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ZYKLON TO SUPPORT ARCH ENEMY

Philadelphia: Candlelight Records confirms Zyklon as support for Arch Enemy on their upcoming European tour. The dates, scheduled to begin February 17 in Cologne, Germany marks the band's first European tour in support of their current album, Aeon, and will follow their first trip to Japan as headliners for the nineth Extreme the Dojo festival.

Zyklon guitarist Samoth says, "Needless to say we are very excited about Japan. We never even got to go there with Emperor so this is definitely a big highlight for us. And after several attempts we have finally finally confirmed a full European tour, and it's a good one too. Stampin' Ground will also be on the bill with us and Arch Enemy, so it should make a strong package, covering several aspects of metal.

Formed from the ashes of Emperor, Zyklon released their debut World ov Worms in 2001 to worldwide critical acclaim. The Norwegian band, featuring guitarist Destructhor and bassist/vocalist Secthdamon (also of Myrkskog), with drummer Trym and guitarist Samoth, participated on the successful "Extreme Music for Extreme People" US tour featuring Morbid Angel, Deicide, Soilent Green and Exhumed. In early 2002, the band began work on their second album, Aeon. The album was recorded at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio (Emperor) and mixed by Fredrik Nodstrom at Fredman Studios (In Flames, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy), Since its late 2003 release, the album has received overwhelming support from Terrorizer, Metal Maniacs, Brave Words Bloody Knuckles, Kerrang, Unrestrained and countless others.

Confirmed dates with Arch Enemy as of press time include:
Feb. 17 - Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall Feb. 18 - Aalen/Stuttgart, GER - RockIt
Feb. 19 - Munich, GER - New Backstage
Feb. 21 - Vidia, ITA - Cesena
Feb. 22 - Bergamo, ITA - Motion
Feb. 24 - Barcelona, SPA - Razzmatazz II Feb. 25 - Madrid, SPA - Caracol
Feb. 27 - Paris, FRA - Elysee Montmartre Feb. 28 - Hellendoorn, NETH - Lantaarrn
Feb. 29 - Eindhoven, NETH - Effenaar
Mar. 02 - Hamburg, GER - Logo
Mar. 03 - Osnabruck, GER - Works
Mar. 04 - Essen, GER - Zeche Carl
Mar. 05 - Antwerpen, BEL - Hof Ter Loo

Zyklon's Aeon and World ov Worms are available in stores from Candlelight Records worldwide.

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk

PRO-PAIN FISTFUL OF HATE US RELEASE CONFIRMED Philadelphia: Candlelight Records today confirms April 6 as the US release of the new album from Pro-Pain. Under license agreement for the US, Fistful of Hate, is the band's eighth studio album and follows the late 2003 release of the band's critically applauded cover album, Run For Cover (Spitfire).

Recorded in Florida, Fistful of Hate is the heaviest and most aggressive album to date from the long-running metal/hardcore band. "Fistful Of Hate is without question our strongest production and contains some of our best work," says bassist Gary Meskil. "It's nice to know that we still have the same drive and passion about our music 12-years post inception and we hope that our fans share in our enthusiasm." Formed by Meskil (ex-Crumbsuckers), Pro-Pain released their debut Foul Taste of Freedom in 1992. The record was an instant success and has since soundscanned over 60,000 units. Successive albums, The Truth Hurts (1994), Contents Under Pressure (1996) and Pro-Pain (1998) saw sales growth continue with combined album sales in the US breaking 100,000 units. All Music Guide said of the band, "Pro-Pain has managed to carve a solid career niche for themselves, built upon a reliable mix of post-thrash precision, and the NYC hardcore code of ethics."

Fistful of Hate is expected to be supported with the band's first US tour in nearly four years. Planned for June, it will follow the band's already scheduled European tour set to begin March 12. The tour will introduce new drummer JC Dwyer (Paingod).

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk

EUROPE ROCKS SWEDEN ROCK.

EUROPE is now confirmed to play a very exclusive show at Sweden Rock Festival 2004. We are very proud and happy to present one of Swedens most successful rockbands at this years Sweden Rock Festival. It will be their only show in Sweden and they will close the festival on the saturday june 12. The countdown has started.... During spring EUROPE will release a new record and DVD. Read more about EUROPE on our website at http://www.swedenrock.com We are of course also very proud to present the other confirmed acts for next years festival. Here we have something for all the rock- and blueslovers. Total we will present 55 bands for this years festival.

Confirmed bands ....
Judas Priest (UK) only show in Scandinavia.
Heart (Can)
UFO (UK)
Pat Travers Band (US)
Nightwish (Fin)
Children of Bodom (Fin)
April Wine (Can)
Exodus (US)
Slade (UK)
Magic Slim & the Teardrops (US)
Kingdom Come (D)
Opeth (S)
Entombed (S)
Wasa Express (S)
Dr Feelgood (UK)
Abramis Brama (S)
Lost Horizon (S)
Brainstorm (D)
Cage (US)
Persuader (S)
Lumsk (N)
Narnia (S)
Heavenly (Fra)
Paragon (D)
Memory Garden (S)
Lake of Tears (S)
Pathos (S)
Hirax (US)

Read all about the bands on our website.
http://www.swedenrock.com

TICKETS ON SALE......
In Sweden, Norge, Denmark, Finland, Germany and in UK.. More info on our website.. Remember, last years festival was sold out.

Welcome to Sweden Rock Festival 2004 This is Rock´n Roll.

Sweden Rock Festival
Norjebokevägen 2
SE- 294 76 Sölvesborg
SWEDEN
http://www.swedenrock.com
In coorporation with Spendrups - Jack Daniels - 106.7 Rockklassiker - Löfbergs Lila - Sweden Rock Magazine.

ANATHEMA Releases 'A Natural Disaster' on Feb. 24 through KOCH/Music For Nations

Anathemaâ€™s A Natural Disaster - New Set From British Rock Legends Bows February 24th on KOCH Records/Music For Nations In a climate where music has become formulaic and predictable, Liverpoolâ€™s Anathema is a rare pleasure. The bandâ€™s unique brand of ethereal, neo-progressive rock is in full regalia with the unveiling of their latest masterpiece, A Natural Disaster, on KOCH Records/Music For Nations on February 24th. The new album, the bandâ€™s seventh full-length studio album, displays Anathema at their very finest, honing a most distinctive sound to the climax of absolute perfection. The current lineup consists of three brothers: vocalist/guitarist Vincent Cavanagh, guitarist Danny Cavanagh, bassist Jamie Cavanagh, as well as keyboardist Les Smith and drummer John Douglas. A Natural Disaster, the follow-up to 2001â€™s critically-lauded A Fine Day To Exit, is a collection of beautiful, powerful compositions performed with uncommon feeling and intelligence. Launching from the bandâ€™s bedrock foundation of hard progressive rock, predominantly mellow numbers such as â€œBalance,â€ â€œCloser,â€ â€œAre You There?â€ and â€œFlyingâ€ use sparse arrangements and hypnotic nuances to first seduce and then enthrall the listener. These core elements are further enhanced by instantly memorable choruses, driving riffs and well-timed bursts of aggression.

And this is only the beginning, as additional wonders like the evocative instrumental interlude â€œChildhood Dream,â€ the frighteningly explosive â€œPulled Under at 2000 Metres a Second,â€ and the colossally building closer â€œViolenceâ€ are revealed apace to devastating effect. Although deceptively simple in their construction, all of the above are really anything but, and, taken as a whole, their soaring layers of sound conspire to weave an intricate painting for the ears that is at once emotionally draining and a wholly inspiring listening experience.

The full album track listing includes:
Harmonium
Pulled Under at 2000 Metres a Second
Balance
A Natural Disaster
Closer
Flying
Are You There?
Electricity
Childhood
Dream
Violence

Song samples of â€œPulled Under at 2000 Metres a Secondâ€ and â€œA Natural Disasterâ€ are available at http://www.anathema.ws

Primary songwriter Danny Cavanagh describes the album, as â€œA collection of songs that reflect personal experience, thoughts and feelings that have been building up for the past few years. [Itâ€™s] a journey of light and shade, love and hate, yin and yang.â€

Perhaps even more remarkable in light of these achievements, is the fact that A Natural Disaster is the first opus produced by Anathema themselves. Thus empowered, the band has attained an enviable position of strength and creative independence, which only bodes well for a band so dedicated to constant reinvention and facing new challenges. A Natural Disaster was recorded at Parkgate Studios and engineered by Dan Turner.

The album will undoubtedly find its way into the hall of fame alongside the albums of bands whose existence triggered the chain of events that resulted in this classic album.

Anathema has long since been known as one of the most incredible live bands to materialize from the UK, and is consistently asked to headline festivals around Europe and America. With the release of A Natural Disaster, Anathema will certainly achieve worldwide recognition.

http://www.anathema.ws
http://www.kochentertainment.com

CADAVER & KHOLD SIGN TO CANDLELIGHT RECORDS Blut Aus Nord, Niya and Mithras also join worldwide family Philadelphia: Candlelight Records announces the addition of Norway's CADAVER and KHOLD to the label's growing worldwide roster. France's Blut Aus Nord, Poland's Niya and England's Mithras also join Candlelight, signalling the label's most aggressive artist acquisition period in its ten-plus year history. All are scheduled to release new albums in the coming months.

Norway's CADAVER date to 1989. The now popular death metal band released their full-length debut Hallucinating Anxiety via Earache Records in 1990, followed by In Pains in 1992. Growing sales and interest, however, could not hold back the rising interest in black metal thus Cadaver would separate in 1993. Reformed (and renamed Cadaver Inc.) in 1999 by founding band member Neddo, the band completed their contract with Earache in 2001 releasing their third album, Discipline. The band would tour with Morbid Angel, Extreme Noise Terror and visit the US for the first time in support of the record, quickly regaining the interest and support they had in 1993. Signing with Candlelight, the band - currently featuring vocalist Apollyon, drummer Czral, bassist LJ Balvaz with guitarist Neddo - drop Inc and prepare for the release of their fourth album, Necrosis. The album is confirmed for US release April 20. Formed in 2000, KHOLD come to Candlelight with already two previous albums recorded to their credit. Masterpiss of Pain and Phantom (Moonfog) both received high accolades via metal magazines and fans worldwide - no doubt initially inspired by interest from the members, including vocalist/guitarist Gard (Old Mans Child), drummer Sarke (Old Mans Child) and bassist Brandr (Red Harvest), other band associations. The band has been likened to an "updated Bathory or Darkthrone." The band are currently completing their label debut, with release expected in May.

websites at http://www.cadaverinc.com
http://www.khold.com
http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk

EUROPEAN TOUR IMMEMORIAL

IMMEMORIAL's tour through EUROPE has been finally confirmed in Febuary 2004. During this tour their will be promote new album "After Deny". IMMEMORIAL will hit the road as a guest of DIMENSION ZERO. DIMENSION ZERO is the band of Jesper Strömblad the guitarist and main songwriter of IN FLAMES and of Jocke Göthburg the ex-MARDUK vocalist. The other band on the tour is HANDFUL OF RAIN. The Tour will begin in the middle of Febuary.

14.02.04 D-Engelsdorf, Hellraiser
15.02.04 D-Essen, Zeche Carl
16.02.04 D-Hamburg, Markthalle
17.02.04 D-Frankfurt, Batschkapp
18.02.04 D-Münster/Breitefeld, Live Arena 19.02.04 UK-London, The Underworld
20.02.04 F-Nancy, Azimut 854
21.02.04 NL-Arnheim, Goudvishal
22.02.04 D-Aaalen, Rock It
23.02.04 D-München, Garage
24.02.04 CH-Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
25.02.04 I-Bergamo, Motion
26.02.04 A-Innsbruck, Hafen

In the beginning of 2004r Mlody - the guitar player left the band. The main causes of his leaveing were due to problems in his private life. He wasn't able to engage hisself into IMMEMORIAL as much as it was needed. His place was taken by Frost, the present bass player in Immemorial. The function of bass guitar during the second part of Final Resistance Tour '04 will be taken by session musician.

www.immemorialband.prv.pl
http://www.conquerec.com

DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SPRING GUSTER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Guster, the Boston-based trio whose latest Palm Picture/Reprise Records release, Keep It Together, consolidates its reputation as one of the most enduring and original bands in modern music, will embark on an extensive North American tour beginning in mid-February and running through late March. The group will be headlining a series of dates, as well as opening for singer/songwriter John Mayer.

Comprised of Ryan Miller (guitar, vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar, vocals) and Brian Rosenworcel (percussion), Guster has earned critical acclaim and a dedicated fan following with virtually nonstop touring and a series of groundbreaking albums, including 1994's Parachute, 1996's Goldfly, 1999's Lost And Gone Forever and the abovementioned Keep It Together, released last year. Formed in 1992 at Tufts University, Guster has since appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Last Call with Carson Daly and Austin City Limits, and had two songs prominently featured in the film Life As A House. Two songs from Keep It Together enjoyed major radio success: "Amsterdam" climbed its way to #1 at AAA and to the top 20 of Adult Top 40 and "Careful" is currently #5 at AAA, breaking into Hot AC on January 26.

The itinerary for Guster's 2004 North American tour is as follows:

HEADLINING DATES
Thur Feb 19 Calvin Theatre Northhampton, MA
Sat Feb 21 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA
Sun Feb 22 Mountain Stage Charleston, WV
Tue Feb 24 Club Laga Pittsburgh, PA
Wed Feb 25 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
Fri Feb 27 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
Sat Feb 28 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
Tue Mar 2 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
Wed Mar 3 WorkPlay Birmingham, AL
Thu Mar 4 Blue Cats Knoxville, TN
Fri Mar 5 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Sat Mar 6 Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
Sat Mar 13 Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI

OPENING FOR JOHN MAYER
Tue Mar 9 Freedom Hall Johnson City, TN
Wed Mar 10 Bi-Lo Center Greenville, SC
Thu Mar 11 West Virginia University Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Fri Mar 12 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Wed Mar 17 Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
Thu Mar 18 Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
Fri Mar 19 Sovereign Center Reading, PA
Sat Mar 20 Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI
Sun Mar 21 Eisenhower Hall Theater West Point, NY
Tue Mar 23 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Wed Mar 24 Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Fri Mar 26 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN
Sat Mar 27 Tarble Athletic Center, Carthage College Kenosha, WI
Sun Mar 28 Resch Center Green Bay, WI

http://www.guster.com

MTM MUSIC / MTM METAL NEWS:
MTM MUSIC - current releases:

ERIKA - ?Cold Winter NIght? (MTM CLASSIX, 12.01.2004)

ERIKA, still the undisputable queen of Swedish rock - and the headlines! Erika?s first album ?Cold Winter Night? is now re-released and completely remastered in the new MTM CLASSIX series. The album is sold out long ago and is traded for enormous prices. ?Cold Winter Night? first released in 1990 got gold status and was voted as the best Swedish rock album of the nineties. The album is completely remastered and features the bonustracks ?Super Sonic City? and two different versions of ?Together We're Lost? which are unreleased in Europe so far. STREET TALK - ?Destination? (Release: 19.01.2004) Swedish AOR sensations STREET TALK are currently back in the studio recording some killer new music for their forthcoming album ?Destination? for MTM MUSIC. The band entered the Soundcreation Studios in August and have so far layed down most of the basic tracks for the two new songs. Goran Edman will start the vocal recordings on September 7. STREET TALK are also joined by legendary bassist Tony Franklin (Blue Murder, The Firm, Whitesnake) on the new recordings. The 18 track album will contain re-mastered favourites from the three studio albums: "Collaboration" (1997), "Transition" (2000) and "Restoration" (2002) along with bonus unreleased material and some brand new recordings. This album marks the end of a chapter in the STREET TALK history. STREET TALK main man Fredrik Bergh says "that it's uncertain if there will ever be a fourth STREET TALK studio album...Only time will tell..."

SHIVA - ?Desert Dreams? (Release: 26.01.2004)

SHIVA is one of the most promising hard rock bands, among others because of the outstanding femal vocal performance of Anette Johansson. The previous self titled album achieved enthusiastic press and fan feedback and reached # 7 in the german ROCK HARD soundcheck! SHIVA's main members are Mats Edström (guitars, keyboards, background vocals) and Anette Johansson (lead and background vocals). While recording the two of them use some fellow musicians to fill in the drums and bass. "This songs from the new band SHIVA are pretty bombastic keyboard driven pompy progressive rock mixed with hardrock ? I think we have discovered another killer band here ?" (Nicky Baldrian) "Is this a girl singing? My God, where has she been hiding all this time then? Anette's got one of the most powerful female voices in Rock today, no doubt. Mats Edström's heavy guitars leave a big impression as well. "Free My Soul" definitely is my favorite song on the demo.? (Majestic Magazine) The album is expected to be released in late this year or early next year and one song of the upcoming album can be heard on the new MTM COMPILATION Vol. 9 which is scheduled for October 2003. ?Desert Dreams? already reached # 6 in the ROCK HARD soundcheck.

Here's the latest News from The ROADSHOCK offices...

From their humble beginnings in a derelict church on the streets of crime-ridden Brixton, South African trio Boo! have risen to become one of their country's finest musical exports. Their unique fusion of African rhythms, melodic pop and contemporary dance sounds, branded "Monki Punk", have won them the devotion of audiences in the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and Australia.

15.01. (NL) ENSCHEDE, Atak
16.01. (B) GENT, Charlantan
17.01. (NL) DEN HAAG, Paard
21.01. (A) WöRGL, Komma
22.01. (CRO) ZAGREB, Mochvara
23.01. (CRO) RIJEKA, Big Mama
24.01. (CRO) PULA, Monte Paradiso
25.01. (SLO) LJUBLJANA, Gala Hala
27.01. (CRO) CAKOVEC, Klub
28.01. (CH) WINTERTHUR, Albini
30.01. (CH) BREMGARTEN, KuZe B
31.01. (CH) LANGENTHAL, Chrämerhuus
04.02. (UK) SHEFFIELD, BoardWalk
05.02. (UK) MANSFIELD, The Mill
06.02. (UK) LONDON, Halfmoon
07.02. (UK) HERTFORDSHIRE, Doctors Tonic
11.02. (NL) UTRECH, Tivoli
12.02. (NL) NIJMEGEN, Doorenroosje
13.02. (NL) ROERMOND, Azijnfabriek
14.02. (NL) HAARLEM, Patronaat
17.02. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
18.02. (D) CHEMNITZ, Subway To Peter
19.02. (D) BERLIN, Duncker
20.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
21.02. (D) SCHWALMSTADT, Die Bar
22.02. (D) HAMBURG, Logo
25.02. (D) WITTENBERG, Irish Harp Pub
28.02. (D) BISCHOFSWERDA, Eastclub
29.02. (CZ) ZELETAVA, The Baron
04.03. (I) GIO PALERMO SICILIA, Agricantus
05.03. (I) CATANZARO CALABRIA, Catanzaro Auditorium
06.03. (I) LECCE, tba
07.03. (I) POTENZA BASILICATA, tba
09.03. (I) ROMA LAZIO, Init
11.03. (I) GIO FIRENZE, Auditorium Flog
12.03. (I) TORINO PIEMONTE, Hiroshima Mon Amour
13.03. (I) MESTRE VENETO, Jam
18.03. (NL) EINDHOVEN, Effenaar
19.03. (NL) BREDA, Mezz
20.03. (B) SCHERPENHEUVEL, Den Hemel
29.03. (NL) EKEREN, Ekerse Zaal
10.04. (ZA) UNDERBERG, KZN, Spashy Fen Festival

booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "TNTLC" (Monki Punk Productions)
band email: boo@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.boolive.com
DE CREW

With their new and third album "Green As I Wish", produced by Alessandro Paolucci, (bass player of italien HC legend Raw Power), De Crew present an aggressive mixture of too-many-to-mention influences with screamed bleeding vocals, moving from Refused to Deftones, flirting with Poison the Well and Boy Sets Fire, never forgetting early fast hardcore. De Crew is ready to hit the stages all over Europe…

19.03. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus

booking: booking@roadshock.com
band email: decrew@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.decrew.net
DREI FLASCHEN

After their more than successful 5 week world tour Germany's punk export no.1 in 2003 returned for some shows in Europe before the Berlin fourpiece prepares for their 4th full length output in 2004...

30.01. (I) TORINO, Hiroshima
31.01. (I) BASSANO DEL GRAPPA (VI), La Gabbia
02.04. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
03.04. (D) ALFELD, Treff
19.05. (A) WöRGL, Komma
22.05. (A) LINZ, Kuba
20.08. (D) BERLIN, Punk Meets Metal Open Air
17.12. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
18.12. (D) WALDKIRCHEN, AZ Dorftrottel

presented by WARWICK, FRAMUS, EASTPAK and SOUTHSPACE ART & NOISE
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Punk Rock Globalizado" (Feier Mettel/CoreTex/Zomba)
band email: dreiflaschen@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.dreiflaschen.com
LOWER FORTY-EIGHT

Lower Forty-Eight was formed in May 2000 with the intent of playing music that has the heaviness of metal, the divergent structure of progressive rock and the intensity of punk and hardcore. Following their debut EP, 'Gentle Tyranny' and a full-length album, 'Halfback', both released on their own King of Sticks recording cooperative, the San Francisco trio unleash their European debut, 'Skin Failure' - a dynamic, passionate album characterised by the powerful angular guitar and intense vocals of Andrew Lund and the precise, complex rhythms of Phil Becker (drums) and Grady Mutzel (bass).

23.03. (D) BERLIN, Wild At Heart

current release: "Skin Failure" (Monotreme Records/Cargo)
band email: lowerforty-eight@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.lowerforty-eight.com
RANSOM

Berlin's punk/emo hopefuls touring now with their debut album "Escape From Suburbia"

06.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
20.03. (D) BERLIN, SO 36
02.04. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
03.04. (D) ALFELD, Treff

presented by SOUTHSPACE ART & NOISE
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Escape From Suburbia" (TFR Music/Zomba)
band email: ransom@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.ransom-rocks.de
THE MASS

The Mass is an angular four-piece band from Oakland, California comprising Matt Waters (sax / vocals), Matthew Solberg (bass also plays guitar in From Monument to Masses), Tom O'Donnell (guitar) and Tyler Cox (drums). The band play dynamic, stop-on-a-dime music that gallops through a variety of styles, incorporating math-rock, punk/ jazz saxophone and huge metal riffs with grindcore vocals that range from high-pitched screams to deep guttural growls and unearthly howls. Tracks such as 'Trapped Under A Ice' and 'We Enslaved Elves To Build Our Death Machine' are epic trawls through ever-shifting landscapes of squalling saxophone, drifting art-rock drones and crushing guitar. Despite the varied nature of their music, the songs somehow remain cohesive and even melodic.

23.03. (D) BERLIN, Wild At Heart

current release: "City Of Dis" (Monotreme Records/Cargo)
band email: themass@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.themass.us
THE STELLAS

The Stellas are a pleasant blend of female-fronted 50% pop / 40% rock / 5% new wave / 5% punk, imported from exotic Oklahoma, a girl/boy power-pop duo consisting of Raechel Duncan (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and John London (drums/programming). The Stellas are currently signed to indie label Sonic Blitz Records and have released one full length album, Music For Umbrellas, and the live record The Stellas Live at CBGB and The Green Door.

13.02. (USA) WARRENSBURG, MO, The Setlist
14.02. (USA) ST. LOUIS, MO, Creepy Crawl
20.02. (USA) DENTON, TX, Rubber Gloves
21.02. (USA) SAN MARCOS, TX, Lucy's

booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Live From CBGB and Green Door" (Sonic Blitz)
band email: thestellas@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.thestellasloveyou.net
YUMI YUMI

Oriental Digital Punk, Dirty guitars, rollocking basslines and vocals you want to sleep with - a vertable two girl punk pop tsnami! Yumi Yumi is a 2 girl punk band from Japan. Guitar, bass and a drum machine. They have been doing well in the UK recently and will be embarking on their first European Mainland tour.

16.01. (BE) GENT, Charleton
17.01. (NL) THE HAGUE, Paard
11.02. (NL) UTRECHT, Tivoli
12.02. (NL) NIJMEGEN, Doornroosje
13.02. (NL) AZIJNFABRIEK, Roermond
14.02. (NL) HAARLEM, Patronaat
17.02. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
18.02. (D) WITTENBURG, Irish Harp Club
19.02. (D) BERLIN, TWH
20.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
21.02. (D) SCHWALMSTADT, Die Bar
22.02. (D) HAMBURG, The Logo
28.02. (D) BISCHOFSWERDA, East Club
29.02. (A) LINZ, Ann and Pat Jugendkulturbox
03.03. (CH) WINTERHUR, Kuturcentrum
04.03. (CH) ZURICH, Dynamo
07.03. (I) MILAN, Bloom
09.03. (CRO) ZAGREB, Mochvara
10.03. (CRO) PULA, Monte Paradiso TBC
12.03. (CZ) ZELETAVA, CLub Baron
13.03. (CZ) PRAGUE, Abaton Festival
15.03. (D) CHEMNITZ, Subway to Peter
17.03. (NL) UTRECHT, ACU
18.03. (NL) EINDHOVEN, Effenaar
19.03. (NL) BREDA, Mezz
20.03. (NL) VENLO, Perron 55
21.03. (NL) AMSTERDAM, Grrrt

booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Alchemy"
band email: yumiyumi@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.yumiyumi.com
http://www.roadshock.com

MY DYING BRIDE US RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED Philadelphia: Peaceville Records today confirms March 9 as the US release date for the new album from England's My Dying Bride. Titled Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light, it is the band's eighth studio album. Recorded at Academy Studios under the always watchful eye of Mags, Songs of Darkness, Words of Light is already highly anticipated by US fans, following the band's return to doom form on 2001's The Dreadful Hours. The album recalls echoes of the band's crowning early 90's album, Like Gods Of The Sun, adding to it a light-and-shade writing process which has birthed possibly the six-piece band's most commercial song to date - the graceful "My Wine In Silence." Formed in 1990, My Dying Bride currently features vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe, guitarists Andrew Craighan and Hamish Glencross, bassist Ade Jackson, drummer Shaun Taylor-Steels and keyboardist Sarah Stanton. The band are regarded as one of doom metal's most prolific and notable bands. They have been acclaimed by Alternative Press, Rolling Stone, Metal Maniacs, Terrorizer, Brave Words Bloody Knuckles, Guitar, Guitar World, Unrestrained, Metal Hammer and countless publications. Full track listing for Songs of Darkness, Words of Light includes "The Wreckage of My Flesh," "The Scarlet Garden," "Catherine Blake," "My Wine in Silence," "The Prize of Beauty," "Blue Lotus," "And My Fury Stands Ready," "A Doomed Lover." Album artwork is by Andy Green, who worked with the band for 1998's Like Gods of the Sun. My Dying Bride are currently completing work on their first video in nearly five years, for the album track "The Price of Beauty." Producer and conceptual details not available as of press time. Peaceville Records is a Snapper Music Label and is distributed exclusively in the US by Navarre Corporation.

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk
http://www.peaceville.com
http://www.snappermusic.co.uk

We at THORP RECORDS are proud to announce two new signings: Boston's BLOOD FOR BLOOD and Vermont's MY REVENGE. Boston's favorite white trash hardcore heroes, BLOOD FOR BLOOD are currently putting the finishing touches on a brand new album titled, SERENITY at Outpost Studios in Boston. It will contain 10 tracks, including interludes, an intro and outro, and 6 full songs. The release will also feature over 20 minutes of exclusive BLOOD FOR BLOOD enhanced video footage spanning the bands extensive history. Look for this release to hit shelves late spring 2004. Vermont's hardcore skate rock menaces, MY REVENGE, will be completing the recording of their debut full length by the end of this month (January). MY REVENGE play raw, fast hardcore that mixes old NYHC with skate rock (think Warzone meets Token Entry meets early Suicidal Tendencies). Look for a late spring release date.

http://www.thorprecords.com

CROSSFADE?S EXPLOSIVE SELF-TITLED DEBUT SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 13 ON COLUMBIA/EARSHOT RECORDS

Intensity. Integrity. Independence.

These three words encapsulate the style and stance of CROSSFADE--Ed Sloan (lead vocals, guitars), Tony Byroads (vocals, keyboards and samples), Mitch James (vocals, bass) and Brian Geiger (drums)?one of the most powerful and inventive new hard rock bands to emerge thus far in the new century. Their explosive presence will be felt April 13 with the release of their self-titled debut album on Columbia/Earshot Records.

Intensity defines the driving, bottom-heavy sound and stirring melodies of this Columbia, SC-based four-piece. On the group's debut album, CROSSFADE originals like "Starless," "Cold," and "So Far Away" combine indelible melodic hooks with the relentless power of the band's live sound. Their carefully crafted arrangements lend depth and variety to such standout tracks as the confessional ballad "Dead Skin."

Integrity has guided CROSSFADE's progress every step of the way. To follow their dreams, the musicians turned their backs on the cover-band syndrome, on parental expectations, and on the chance for well-paying careers outside music.

Independence is the spirit that led CROSSFADE to build and equip their own studio, to manage themselves for a time, and to produce and record their debut album themselves, with post-production by engineer/mixer Randy Staub (Metallica, P.O.D., 3 Doors Down).

The first single, ?Cold,? will be serviced to Active Rock radio January 27, although it?s already made a huge impression on the band?s hometown radio station, WARQ-FM. Throughout September and October 2003, ?Cold? was part of the ?Top Five at Five? request list for 26 out of 45 days.

CROSSFADE began with nothing--literally. In the late ?90s, Ed Sloan, Mitch James and Brian Geiger formed a band called The Nothing, a kind of "heavy-metal Wrathchild America and Metallica take-off," in Geiger's words. The Nothing worked hard to create original material and a sound of their own. To make this happen, Ed began constructing a home studio, Sugarstar Studios, which he describes as "a brick garage at my house that was made into livable space with some added soundproofing and basic gear," while Brian took on management duties.

The addition of Tony Byroads helped expand the sound of the band. "Tony was a veteran of the Buffalo club circuit who could sing any style," says Mitch James. "As a writer, he shared our drive to create songs that were catchy, energetic, and still musical enough to keep from boring us!"

With Tony on board and in recognition of their evolving style, The Nothing changed their name to Sugardaddy Superstar and set to work on new music in Sugarstar Studios.

The home studio experience turned out to be a blessing in disguise. As Ed Sloan explains, ?We found ourselves experimenting with a lot of different techniques--not really knowing what was right or wrong, but just going for the best sound we could get. It took about nine or ten months to complete the recording of the album. The ability to record at home and on our own time was a great asset. It gave us complete control over our environment and allowed us to experiment in ways that, in a normal studio, would not have been possible due to budget and time constraints."

Local radio stations began airing some of these self-produced tracks, and Sugardaddy Superstar signed up with Taxi, the Los Angeles-based independent A&R company. In November 2001, Sugardaddy Superstar was one of only three (out of 8,000 member groups and artists) to perform at Taxi's "Road Rally" showcase.

Flash forward to March 2002, when the band returned to the studio to re-engineer and remix their album?s worth of material, which they originally called COLD. This self-released set, issued regionally in September 2002, contained eight of the ten songs that now comprise the group's major label debut.

Earshot Records A&R man Doug Ford had been following the band's progress throughout 2002. "As soon as Doug heard the album," Ed Sloan recalls, "we were flown to New York to showcase. We played four songs for the Columbia brass and were signed within days. They liked our own recordings enough to release them with only a little touching-up from Randy Staub."

"The story of CROSSFADE is still unfolding," says Mitch James. "We all know that this is what we were destined to do."

In an interesting side-note, acclaimed photographer Mick Rock (David Bowie, Queen, Lou Reed) teamed up with CROSSFADE for their first photo shoot for Columbia/Earshot, thanks to his friendship with manager Chris Long. And it was quite a memorable encounter for the band.

?Working with such a legend in the art of photography was quite an experience,? says Mitch James. ?Seeing pictures of Syd Barrett, Queen and Iggy Pop make you understand how much of the rock ?n roll life he has seen...and how much we have not. Once you have met Mick Rock (as the true artist that he is), you realize that he is one of the oddest human beings you will ever encounter. So we got along great!?

Fans can stay clued in to the latest tour dates and everything else happening in CROSSFADE?s world by logging onto their website at http://www.crossfadeband.com.

SKYFIRE SIGNS WITH ARISE RECORDS !!!

The Swedish Death Metal band SKYFIRE signs with Arise Records, after 2 albums released through Hammerheart Records ("Timeless Departure" (2001) and "Mind Revolutions" (2003)). The band will record their third album in February/March 2004 at Los Angered Studios & Underground Studios to be released in May 2004.

Skyfire are:
Jonas Sjögren : Bass
Andreas Edlund : Guitar/Synth
Henrik Wenngren : Vocals
Martin Hanner : Guitar/Synth
Joakim Jonsson : Drums/Guitar

Arise Records
http://www.arisemetal.com

ZAKK WYLDE TAKES TOP HONORS IN GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE 2004 READERS POLL

Readers vote Zakk Wylde #1 MVP and "The Blessed Hellride" #1 Best Metal Album

HOLLYWOOD (January 13, 2004) The votes are in and have been tallied up. Zakk Wylde sweeps two categories in Guitar World Magazine 2004 Readers Poll. For two years straight, Zakk Wylde has been recognized as the MVP of the year by the fans. This is the highest honor on the annual poll. "It's definitely an honor to be chosen as Guitar Worlds MVP for the second year in a row," states Wylde. Zakk Wylde has played a significant role for Ozzy Osbourne as one of his legend lead guitarist. Zakk joined Ozzy at the early age of 19, handpicked for his wicked-ass riffs and bone-crunching six-stringed mastery, now he has come "into his own". "When I first started playing guitar the guys that won awards like this were the players that I idolized," explains Wylde. "Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Al Di Meola, Albert Lee, John McLaughlin and Frank Marino are all my heroes to name a few." Zakk's band, Black Label Society broke nationally at #50 on Billboards prestigious Top 200 charts with their latest album "The Blessed Hellride" on Spitfire Records, while the DVD Boozed, Broozed and Broken Boned entered Billboards Top Music Video charts at # 3. The first single "Stillborn" was named "One Of The Top 10 Tracks of 2003 at Rock radio". "For every 14 year old kid out there, who's practicing their ass-off, strive to be great. You want your name to be among the players I named. Stay strong and bleed guitar."

PUDDLE OF MUDD ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR AS SINGLE ?AWAY FROM ME? DOMINATES ROCK RADIO

Santa Monica, California, January 12, 2004, - Recently back from celebrating New Year?s Eve in Las Vegas where they opened Fox TV?s ?America?s Party? with a killer performance of ?Away From Me,? Puddle Of Mudd are gearing up to hit the road again. An 8 week headlining tour will kick off January 23rd in Albuquerque, NM (complete itinerary below). Smile Empty Soul will support on all dates. Puddle Of Mudd?s sophmore set, Life On Display, was released on Flawless/Geffen Records November 25th. Life On Display was recorded in Los Angeles, with production duties shared between John Kurzweg, Michael ?Elvis? Baskette and the band themselves. The new album?s premiere single "Away >From Me" has been sitting on the top of the Rock Radio charts for two months now and was #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks in a row.

Life On Display follows the phenomenal 5 million-plus worldwide sales of the band?s 2001 debut Come Clean. Come Clean spawned no less than four #1 alternative and rock radio hit singles (?Blurry,? ?She Hates Me,? ?Control? and ?Drift And Die?), with ?Blurry? becoming the most played track on Modern Rock Radio for 2002 and scooping the ASCAP award for most played song of the year

Following is a complete list of headlining dates for Puddle Of Mudd:
1/23/04 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
1/24/04 Lubbock, TX The Pavilion
1/26/04 McAllen, TX La Villa Real
1/27/04 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
1/28/04 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete St. Pavilion
1/30/04 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Ctr.
1/31/04 Columbia, MO Blue Note
2/2/04 Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre
2/3/04 Jacksonville, FL Plush
2/4/04 Raleigh, NC Disco Rodeo
2/6/04 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
2/7/04 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
2/8/04 Knoxville, TN Blue Cats
2/10/04 St. Louis, MO Pageant
2/11/04 Springfield, MO Remingtons
2/12/04 Tulsa, OK Cain?s Ballroom
2/14/04 Galveston, TX Mardi Gras
2/16/04 El Paso, TX Xscape
2/17/04 Amarillo, TX Aztec Music Hall
2/22/04 Toledo, OH Headliners
2/23/04 Cincinnati, OH Bogart?s
2/24/04 Columbus, OH Newport
3/1/04 Madison, WI Barrymore
3/2/04 Springfield, IL State Fairgrounds
3/8/04 Urbana, IL Canopy
3/9/04 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
3/10/04 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere?s
3/12/04 Niagara Falls, NY Dome Theatre
3/13/04 Rochester, NY Water Street
3/14/04 Albany, NY Saratoga Winners
3/16/04 Providence, RI Lupo?s @ The Strand
3/17/04 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theatre
3/19/04 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
3/20/04 Portland, ME State Theatre
3/22/04 Washington DC 9:30 Club

Joacim Cans signed to Sanctuary!

Hammerfall's vocalist Joacim Cans signed with Sanctuary Records. His first album called 'Beyond The Gates' was recorded with a very strong line-up including Matt Sinner (Sinner), Metal Mike Chlasciak (Halford), Stefan Elmgren (Hammerfall) and Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) and is due to be released on Noise Records on April 26, 2004.

The new started Swedish Heavy Metal Rock band DECEIVER, featuring members from Maze of Torment and Serpent Obscene, will enter The Abyss studio with Tommy Tägtgren in May 2004 for the recording of their debut M-CD. Will be released through Singapore label KONQUEROR RECORDS in August 2004. Fans of Judas Priest, Motörhead and Venom should look out for this Metal release.

OPETH Releases First-Ever DVD Lamentations â€" Live at Shepherdâ€™s Bush Empire 2003 on February 24th through KOCH Entertainment Winter Tour Confirmed with DevilDriver

Swedenâ€™s OPETH is a unique entity. The band balances an intense focus on musicianship with a singular sonic intrigue imbued by their mix of driving aggression and prog-influenced exploration. OPETHâ€™s notoriety has been built over a succession of ground-breaking releases over the past few years on KOCH Records/Music For Nations: From 2001â€™s eclectic Blackwater Park to the 2003â€™s double shot of the menacing Deliverance (which Rolling Stone Magazine deemed â€œâ€¦shockingly beautiful thunderâ€) and its polar opposite, the sedate, thought-provoking Damnation (described by Guitar World Magazine as â€œâ€¦a stunning demonstration of the groupâ€™s versatilityâ€). Damnation also yielded the bandâ€™s first video, for the track â€œWindowpaneâ€, which received considerable airplay on MTVâ€™s Headbangers Ball.

An intense touring schedule over the intervening years proved to the world that OPETH was not merely a studio band, but a sight to behold. â€œEach song is a suiteâ€¦,â€proclaimed the New York Times. The Village Voice concurred, â€œOpeth schooled even the most metal among us.â€

In recognition of the bandâ€™s achievements and its rapidly increasing fan base, KOCH Records is pleased to announce the February 24th release of OPETHâ€™s first-ever DVD, entitled Lamentations â€" Live at Shepherdâ€™s Bush Empire 2003. This special release not only exhibits the bandâ€™s palpable technical prowess but also OPETHâ€™s inimitable charm as performers, drawing the viewer into the mesmerizing web of atmospheric musicianship. The DVD, presented in High Definition widescreen format, offers audio options in Stereo, 5.1 Surround, and DTS, and the 2-hour set list offers a brilliant mix of OPETHâ€™s finest offerings, including a performance of the Damnation album in its entirety!

Lamentations â€" Live at Shepherdâ€™s Bush Empire 2003 also includes a 65-minute documentary on the making of the Deliverance and Damnation albums, where fans can actually witness the actual composition and production of the two releases. Composed of in-depth behind-the-scenes footage, studio outtakes, and interviews with the entire band (guitarist/vocalist Mikael Ã…kerfeldt, guitarist Peter Lindgren, bassist Martin Mendez, drummer Martin Lopez) as well as producer/collaborator Steven Wilson (vocalist/guitarist for the progressive outfit Porcupine Tree), the â€œmaking ofâ€ feature offers an intuitive glimpse of true masterminds at work. Ã…kerfeldt offers, â€œWhat we tried to do with this release was to put out something that had the same quality and honesty of our studio albums. I truly feel that the DVD represents what we sound like in a live situation, and the documentary also offers insight on how it is recording an album, or albums in our case. I'm really proud over this DVD!â€

OPETH is promoting the DVD release throughout winter on an extensive North American tour with aggro-rockers DevilDriver and the enchanting Moonspell on a rotating bill.

http://www.opeth.com
http://www.kochentertainment.com

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CANDLELIGHT RECORDS AND CAROLINE DISTRIBUTION CONFIRM US AGREEMENT
Candlelight Records and Caroline Distribution today announce their agreement for exclusive distribution for the United States. The agreement will see all Candlelight and affiliated labels Abstract Sounds and Dead Ringer titles distributed by Caroline effective March 1, with the first of the label's 2004 releases scheduled March 9. Candlelight's Steve Beatty says "due to our growth in the US market the decision to work with Caroline was an obvious one. We are an ambitious and hard working company and need to work with the market leaders in our field." Edward Christie adds, "we are delighted about working with the Caroline team. They are truly the best distributor for our growing roster. We feel confident in their abilities and look forward to a successful relationship." Caroline VP of Label Relations Michael Bull says, "myself and everyone at Caroline are very pleased to be working with Candlelight. They've been bringing some of Europe's best metal and hard rock artists and labels to the States for years now, and with the release schedule they've got in place for 2004, things are only going to get better." Englandâ€™s Candlelight Records have long represented a roster of quality recording artists. Their successful business acumen and catalog, including the likes of Emperor, Opeth, Myrkskog, Zyklon and Christian Death, have seen to continued yearly growth since forming ten years ago. In 2001, Candlelight established US operations with former Nuclear Blast America President Paula Hogan heading up its Philadelphia-based US structure. Since its launch, Candlelight has sold over 100,000 units across its growing US catalog that includes over 80 active titles across its three label imprints.

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ORG PRESS RELEASE: THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE (P1) THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE ANNOUNCE DEBUT SINGLE After much speculation, walking on eggshells and pints of Guinness the wait is over. Three Children Of Fortune have committed their debut single to ORG.

Since emerging at 2003's IN THE CITY Three Children have been courted by a number of significant labels. The band say they've gone with ORG for a one-off debut release because of the bulshit free attitude and because of their love of bands who have previously emerged via ORG..

Hailing from The Medway (Kent, South England), THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE comprise three school mates - Tommy (Vocals), Steve (Bass) & Lee (Drums). The threesome specialise in creating a visceral, angry and abrasive take on British alternative guitar music. Taking their cues from the post-punk of Sonic Youth, Pavement and Slint they combine primal emotion, English dirty fingernails and a strong understanding of clever (but not compromised) melody. The band have enjoyed a whirlwind 2003 that has seen them complete two successful tours of the UK before releasing any kind of record as well as successfully entering and winning at Manchester's In The City convention (previous winners include Placebo, Muse, Sikth and Cay).

And now after a lot of interest from many a fine UK and overseas label, Three Children Of Fortune have their debut release ready to roll on cult UK label ORG (the label that brought you first or early moves from My Vitriol, Cay, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sikth, Ultrasound, Lost Prophets, Miocene and a whole lot more) Three Children of Fortune are now working with Paul Corkett (producer of The Cooper Temple Clause, The Cure, Placebo) and will be back out on tour with Mercury Tilt Switch in February, their debut ORG four track single is scheduled for release on March 1st, lots more dates will be announced very soon.

FEBRUARY
3rd - LONDON Dublin Castle (Club Fandango)
5th - CLEETHORPES WINTER GARDENS w/ MERCURY TILT SWITCH
8th - COVENTRY JAILHOUSE w/ MTS
10th - PORTSMOUTH Horseshoe w/ MTS
11th - NOTTINGHAM JUNKTION 7 w/ MTS
12th - LEEDS the Vine w/ MTS

SEAN WORRALL - ORG RECORDS
http://www.organart.com

Guns 'N' Roses Wife's Sizzling Debut Novel Now In Stores.

Recently Arrived in Twenty First Century Publishers Fiction SABRA'S SOUL BY LISA REED Lisa Reed's brand new debut novel, a hot romance set in the California rock scene

LISA REED Lisa Reed is by vocation a sensational writer, by profession a teacher of children with special educational needs and, through her marriage to Dizzy Reed of Guns n' Roses, she is right at the centre of Californian rock.

A true Californian, where she still resides, Lisa is the mother of two beautiful daughters.

SABRA'S SOUL >From the heart of the California rock music scene comes this story of much more than just love and betrayal. Does Sabra know who she is? She thinks she is a loving mother and a trusting wife, but her husband Logan, a powerful figure in rock music, seems consumed by commitments to his latest band, 23 Mystique. Sabra begins to feel that something is missing, to feel a yearning for something more. Is she too trusting and too slow to spot Logan's lapses in behaviour?

When Sabra meets the pop idol of her sub-teen daughters, things begin to change. She can't believe the attraction growing in her for this youthful figure, her junior by several years.

Lisa Reed paints a picture of virtue and vice in this tale of love, lust, betrayal and drug-induced psychosis, set amidst the glitter of the rock scene. It is not fate that leads these people on but their own actions. Can they help it and where does it lead?

Who better than Lisa Reed, with her access to the centre of rock, to weave this tense plot as it descends from the social whirl into the deadly serious. If you are a successful rock star, this is a book for you, and if not ... well, read on and dream.

Health warning: this book contains salacious sex scenes demanded by its setting.

WHERE TO BUY SABRA'S SOUL Sabra's Soul is available in online bookstores such as http://www.amazon.com or direct from the publisher at http://www.twentyfirstcenturypublishers.com, or you may order a copy in your local bookstore by quoting ISBN number 1-904433-07-3.

http://www.twentyfirstcenturypublishers.com

METAL MIKE CHLASCIAK To Appear At NAMM 2004

We are happy to announce that PainmuseuM guitarist Metal Mike is confirmed to appear at NAMM 2004. Metal Mike will perform at the Digitech/ Harman Music Group Booth. Appearance dates/ times are: Friday 1/16 and Saturday 1/17 at 2PM and Sunday 1/18 at 11AM.

National Association Of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the largest equipment manufacturer covention held yearly at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Metal Mike will perform selections from his 3 solo albums as well as promote the "Metal Mike Signature Presets" found in the just released Digitech RP Series "Artist" Guitar Processors. Mike can also be seen in the new "X-Series Pedals" ads from Digitech in the pages of Guitar World and Guitar One Magazines.

Following the NAMM appearance, Mike will embark on the 2004 part of his "Flurry Of Black Notes 2004" Guitar Clinic Run. Dates will be announced shortly.

Mike commented, "2004 sure looks like pretty busy year for us. I'm doing some solo things early on and then it will be time to promote and tour behind the PainmuseuM album. Either way, I know that this year we'll be able to finally share live moments with many of you and that really is exciting to me".

http://www.painmuseum.com

TESLA's NEW Studio Album 'INTO THE NOW' On SANCTUARY RECORDS On March 9, 2004

Tesla will release its eagerly anticipated new studio album 'Into the Now' on Sanctuary Records on March 9, 2004. The original lineup of vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarist Frank Hannon, guitarist Tommy Skeoch, bass guitarist Brian Wheat and drummer Troy Luccketta spent more than two years writing and recording 'Into the Now.' Tesla co-produced the album with Michael Rosen.

The 12 songs on 'Into the Now' include: "Into the Now," "Look @ Me," "What a Shame," "Heaven Nine Eleven," "Words Can't Explain," "Caught In a Dream," "Miles Away," "Mighty Mouse," "Got No Glory," "Come to Me," "Recognize" and "Only You."

These stellar songs fit with Tesla's well established melodic style of gritty and emotionally resonant hard rock that sold more than 17 million albums worldwide and yet many of them add fresh, satisfying sonic textures and arrangement twists. The band has grown, and the music has followed.

'Into the Now' marks a completely new beginning for Tesla. The quintet had reunited, toured extensively and released the acclaimed double live album 'Replugged Live' on Sanctuary, but the real test came with writing new material. Tesla changed its entire way of working for 'Into the Now' and that included serious personal and musical reconnections as the foundation for the new album. After such a long layoff, the band members wondered whether they would be able to write strong songs and produce an album largely by themselves. Keith, Hannon, Skeoch, Wheat and Luccketta agreed that they had to be satisfied with the songs, and that wasn't always the case in the past. They realized how important this new album was going to be, and the quality of the songs was the most important consideration. The band often rewrote full sections or entire songs and sometimes recorded as many as three different demos for each one.

Writer's block was a problem at times and the members would not settle on songs they weren't comfortable with. They knew instinctively which songs were great and which ones were not. "To try to get away from a Tesla feel just wouldn't be natural, but we still tried new things. The songwriting process was exciting and rewarding but was, at times, very hard and aggravating. I was a little scared. 'Can I still write?' thoughts were poisoning my mind. But our songs have to have heart. We must believe in them and feel it," Keith says. "Producing the album largely by ourselves added an extra element of fun too."

"The trick on the whole is to keep the Tesla style in place and yet still grow musically and satisfy yourself but not change so much that your fans are caught offguard," says Wheat. "We wrote about 20 or 30 songs and these were the 12 best." "The whole songwriting process was different from previous records. We didn't settle for the first thing we wrote," Hannon says. "A lot of that had to do with us being better friends and being more together than ever. It felt totally comfortable. Having the songs totally ready before recording is like sanding a house before painting it; the foundation has to be there."

"Looking back at it now, it was all worth it. It was scary producing it on our own but it turned out great. And we really focused on every nook and cranny on every song. We couldn't have written and produced the new album without the newfound communication within the band," Skeoch says. "The emphasis had to be on great songs. About half the material was written before the Rock Never Stops summer tour in 2002 and the other half was written after that. We were really eager to get a new album out there, but then we realized that the songs had to be great and that we shouldn't hurry. Why do it if it's not great?" The give-and-take guitar interplay between Hannon and Skeoch has always been crucial to Tesla's music, and that natural relationship was even more important on 'Into the Now.'

"There's always been a magic between us. I can't put my finger on it," Skeoch says. "We've never fought over solos or who was going to play what part. It just works out. For example, there were some guitar solos on this album that we each tried but it just didn't feel right until the other one did it. 'Words Can't Explain' and 'Got No Glory' were retracked a couple of times, and 'Heaven Nine Eleven' and 'Recognize' were rewritten with different chords and verse structures."

"When we were writing songs, we were able to live with them. We relied on a voting process to decide which ones we loved and were going to use. That was something new for us," Hannon says. "A song took a majority vote -- three out of five votes -- to get it approved. It worked. We'd always feel better after making a decision," Luccketta says. "I knew we'd pull it together. This was our biggest growth spurt. We're tighter than ever. We've learned a lot of lessons."

"Each song is a snapshot of an event that took place during the making of the record. There were a lot of experiences we had to go through during these last two years. A lot of pain and growth. For example, several friends of ours died during this time," Hannon says. "I have really learned a lot making this record. There are so many benefits to taking your time and making sure songs stand up months after you've written them and you're still working."

One major luxury Tesla had making 'Into the Now' was recording in Hannon's Sacramento studio. Hannon worked on the preproduction demos there as well. Using this studio gave them plenty of time and saved a lot of money. Producing and recording the album themselves offered unlimited creative flexibility. Rosen helped with engineering and restructuring the tempos of certain songs. For example, Hannon says that Rosen's tempo suggestions for 'Heaven Nine Eleven' resulted in a "street beat."

The autobiographical title track "Into the Now" is one of the most intriguing songs. It addresses the past while also becoming a statement of purpose about the present and future. Musically speaking, its relentlessly pounding rhythmic thump explores new territory.

"A big part of production was the writing and, sometimes more importantly, the editing. There were several songs where there were sections that just didn't work, so we'd just cut those out and tighten things up," Hannon remembers. "And we are more aggressive with rhythm guitar parts on this album than ever before too. Using technology is a balancing act, but one of the fun things that it allowed us to do was manipulate some sounds. There's a part on the song 'Into the Now' that sounds like it's record scratching but it's actually a guitar sound that we got."

"There were a lot of things to write about. I wrote most of the lyrics although Frank was a big help. He wrote all the lyrics himself for 'Heaven Nine Eleven' which was inspired by September 11 and what it was like witnessing this terrible tragedy," Keith says.

Tesla enjoyed the creative freedom that modern recording technology provided but it was important that the songs could be performed live. "We did use overdubs, but we have to be able to play our songs live. We don't want to have a keyboard player behind the scenes or anything like that. If people aren't believing it's you on stage playing the music then it loses the magic," says Keith. Luccketta puts it simply: "We are a live band."

Tesla, named for the important but historically overlooked scientist Nikola Tesla, certainly built a well-deserved reputation as one of the best live bands in existence. Touring behind successful albums such as the platinum debut 'Mechanical Resonance,' double platinum 'The Great Radio Controversy,' platinum 'Psychotic Supper' and gold 'Bust a Nut' earned a rabidly loyal fan base. Songs like "Modern Day Cowboy," "Little Suzi," "Love Song," "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" and "Edison's Medicine" were fireballs. Tesla's major commercial breakthrough was the unprecedented live acoustic platinum-selling album 'Five Man Acoustical Jam' and its smash single "Signs," a remake of the Five Man Electrical Band's hit.

Past successes have secured Tesla a place in the storied history of hard rock but now it's time the band brings itself and its fans 'Into the Now.'

http://www.teslatheband.com
http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com

SINTERNATIONAL NEWS!! Sic Seed, Law of the Plague, Art of Destruction

Here is the latest news from Sinternational:

LAW OF THE PLAGUE has been nominated for best hard rock band of 2003 by Virginia's Ninevolt magazine. All local residents from Hampton Roads, Richmond, and northeastern North Carolina area, pick up a copy of Ninevolt and vote for LAW OF THE PLAGUE. Deadline is February 15th. The Ninevolt zine can be picked up in most music stores, cd stores, and various nightclubs and restaurants. Visit the Ninevolt website at http://www.ninevoltmag.com. LAW OF THE PLAGUE would like to thank Ninevolt for nominating the band and recognizing the efforts of local metal. Visit the LAW OF THE PLAGUE website at http://www.lawoftheplague.net for the latest band news, reviews, and mp3s. Rumors are, a severely twisted new infection is in the works!

SIC SEED is preparing for the first "Psychotic Bloodline" CD release party on January 10th at the Norva in Norfolk, Virginia. Available at the show will be the new "Psychotic Bloodline" CD along with a new line of Sic Seed t-shirts, long sleeves, and hoodies featuring the album cover artwork by KILLUSTRATIONS! Visit the Sic Seed website to check out the cover art, and to download the advance track, "The turnaround". The supply of the Sic Seed Jagermeister promo CD is nearing the end. If anyone wants a copy of this limited edition release, it is available for free with any online purchase from Sinternational. Order before the 10th to secure your copy! The 3 songs featured on the CD have since been remixed and remastered for the full-length release.

ART OF DESTRUCTION is currently taking a break from the club scene to start concentrating on preparing the next full-length CD release. More details to come soon. New ART OF DESTRUCTION long sleeve shirts are on the way!

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BORIALIS DEBUT "WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD" DROPS MARCH 23

(New York, NY) - "What You Thought You Heard," the debut album from genre-jumping hip-hop rockers Borialis, will be released on March 23rd.

Co-produced by Borialis frontman Rich Dahrouge and Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, Tupac Shakur) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, "What You Thought You Heard" is a scorching gumbo of the band's myriad influences and musical passions - classic rock, hip-hop, reggae and soul, among others.

The band's roots were sown in multicultural Neptune, New Jersey, when budding 11 year-old rock guitarist Dahrouge met Hispanic sixth-grader Eddie Acevedo, also a guitarist (more prone to playing Spanish folk songs) as they were waiting to get chewed out by their school principal. Forming the band in high school, their newly recruited drummer pulled up to their first practice with hip-hop blasting from his car and the different styles of music they learned and loved only multiplied.

The unlikely coalition of rockers and hip-hoppers was soon fully-formed - frontman Dahrouge, Acevedo on bass, guitarist Justin Rubinstein, drummer Jay Kulikowski, guitarist/keyboardist Jimmy Farkas and turntablist Doc-Nu -- crossing cultural, class and musical lines to jam together and taking it to clubs up and down the east coast.

Setting free-flowing jams over hard-edged hip-hop beats, the band quickly became a big draw at local clubs like the Stone Pony, gaining a reputation for their incendiary live shows and their wide palette of sounds. Inspired by afro-centric groups like Jersey's own Poor Righteous Teachers, rock-schooled frontman Dahrouge started putting his thoughts down in rhyme, a vehicle for his genuine, from-the-heart lyricism rather than the faux-gangta hardness the band disdained.

The changes resulted in candid, hard-hitting songs like "Insecurities," where Dahrouge taunts, "Remember me? It's Rick Dahrouge the loser/The drug abuser, the kid that used to wanna shoot ya." And in "Why Oh Why," Dahrouge claims himself as "just another white kid who suffered an identity crisis/I ain't the only one, I know that many are like this."

But the band's new edge quickly landed then on the punk-centric Warped Tour, where for the first time the band began to see appreciative Mohawk-headed fans at their shows. And as a testament to their versatile sound, they were soon featured in two years of the truly diverse Sprite Liquid Mix Tour, where they played with Jay-Z, N*E*R*D, The Roots, 311 and Hoobastank.

Borialis is:
Rick Dahrouge -- vocals/guitar
Eddie Acevedo -- bass
Jimmy Farkas -- guitar/keyboard
Justin Rubinstein -- guitar
Doc-Nu -- turntables
Jay Kulikowski -- drums

Borialis, "What You Thought You Heard"
1. Comin' Correct
2. Inherited
3. Why Oh Why
4. Don't Mean a Thing
5. Hourglass
6. White Trash (Hip Rock)
7. Toughen the Bones
8. Some Things
9. Can't Break This Man
10. Insecurities
11. Mightier Than the Sword
12. Holocaust

MORIFADE US RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED

Philadelphia: Candlelight Records confirms March 9 as the US release date for the new album from Sweden's MORIFADE. Titled Domi<>nation, it is the second album from the rising heavy/progressive metal band.

Loosely based on the classic and timeless novels of H.G. Wells (1984) and Aldous Huxley (Brave New World), Domi<>nation will be the first album from the band properly available in the US. It offers a heavier sound than the band's previous efforts - recordings that have, despite the high cost of imports, found a steadily growing gream of US curiosity.

Vocalist Stefan Petersson explains, "the lyrics combine the two distinct but relevant themes of these incredible novels. In doing so, the overall album paints a dark, surrealistic portrait of what the future would be like in a world where you can't trust anyone as even the thoughts in your head may be controlled. To us, it is a frightening reality that we are only seeing the beginning of with expanding surveillance and worldwide terror plots."

Together since 1992, MORIFADE have five albums to their recording credit. Featuring former members of Tad Morose, the six-piece has consistently built upon a varying and gifted musical palette that has come to impress fans around the globe. And while many point to their progressive/traditional rock/metal elements, MORIFADE equally impress with their powerful and often aggressive song structure. The US release will contain bonus tracks only available on the limited digipak pressing. Final track listing for Domi<>nation is confirmed as: Parallels, A Silent Revolution, The Second Coming, Words I Never Speak, Clarity (Fragments of a Dream), Panopticon, The Rising, Erase, Memory's End, Cast a Spell*, As Time Decides*, Tomorrow Knows*, Dance With the Devil*, Judas*, Lost Within a Shade (video)*. Candlelight Records, with offices in Philadelphia and headquartered in London, is distributed exclusively in the US by Caroline Distribution; in Canada by PHD Canada; throughout the rest of the world by Plastichead Music Distribution.

Website at http://www.morifade.com http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk

EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN Release New Album, Perpetuum Mobile, on February 10, 2004

EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN's long-awaited new studio album, Perpetuum Mobile has arrived at last and will be released on February 10, 2004 through Mute. This is the follow up to Silence Is Sexy (2000) and the Strategies Against Architecture III (2001) anthology. For Perpetuum Mobile the band, who have been operating as a constant line-up consisting of Blixa Bargeld, Alexander Hacke, N. U. Unruh, Jochen Arbeit and Rudi Moser since Ende Neu (1996), decided on a novel and unusual production approach. Webcams were installed at the Neubauten studio in Berlin to transmit the entire creative process via the Internet on their homepage, http://www.neubauten.org. Interested fans were granted access to the site after paying a one-off fee which served to guarantee the financial independence of the production. At previously announced fixed times, their supporters had the opportunity to watch the creative process live and to send their comments live to the band. To be able to react to incoming remarks, everybody in the studio, including sound engineer and webmaster, were equipped with a laptop. All the sessions were broadcast and later also the rough mix versions were filed in an archive that could always be accessed online and discussed later in the chat or the forum. There were a number tracks, says Blixa Bargeld, that the band would have abandoned after a few attempts ("Ein seltener Vogel"), but continued to work on because the supporters insisted on their completion. So these fans, through their influence on the music, the lyrics and the production, were supportive in these respects. On completion of the production process, each supporter received the Supporter Album # 1, mainly consisting of material different to the songs now released on Perpetuum Mobile exclusively conceived in the sessions that were broadcast live.

North American tour dates for Spring 2004 will be announced soon.
http://www.neubauten.org
http://www.blixabargeld.com
http://www.mute.com

THE RING New signing and debut album
For over half a century J. R. R. Tolkien's seminal work 'The Lord Of The Rings' has influenced readers, writers and artists of all disciplines. The trilogy carries a resonance, a mythic sub-text that echoes deep within the psyche of the reader, and such is the case with members of The Ring. Drawn together by the effect Tolkien's work has had upon them, the members of The Ring, Jake Samuel (Vocals/Drums), Pontus Norgren & Marcus Jidell (guitars and bass) some of Sweden's most talented and respected musicians, set out to interpret the great trilogy with their songs and vision, producing and mixing the whole work themselves. With a sense of Dio era-Sabbath soundscape epic, and their own inherent gift for melody, The Ring have created a soundtrack for the imagination that is fired by a reading of Tolkien's work on long winter nights, when the fires crackle and stories are summoned for the telling. When Elder days are close once more, and there is a whisper of magic on the air, when one dares to believe. With the support of Scarlet Records, The Ring have now breathed life in all it's many hues into their vision. First part of the trilogy will be titled 'Tales From Midgard' and will features a magnificent cover artwork done by JP Fournier (Edguy, Avantasia, Immortal, Dragonforce). Join the company, which includes Doogie White (Rainbow, Malmsteen) on 'Voices Of The Fallen Kings' now on the journey of a lifetime.

Release date is scheduled for May 2004. In Japan the album will be released through King Records
http://WWW.SCARLETRECORDS.IT

YELLOWHOUSE "Illusions of Everyday" released Dec. 4th, 2003.
At last: Yellowhouse "Illusions of Everyday" released Dec. 4th, 2003. After several delays, mainly due to negotiation and layout artwork, MMNRecords - in cooperation with Noisegate Productions and Rockwerk Records - released the CD Yellowhouse "Illusions Of Everyday" on Dec. 4th, 2003. The CD will be distributed all over Germany through V2001. The first reviews already show a very good reception. Yellowhouse: New CD "Illusions Of Everyday" Recorded at Soundwerk Orange Studio, Berlin the CD contains over 70 minutes of finest guitarROCK!

1. Red Light Diamond a) Intro b) Red Light Diamond c) Epilogue (Kreckel) 4:30
2. Sacred Feelings (Kreckel/Pukownick) 3:42
3. The Silent Screaming (Kreckel/Pukownick) 4:26
4. Ahead Of Our Time (Kreckel) 4:33
5. Nobody Needs You (Dufour-Feronce/Kreckel/Pukownick) 3:35
6. Signs (Kreckel/Pukownick) 3:43
7. What Goes On (Kreckel/Pukownick) 3:25
8. Babylon (Kaiser/Koch/Kreckel) 6:37
9. Land Of Lightning (Pukownick) 6:01
10. For Ever (Kreckel/Weißig) 6:16
11. Ain´t No Cure (for a messed up youth) (Kreckel) 6:11
12. Between The Wheels (Kreckel/Steinbart) 3:56
13. Leaving Too Late (Dufour-Feronce/Kreckel/Pukownick) 14:17

The album can be purchased directly from the official Yellowhouse website: shop@yellowhouse.de

ROADSHOCK News from Berlin AGRO

Agro hails from South Africa. They have been playing the circuit for 9 years. This will be their 2nd European tour. They are a 6 piece and play Positive Power Metal. Originally a trash metal band, the band has matured to a unique technical and melodic thrash band whose roots remain engrained in traditional heavy metal. ON stage the band comes to life as their talent and personalities come to the fore. They are renowned for their showmanship and professionnalism on the stage and they are entertainers in the true sense.

24.02. (D) CHEMNITZ, Subway to Peter
25.02. (D) WITTENBERG, Irish Harp Pub

band email: agro@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.agro-metal.com
BOO!

>From their humble beginnings in a derelict church on the streets of crime-ridden Brixton, South African trio Boo! have risen to become one of their country's finest musical exports. Their unique fusion of African rhythms, melodic pop and contemporary dance sounds, branded "Monki Punk", have won them the devotion of audiences in the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and Australia.

15.01. (NL) ENSCHEDE, Atak
16.01. (B) GENT, Charlantan
17.01. (NL) DEN HAAG, Paard
21.01. (A) WöRGL, Komma
22.01. (CRO) ZAGREB, Mochvara
23.01. (CRO) SPLIT, Dom
24.01. (CRO) PULA, Monte Paradiso
25.01. (SLO) LJUBLJANA, Gala Hala
27.01. (CRO) CAKOVEC, Klub
28.01. (CH) WINTERTHUR, Albini
30.01. (CH) BREMGARTEN, KuZe B
31.01. (CH) LANGENTHAL, Chrämerhuus
04.02. (UK) SHEFFIELD, BoardWalk
05.02. (UK) MANSFIELD, The Mill
06.02. (UK) LONDON, Halfmoon
07.02. (UK) HERTFORDSHIRE, Doctors Tonic
11.02. (NL) UTRECH, Tivoli
12.02. (NL) NIJMEGEN, Doorenroosje
13.02. (NL) ROERMOND, Azijnfabriek
14.02. (NL) HAARLEM, Patronaat
17.02. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
19.02. (D) BERLIN, Duncker
20.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
21.02. (D) SCHWALMSTADT, Die Bar
22.02. (D) HAMBURG, Logo
28.02. (D) BISCHOFSWERDA, Eastclub
29.02. (CZ) ZELETAVA, The Baron
04.03. (I) GIO PALERMO SICILIA, Agricantus
09.03. (I) ROMA LAZIO, Init
11.03. (I) GIO FIRENZE, Auditorium Flog
12.03. (I) TORINO PIEMONTE, Hiroshima Mon Amour
13.03. (I) MESTRE VENETO, Jam
18.03. (NL) EINDHOVEN, Effenaar
19.03. (NL) BREDA, Mezz
20.03. (B) SCHERPENHEUVEL, Den Hemel

booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "TNTLC" (Monki Punk Productions)
band email: boo@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.boolive.com
DE CREW

19.03. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
band email: decrew@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.decrew.net
DREI FLASCHEN

30.01. (I) TORINO, Hiroshima
31.01. (I) BASSANO DEL GRAPPA (VI), La Gabbia
02.04. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
19.05. (A) WöRGL, Komma
22.05. (A) LINZ, Kuba
20.08. (D) BERLIN, Punk Meets Metal Open Air
17.12. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
18.12. (D) WALDKIRCHEN, AZ Dorftrottel

Berlin's punk/emo hopefuls touring now with their debut album "Escape From Suburbia"
06.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
02.04. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
presented by SOUTHSPACE ART & NOISE
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Escape From Suburbia" (TFR Music/Zomba)
band email: ransom@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.ransom-rocks.de
THE STELLAS

02.01. (USA) SAN JOSE, CA, The Blank Club
03.01. (USA) STOCKTON, CA, Caffeine Den
06.01. (USA) LOS ANGELES, CA, Spaceland
07.01. (USA) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Red Devil Lounge
08.01. (USA) SACRAMENTO, CA, Old Ironsides
09.01. (USA) HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, Liquid Den
13.02. (USA) WARRENSBURG, MO, The Setlist
14.02. (USA) ST. LOUIS, MO, Creepy Crawl
20.02. (USA) DENTON, TX, Rubber Gloves
21.02. (USA) SAN MARCOS, TX, Lucy's

booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: "Live From CBGB and Green Door" (Sonic Blitz) band
email: thestellas@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.thestellasloveyou.net YUMI YUMI

16.01. (BE) GENT, Charleton
17.01. (NL) THE HAGUE, Paard
11.02. (NL) UTRECHT, Tivoli
12.02. (NL) NIJMEGEN, Doornroosje
13.02. (NL) AZIJNFABRIEK, Roermond
14.02. (NL) HAARLEM, Patronaat
17.02. (D) ERFURT, Engelsburg
20.02. (D) HERMSDORF, Jugendhaus
21.02. (D) SCHWALMSTADT, Die Bar
28.02. (D) BISCHOFSWERDA, East Club
03.03. (CH) WINTERHUR, Kuturcentrum
05.03. (CH) LANGETHAL, Chramerhuus
07.03. (I) MILAN, Bloom
12.03. (CZ) ZELETAVA, CLub Baron
13.03. (CZ) PRAGUE, Abaton Festival
15.03. (D) CHEMNITZ, Subway to Peter
17.03. (NL) UTRECHT, ACU
18.03. (NL) EINDHOVEN, Effenaar
19.03. (NL) BREDA, Mezz
20.03. (NL) VENLO, Perron 55
21.03. (NL) AMSTERDAM, Grrrt

ROADSHOCK Berlin
Lars Lorenz
P.O. Box 580132
D-10411 Berlin
fx# +49(0)30.428 521 67
email: berlin@roadshock.com
http://www.roadshock.com

HIRAX 2004
Band Line-up:
Katon W. De Pena ? vocals/
Glenn Rogers ? lead guitars
Angelo Espino ? bass/
Dave Watson ? lead guitars
Jorge Iacobellis ? drums

?The New Age of Terror? CD/12? picture disc vinyl Set to be released February 3, 2004 U.S.A. and European TOUR In support of the new album to begin Friday the 13th of Feb. and continue throughout 2004

Also to be released this year, ?Thrash till Death? DVD including live footage of the HIRAX appearance at ?Bang Your Head? Festival and Club Show GERMANY 2003

For more information:
Contact - http://www.BlackDevilRecords.com or http://www.DeepSixRecord.com HIRAX will be appearing LIVE 2004 at: ? USA Tour Dates ? WEST COAST THRASH FESTIVAL USA www.karaterex.com/VOETSEK/WCTF/THIS.htm February - Friday the 13th ? ALL AGES!! Bar with ID! @ The Slaughterhouse ? 206 2nd Street @ Jackson St. ? Oakland, CALIFORNIA THRASH ?EM ALL FESTIVAL USA http://www.blackdevilrecords.com/ThrashEmAllFestival2004.htm Friday, April 30th & Saturday, May 1st ? ALL AGES!! @ The Coffee Machine ? 7238 Reseda Blvd. ? Reseda, CALIFORNIA CLASSIC METAL FESTIVAL USA www.metal-music-foundation.com May 13 - 15th JJ Kelley's ? 2455 Bernice ? Lansing, ILLINOIS ? EUROPEAN Tour Dates ? SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Sölvesborg, SWEDEN http://www.swedenrock.com June 10th - 12th FEATURING: Judas Priest, UFO, Nightwish, April Wine, Heart, Kingdome Come, Children of Bodom, Entombed, Exodus, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Slade, Abramis Brama, Opeth, Wasa Express, Brainstorm, Cage, Persuader, Lumsk, Narnia, Heavenly, Paragon, Memory Garden, Lake of Tears, Pathos, HIRAX ... More bands to be added...

HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR FESTIVAL Hamburg, GERMANY www.headbangers-open-air.de July 9 + 10, 2004 METAL BASH OPEN AIR FESTIVAL Neu Wulmstorf, GERMANY www.metal-bash.com/metalbash/Billing/indexbilling.htm Saturday, July 24, 2004 More dates to be announced?

European Promotion Management and Booking ? HARDEBARAN www.hardebaran.com Bart Gabriel Dragonight Agency ? POLAND Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce: http://www.dragonight.de HIRAX ? Black Devil Records ? PO Box 1474 ? Cypress, CA 90630 ? USA

NEW HIRAX CD/ABLUM - "The New Age of Terror" to be released soon!

HIRAX TOUR DATES U.S.A./EUROPE 2004! HIRAX - "Barrage Of Noise" CD/10" red vinyl HIRAX - "El Diablo Negro" CD/7" picture disc vinyl HIRAX - "Blasted In Bangkok" CD/10" white vinyl Phantasm - "Wreckage" CD/12" clear vinyl The HIRAX website now accepts credit cards http://www.BlackDevilRecords.com * PO Box 1474 * Cypress, CA *90630 * USA *

D: Drive Don Mancuso & Phil Naro

D:Drive Update
The second solo album from Don Mancuso is around 50% complete as of late Dec. A rigorous summer schedule for all the musicians involved with the project made for meeting the Sept release date impossible. The good news is that it's sounding great! Lou was able to sing lead vocals on 3 tunes. Real Love, I'm A Little Outside and Your Never Alone. He also did backups on Lock Lips. He may even do backups on one other (if I can twist his arm a little) after we complete the Lou Gramm Band shows scheduled in Jan. (Yes, I finally get to go out with him again for the first time in years!! And with his brother Ben and Dick as well. Rehearsals are going great and I can't wait to get out.) Jessica Hamilton was also recruited to sing with Lou and Phil on the ballad Your Never Alone. (One of only 2 ballads on this one as compared to the first.) Steve Major will be completing the mixes in Toronto while I'm out on tour with Lou and with any luck the mastering/cover design and other stuff will be done by Feb. Come out and see the Lou Gramm Band if we're in your area. It will be well Worth it!

CANDLELIGHT and KARMAGEDDON MEDIA Confirm Agreement for North America

Philadelphia: Candlelight today confirms the North American license for all Karmageddon Media recordings. The new partnership will see the US and Canadian release of all new and reissued catalog titles from the newly formed Dutch record label through Candlelight's stateside operation.

Starting in early 2004, Candlelight will coordinate release and promotion of new albums from Karmageddon Media - including MORIFADE, TORTURE KILLER, HEARSE (featuring former Arch Enemy singer Johan Liiva), WITHIN Y, the eagerly anticipated DISMEMBER as well as special enhanced reissues of SEPTIC FLESH, SEVERE TORTURE, AETURNUS, NOCTURNUS, and the popular split album from DIMMU BORGIR and OLD MAN'S CHILD.

Karmageddon Media's Guido Heijnens says, "Candlelight has more than proven themselves in the territory and for us represented a logical choice in partners. We believe we will finally be able to have impact in the different market of North America. We look forward to getting going."

Since its launch January 2001, Candlelight's US operation has released over 80 albums across its three US imprints. The company's current projects include the second album from Norway's ZYKLON, the debut from GRIMFIST (featuring former members of Immortal), the label debut from Eugene, Oregon's YOB as well as first-time US release of KILL 2 THIS, HELVIS, 4FT FINGERS, CAPDOWN and KING PRAWN, among others. Earlier this year, the label reissued its popular catalog from Opeth, previously under license for the territory, with bonus material added.

Candlelight, with offices in Philadelphia, is headquartered in London and is distributed exclusively in the US by Caroline Distribution; in Canada by PHD Canada; throughout the rest of the world by Plastichead Music Distribution. http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk and http://www.karmageddonmedia.com

CHRISTIAN METAL NEWS:
Melodic metallers STRYPER's tour in the USA was a big success to say the least! According to the concert reports they sounded better than ever and Michael could still hit all the high notes just like he used to. If you were not able to attend the tour I have some great news for you... There will be a DVD released from the tour! There will also be a live cd released!! WOW!!! Now we really have something to look forward to! Both the cd and dvd will be released sometime during next year probably in Spring/Summer 2004. Concert reports from the tour and lots of other interesting stuff are available on http://www.stryper.com/ Next gig with STRYPER takes place in San Juan Puerto Rico on Saturday the 6th March 2004. Tickets can be ordered from http://www.ticketcenterpr.com

MORTIFICATION from Australia is in the studio recording their new album. It will be titled Brain Cleaner and will be the heaviest project the band has recorded in Ten Years. A lot more of a Death Metal/Grind orientated album but with plenty of Power & Thrash Metal mixed in to keep it interesting and multi dimensional. Mike Forsberg (ex Cybergrind) comes into the band on drums replacing Adam Zaffarese who left the band in February for career reasons. Steve thanks Adam for his 3 years of youthful input into the band. The World Tour was a high point for the band in 2001. Mike Forsberg has many years experience playing in Extreme Metal bands and brings a big feel of early Mortification back into the sound. Steve is the main man on Bass & vocals with Mick Jelinic continuing on Guitar to complete the new lineup. Expect a February 2004 release through Rowe Productions initially. http://www.roweproductions.com

BOBFEST 2004 - Europes biggest Christian Metal Festival Bobfest 2004 will be an event you don't want to miss! There will be great gigs with some of the best bands in christian metal as well as interesting seminars and great teachings. The first five bands have now been announced. They are EXTOL (progressive thrash/death masters from Norway), HARMONY (excellent melodic guitar metal from Sweden), ORATORIO (the annointed melodic metal wonder from Finland), KEKAL (black metal from Indonesia!), SHADOWS OF PARAGON (fresh black metal from Sweden). More bands will soon be announced so stay tuned... Seminar speakers will be longhairy Metal Pastor Bob Beeman from Santuary, USA and Ole Halvard Sveen from Subchurch, Norway. The festival will be held March 5-7, 2004 in Ryttargårdskyrkan, Linköping in Sweden. The concerts will be held Friday and Saturday evenings at Cupolen, Folkets Park, Linköping. There will also be a gallery where people will show their artistic talents.

Festival Tickets cost 270 SEK for Swedish visitors (if paid before 15th February) or 300 SEK if paid later or at the door. For non-swedish visitors the price is only 200 SEK (approx. 22 EUR) for whole weekend. Accomodation is also available nearby for an additional fee of 50 SEK (approx. 5,50 EUR) per night. For those that want to attend the gigs only, the tickets cost 100 SEK for Friday and 120 SEK for Saturday or 200 SEK for both gigs. Look forward to a great weekend with 500+ likeminded metalheads coming from all around the world! For more info about this cool festival visit http://www.bobfest.org or mail info@bobfest.org

ORATORIO is a new melodic power metal band from Finland. They recently released their their debut album titled The Reality of Existence on Rivel Records. The album has sold very well and first pressing has already sold out! The album is filled with melodic metal harmonies, hooks and great guitar solos. For more info about the band visit http://www.oratoriometal.com You can also contact their label Rivel Records at http://www.rivelrecords.com or info@rivelrecords.com

THEOCRACY is the new metal wonder from USA. They recently released their first cd and it's a must have for fans of bands like Narnia, Harmony, Stryper, Avantasia, Iron Maiden, Edguy, Savatage and Iced Earth are gonna like this band. It has something for everyone yet maintains its own unique sound. The cd is released on MetalAges Records cdsales@metalages.com For more info about the band visit http://www.theocracymusic.com

Front Row Seat Media has released the CD of the solo project by Joshua Perahia vocalist Jerry Gabriel. Under the moniker TOWER, the project debuts with Turn the Page. The style is melodic hard rock influenced musically by Queensryche and Whitesnake. For more info mail frontrowseatcd@aol.com or visit http://hometown.aol.com/frontrowseatcd/myhomepage/business.html Watch for a new JOSHUA PERAHIA live CD soon on Front Row Seat Media with Jerry Gabriel back at the helm.

There is a cool CHRISTIAN ROCK & METAL DATABASE with plenty of interersting info. Check it out at http://www.drindustrial.com

American guitar metal band RIVERA/BOMMA will be entering the studio in January 2004 to record a new cd. They are currently seeking labels/record companys for licensing deals in Japan, Europe and South America. For more info mail worldmusicinc@msn.com or riverrabomma@yahoo.com You can also visit their website http://www.planetrapture.com/riverabomma

Thrashers HOPE from Croatia have a new demo out called "More Than Words" http://www.hopemetal.tk

CHRISTO & ROCK ZINE is a cool webzine in portugese that now have a new issue out on http://www.crzine.cjb.net/

ENDTIME NEWS:
The new Entime releases are:
VARDØGER: WHITEFROZEN (First Edition Digipak CD Limited 999x)
V/A: COME ARMAGEDDON (Digipak CD)
V/A: COME ARMAGEDDON (Picture LP Limited 150x + 2 Sided A2 Poster)
EXTOL: SYNERGY (Picture LP Limited 342x)

ANTESTOR have finished recording their new fullength, and that it sounds awesome...more news about that next year!

VARDØGER: WHITEFROZEN
The MCD release is sure to become a classic not just for those who already know the genre. VARDØGER might not have recorded much, but when the music is as powerful as theirs you'll only be grateful for hearing anything at all, and these 5 tracks pack more strength than most full lenghts. The first edition comes as 999x limited Digipak with extended artwork, in true ENDTIME tradition. http://www.durling.com/vardoger http://www.vardoger.net

V/A: COME ARMAGEDDON - ENDTIME PRODUCTIONS V YEARS
To celebrate the first five years of the label and its work, ENDTIME PRODUCTIONS SWEDEN are proud to present "COME ARMAGEDDON"! Featuring one track from each release spanning from EXTOL to VARDØGER, and with each track being a classic in itself it serves more as a great introduction to the label than a closure of the first 5 years. So as the end times themselves draw to their inevitable close there are many things that we know are to come. One of these is the continued work of ENDTIME PRODUCTIONS in bringing us special, unique releases where we can look for a clue to the Eternal Treasure that is hidden in the present chaos. Come Armageddon. Artwork by the famous Kristian Wahlin aka Necrolord (AT THE GATES, EMPEROR, DISSECTION, EXTOL etc etc).

TRACK INDEX:
1. EXTOL: Celestial Completion (ENDCD01)
2. ANAEMIA: By Nothingness Embraced(ENDCD02)
3. EXTOL: Storms of Disillutions (ENDCD03)
4. ANTESTOR: Mercy Lord (ENDCD04)
5. LENGSEL: Coat of Arms (ENDCD05)
6. VAAKEVANDRING: Fall of Man (ENDCD06)
7. EXTOL: And I Watch (ENDCD07)
8. EXTOL: Your Beauty Divine (ENDCD08)
9. VARDØGER: Silent Witness (ENDCD09)

V/A: COME ARMAGEDDON - ENDTIME PRODUCTIONS V YEARS PICTURE LP 150x + 2 SIDED FULL COLOUR A2 POSTER
Well, we could not help it but just HAD to make an Anniversary Picture LP featuring this great painting by Wahlin aka Necrolord! Included in this set is a doubled sided full colour A2 poster with the full image of the cover art AND with the VARDØGER cover art as a bonus printed on the second side.This LP features a little different track index than the CD, and as a special surprise you'll find an EXTOL take from the EMBRACED demo session instead of the BURIAL album version...We also decided to print it in an EXTREMELY small edition of ONLY 150x, so you'll have to hurry with this one. Over 80 is gone even before being listed on the site. Enjoy!

TRACK INDEX:
1. EXTOL: Embraced (demo session) (ENDCD01)
2. ANAEMIA: The Second Incarnation (ENDCD02)
3. EXTOL: Storms of Disillutions (ENDCD03)
4. ANTESTOR: Mercy Lord (ENDCD04)
5. LENGSEL: Coat of Arms (ENDCD05)
6. VAAKEVANDRING: Fall of Man (ENDCD06)
7. EXTOL: And I Watch (ENDCD07)
8. EXTOL: Shadow of Death (ENDCD08)
9. VARDØGER: Footprints of Thunder (ENDCD09)

EXTOL: SYNERGY PICTURE LP
A dream come true! This is the ultimate EXTOL: SYNERGY release, limited to only 342x on Heavy Picture Vinyl. Swedish release only. We will not have many available due to the small edition, so please get it while it last or it will be forever gone. First come first served!!! Thanks for supporting the label and our artists during these five years. COME ARMAGEDDON! Endtime Productions http://www.endtimeproductions.com

Encryptor, brutal death metal project from Panama has released it second album through Dysmorphic Records. This is great old school grinding death metal for fans of the Discern/Crimson Thorn/Napalm Death style. If you would like to listen to a song from this brutal death/grind album visit http://www.mp3.com/encryptor

RETROACTIVE RECORDS has licensed the following titles for reissue: VARIOUS - Metamorphosis CIRCLE OF DUST - S/T (original version) BRAINCHILD - Mindwarp ARGYLE PARK - Misguided RESURRECTION BAND - Colors RESURRECTION BAND - DMZ RESURRECTION BAND - Mommy doesn't love daddy anymore BARNABAS - Feel the fire BARNABAS - Little foxes SACRAMENT - Testimony of Apocalypse HAVEN - Age of darkness BELIEVER - Sanity Obscure BELIEVER - Dimensions The releases will be distributed through Brutal Planet Distribution and available to the general public through quality retail and internet sites. All titles will be digitally remastered. The first set of releases will be the beginning of April 2004 and will include the following four albums: ARGYLE PARK - Misguided VARIOUS - Metamorphosis BARNABAS - Feel The Fire/Little Foxes (2 in 1 release) RESURRECTION BAND - Colors Retailers can mail Retroactive Records at brutalplanet7@lycos.com

SEVEN ANGELS (Power metal from Brazil) opened up for HELLOWEEN on their Brazil tour! http://www.sevenangels.com.br

After thirteen years of silence, classic swedish metallers LEVITICUS returns with style and authority! Björn, Peo and the whole gang did a reunion show for the Swedish metal festival, Bobfest in 2003. They recorded the show with the intention of treating fans to a live release. After hearing how good everything sounded, the band was ecstatic to release it themselves. The audio sounds amazing. This is classic Christian heavy metal from a band that helped lay the foundation of the Christian music hard rock scene, beginning with their EP release in 1982! This is great stuff, offering everything a live concert CD release is supposed to be. BPD rates the audio, fidelity, and production 10 out of 10. It's that good! The songs are Flames of Fire, Saved, Messiah, Oh Lord, Majestic in Power, On The Rock, All is Calm, Born Again, The Suffering Servant, Deborah & Barak, I'm Gonna Rock. The cd is distributed all over USA through Brutal Planet Distribution. Retailers can contact brutalplanet7@lycos.com For more info about Leviticus visit their official website http://www.leviticus.se

NEW RELEASES ON RETROACTIVE RECORDS VALOR - Fight For Your Life/GOLGATHA - Prisoner + live have just been released on CD containing 80 minutes of real classic metal. For fans of Barren Cross, Saxon and Iron Maiden.

ORDAINED FAITH - Glimmer of Hope is now available again. Definately something for fans of Queensryche.

DANIEL BAND - Rise Up/Running Out of Time are two classic hardrock releases that now is available again on this double cd that also contains the the bonus track Walk On the Water. For fans of Kiss, Dokken, Bon Jovi, Triumph, Van Halen, Rez Band, Jerusalem.

ELECTRIK - Love, Buzz, Harmony: The Retroarchives is a must have for anyone looking for a christian band in the veins of Poison. Besides the whole Love, Buzz, Harmony album it also contains 3 tracks from their demo Shine Candy Shine and well as two previously unreleased tracks.

OIL has released a cd called "Choice Cuts off the Chopping Block". This CD features your favorites off of "Refine", a reworked and brutalized version of When No One Cares from the self-titled EP and 4 brand new tunes never before released, recorded live at a Sacrivox Productions show last year http://www.oilmusic.com

EXOUSIA is a way cool band from Mexico that combines death/black metal vocals with catchy Power Metal! http://www.geocities.com/exousia_site/ The Norwegian blackers VIXIVI's new release is called Death Circus http://www.vixivi.tk/

SWEATSHIRTS We haven't had these in for a few years - when we do - they ALWAYS sell out. Here's your chance to get one! JUST IN - for the first time ever - Stop the Bleeding logo bumper stickers - in full color! These are really cool - in stock and ready for shipping. We are still looking for the right guitarplayer to complete our lineup. Tourniquet www.tourniquet.net

COMBATANT is a brutal Christian Metal Webzine in chezch language http://www.combatant.tk/ NORDICFEST was held for the 2nd time in Oslo, Norway and was a big success! Participating bands were Crimson Moonlight, Extol, Seventh Avenue, Veni Domine, Vardoger, Bloodwork, Frosthardr, Bleedience, Benea Reach, The Cross and Grand Lux. Seventh Avenue did a cover of In God We Trust by Stryper and Bloodwork did a cover of Invert the Inverted Cross by Horde where Martin from Admonish joined them on vocals. www.nordicfest.tk

Christian rock superstar project LIBERTY & JUSTICE have put out yet another press release. This one is again updating us on the release date for the album Welcome To The Revolution and teaser soundbytes previewing the album. On December 16, http://www.3ChordRecords.net will update preview clips with final mix previews from Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Doug Phelps of The Kentucky Headhunters, John Schlitt of Petra, Mitch McVicker, Jeff Fenholt of TBN/Black Sabbath, and the duet with Harry Hess of Harem Scarem and Mike Roe of The 77's. The CD will be released publicly for the first time at the concert March 20,2004. With the release to the Christian and secular markets, worldwide to follow.

BRAZILIAN METAL NEWS --- Provided by Rosemari de Melo Souza and Flávio de Souza It was anounced some weeks ago by guitarist Fábio Rocha, the end of the band SHINING STAR due to various problems occurred during the recording of the second CD. According to Fábio, the situation has become instable between the envolved on the project. Fábio Rocha warns the fans that he has plans to join a new band in the near future, with a new musical direction. In the mean time, the drummer Juliano Collombo will have his solo álbum "Fire" released in the beginning of the next year by Frontline/Avantage. The CD is instrumental, and there will be participation of his former band mates of Shining Star. Since Shining Star no longer exists, Juliano, is looking for other options. Site: http://www.jcolombo.hpg.com.br

Melodic Power Metal band OCULAR, which has signed with MEGAHARD, will release their first CD "Dry tears" early 2004, with the production of Tchello Martins. Site: http://www.ocularband.com.br

ZURISADAI, Black Metal, has been preparing new stuff for their next CD that shall be released in the beginning of 2004. - The band CORSARIO (Heavy Prog. Metal) celebrated 10 years of ativities last month, playing in a show called "Alquimia metálica" (Metallic alchemy). Next year, they are going to release their long awaited first full lenght álbum. The openening act was the Thrash band DEVASTATION, which has just recorded their new stuff: a great Demo CD with 4 tracks called "Demo Live in Studio".

The label FORÇA ETERNA, lead by Eduardo Vaz, the former drummer of WAR BLADE band, is bringing to the light two historical Brazilian Christian Metal recordings: "Black Storm", of TRIBAL RITES (former Tribal) and "The Death of the brittle biscuit" of THE JOKE?. They are two releases on CDs of old Demos recorded originaly in cassette format, in the early 90's. They were pionners in Brazilian Scene. Tribal used to play Thrash/Death Metal and some covers they played are registered in this CD as bonus tracks (Vengeance Rising, Mortification, Trouble and Tourniquet). About The Joke, it was supposed to be the first Brazilian Christian Metal band to have a release in CD format, but unfortunatelly it was released in cassette. The recording is simply great and shows the old times of their technical and progressive Thrash Metal, with influences of Believer and Tourniquet, having the vocalist Daniel Martins, nowadays singing for SOUL FACTOR. Both Cds can be acquired through Metal Mission Mag

Melodic metallers SEVEN ANGELS put out two videos of the opening show they played for Helloween in Sao Paulo: the cover for the song "Forever free" of Stratovarius and one song of the band, "Revelation".http://www.sevenangels.com.br/

The band KERIX is releasing a single of two songs: "When I accepted" and "New Land", having musical influences of Nightwish and Pain of Salvation. The line-up is: Priscila Silver (v), Alex Souza (k), David Geisel (d), Fernando Leme (g) and Sergio Zoer (b). E-Mail: kerixband@ig.com.br

TESTIMONY (Thrash Bay Area) will probably release their long-awaited CD in January. They have plans to include 4 unedited songs, the 1999 Demo as bonus and also 2 more live songs. http://www.thrashmetal.com.br/

The thrashers of REBORN, after 4 years without recording, finally came into studio for new stuff!

Punk Rock/Hardcore band SCRITURA has finished the recording of their new cd and will release it EARLY 2004. The tentative title is "Por você" (For you) http://www.bandascritura.hpg.com.br/ "Judgement", is the name of the new work of TEMPLO DE FOGO which has just been released. The quartet gives us 7 tracks of Melodic Heavy Power Metal and the news is that now all the songs are sung in English. E-Mail: templodefogo@ig.com.br.

PENTECOST has released a Demo CD with 5 Heavy Power Metal songs. 4 of them are sung in Portuguese (including a version for the Jacob's Dream's "The bleeding Tree") and the other song is in English. pentecost@bol.com.br.

APEIRON has finally released their CD, called "Wrong way" with 13 tracks of Progressive Metal, with influences of Dream Theater, Rush, and similar Over 70 minutes and a great option for fans of the style. http://www.apeironband.cjb.net/. - THROUGH THE VALLEY has been divulging their Demo CD 2003 with 3 songs, which the own band labels "Funeral Doom Metal". Contacts: E-Mail: doom@throughthevalley.cjb.net Homepage: http://www.throughthevalley.cjb.net/

Marcelo Lopes, drummer of CLEMENCY, moved to Bristol (UK) three months ago. He has been working there and has no plans to come back to Brazil soon. Clemency had stopped activities due to problems with the line up, but it might return even in England if Marcelo find musicians with the same musical direction and evangelistic emphasis. Contacts: clemency@zipmail.com.br

MORIAH has a new line up, including now the vocalist and bassist Rodrigo's wife, Sara, who has assumed the lirical vocals. The group has been preparing the new songs for their long awaited full length album that will be released next year, through Extreme Productions. The band will record a cover of Vaakevandring.

A new band with plays Christian Black is ZACAI. Get more information about them on their Website: http://www.zacai.kit.net

Another band comes from Itajai, the same city of Stauros. It's STRATEGIA. http://www.bandastrategia.com

DYNASTY will have their first full lenght CD by Avantage Records. The name will be "Perpetuu Mobile" there will be songs like: "The time is over", "Salvation", "Against all evil" (vocal duets with Ricardo Parronchi - Destra), "Not in Vain", "Following the sign", "Goldenland", "Another Chance", among others, having 11 tracks. The CD was produced by Ricardo Parronchi, recorded in June/July at Diesel Audio Solution Studio in Sao Paulo. The artcover was made by Marcus Ravelli (Thespian). The line-up is Nahor Andrade (v), Gustavo "Tuta" Colen and César Martins (g), Ademir Machado (d), Ivan Almeida (b) Gustavo Ivon (k).

METAL NOBRE soon will have their first DVD released by Gospel Records. Pedrinho Pantoja (g) is back to the band, since Leonel Valdez (former Dark Avenger) is no longer in the band.

Soon there will be a Tribute to JOURNEY released. At least, two Brazilian Christian bands are confirmed DESTRA and SHINING STAR.

SKYMETAL bassist, Lucio, left the band a little time ago and the band has been playing live with a guest bassist. The band hopes to find a person to replace Lucio soon. He has left the band because he couldn't conciliate studies, job and other compromises and he is playing now in a local band called UNPROFANY. which plays Thrash/Death, in the style of Death List and Sepultura (Arise phase).

For more info about the Christian Metal Scene in Brazil check out the cool Christian Metal Webzine Metal Mission at http://www.metalmission.com

SWEDISH METAL NEWS
SANCTIFICA has vaporized and As A Reminder materialized in its place. As a reminder have performed a few live shows and have recently recorded a demo, which is available for download from http://www.asareminder.com There are still Sanctifica albums and merchandise available for order. On sale now! Each item is US$11, $10, or 100 SEK. Shipping cost might be added, depending on what you order! Please contact us to buy. Spirit of Purity - CD In The Bleak Midwinter - Split CD with Pantokrator Negative B - CD

Negative B - T-shirts More info and pictures of the items are available on the website: www.sanctifica.com

SHADOWS OF PARAGON is a new fresh black metal band. Check'em out on http://www.shadowsofparagon.com

ACER is no more. After 38 gigs, 3 demos and 1 live cd the band has chosen to put the band to rest and go on with their lives. There are no hard feelings and the members feel full peace about the decision. The members will go on with other things and some of them are starting up a heavier more guitarbased 80s Metal band. http://www.acer.just.nu

LUCCEMETAL was held on the 13th of December in Stockholm, Sweden. It was a minifestival containing great gigs with Crimson Moonlight, Veni Domine, Pantokrator, Admonish and Shadows of Paragon http://www.luccemetal.tk

CRIMSON MOONLIGHT have released a special collection called Songs From The Archives. It contains their demo Glorification of the Master of Light, a live gig, some unreleased tracks and other cool stuff. The disc contains of a total 20 tracks with pure black metal sounding like a mix of Dissection and Dimmu Borgir! Definately a must have for all fans. For more info visit their website below or their label http://www.rivelrecords.com

Petter Edin (formerly Stenmarker) has chosen to leave the band to be able to focus more on his work as a Pastor. http://www.crimsonmoonlight.com

METALLKORSET is a new cool webzine in Swedish http://www.metallkorset.ovanmolnen.com/ - NARNIA will play on Sweden Rock Festival! Sweden Rock Festival is one of Europes and the World's biggest metal festivals and Narnia will be the first christian metal band ever to appear on this festival. Narnia will also release a live-DVD this year! www.narniaworld.com

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