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-- NEWS --
MEGADETH
former bassist Dave Ellefson has filed a lawsuit against Dave Mustaine
seeking $18.5 million in damages for allegedly cheating him out of
royalties and backing out of a deal to turn the Megadeth franchise over to
him when the band broke up in 2002
DANZIG
Glenn Danzig has announced that this fall's package tour "Blackest Of The
Black 2004" will be the last Danzig tour - also on the bill are: Doyle
(x-Misfits),
Mayhem, DevilDriver, Death Angel, Eyes Of Fire
DIMMU BORGIR
drummer Tony Laureano (Nile) has been drafted as session drummer for the
Ozzfest gigs
ROTTING CHRIST
the band has parted ways with guitarist Costas on good terms due to
personal reasons
CONSPIRACY A.D.
guitarist Sym has been added to the lineup
BRICK BATH
bassist Scott (Rock) Rockstead has replaced Pete Stone
PITCHLINE
this new band features vocalist Jim Kjell (Gardenian) and guitarist Glenn
Ljungström (In Flames, Dimension Zero)
NEW SIGNINGS
Nuclear Blast: Angelzoom
Karmageddon Media: The Monolith Deathcult
Arclight Records: RPG
Now and Then Records: Ion Vein
Scarlet Records: Raza De Odio
Galy Records: Eclipse Eternal
Aftermath Music: Fallen
Lion Music: Joe Stump
Agonia Records: Unpure, Barbatos
Southern Lord: Lair of the Minotaur, Orcustus
-- HELP WANTED --
DRUMMER wanted - Unholy Ghost seeks drummer - looking for a drummer with
the skills and pro-attitude needed to take this band to the next level -
contact: unholyghost666@hotmail.com
GUITARIST wanted - NJ black / death band Mourning seeks 2nd guitarist to
fulfill sound - must be from NJ, have gear, be reliable, creative and make
practice at least once a week - contact: mourning666palace@yahoo.com
DRUMMER wanted - Massachusetts' Discreate seeks an experienced drummer to
compliment our style - extremely serious about this band and need someone
who can give the music what it needs - ages range from 22-25 -
influences include all genres of metal, but mainly speed, thrash, melody
and powerful grooves - contact: alexmetal78@hotmail.com
DRUMMER available - unique, aggressive, drummer, seeks original
established band - have all the tools, the lumber and the thunder - can
send bio and pix and tapes on request - band must be focused, driven and
gigging or about to - contact: ynot926@aol.com
VOCALIST available - female metal vocalist in NYC seeks aggressive heavy
band (no thrash / speed) - contact: bloodskyatnight@yahoo.com
-- FEATURES --
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkillswitch.html
SATYRICON
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsatyricon.html
THE GATHERING
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewgathering.html
SCARLET
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewscarlet.html
-- REVIEWS --
- METAL JUDGMENT -
http://www.metaljudgment.com
Susperia 'Unlimited'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/susperiau_frames.html
Unearth 'The Oncoming Storm'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/unearth_frames.html
Blut Aus Nord 'The Work Which Transforms God'
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/blutausnord_frames.html
Killwhitneydead 'Never Good Enough for You'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/killwhitdead_frames.html
Arsis 'A Celebration of Guilt'
(Martyr)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/arsis_frames.html
Pyrexia 'Cruelty Beyond Submission'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/pyrexia_frames.html
Zubrowska 'One on Six'
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/zubrowska_frames.html
A Gruesome Find 'The Fire that Burns in Hell'
(Behemoth)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/agruesomefind_frames.html
Scarlet 'Cult Classic'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scarletc_frames.html
Scarlet 'Something to Lust About'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scarlets_frames.html
Cannibal Corpse w/ Black Dahlia Murder - Concert
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/cctbdmss_frames.html
Absu 'The Sun of Tiphareth' - Classic
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/absu_frames.html
Wave - Demo
(Ember)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/wave_frames.html
Hectorite - Demo
(Goatwhore)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/hectorites_frames.html
Agony Divine - Demo
(Sabbath)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/agonydivine_frames.html
Ballistic - Demo
(Metal Militia)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/ballistic_frames.html
-- NEW RELEASES --
7/02 - Warren Appleby - The Terrible Beauty
7/05 - Hirax - The New Age Of Terror
7/06 - Eradykate - Rektaliation
7/09 - Goratory - Sexual Intercorpse
7/12 - Ewigkeit - Radio Ixtlan
7/12 - Lana Lane - Return to Japan
7/13 - Algol/Shroud Of Despondency - Whispers. . .
7/13 - Incapacity - Ninth Order Extinct
7/13 - Dokken - Hell To Pay
7/13 - Meshuggah - I
7/13 - Canvas Solaris - Sublimation
7/13 - Carcass - Choice Cuts
7/13 - Forensics - Things To Do. . .
7/13 - Killing Theory - Dead. Buried. Forgotten.
7/13 - Twilight Ophera - The End Of Halcyon Age
7/13 - A Perfect Murder - Unbroken
7/13 - Candiria - What Does Not Kill You
7/13 - Illogicist - Subjected
7/13 - Canvas Solaris - Sublimation
7/13 - Cattle Decapitation - Humanure
7/13 - Ancient - Night Visit
7/13 - Mortician - Zombie Massacre (live)
7/13 - Neal Morse - Testimony Live (DVD)
7/15 - Hollywood Hairspray III
7/20 - The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine
7/20 - Magister Dixit - Infernal Martyrism
7/22 - Zillion
7/26 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Rise Again
7/26 - Turisas - Battle Metal
7/26 - Metal Church - The Weight Of The World
7/27 - Various Artists - Voices From The Arctic Circle
7/27 - Saint Vitus - V
7/27 - Cathedral - The Serpent's Gold
7/27 - Kittie - Until The End
7/27 - My Fate - Happiness Is Fiction
7/27 - The Amenta - Occasus
7/27 - Code Black - Penetration
7/27 - HateSphere - Ballet Of The Brute
7/27 - Cathedral - The Serpent's Gold
7/27 - Ninnuam - Process Of Life Seperation
7/27 - My Fate - Hapiness is Fiction
7/27 - Pyrexia - Cruelty Beyond Submission (reissue)
-- IN PRINT --
DECIBEL
http://www.decibelmagazine.com
this new extreme music magazine will hit the streets
in September with a clear editorial focus on being ahead of the trends -
Decibel has assembled the finest professional extreme music journalists in
the world, including Aaron Burgess, Nick Terry, Iann Robinson and Kevin
Stewart-Panko - published 11 times a year with an initial circulation of
30,000, Decibel will be distributed by the largest magazine distributors
in the United States, and will be available on newsstands throughout the
country including Tower Records, Barnes & Noble, Borders and all relevant
independent book and record stores
-- TOUR DATES --
(dates are subject to change - check local listings)
CRISIS
7/30 Colorado Springs, CO
7/31 Denver, CO
8/01 Salt Lake City, UT
8/03 Boise, ID
8/04 Spokane, WA
8/05 Seattle, WA
8/06 Portland, OR
8/11 Hollywood, CA
8/12 Anaheim, CA
8/13 Las Vegas, NV
8/15 Tempe, AZ
8/17 El Paso, TX
8/19 Moore, OK
8/20 Austin, TX
8/21 Corpus Christi, TX
8/22 McAllen, TX
8/24 Houston, TC
8/25 Ft Worth, TX
FEAR FACTORY w/ SWORN ENEMY & MASTODON
7/26 Towson, MD
7/27 Philadelphia, PA
7/29 Clifton Park, NJ
7/30 Hartford, CT
7/31 Boston, MA
8/04 Buffalo, NY
8/10 Milwaukee, WI
8/12 Minneapolis, MN
8/13 Davenport, IA
8/14 Bellefontaine, OH
8/15 Chicago, IL
8/17 Denver, CO
8/18 Albuquerque, NM
8/20 Phoenix (Tempe), AZ
8/21 Los Angeles, CA
8/22 Las Vegas, NV
NIGHTWISH w/ LULLACRY
8/16 Toronto, ONT
8/17 Montreal, QUE
8/19 Philadelphia, PA
8/20 Worcester, MA
8/22 New York, NY
8/23 Cleveland, OH
8/25 Chicago, IL
8/26 Minneapolis, MN
8/28 Denver, CO
8/30 Phoenix, AZ
8/31 Anaheim, CA
9/02 Hollywood, CA
9/05 Seattle, WA
SLIPKNOT w/ SLAYER
07/21 East Peoria, IL
07/28 St. Helens, OR
08/06 Lubbock TX
08/09 Little Rock, AR
08/13 Cedar Rapids, IA
08/18 Ottawa, ON
08/27 Darien Center, NY
09/22 Switzerland Geneva, SWI
09/23 Milan, ITA
09/25 Dresden, GER
09/26 Berlin, GER
09/27 Munich, GER
09/29 Stuttgart, GER
09/30 Dusseldorf, GER
10/01 Leuven, BEL
10/03 Glasgow, UK
10/05 Birmingham, UK
10/06 Manchester, UK
10/08 Cardiff, UK
10/09 London, UK
10/10 London, UK
10/14 Stockholm, SWE
10/15 Oslo, NOR
10/17 Helsinki, FIN
10/19 Copenhagen, DEN
10/21 Rotterdam, NETH
10/23 Paris, FRA
W.A.S.P.
7/16 San Diego, CA
7/17 West Hollywood, CA
7/20 Denver, CO
7/23 Austin, TX
7/24 Dallas, TX
7/25 McAllen, TX
7/27 Jacksonville, FL
7/28 Lake Buena Vista, FL
7/29 Atlanta, GA
7/30 Springfield, VA
7/31 Sayreville, NJ
8/01 Hartford, CT
8/03 Winston-Salem, NC
8/04 Dewey Beach, DE
8/05 Allentown, PA
8/06 Clifton Park, NY
8/07 Wantagh, NY
8/08 Montreal, QC
8/10 Ottawa, ON
8/12 Pittsburgh, PA
8/13 Detroit, MI
8/18 Fort Wayne, IN
8/19 Milwaukee, WI
8/20 Clear Lake, IA
HELLFEST
http://www.hellfest.com
7/23 - 7/25 -- Elizabeth, NJ
25 Ta Life, Agnostic Front, All That Remains, Andrew WK, Anterrabae, As I
Lay Dying, The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza, Between The Buried And Me,
Bleeding Through, Blood For Blood, Burnt By The Sun, Cannae, CKY,
Converge, Death By Stereo, Death Threat, Dillinger Escape Plan, DRI, Dry
Kill Logic, Embrace Today, Ensign, E Town Concrete, Evergreen Terrace,
Fear Factory, Full Blown Chaos, Himsa, Killswitch Engage, Life Of Agony,
Martyr AD, Mastodon, Merauder, Misery Index, Misfits, Most Precious Blood,
No Redeeming Social Value, Nora Pig Destroyer, The Red Chord, Shadows
Fall, Shai Hulud, Sick Of It All, Suffocation, Today Is The Day, Unearth,
Walls Of Jericho, Zao
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:
http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html
-- LINKS --
MEGADETH
http://www.megadeth.com
DANZIG
http://www.danzig-verotik.com
DIMMU BORGIR
http://www.dimmu-borgir.com
ROTTING CHRIST
http://www.rotting-christ.com
CONSPIRACY A.D.
http://www.conspiracyad.com
BRICK BATH
http://www.brickbath.com
ANGELZOOM
http://www.angelzoom.de
THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT
http://www.monolith-deathcult.com
RPG
http://www.rpgva.com
ION VEIN
http://www.ionvein.com
RAZA DE ODIO
http://www.razadeodio.com
JOE STUMP
http://www.joestump.com
UNPURE
http://www.unpure.se
BARBATOS
http://www.geocities.com/hellraiser6six6/
ORCUSTUS
http://www.orcustus.com
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR
http://www.geocities.com/lairoftheminotaur/
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