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-- NEWS --
BATHORY
founding member Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg was found dead
in his home in Stockholm, Sweden on June 7 due to an apparent heart
failure - Forsberg had a history of heart problems - he was 39
METALLICA
fans were treated to a special show at the Donington Park Download
Festival on June 6 when Lars Ulrich was unable to play due to a medical
emergency and Slayer's Dave Lombardo and Slipknot's Joey Jordison filled
in
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY
Nell, female singer from The Crest, has been drafted as the group's new
lead vocalist
FACE DOWN
the band has reformed with the following lineup: vocalist Marco Aro (The
Haunted), guitarist Joacim Carlsson (General Surgery), bassist Joakim
(Harju) Hedestedt (Construcdead) and drummer Erik Thyselius (Construcdead,
Terror 2000)
VYNDYKATOR
after four years of existence, the band and vocalist Bob Mitchell have
amicably parted ways - personal and private commitments as well as musical
direction have led to this decision
HADES
former guitarist Ed Fuhrman has started a new band called Ten Ton Truck
that is said to be much heavier than Hades with aggressive vocals and
grinding riffs - meanwhile, former guitarist Dan Lorenzo is working on his
second solo release
TRANSPORT LEAGUE
guitarist Martin M has replaced Dan J
VOIVOD
the band has approximately 25 songs in the works and plan to record with
'Nothingface' producer Glen Robinson in Montreal - the new material should
surface in 2005
TAROT PRODUCTIONS
this new label has been launched by Proscriptor McGovern (Absu, Melechesh)
to "furnish the planet with highly unique releases"
AGGRESSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Molson, Step Up Presents and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed, Mtv2 Headbangers Ball
host), in cooperation with Clear Channel Communications present the
Aggressive Music Festival on July 17 and July 18 in Glens Falls, NY - the
event will feature Slayer, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Deicide, Agnostic Front,
Candiria, Converge, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and more. . .
NEW SIGNINGS
Century Media: The Haunted
Relapse Records: Zombi
MetalAgen Records: Black Countess
New Aeon Media: Scenteria, Ad Vitam Aeternam, System Shock
Great White North: Paroxysm, The Mass, The Eternal Blade, Utopy
-- HELP WANTED --
VOCALIST wanted - Vyndykator seeks vocalist with a good range, metal
knowledge and a good attitude - home base is Jersey City, NJ - contact:
vyndykator@unchain.com
MUSICIANS wanted - Jay (aka Dick Delicious) is in the Atlanta area and
looking to front a band made up of really good musicians for a Zappa type
/ 80s > speed / thrash band - contact: jayq2@comcast.net
GUITARIST wanted - Rise seeks experienced rhythm guitar player with pro
equipment, ability to tour nationally and internationally, and should be
based in the Los Angeles area or willing to relocate - music is guitar
driven blackened death metal and has been compared to Dissection, Morbid
Angel, Eucharist and Dimmu Borgir amongst others - contact:
risekeys@hotmail.com
GUITARIST wanted - New Jersey based death / black metal band Mourning
seeks 2nd guitarist - must be creative and able to make practice once a
week - looking to record a promo this July - must have transportation and
be reliable - contact: mourning666palace@yahoo.com
-- FEATURES --
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
The Forsaken 'Traces Of The Past'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/forsakent_frames.html
Heaven Shall Burn 'Antigone'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/heavensb_frames.html
Martyr AD 'On Earth As It Is In Hell'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/martyrad_frames.html
Uphill Battle 'Wreck Of Nerves'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/uphillbattlew_frames.html
Deadsoil 'Forever The Enemy'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/deadsoil_frames.html
Vampire Mooose 'Vampire Mooose'
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/vampiremooose_frames.html
Stretch Arm Strong 'Engage'
(Goatwhore)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/stretcharm_frames.html
Animosity 'Shut It Down'
(Dguy)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/animosity_frames.html
The End 'Transfer Trachea Reverberations. . . '
(Snake)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/theend_frames.html
The Spawn of Satan / Bloodsick Split
(Sabbath)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/spawnosbloods_frames.html
Machine Head & God Forbid - Concert
(Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/mhgf_frames.html
Necrophagist 'Onset Of Putrefaction' - Classic
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/necrophagist_frames.html
Morpheus - Demo
(Behemoth)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/morpheus_frames.html
Stretcher - Demo
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/stretcher_frames.html
-- NEW RELEASES --
6/01 - Switchblade
6/01 - MQM Compilation Volume I
6/01 - Suffer - When Darkness Falls
6/01 - Krokus - Rock the Block
6/01 - XXX Maniak - Harvesting The Cvnt Nectar
6/01 - A Life Once Lost - Open Your Mouth. . .
6/01 - Suffer - When Darkness Falls
6/01 - Bloodshoteye - Without Any Remorse
6/01 - Backstabbers Inc - Kamikaze Missions
6/01 - XFilesX - Excruciation
6/01 - The Power & The Glory - Call Me Armageddon
6/01 - Steel Prophet - Beware
6/01 - He Is Legend - 91025
6/01 - Destruction - Live Discharge (DVD)
6/04 - Lilitu - The Delores Lesion
6/07 - Nightwish - Once
6/07 - NOTHING - Silence Came Back In. . .
6/07 - Hatesphere - Ballet of the Brute
6/07 - The Ring - Tales From Midgard
6/07 - Lacuna Coil - Swamped (single)
6/08 - Gene Simmons - Asshole
6/10 - Dissenter - Contamination
6/10 - Mutilation - Posessed by Reality
6/11 - Dark Fortress - Stab Wounds
6/12 - Thanatos - Undead.Unholy.Divine.
6/14 - Disinter - As We Burn
6/14 - Withering Surface - Force The Pace
6/15 - Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety
6/15 - Eighteen Visions - Obsession
6/15 - Heaven Shall Burn - Antigone
6/15 - Brandtson - Send Us A Signal
6/15 - Dark Tranquillity - Exposures
6/15 - VoiVod - War and Pain (box)
6/15 - Sebastian Bach - Forever Wild (DVD)
6/16 - Disinter - As We Burn
6/16 - Cock And Ball Torture - Egoleech
6/17 - Praying Mantis - The Best of Praying Mantis
6/18 - House of Shakira - First Class
6/20 - Lord Belial - The Seal Of Belial
6/21 - Borknagar - Epic
6/21 - Agathodaimon - Serpent's Embrace
6/21 - Carnal Forge - Aren´t You Dead Yet?
6/21 - Jag Panzer - Chain Of Command
6/22 - Eisbrecher
6/22 - Scorpions - Unbreakable
6/22 - Torn Within - Allied With Bitterness
6/22 - Ministry - Houses of the Molé
6/22 - Tribunal Records No. 50
6/22 - Flotsam & Jetsam (DVD)
6/25 - Vesania - Firefrost Arcanum
6/25 - Crash Compilation - Death is an Extreme
6/26 - Iced Earth - The Blessed And The Damned (Best Of)
6/27 - Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance
-- ON THE NET --
[AVERSIONLINE]
http://www.aversionline.com
the June 2004 issue is now online featuring Arsis, Confronto, On a Dead
Machine, Rag Men, plus reviews
CHRONICLES OF CHAOS
http://www.ChroniclesOfChaos.com
issue #74 is now online featuring interviews with Death Angel, Insomnium,
Heaven Shall Burn, plus reviews
-- TOUR DATES --
(dates are subject to change - check local listings)
CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ BLACK DAHLIA MURDER & SEVERED SAVIOR
7/01 Jacksonville, FL
7/02 Spartanburg, SC
7/03 Nofolk, VA
7/05 New York, NY
7/06 Wilkes-Barre, PA
7/07 Buffalo, NY
7/08 Manchester, NH
7/09 Montreal, QC
7/10 Toronto, ON
7/11 Ottawa, ON
7/12 Sudbury, ON
7/14 Winnipeg, MB
7/15 Regina, SK
7/16 Edmonton, AB
7/17 Calgary, AB
7/19 Vancouver, BC
7/20 Victoria, BC
7/22 Salt Lake City, UT
7/23 Las Vegas, NV
7/24 Albuquerque, NM
CIRCLE II CIRCLE
6/25 Dessel, BEL
6/26 Munchen, GER
6/27 Affalter, GER
6/28 Bochum, GER
6/29 Weert, GER
6/30 Aschaffenburg, GER
7/01 Pratteln, SWI
7/02 Nehren, GER
7/03 Andernach, GER
7/04 Istanbul, TURK
7/06 Athens, GRE
PLACE OF SKULLS
6/11 Knoxville, TN
6/12 Johnson City, TN
6/18 Louisville, KY
6/19 Indianapolis, IN
6/21 Chicago, IL
6/22 Cincinnati, OH
6/23 Cleveland, OH
6/25 New York, NY
6/26 Philadelphia, PA
7/30 Springfield, VA
SHADOWS FALL w/ HIMSA & AS I LAY DYING
7/18 Glens Falls, NY
7/19 Williamsville, NY
7/21 Wilkes - Barre, PA
7/22 Springfield, VA
7/23 Elizabeth, NJ
7/24 Norfolk, VA
7/26 Jacksonville, FL
7/27 Ft Lauderdale, FL
7/28 St Petersburg, FL
7/29 New Orleans, LA
7/30 Houston, TX
7/31 Austin, TX
8/01 Abilene, TX
8/03 Oklahoma City, OK
8/05 Albuquerque, NM
8/06 Tucson, AZ
8/08 Anaheim, CA
8/09 Las Vegas, NV
8/11 Denver, CO
8/12 Omaha, NE
8/13 Cedar Rapids, IA
8/14 Chicago Heights, IL
8/16 Grand Rapids, MI
8/19 Syracuse, NY
VAMPIRE MOOOSE
06/11 Cedar Falls, IA
06/12 Omaha, NE
06/13 Davenport, IA
06/15 South Bend, IN
06/16 Ft. Wayne, IN
06/17 Lansing, MI
06/18 Columbus, OH
06/19 Wilkes-Barre, PA
06/23 West Springfield, VA
06/24 Spartanburg, SC
06/25 Nashville, TN
06/26 Dayton, OH
07/08 Springfield, MO
07/09 Kansas City, MO
07/23 St Louis, MO
08/22 Cincinnati, OH
09/04 Houston, TX
10/30 Fargo, ND
AGRESSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
http://www.agressivemusicfestival.com
7/17 - 7/18 -- Glens Falls, NY
Slipknot, Slayer, Hatebreed, Superjoint Ritual, God Frobid, Soulfly,
Deicide, Killswitch Engage, Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, Suffocation,
Shadows Fall, Converge, Candiria, Skinless, As I Lay Dying, Full Blown
Choas, Terror, With Honor
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:
http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html
-- SPONSORS --
THE END RECORDS
http://www.theendrecords.com
EVIL EYE PRODUCTIONS
http://www.evileyesight.com
UNRESTRAINED!
http://www.unrestrainedmag.com
-- LINKS --
BATHORY
http://www.bathory.se
VYNDYKATOR
http://www.vyndykator.net
METALLICA
http://www.metallica.com
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY
http://www.theatreoftragedy.com
FACE DOWN
http://www.facedown.nu
TEN TON TRUCK
http://ten-ton-truck.com
DAN LORENZO
http://www.danlorenzo.net
TRANSPORT LEAGUE
http://www.transportleague.com
VOIVOD
http://www.voivod.com
TAROT PRODUCTIONS
http://www.tarotproductions.com
THE HAUNTED
http://www.the-haunted.com
ZOMBI
http://www.zombi.us
BLACK COUNTESS
http://darkerotica.narod.ru
AD VITAM AETERNAM
http://aeternam.free.fr
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