDER FOR MAY 30TH

We are proud to unveil the running order for this year's main day, the
event will run as follows:

Saturday MAY 30th: Venue: JB's, Dudley [food will be available inside
the venue]

Doors 12:30

01:00 - 01:45 - CORNERSTONE. Another TSM artist and one that has been
gathering plenty of good press over the last few months thanks to a
strong debut album. A good opening to the days proceedings.

02:05 - 02:55 - LEC ZORN PROJECT. If Lec Zorn is half as good live as
his album then he'll blow people away with his brand of pomp rock. The
big question is will he be bringing Tracy White (Shotgun Symphony) as
his vocalist? Let's bloody hope so.

03:15 - 04:05 - H.A.R.D. Hungarian hard rock at its finest and another
great addition to the festival.

04:25 - 05:25 - NEWMAN. Steve Newman has a lot to prove with this
show. It's his first live outing for a few years and with the right
song selection it could be his best ever. Here's hoping.

05:45 - 06:45 - EDEN. Another solid British band who have delivered on
both of their albums. Their live show sees them take their songs to
another level. I gaurantee that they will surprise many on this day.

07:00 - 08:00 - DAN REED. Dan Reed will be performing an acoustic show
that will comprise of old Network songs and newer Dan reed material.
With him getting rave reviews of his British tour of last year he will
definitely be one to watch.

08:20 - 9:20 - VON GROOVE. Von Groove gave me one of my best ever
concert experiences when they played at Z Rock the first time many
moons ago. I'm hoping that they repeat that experience with this show.
They have the songs and the capability. Let's hope they put the two
together and blow us away.

09:40 - 10:50 - TED POLEY. If Bob Catley is the U.K.'s peoples' front
man then Ted would have to be his U.S. equivalent. I have no doubt
that Ted and Vic will give 1000% and make this a show to remember.
Sure to be one of the highlights of the whole weekend.

11:10 - 00:45 - JOHN WAITE. This, my friends, will be awesome and then
some. John Waite in the U.K. for the first time since the Eighties.
With such a rich back catalogue to choose from, John Waite has the
potential to be absolutely mind-blowing. I personally would love to
see plenty of Bad Englsih songs, a sprinkling of Babys and a liberal
amount of solo material. Please!

Tickets are still available online at http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest
or by PayPal via zonlinesales@... for £47.50 + £1 recorded
mail [please remember to include your address and details regarding
your order] or call 07818 258294 for mail-order details [Mon - Fri 9 -
7 / Sat 10- 12].

A minimal amount of tickets are available from the following outlets
on a first come first served basis:

ST Records, Dudley tel: 01384 230726
JB's, Dudley tel: 01384 253597
X Records [over counter] Bolton

http://www.zrecords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/zrockfest

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-Cruz Del Sur Updates: Free Album Streaming And More

Spread the news: the following FULL ALBUMS are streaming now on Cruz
Del Sur's Web site:

Slough Feg - APE UPRISING
Crescent Shield - THE STARS OF NEVER SEEN
Crown The Lost - BLIND FAITH LOYALTY

Check it out!
http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/newsite/download.asp

SLOUGH FEG

With a 20-year long career and seven full-length albums, Slough Feg
are a reference for metal fans around the world. As with many
underrated American bands, the band had to first build their
reputation in Europe to be appreciated stateside. Today the band's
name lies among other top contemporary metal bands; incorporating a
healthy dose of NWOBHM and love for classic metal with their own
unique attributes, the band have infected and engrossed the minds of
thousands of fans in recent years, due in part to touring U.S. with
The Sword in 2008 and having over 150,000 plays on their MySpace page.

APE UPRISING marks another step ahead in the band's colorful history,
bringing forth another dose of trademark Slough Feg metal, invoking
tragic, emotional, passionate and yet ironic views on life. Around the
figure of founding member Mike Scalzi (vocals/guitar), moves a
versatile and talented lineup (bassist Adrian Maestas, "Don" Angelo
Tringali on guitar and new drummer Harry Cantwell) whose chemistry
reaches the highest levels yet on APE UPRISING, delivering what can be
considered the heaviest Slough Feg release ever!

http://www.sloughfeg.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sloughfeg

CRESCENT SHIELD

California's traditional melodic metal band Crescent Shield and label
Cruz Del S