SENTINEL Records Update - Our fourth release, and first non-Irish one, will come in the form of a CD EP by England's Bastardsun. Bastardsun consists of Stuart Anstis (ex-Cradle of Filth) and Ross Adams and the music could be described as strong style Heavy Metal. Expect to hear it sometime in the Winter 2002. Mourning Beloveth's highly acclaimed debut album 'Dust' will be released soon. The band have already self-released the CD and is now out of print. The booklet will be redesigned with the CD featuring a special bonus track from their recently recorded second album 'The Sullen Sulcus' and "Forever Lost Emeralds" from their second demo 'Autumnal Fires'. http://www.mourningbeloveth.com WWW.SENTINELIRELAND.COM NEXT RELEASE--- THE RE-RELEASE OF THE CRUSHING DEBUT CD "DUST' FROM IRELANDS PURVEYORS OF DOOM METAL-MOURNING BELOVETH DIEHARD / HARDBOILED / TWAH! - News- www.luckyseven-music.com www.hardboiled-music.com www.twah.com SHOW OF HANDS at the Eden Project Saturday 17th August 2002 Over the last 18 months the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall has proved to be a huge success as an International Visitor Attraction (check out the website at www.edenproject.com). It is now rapidly becoming an important music venue, with some very special concerts lined up through the Summer. Artists for these 'Eden Sessions' have been specifically chosen for their empathy with the Eden Project and its mission to highlight the vital relationship between plants and people. Show of Hands are a natural choice, as many of Steve's song themes are inspired by the land, the seas, and the people of the West Country. The concert will take place out-side, in the open area in front of the Biomes. Bring your own chairs or blankets for sitting on the grass. Ticket prices There is a special combined ticket, which allows entry into the Eden Project during the day, and entry to the concert in the evening £20 for adults / £12 for children under 12 (This combined ticket is an excellent deal as entry to the project is normally just under £10.) Tickets for the concert only are £15 for adults / £10 for children under 12 The phone numbers to call for tickets are 01872 262466 or 0870 0600 100 (which is a 24 hour service) Online ticket sales at www.ticketweb.co.uk The Biomes will close at 6pm and the doors open for the concert at 7pm. If you're visiting the project during the day, the café/restaurant will stay open, or you can bring your own food. There will be a licensed bar. This is a fantastic opportunity to see Show of Hands performing in a truly unique setting. If you haven't visited it yet we strongly recommend the combined ticket so that you can appreciate the breathtaking scope of the Eden Project as a living theatre of plants and people. Please note - the information given here is correct to the best of our knowledge. Check the website www.showofhands.co.uk for updates. DIEHARD www.diehardmusic.com Coming Up on Diehard: KOLDBORN "FIRST ENSLAVEMENT" RRS967 "First Enslavement" is the debut album from the Danish metal quartet Koldborn, and it is for sure a kick ass debut!!! This album is a supreme lesson in how to combine aggression, melody and sheer brutality with a result that simply kills! This is superb Nordic metal of the new millennium, and it will for sure set new standards for future releases all over Europe. 40 minutes of groove'n'grinding death metal with a touch of filthy thrash, and on top comes the sick fu****g vocals and extremely well written lyrics - all of it performed in such a bitter way, one can only imagine, what inspires these twisted minds. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE name new vocalist!! Killswitch Engage have officially announced the replacement for vocalist Jesse Leach. According to bassist Mike DiAntonio, Blood Has Been Shed vocalist Howard Jones will be joining the band as a full time member. Mike had the following to say about the situation in an exclusive interview with Metal Shop: "It's gonna be even better," Mike replies. "He can hit any range, and he has a voice like I've never heard. He just completely blew us away. We had about 10-12 different people trying out, and no one was really cutting it. We had a couple of people come back for a second try, and then I got the call about Howard wanting to try out. I knew about Howard from previous bands, and I always considered him one of the best singers I had ever heard in my entire life, and for him to want to do it, I almost sh*t my pants. I really just couldn't believe it. I got off the phone, and said, that's him! That's the guy!" Howard will make his debut with the band when Killswitch Engage join Kittie, Poison The Well, Shadows Fall, and Hotwire on tour this summer. Tourdates are posted at www.bullpenpromotions.com WESTWORLD EXPLODES AT RADIO TONY HARNELL TO CO-HOST "THE TOUR BUS" New York hard rock outfit WestWorld had their sophomore effort, 'Skin' debut at college and commercial radio last week to an unexpected flood of support, coming in at #3 on FMQB and Top 10 Album Network, Westworld frontman Tony Harnell (also of the band TNT), remarks, "It's great to be back. I'm very proud of this album and am really pleased with how it's being received at radio and by the fans. We made an honest album and it seems to be hitting a nerve. Maybe we're filling a void, I don't know." Tuesday, July 9th marked the North American release of WestWorld's 'Skin' through Dreamscape Music Group. Distributed by Mayhem / ADA (a division of AOL / Time - Warner) the album has already pre-sold through it's first pressing. The band will continue to do shows throughout the Northeast in support of the release. Please check www.dreamscape-group.com for upcoming WestWorld contests. Revelation Signing! Milwaukee, WI's SINCE BY MAN signs to Revelation Records The anthem for the underground is coming to move you like you've only ever dreamed of. And so the story goesâ five best friends, sharing the most essential of times with one another, follow their hearts to create the art that they have been a part of for so long. It is time to give something back. But more importantly, it is time to wake people up. Shake yourself from the complacency of the standard and the mainstream and the expected, for what you will get with this is truly like no other. Passion that surges out of every pour, sincerity that is tangible and understandable, this is what makes you realize and appreciate your existence in this underground community. Dynamic and involving live shows; their communication and awe inspiring unconventionality will make the hair on your neck rise just a little, while your heartbeat subtly skips a beat, it will move you. Of course there are the obvious influences, early San Diego stuff like Heroin and Antioch Arrow, but it also ranges to heavy guitar rock bands like Neurosis, and yes, even present day rock bands like the At the Drive In, all the while, bringing to life their roots- with mosh parts reminiscent of early Revelation bands - Gorilla Biscuits and Inside Out. But the comparisons are only part of the outline, the actual substance is free of carbon copies. Sharp vocal deliveries upon thick, driving, and sometimes dissonant guitars, weaving in and out of precise and thundering drums. Their full- length on Revelation, We Sing the Body Electric will prevail. The turn of a New Year will not only mark the release of a debut album from Milwaukee's Since By Man, but also the making of an anthem. Since By Man Facts: -We Sing the Body Electric to be recorded w/ Converge's Kurt Ballou -Since By Man have already completed two totally DIY US tours. -The bands they have played shows with in the past include: !!! (Chic Chic Chic), Eighteen Visions, Kill the Slavemaster, Poison the Well, Forstella Ford, Seven Days of Samsara, etc. -Future plans include numerous US tours and a tour of Europe in support of their upcoming full-length -Previous Releases include: - S/T 7" on World Wont Listen (Summer 01) Soon Out of Print -Split LP w/ Seven Days of Samsara on Harmless Records (Spring 01) -Split Cd w/ Arms Still Empty (Summer 00) Out of Print -You can find them online at: www.Sincebyman.com BRAND NEW SIN Tours With Fu Manchu & Speedealer Band Receives Strong Radio Response Debut Album In Stores Now! Syracuse's BRAND NEW SIN is taking America by storm! Not only has the band been exploding at radio (achieving #1 Most Added at Metal Radio twice, as well as topping Album Network's AGGRO Metal Charts - beating out such powerhouses as Philip Anselmo's Superjoint Ritual, Danzig, and Killswitch Engage) but has also become a touring machine. Having spent the spring, leading into the June 4th release of their Now Or Never Records self-titled debut, BRAND NEW SIN has shared the road (& stage) with the likes of Motörhead, Morbid Angel, Prong, Diecast, Chimaira, Haste, 36 Crazyfists, and God Forbid. The band also captivated audiences (utilizing triple-guitar gripping power that evokes similarities to a bastard child of Black Sabbath & Lynyrd Skynyrd or Motörhead after a fist fight with Down and Corrosion Of Conformity) at the 2002 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, as well as numerous radio festivals and New York area release parties. Their self-titled debut CD is in stores now!!! Confirmed tour dates with Fu Manchu and Speedealer include: Monday, July 8th Calgary, AB, Can. MacEwan Hall Ballroom Tuesday, July 9th Edmonton, AB, Can. Rev Cabaret Friday, July 12th Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre Saturday, July 13th Denver, CO Ogden Theatre Monday, July 15th Chicago, IL Double Door Wednesday, July 17th Toronto, ON, Can. The Opera House Thursday, July 18th Baltimore, MD Ottobar Friday, July 19th New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Saturday, July 20th Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under Sunday, July 21st Newport, KY Southgate House Monday, July 22nd Nashville, TN Exit/In Wednesday, July 24th Atlanta, GA Cotton Club Thursday, July 25th New Orleans, LA The Parish at House Of Blues Friday, July 26th Houston, TX Engine Room Saturday, July 27th Austin, TX Emo's Sunday, July 28th Dallas, TX Galaxy Club Tuesday, July 30th Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad Wednesday, July 31st Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar Thursday, August 1st Los Angeles, CA Troubadour Friday, August 2nd San Diego, CA Casbah www.brandnewsin.com www.noworneverrecords.com Sanctuary Records - Media News GAMMA RAY - 'Skeletons In The Closet' Gamma Ray have announced a series of eight shows in Europe in October under the banner of 'Skeletons In The Closet Tour', only this time these shows will fundamentally different from what's gone before........the band have asked the fans to decide on the set list! The Ray's mainman Kai Hansen said "On all of our previous show's we've played a mix of songs from a new album and the very obvious audience favourites, but this time we intend to play songs we've rarely, or never played live before, so we thought it might be kinda cool to give the fans the opportunity to decide on the set list themselves by voting on the web-site for the more obscure songs they've repeatedly requested through the fan club and at gigs, hence the title 'Skeleton's In The Closet'. We'll be playing an extended set of what they want to hear!" To vote for your favourite songs simply go to the Gamma Ray web-site, www.gamma-ray.com, and register your preference, the songs receiving the most votes will form the set list. 10 voters will be invited backstage at each show to hangout with the guys, and then have their photo taken which will be signed by the band and sent on to them. So all you Gamma Ray fans who shout requests when you're at the gigs......now's your chance......GET VOTING!!!!!!! 'The Skeleton's In The Closet Tour 2002' OCTOBER Thu 24th Hamburg Markthalle (D) Mon 28th Munich Backstage (D) Tue 29th Milan Alcatraz (I) Thu 31st Barcelona Razzmatazz 1 (E) NOVEMBER Sat 2nd Strasbourg La Laiterie (F) Sun 3rd Paris Elysee Montmartre (F) Mon 4th Bochum Zeche (D) NECROPOLIS NEWS UPDATE INCANTATION and IMPALED to hit the road July 27th to August 14th with Decapitated and Fall to Dead! Beginning their unholy crusade at the much-heralded Milwaukee Metalfest, INCANTATION and IMPALED will embark on a three week assault on America. The "Summer of Blasphemy" tour will also hit the "World Series of Metal" festival in Cleveland, Saturday August 3rd, so be ready for an all-out assault on your senses! Tour dates will be up at www.necropolisrecords.com as soon as we get them! INCANTATION ready to defile Europe! INCANTATION will head to Europe in August to play a few festival and club dates throughout Germany and Austria, including the Brutal Assault Festival. Keep checking the tour/show listing here for more info, and of course, check out www.incantation.com. IMPALED "Mondo Medicale" cover already banned throughout Europe! Due to the squeamishness of the German censors, "Mondo Medicale" will only have the censored version of the cover in Europe. There are plans for a send-away offer for European gorehounds that can't live without the splatter, so keep your eyes here or on the band's site, www.impaled.info ROTTEN SOUND European tour to kick off in July after the band destroys the Obscene Extreme Festival! ROTTEN SOUND is embarking on their "Murdering Europe" tour in support of their new album "Murderworks", which is getting great reviews all over the continent (8/10 in Rock Hard, 8/10 in Metal Heart, and 12/15 in Legacy). ROTTEN SOUND will be joined by Fleshless and Lykathea Aflame on this killing spree! The tour will start at the Obscene Extreme festival where ROTTEN SOUND will appear with Pungent Stench, Agathocles, Sinister, and many other great acts! www.rottensound.com and for info on the Obscene Extreme festival try: www.obscene.cz Coming soon, re-release of PHOBIA's crust classic "Means of Existence"! Deathvomit will be re-unleashing the out-of-print cultcrustclassic "Means of Existence" this fall, since the legendary Slap-a-Ham records who originally released the album is now defunct. There has been a flurry of other activity in the PHOBIA camp as well, with drummer Matt Mills parting ways with the band and their subsequent enlistment of Ramon "Yuckmouth" Herrera. The band will break Herrera in by recording a split 7" EP with Resist and Exist, which will be out later this year! Plans are already underway for a PHOBIA US tour this fall- more details as to who they'll be joining as they are confirmed! Check out www.jellobung.com/phobia for more details! New DREAMS OF DAMNATION website launched and, there's sneak preview MP3 on the Necropolis site NOW! www.dreamsofdamnation.org is up and running, with all the latest info on Jim Durkin & co. for your viewing and listening pleasure. Be sure to check out their new MP3 "The Bloodletting" either at www.necropolisrecords.com or on the band's new site. Death/Thrash insanity as only Durkin himself can create it! "Death of West" proclaimed by Finland's Death Rock cult, the BABYLON WHORES The new full length from the those death rock hedonists the BABYLON WHORES is coming soon, but until then, check out three sneak preview MP3's at www.necropolisrecords.com! SADISTIC INTENT offers the first glimpse of the "Second Coming of Darkness" Check out an exclusive MP3 of a rough mix version of "Untimely End" from the long awaited "Second Coming of Darkness" album from Los Angeles' cult Death Metal act SADISTIC INTENT at www.necropolisrecords.com! Century Media Records To Release Yakuza's Way Of The Dead Century Media Records is proud to announce that it will be releasing the new album from Chicago's Yakuza entitled Way Of The Dead this fall. Driven by experimentation, Yakuza combine a variety of styles ranging from psychedelic indie rock to metal, free jazz and hardcore. The band is committed to exploring new means of rhythmic, dynamic and sonic expression that best represents the quartet's collective creativity. Way Of The Dead was recorded by Dale Meiners at Ghetto Love Studios in Chicago and mastered by Alan Douches (Dillinger Escape Plan, Deadguy, Burnt By The Sun) at West West Side Studio in New Jersey. Yakuza have developed a cult-like following, inspiring the Chicago Sun Times to proclaim: "Given half the chance, this band could rule the alt-rock universe - and elevate its standards considerably." Terrorizer magazine observes: "When Yakuza hit their mark they come off as a jazz inflected mixture of early 90's experimental thrash (Bastro seems to be a major influence) and post Helmet groove metal." Look for Yakuza on tour this summer. The band has previously toured with Candiria and Burnt by the Sun and performed at the 2002 Century Media Records showcase at South By Southwest in Austin, TX. For more information on Yakuza, check out Yakuza's Official Web site: www.yakuzadojo.com. The site features two MP3's from Way Of The Dead as well as two from their previous album, Amount To Nothing. The song "Seraphic Light," which will be included on an upcoming John Coltrane tribute album, is also available for download. Web site www.centurymedia.com MAGNA CARTA SIGNS WITH ADA FOR U.S. DISTRIBUTION Magna Carta, the world's leading progressive rock label, is proud to announce a new distribution agreement with Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA). ADA will begin to distribute Magna Carta's product on July 1, 2002. Throughout its 12-year history, Magna Carta has been noted for releasing adventurous, high quality albums employing the musicianship of some of rock's greatest players. Titles such as "Liquid Tension Experiment" and "Liquid Tension Experiment II", Bozzio Levin Stevens' "Black Light Syndrome", Kansas' "Somewhere To Elsewhere", Steve Morse's "Major Impacts", plus the Association For Independent Music (AFIM)'s award-winning album, "Sounds Like Christmas" by the December People, and many other releases have set the standard for high caliber musicianship and album artwork in the niche known as progressive rock. Magna Carta President, Peter Morticelli, says "Magna Carta's distribution relationship with ADA marks a new era of cooperation with the people that get our CD's into the stores. We have received a great deal of support and encouragement from ADA about what we do at Magna Carta. This type of feedback and interest in our product is a new experience for us and we will make every effort to help ADA accomplish our mutual goals. It is truly a pleasure dealing with people who want to see Magna Carta succeed." Magna Carta began distributing its product in 1990 with an exclusive licensing agreement for the world outside the U.S. through Roadrunner. The label currently works with a network of distributors in Europe and has several licensing relationships in Japan. Magna Carta becomes, yet, another top label to join ADA's roster of nearly 40 independent labels at a time when the distributor has garnered its best market share performance since its formation in 1993. releases Jordan Rudess-4NYC--September 10 Andy West and RAMA - RAMA 1-September 24 Andy, who is known as bassist of the Dregs, is an extremely outspoken person about the music business and independence. Although he says he's QUIT the music business, he still makes music. This project features Andy on bass, some guitar and programmed synths, plus Jens Johansson (from Yngwie Malmsteen's band), Kit Watkins (Happy the Man), T. Lavitz (Dregs), Mike Keneally (Mike K and BFD and other projects), Rod Morgenstein (Dregs, Winger), Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment and Dream Theater), Jonathan Mover (lots of projects including G3), and Toshi Iseda (some solo stuff). Billy Sheehan and Terry Bozzio-Nine Short Films - late September Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick will be performing the "Star Spangled Banner" at the Florida Marlins / Chicago Cubs game in Florida at 6:55 PM east coast time on July 3rd at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. I just finished typing up lyrics from an album that was at least two years in the making-- SECOND TIME AROUND by Jon Dowling. The song, "Behind Closed Doors" is very relevant for sets that deal stock fraud nowadays. This lyric says it all, "one day the stock goes up, your kid's a millionaire-- the next day you're on your ass!" Balance Of Power News Lance King vocalist for BALANCE OF POWER has completed recording vocals on the new DEFYANCE album entitled "Transitional Forms". Mixing has begun, as the record is set for release on NIGHTMARE RECORDS later this year. It will also be shopped to other labels worldwide. This is a side project for Lance but promises to be an excellent Progressive / Power metal album. For more info check out http://www.defyance.com BALANCE OF POWER is currently writing a new album that should be recorded and mixed before the end of the year and which is tentatively slated for an early 2003 release worldwide. BALANCE OF POWER will be playing the BLOODFEST 2002 metal festival in Derby, England on August 31. The festival will be headlined by BLIND GUARDIAN. Also on the bill are GAMMA RAY and FREEDOM CALL, in addition to other established and up and coming heavy / power metal bands. For BLOODFEST 2002 ticket information go to: http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/online.htm BALANCE OF POWER will be headlining a club show on August 30th, the night before BLOODFEST 2002, at Abracadabra's nightclub in Burton-on-Trent, England. For more info call Abracadabra's (011-44-128-533-6071) SOLID STATE Records News- COMING SOON---> ZAO "A PARADE OF CHAOS" July 16 NORMA JEAN "BLESS THE MARTYR, KISS THE CHILD" August 13 LIVING SACRIFICE "CONCEIVED IN FIRE" September 24 DEMON HUNTER October 22 OUT NOW---> BELOVED "THE RUNNING" ep NORMA JEAN / MEWITHOUTYOU split 7" DEAD POETIC "Four Wall Blackmail" STILL BREATHING "September" UNDEROATH "The Changing of Times" FEW LEFT STANDING "Wormwood" ALL THESE TITLES AVAILABLE AT http://www.toothandnail-mailorder.com BELOVED "THE RUNNING" ep With an abrasive rock and hardcore sound that mixes key elements of bands like Thursday, Cave-In, and Poison the Well, Beloved has a busy year ahead of them. With a non-stop tour ethic and an intense live show, the band will surely hit your town this summer or fall on tour with bands like Noise Ratchet, Norma Jean, and Underoath. The five-piece will enter the studio in the fall to record their debut full-length for Solid State due out early 2003! SOLID STATE WELCOMES THE AGONY SCENE Solid State is proud to announce the signing of Tulsa, OK natives The Agony Scene! The band has been performing around the south and mid-west for sometime now and have amassed a strong following with the bands aggressive live shows and brutal music. Visit the band's web site at http://www.theagonyscene.com NORMA JEAN / MEWITHOUTYOU LIMITED EDITION 7"! Norma jean spotlights two of their most recent songs on it as well as 2 mewithoutYou songs that are on their Tooth and Nail debut "[A--->B] Life" that was released last week. Pick one up before they are all gone! ZAO "A PARADE OF CHAOS" On July 16th ZAO's 5th Solid State full length, "A Parade OF Chaos", hits the streets. DEAD POETIC 07.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone Festival 2002 07.05 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone Festival 2002 (All dates below w/ Underoath, ZAO and Unearth) 07.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.08 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga 07.09 Detroit, MI Shelter 07.10 Cleveland, OH Agora 07.11 Indianapolis, IN Emerson 07.12 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl 07.13 Des Moines, IA Hairy Marys 07.14 Webster-Grove, MO Hi-Pointe 07.15 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck 07.16 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl 07.17 Co Springs, CO Industrial Nation 07.18 Boulder, CO Tulagi 07.19 Mesa, AZ Bricks 07.20 Boise, ID 6th and Main 07.21 Spokane, WA Club Soda 07.22 Seattle, WA Graceland 07.23 Portland, OR Meow Meow 07.24 San Fran, CA Slims 07.25 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk 07.26 Goleta, CA Living Room 07.27 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction 07.28 San Diego, CA The Scene 07.29 Mesa, AZ Nile 07.31 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station 08.01 Arlington, TX Dreamworld 08.02 Little Rock, AR Vino's 08.03 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest http://www.furnacefest.com 08.05 Orlando, FL The Social 08.06 Ft. Lauderdale, Culture Club 08.07 St. Petersburgh, FL State Theater 08.08 Columbia, SC Uncle Doctors 08.09 Winston-Salem, NC Brew HA 08.10 Richmond, VA 929 Cafe (ZAO TOUR ENDS) 08.12 Denver, CO Gothic Theater w/ Embodyment and Stavesacre 08.13 Wichita, KS Ground Zero w/ Embodyment and Stavesacre 08.22 Dallas, TX The Trees w/ Embodyment and Stavesacre 08.25 Phoenix, AZ Nile Theater w/ Stavesacre 08.31 W Union, OH Enter Net Cafe EMBODYMENT 06.28 Grafton, ND H's Cellar 06.29 Minneapolis, MN New Union 06.30 Council Bluffs, IA Rebels 07.04 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.07 Chicago, IL Heart and Soul 07.09 Nashville, TN Next Generation 07.11 Oshkosh, WI Life Fest 07.21 Dallas, TX Galaxy Club 08.07 Mesa, AZ Nile 08.09 LA, CA Troubador w/ Stavesacre 08.10 Boise, ID 6th and Main w/ Dead Poetic and Stavesacre 08.12 Denver, CO Gothic Theater w/ Stavesacre and Dead Poetic 08.13 Wichita, KS Ground Zero w/ Stavesacre and Dead Poetic 08.14 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl 08.15 Dayton, OH Gathering Grounds 08.16 Cleveland, OH 08.17 Lewisberry, PA Purple Door 08.21 Austin, TX Emo's w/ Stavesacre 08.22 Dallas, TX Trees w/ Stavesacre and Dead Poetic 08.23 Houston, TX Java Jazz Coffee 08.30 Fort Smith AR The Gate 08.31 Kansas City, MO New Earth 09.06 Nashua, NH Drifters ESO-CHARIS 08.03 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest LIVING SACRIFICE 07.03.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 08.03.02 Birmingham, Al Furnace Fest NORMA JEAN 6/28-Corona,CA Showcase Theater w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 6/29-Salinas,CA Soledad Bowl w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 6/30-San Francisco,CA Gilman St. w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 7/02-Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 7/06-Bushnel, IL Cornerstone 7/7-Omaha,NE Farnarm w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 7/8-Rock Island, IL Eagle Hall w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 7/9-Columbus,IN Donnen Center w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 7/10-Cincinatti,OH The Void w/ Everytime I Die and Bleeding Through 7/12-Syracuse, NY Hellfest 08.02 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest 08.12 Atlanta, GA Echo Lounge CD RELEASE SHOW! w/ Underoath, Beloved and mewithoutYou STILL BREATHING 06.28 Cleveland, OH Peabody's / Ringworm 06.29 Kokomo, IN Fairfield Christian Church 06.30 The Lab St. Paul, MN w/ Ringworm 07.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.20 Grand Prairie, TX Living Water STRETCH ARM STRONG (Following dates w/ Reach The Sky and The Hope Conspiracy) 06.28.02 Santa Cruz, CA Vets Hall 06.29.02 San Fran, CA The Pound 06.30.02 Portland, OR Meow Meow 07.01.02 Seattle, WA Paradox 07.03.02 Minneapolis, MN Club Babylon 07.04.02 Freeport, IL Klub Phenomenon 07.05.02 Detroit, MI Shelter (RTS / THC tour ends) 07.06.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.07.02 Nashville, TN Muse 3 pm show w/ Love is Red, Black Widows (ex Endpoint, By the Grace of God) 07.13.02 Syracuse, NY Hellfest 07.14.02 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07.23.02 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero w/ Hatebreed and Hopesfall 07.29.02 Charelston, SC Music Farm w/ Hatebreed and Hopesfall 07.30.02 Augusta, GA Capri Cinema w/ Hatebreed and Hopesfall 08.01.02 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest 08.02.02 Orlando, FL Lee Vista WARPED TOUR 08.03.02 Miami, FL Pompano Field WARPED TOUR 08.04.02 Tampa, FL WARPED TOUR 08.06.02 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Pavillion WARPED TOUR 08.17.02 Lewisberry, PA Purple Door UNDEROATH 07.01 Peoria, IL w/ Beloved (All dates below w/ ZAO, Dead Poetic and Unearth) 07.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.08 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga 07.09 Detroit, MI Shelter 07.10 Cleveland, OH Agora 07.11 Indianapolis, IN Emerson 07.12 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl 07.13 Des Moines, IA Hairy Marys 07.14 Webster-Grove, MO Hi-Pointe 07.15 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck 07.16 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl 07.17 Co Springs, CO Industrial Nation 07.18 Boulder, CO Tulagi 07.19 Mesa, AZ Bricks 07.20 Boise, ID 6th and Main 07.21 Spokane, WA Club Soda 07.22 Seattle, WA Graceland 07.23 Portland, OR Meow Meow 07.24 San Fran, CA Slims 07.25 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk 07.26 Goleta, CA Living Room 07.27 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction 07.28 San Diego, CA The Scene 07.29 Mesa, AZ Nile 07.31 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station 08.01 Arlington, TX Dreamworld 08.02 Little Rock, AR Vino's 08.03 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest http://www.furnacefest.com 08.05 Orlando, FL The Social 08.06 Ft. Lauderdale, Culture Club 08.07 St. Petersburgh, FL State Theater 08.08 Columbia, SC Uncle Doctor's 08.09 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha 08.10 Richmond, VA 929 Cafe 08.12 Atlanta, GA Echo Lounge w/ Norma Jean, Beloved and mewithoutYou ZAO (All dates below w/ Underoath, Dead Poetic and Unearth) 07.02 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone 07.08 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga 07.09 Detroit, MI Shelter 07.10 Cleveland, OH Agora 07.11 Indianapolis, IN Emerson 07.12 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl 07.13 Des Moines, IA Hairy Marys 07.14 Webster-Grove, MO Hi-Pointe 07.15 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck 07.16 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl 07.17 Co Springs, CO Industrial Nation 07.18 Boulder, CO Tulagi 07.19 Mesa, AZ Bricks 07.20 Boise, ID 6th and Main 07.21 Spokane, WA Club Soda 07.22 Seattle, WA Graceland 07.23 Portland, OR Meow Meow 07.24 San Fran, CA Slims 07.25 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk 07.26 Goleta, CA Living Room 07.27 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction 07.28 San Diego, CA The Scene 07.29 Mesa, AZ Nile 07.31 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station 08.01 Arlington, TX Dreamworld 08.02 Little Rock, AR Vino's 08.03 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest http://www.furnacefest.com 08.05 Orlando, FL The Social 08.06 Ft. Lauderdale, Culture Club 08.07 St. Petersburgh, FL State Theater 08.08 Columbia, SC Uncle Doctor's 08.09 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha 08.10 Richmond, VA 929 Cafe DIVISION Records News - Division's new signing FORCEED are gonna release a debut 5 tracks CD by september. The whole recording and mastering work is done, and they are actually busy with the artwork. More info soon about this killer release. - Due to several reaons, CLONE has decided to change it's name in INSIDE CLONE PROCESS. The band continues to tour accross switzerland to support the first LP "Organic". A bigger tour accross a few european countries is on the work for the begining of the year 2003. ( do these guys think that we now have a ton of things to update on the web site ?? ) - A new recording session is planned for IMPURE WILHELMINA in the middle of september. They're gonna record a new album which will be titled "I can't believe I was born in July". They decided to work again with the producer Serge Morratel ( Knut, Brazen, Shora... ), who's already made the recording of they're split with Ordeal. - SEETHINGS album is now mastered and wait to see the light of the day. They're actually in discussion with different record labels. At the moment, we don't know if we're gonna put out this amazing recording. - LEST still continues to drink beers everywhere in switzerland... - Vincent from FORCEED has recently joined UNFOLD as bass player. The recording of the new album is planned in the end of the summer. By the way, UNFOLD gets new cool evil t-shirts !! Even a girlie model is available. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures at the moment on the web site... As soon as possible we promise ! 2| Not too much addtions to our site this month. But check it out soon, there will be some new stuff including : new live videos new evil t-shirts available from Unfold lots of new MP3 advance MP3 of division's new signing FORCEED http://www.divisionrecords.com e-mail | fire@divisionrecords.com www.divisionrecords.com LA GUNS News! LA Guns Rise Up And Wake The Dead New York, NY - Hollywood rockers LA Guns have hit the road to debut material from their upcoming album. Waking The Dead, out August 20th on Spitfire Records is the second album of late to reunite founding members Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis. Produced by the legendary Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Rolling Stones), Waking The Dead significantly furthers the bandâ?Ts classic rock and blues vibe by propelling them into a heavier, more musically challenging realm. Guns describes the album as â?oMore metal than the last record, more like Iron Maiden and early Scorpions. The guitars are crunchier and not as riffy. Itâ?Ts definitely heavier.â?� Waking the Dead shows enormous growth since their previous album Man In The Moon (Spitfire 2001), and is also reminiscent of their early sound. "LA Guns are back in full stride!, they are a better band today in '02 than they were back in '88,â?� says Dennis Clapp, VP of Spitfire Records. Anyone who loved the drive of the Cocked & Loaded era will dig this record. Not to mention they tour and like it, something that cannot be said for many of the bands that LA Guns are catoragized with." LA Guns are holding true to that description as theyâ?Tre about to take part in the inaugural Metal Edge Magazine Rock Fest tour, where they will share the stage with Dokken, Ratt, Warrant and Firehouse. Select dates will also include Judas Priest. Waking The Dead hits the streets on August 20, 2002 on Spitfire Records. DEAD RINGER CONFIRMS FIRST AMERICAN RELEASES ALL-STAR FALL LINE-UP PLANNED Newly created Dead Ringer records today announces the company's American launch. Initial releases are scheduled for September 17 with the UK-headquartered label making domestically available new recordings from Wishbone Ash, Nektar and Demon. The label further plans repackaging and key catalog reissues from Nektar, Demon and others. Founded by Edward Christie and Steve Beatty, Dead Ringer will be marketed and distributed in the US through partner company Candlelight Records. Candlelight Records established its US office February 2001 and has since successfully released over 20 recordings from formidable heavy metal artists Emperor, Zyklon, and Extreme Noise Terror, among others. With Dead Ringer, Candlelight expands its musical profile with sales-proven and timeless artists. "We formed Dead Ringer to be a label that would be able to handle still popular heritage and AOR-driven artists," says Christie. "Artists such as Wishbone Ash and Nektar still have a solid fan base; a base we look forward to delivering new and catalog titles from some of rock's most celebrated artists." Bona Fide by Wishbone Ash gloriously salutes the legendary band's reformation. It is the English band's first new album available in the US since 1995. Held in regard with the likes of Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Wishbone Ash made their US live debut as the support act for The Who. Since that time, the band and their dual-guitar melodies has come to release nearly forty recordings. The band is planning a US tour this fall in support of Bona Fide's September 17th release date. New Wave of British Heavy Metal masters Demon return to the US with their first album in years. Spaced Out Monkey and Best Of... Volume I, the first in Dead Ringer's catalog classics series, is set to hit stores September 17. The band has received numerous offers for performances in the US as initial news about the band's forthcoming albums has circulated amongst American fans. No confirmation as to touring or performance plans is available at press time. Material from Nektar's The Prodigal Son is likely planned for the band's headline performance at the upcoming NEARfest. The sold out June 29 performance at The War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersy will mark the band's first US performance in nearly a decade. The October 29 release of The Prodigal Son will be followed by the release of the band's extensive catalog - all digitally remastered and available on cd for the first time in America. The catalog will begin to be issued in January 2003 via Dead Ringer's catalog classics series. Dead Ringer and Candlelight Records are exclusively distributed in the US via Lumberjack Distribution and in Canada via PHD Canada. For more information contact Paula Hogan, 215/482-2552. Merendine Atomiche are ready to departe for Sweden for record their first full lenght allbum called "Walk across fire" at sunlight studios, after the great results of first mcd "THe holy metal" who sold without any support 3500 copies all around the world. The band will be in Sweden for the first two weeks of august, after they will go in France for the mastering and they back in their hometown for record the first official video over the song "Blood for glory". Confirmed Anders Lundemark will sing over song "Revenge" and Jeff Waters who will play probably a solo over one of the new song. The album will be out on Deadsun records in december 2002. Be ready! - The band are again on the road till the end of october in Italy for finish their "Still on the road tour", they will play in july, september and october, after the band WITH Deadsun records and Legion of doom promotion will start to prepare the new World Tour for 2003. - Confirmed the presence of the band on the new encyclopeadia of Thrash metal edit by Rockdetector.com (New Zeland) where band will appear also in the compilation with song "Mental Agony" with bands as Arch enemy, Kreator, exodus, nvermore, hades etc.. http://www.merendineatomiche.3000.it JIM BREUER Heavy Metal Comedy Available on DVD August 20, 2002 Through Eclectic DVD Distribution Oaks, PA - Eclectic DVD Distribution and Celluloid Construction Company are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Jim Breuer - Heavy Metal Comedy for worldwide distribution on DVD. Prepare yourself for comedy in its newest, most revolutionary form. Jim Breuer has already established himself as a powerful comedian through his incredible stand-up performances, 4 years on SNL, and his numerous movie roles. But now, Jim dares to take his show to the next level with the introduction of the Heavy Metal Comedy DVD. Jim Breuer's Heavy Metal Comedy was born on December 9th 2000 when Jim unleashed his Rock-n-Comedy assault on an unsuspecting, standing room only crowd at New York City's, Irving Plaza. An event of such epic proportions, that it will surely change the face of comedy as we know it. "You rock hard and laugh harder," Jim says. The Breu Crue work as Jim's backing band to compliment each routine with the perfect musical background. New routines such as "Coming Home at 4AM" have already become cult faves and Breuer favorites like "The Party" have received a musical facelift. Jim's uncanny impressions, such as Brian Johnson of AC/DC, are also included in this DVD. Are you ready for the most rockin' comedy routine in the world? The bits: - Intro - AC/DC - I Love Baseball - My Wife's Pregnancy - Languages - 4 AM (Coming Home Drunk) - I Hate Goats - Hand Impressions - The Party (Tequila Routine) Bonus Material: - Heavy Metal documentary - Hang out for one year with Jim in this hilarious 50-minute documentary of the making of the Heavy Metal comedy show. See the origin of the goat, the truth about SNL and the real adventure of a stand up comedian on the road. Perris News! Perris Records is Proud to announce 24/7 Radio at www.perrisrecords.com. Perris 24/7 plays the following bands LA Guns, Every Mother's Nightmare, Roxx Gang, Pretty Boy Floyd, & many more! In addition there will be premiers of the new CD releases before the release date and Giveaways. Every Mother's Nightmare has announced additional tour dates as follows: 07/12/02 Parma, OH Revolution 07/13/02 Lakewood, OH HiFi 07/19/02 Woodlands, TX The 19th Hole Grill & Bar 07/20/02 San Antonio, TX Strutter's 07/21/02 Dallas, TX Trees-The Eagle Radio station night 07/25/02 Tarzana, CA Paladino's 07/26/02 Anaheim, CA The Shack 07/27/02 Las Vegas, NV Pink E's 07/29/02 West Hollywood, CA Viper Room Pretty Boy Floyd Hits the side stage of the Poison Tour & Japan dates with more USA dates to be released! 06/27/02 - MONTREAL, PQ (CANADA) - CLUB ONE 06/28/02 WEST WARWICK, RI THE STATION 06/29/02 - PITTSBURGH, PA - HOORAH'S Pretty Boy Floyd to play date with Dokken, Ratt, Warrant & LA Guns 07/03/02 BOSTON, MA TWEETER CENTER W/POISON (SIDE STAGE) 07/04/02 CAMBRIDGE, MA THE POND 07/05/02 HARTFORD,CT MEADOWS MUSIC AMPITHEATRE W/POISON (SIDE STAGE) 07/06/02 CLIFTON, NJ CONNECTIONS 07/07/02 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA VERIZON WIRELESS AMPITHEATRE W/POISON (SIDE STAGE) 07/09/02 - HICKORY, NC - THE PLAYHOUSE 07/11/02 - PITTSBURGH, PA - AMPITHEATRE AT STATION SQUARE W/ DOKKEN, RATT, WARRANT, LA GUNS 07/12/02 BRISTOW, VA NISSAN PAVILLION W/ POISON (SIDE STAGE) 07/12/02 SPRINGFIELD, VA JAXX-call for JAXX Time of show 07/15/02 TOKYO, SANGENJAYA, JAPAN HEAVEN'S DOOR 07/16/02 TOKYO, SANGENJAYA, JAPAN HEAVEN'S DOOR 07/17/02 TOKYO, SANGENJAYA, JAPAN HEAVEN'S DOOR 07/18/02 TOKYO, SHINJUKU, JAPAN WALL 07/19/02 TOKYO, SHINJUKU, JAPAN URGA "Metal Edge - Rock Fest 2002" with Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Firehouse, & LA Guns 06/23/02 Grand Rapids, MI 101.3 Fox Fest 06/25/02 Lincoln, NE Pershing Auditorium 06/27/02 Casper, WY Casper Events Center 06/28/02 Billings, MT Magic City Speedway 06/29/02 Missoula, MT Western Montana Fairgrounds 07/03/02 Chicago, IL Other Side Festival 07/04/02 Ottawa, IL Silver Slipper Beer Gardens 07/05/02 Appleton, WI Checkered Flag 07/06/02 Akron, OH WKDD Rock Fest 07/07/02 Freeport, IL Freeport Raceway 07/09/02 Indianapolis, IN Quest 07/13/02 Syracuse, NY Jamesville Groove 07/17/02 Hartford, CT WCCC Radio Fest Connecticut Expo Center 07/19/02 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall 07/20/02 Escoheag, RI Stepping Stone Ranch 07/21/02 Farmingville, NY Bald Hill Amphitheatre 07/23/02 Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds Arena 07/25/02 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 07/26/02 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 07/27/02 Limestone Ny Rock 'N' Ricks Concert Club 07/28/02 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 08/18/02 Madison, WI Kits Corner Baseball Park 08/31/02 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live 09/05/02 Monroe, LA Monroe Civic Center 09/07/02 Corpus Cristi, TX Concrete St Amphitheatre 09/08/02 San Antonio, TX Far West Rodeo 09/10/02 El Paso, TX Far West Rodeo 09/12/02 Santa Fe, NM Camel Rock Casino 09/13/02 Las Vegas, NV The Joint 09/14/02 Universal, CA Universal Amphitheatre 09/15/02 Orange County, CA Verizon Amphitheatre Perris is proud to present the following Summer Releases for 2002. Pretty Boy Floyd 'The Vault' PER10623 Barcode 670573010623 19 Unreleased Demos, some were the first PBF recordings ever done. Also 6 tracks were demos for the 2nd Album. Linear Notes written by Kristy Majors Roxx 'Diamonds In Rust' PER10821 Barcode 670573010821 The Demos 85' to 89'of this Legendary Underground New York band, Old School Motley Crue style Nasty Idols 'Best Of' PER 10128 Barcode 670573010128 Featuring the Best tracks off 3 releases from this Swedish Sleaze band in the vein of early Shotgun Messiah/Skidrow style Hollywood Hairspray 'Volume 1' PER11125 Barcode 670573011125 Glam Compilation featuring Unreleased tracks from Pretty Boy Floyd, Nasty Idols, Roxx, Cherry St., Stevie Jaimz, Vamp & more. Dave Evans 'A Hell Of A Night' PER10920 Barcode 670573010920 1st Ac/Dc Vocalist covering Bon Scott's Greatest hits Live Down Under. Hard Knox 'Combat Alley' PER10722 Barcode 670573010722 Gun's n Roses/Motley Crue Style Ac/Dc Tribute 'Bon Appetite'PER11026 Barcode 670573011026 A Tribute to Bon Scott Years of Ac/Dc Featuring Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent Vocalist), Jason McMaster, Tommy Paris (Britny Fox), Rick Ruhl (E.M.N.), Dave Evans (1st Ac/Dc Vocalist), and members of E.M.N., Cherry St. & Mad Margritt. July 2nd Nasty Idols 'Heroes For Sale' PER 10227 Barcode 670573010227 All Unreleased tracks that was suppose to be their 3rd Cd but never was released. August-6th Nasty Idols 'Vicious' PER10326 Barcode 670573010326 +2 Studio Bonus Tracks Razamanaz featuring guitarist Michael Kelly Smith of Britny Fox. 15 tracks in the vein of Aerosmith, Britny Fox, & Cult Check out the MP3 file of "Feel It" at www.perrisrecords.com Every Mother's Nightmare 'Back Traxx II' PER11224 Barcode 670573011224 Unreleased tracks spanning their earlier career. Roxx Gang 'Soul Food' PER11323 Barcode 670573011323 New Studio Cd September-10th Every Mother's Nightmare 'Live' PER11422 Barcode 670573011422 Cd titleTo be named later Roxx Gang 'Live' PER11521 Barcode 670573011521 Live Cd title To be named later Nasty Idols 'Cruel Intentions' PER 10425 Barcode 670573010425 +2 Studio Bonus Tracks FEED YOUR HEAD - CHECK OUT PULSE ULTRA'S UPCOMING HEADSPACE* OZZF EST TOUR DATES!!! Pulse Ultra Album: Headspace In Stores July 16 Multimedia Interview windows hi http://mm.wmg.com/phase2/jhtml/label/atlanticlabel/7_2222951_18.Wmv windows lo http://mm.wmg.com/phase2/jhtml/label/atlanticlabel/7_2222951_3.Wmv real hi http://real.wmg.com/ramgen/phase2/jhtml/label/atlanticlabel/9_2222970_18.Rm real lo http://real.wmg.com/ramgen/phase2/jhtml/label/atlanticlabel/9_2222970_3.Rm "Big Brother" Full Length Audio Windows http://media.atlantic-records.com/media/pulseultra/big_brother/audio-pulse_ultra-big_brother-wmp-full.asf.asx Real http://media.atlantic-records.com/media/pulseultra/big_brother/audio-pulse_ultra-big_brother-ra-full.ra.ram Official Site: http://www.pulseultra.com Tour Dates all are ozzfest unless * - July 6 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion - July 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion - *July 9 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Pavilion - w/ System of a Down - July 10 - Scranton, PA - Montage Mountain - July 12 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center - July 13 - Hartford, CT- CTNow.com Amphitheatre - *July 14 - Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center - w/ System of a Down - July 16 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center - July 17 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center - *July 18 - Old Bridge, NJ - Birch Hill w/ Adema - July 19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Arts Center - July 20 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Arts Center - *July 21 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach - w/ System of a Down - July 24 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion - July 26 - West Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheatre - *July 27 - Tampa, FL - Sundome - w/ System of a Down - July 28 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre - *July 31 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean Drapeau - w/ System of a Down - *Aug 1 - Hamilton, ONT - Copps Coliseum - w/ System of a Down - Aug 3 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheatre - Aug 4 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center - Aug 7 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Center - Aug 8 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Center - Aug 10 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center - Aug 11 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley - Aug 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre - Aug 15 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre - Aug 17 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park - Aug 19 - St. Louis, MO - Riverport Amphitheatre - Aug 20 - Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre - Aug 22 - Denver, CO - Pepsi City Lights - Aug 24 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre - Aug 25 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Aug 27 - George, WA - The Gorge - Aug 31 - San Bernadino, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion - Sept 2 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre - Sept 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion - Sept 7 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Sept 8 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Amphitheatre KITTIE CONTINUES U.S. ONSLAUGHT WITH THIRD LEG OF 'RUN LIKE HELL' TOUR LONDON, Ontario - Kittie will kick off the third leg of its Run Like Hell Tour with a pair of Midwest radio festivals and then hook up with support acts Poison The Well, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, and Hotwire for another trek through America. Kittie, which has received substantial airplay from KRQC, will be a featured band on the station's two festivals on July 6 and 7 in Bonner Springs, Kan., and Omaha, Neb., respectively. They will share the bill with Nickelback, Jerry, Cantrell, Local H, and Tommy Lee. July 9 is the first date with the full lineup of the third leg of the Run Like Hell Tour. "We are really excited to be a part of such an amazing lineup," said Kittie guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander. "Receiving the opportunity to play with bands that we are both friends with and fans of is really an honor. The shows are going to be super energetic and metal as fuck, so watch out!" The band has just returned from a European tour in support of its sophomore album, "Oracle," which included the revered Donington Festival in England, and Ozzfest in Holland, where the group played in front of 40,000 metal fans "The European leg of Ozzfest 2002 was, again, an amazing experience," said Lander. "We made a lot of new friends and fans, and had the opportunity to play in front of a mind boggling amount of people, all of whom received us with open arms and horns raised high." Kittie will tour the States throughout the month of July and into August. www.kittie.net U.D.O. RELEASES MAN AND MACHINE ON BREAKER/SPV COLOGNE, Germany - U.D.O., led by the former voice of Accept Udo Dirkschneider, has unleashed its eighth studio recording, "Man and Machine," through Breaker/SPV. "This album is made after along time by the whole band," said Dirkschneider. "The sound is fresh and straight forward." "Man and Machine" includes a much talked about duet that pairs Dirkschneider's unmistakable voice with the equally unmistakable voice of German metal queen Doro Pesch. "The idea was not new," Dirkschneider said. "We had this idea already when we did the album 'Objection Overruled' with Accept in 1993, and when we had the ballad for 'Man and Machine,' Stefan Kaufmann came up with the idea again." As frontman for Accept, Dirkschneider defined a sound and an era of German metal, beginning with Accept's self-titled debut in 1978. Nine years later, the singer would go on to form U.D.O. and release the classic albums "Animal House," "Faceless World," "Mean Machine," "No Limits," "Solid," and "Timebomb." U.D.O. was put on temporary hiatus between 1992 and 1996 while Accept reformed for three albums, but soon returned with "Holy." With seven albums under their belts, Dirkschnieder and his crew then put together the ultimate U.D.O. live recording, "Live From Russia." The double CD features the best of the U.D.O. catalog, including "Animal House," "They Want War," "Heart of Gold," "Independence Day," and "Holy," as well as exclusive and previously unavailable live versions of Accept classics like "I'm a Rebel," "Winter Dreams," "Turn Me On," "TV War," and "Heaven is Hell." Having already completed a European headlining tour in support of "Man and Machine," U.D.O. is now preparing for the summer European festivals. This itinerary includes headlining slots at Lillehammer, Norway's Olymia Park/Ice Hockey Arena, Crete's National Stadium Open Air Festival, and Rieneck, Germany's Rock am Tummel. The entire U.D.O. catalog and releases from Accept have been reissued through SPV USA. Accept's "Restless & Wild," released June 11, is the most recent reissue. www.udo-online.de www.spvusa.com PRONG JOINS DANZIG FOR U.S. TOUR Following a highly successful headlining tour, the recently reformed Prong will join Danzig on their 10-week US tour. The industrial rock pioneers disbanded five years ago following the release of their last album, "Rude Awakening," and reformed this year under the guidance of Tommy Victor, the only constant member of the band through their decade-plus career. Joining Victor are returning drummer Dan Laudo, bassist Brian Perry, and guitarist Monte Pittman. Prong is planning to hit Europe for a few festival shows in mid-August once the Danzig tour has completed. The band recorded a four-song demo of new material and quickly hit the road for a six-week headlining tour. Pending a new recording deal, material recorded on that tour will be released as a live album, tentatively scheduled for an October release. An eight-week US/European tour is scheduled to support the album. For updates and news, visit www.prong-23.com. PLANETSHRED News Update CMM ENTERTAINMENT, LLC For METAL MIKE CHLASCIAK HALFORD has recently returned from their headlining festival dates in Sweden and Italy. The shows were received extremely well and the band debuted several tracks from the up-coming NEW album "Crucible". Other bands featured on those bills were: Slayer, Doro, Gamma Ray, My Dying Bride, Ted Nudgent, Steppenwolf and many more ... HALFORD is returning to Europe to commence the second leg of festivals. The official dates are as follows: June 29 - Bang Your Head Festival, Stuttgart, GERMANY July 2 - Rockwave Festival, Athens, GREECE July 3 - Akademic Stadium, Sofia, BULGARIA July 5 - Full Force Festival, GERMANY July 6 - Graspop Metal Meeting, BELGIUM After these shows, the band plans on continuing doing various dates by touring throughout the world in 2002 and into 2003. Please check out the HALFORD site www.robhalford.com for tour stories, diaries and much needed info. HALFORD's NEW album "Crucible" (Metal-is/ Sanctuary Records Group) will hit the streets on June 25 (June 24 Europe). The first single (and VH-1/MTV video) "Betrayal" scored high on the hard rock radio charts. You can see advertisements for this highly anticipated albums in Revolver, Metal Edge, Metal Maniacs, Tongue to name just a few. You can catch Metal Mike in the current issues of Guitar World, Burrn!, BW&BK, BallBuster, Thrashem 'All, and other magazines on the newstands now ... Places such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, 7/11 should have most of them. In associating with SB Communications/ SB Prods/ Ballbuster Magazine, you can see advertisements for Metal Mike's 3rd solo disc "The Spilling" in current issues Metal Maniacs, Metal Edge. You can order your copy there if you haven't already. Metal Mike's solo CD's are still available as always thru our channels that are listed in the DISTRIBUTORS section at the official METAL MIKE web site www.planetshred.com. METAL MIKE has attended GENE SIMMONS' party at the Barfly Club, No. Hollywood, for the launch of Simmons' own magazine "TONGUE". Mike was among many guests that included Nikki Sixx, members of Kiss, Baywatch, Playboy celebrities and much more ... Asked about it Mike replied "It was great, it's our duty to support a magazine that gives at least some of it's space to Metal, and of course the open bar helps as well ..." Well said, indeed. The JOHN WEST (Royal Hunt/ Artension) "Earthmaker" album that Mike guested on will be released by Frontiers Records. Yamaha in Japan. Tentative date is August/ September 2002. Frontiers Records will also be releasing the NYC tribute album that features a Metal Mike track "Accepting Angels At Dusk". This song can also be found on Mike's second solo disc "Territory: Guitar Kill !!" (Beyond Flat Nine Records). Stay tuned for extremely exciting NEWS regarding METAL MIKE and JACKSON GUITARS. The planetshred site will be getting a makeover or a real up-date in the least. Come back soon for new album scans, new photos, new bio and much more ... More info contact: CMMENT@planetshred.com THUNDERCORE ENTERS STUDIO WITH GUITAR WIZ MICHAEL ANGELO Indy-based band joins the growing roster at M.A.C.E. Music in preparation for recording sophomore release Attention all parents: Indy metalcore favorite Thundercore (www.thundercore.com) is currently recording tracks for its second full-length release due to hit the streets this summer. So cover your ears! The band has entered Monster Mix Studio in Southern Wisconsin and guitar virtuoso/producer Michael Angelo (C4, Nitro, Holland) is handling engineering, mixing and mastering duties. "We are really excited to begin creating our second disc," says guitarist Rob Mason. "And we are definitely benefiting from working with someone as talented and experienced as Michael Angelo. He's even promised us a cameo appearance." The CD is the follow-up to Thundercore's 1999's self-titled debut - the album responsible for their signing with Europe's Sonic Attack, a division of Modern Music - Germany. Since that time, Thundercore has played to crowded houses all over the Midwest and even earned a slot at the 2001 Milwaukee Metalfest, taking the main stage as openers for Soilwork. "The new disc is going to maintain some of the severity found on our self-titled debut and our 'Shift' EP," Mason Says. "But we have achieved a new level of sophistication in our songwriting, and we expect that to really stand out as we go through the recording process." But, Thundercore's collaboration with Angelo goes beyond the simple recording relationship. Thundercore has joined the growing roster of talent with Angelo's M.A.C.E. Music, including C4, TD Clark and Michael Fath. "We are extremely excited to have Thundercore join us at M.A.C.E. Music," Angelo says. "This is a great young band with a bright future. Their new CD will be hard, heavy and intense with great songwriting." M.A.C.E. is a full service music company selling CDs directly or through other distributors to more than 35 countries around the world including Russia, Qatar, Japan and Brazil. The brainchild of Mason and guitarist Dan Morley, Thundercore is rounded out with bassist Chris Morley (Dan's brother), drummer Stacy Copas and vocalist Bret Simmons. COLOR RED with Primer 55 & Kidney Thieves. July 5 Greenbay, WI Riverside Ballroom July 7 Edgarton, WI Club Raven July 9 Lacrosse, WI Warehouse July 10 Minneapolis, MN Ascot Room July 11 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl July 12 Iowa City, IA Gabe's July 13 Cedar Rapids, IA The Reverb July 14 Clinton, IA Pig Pen July 16 Pittsburg, KS Foxtown July 17 St. Louis, MO Pop's July 18 Chattanooga, TN The Bay July 19 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa July 20 Louisville, KY Tek World July 21 Detroit, MI Shelter July 22 Cleveland, OH Peabody's July 24 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga July 25 Springfield, VA Jaxx July 26 Huntington, WV TBA July 27 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection July 28 Struthers, OH The Cellar NITRO RECORDS NEWS! Nitro signs Boston heavyweights Lost City Angels !!! Look for their debut album in stores September 17th. See them on tour with Social Distortion June 18-29 and on select dates with Stiff Little Fingers. RUFIO are on Tour AS WE SPEAK in the US with Strung Out and Poison The Well. Check the Tour Dates page at www.nitrorecords.com for show dates. NEW RELEASE DATES ORIGINAL SINNERS - JUNE 25TH LOST CITY ANGELS - SEPTEMBER 17TH DIVIT - SEPTEMBER 17TH STAVESACRE - OCTOBER 1ST WARPED TOUR Check the Tour Dates page at www.nitrorecords.com for Warped Tour dates for Stavesacre, Divit, and The Damned. IN STORES NOW - PUNKZILLA , a new Nitro compilation. * featuring unreleased tracks from AFI, TSOL, enhanced videos from AFI and BODYJAR, as well as tracks from new additions to the Nitro Family RUFIO, STAVESACRE, ORIGINAL SINNERS, DIVIT. CENTINEX TO TOUR EUROPE CATALOG REISSUE CONFIRMED London: Candlelight Records confirms the participation of Sweden's CENTINEX on Deicide's fall tour of Europe. The tour marks the band's first full tour of Europe in nearly two years, and their first extensive tour in support of their latest album, Diabolical Desolation. Set to begin in England, the tour will work its way through 8 countries, including France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, The Netherlands and more. Bassist Martin Shulman says, "I'm sure the tour with Deicide will be a blast. We haven't done any proper European touring in two years, so we are really looking forward to presenting the "Diabolical Desolation" live on stage." Released earlier this year, Diabolical Desolation continues to receive positive response from all over the world. Candlelight further confirms the release of the band's four previous albums. Bloodhunt and Hellbrigade (previously released by WWIII) plus the band's very early and previously unavailable recordings Alleusmaleficarum and Reborn Through Flames will be released September 17. Together since 1990, Centinex have watched and participated in Sweden's growing death metal domination. Signing to Candlelight in early 2001, after several years with Repulse, the band made their US live debut at the 3rd Annual New Jersey Metal Festival. "Our next goal is a full U.S tour," says Shulman. "The album has been doing great over there and we are extremely satisfied with the work and promotion Candlelight has done for us." Diabolical Desolation is available in stores now. Van Richter Records partners with KOCH Entertainment Distribution LLC Palm Springs CA. Eight year old California aggro industrial label Van Richter Records has inked a long term distribution deal with #1 North American independent Distributor KOCH Entertainment Distribution LLC via its deal with Nu Millennium. Van Richter plan's new releases from their roster of artists for 2002 including TESTIFY and THE FAIR SEX. The label had multiple offers but chose Koch due to their market share dominance and leadership as the top independent distribution company in North America as well as their dedication and support of independent music and their understanding of the industrial genre of music Van Richter is releasing. The Koch roster includes such market leader labels as Koch Records, Moonshine, and Epitaph. Further information can be found on the Van Richter website at www.vanrichter.net COURSE OF NATURE IS "ONE TO WATCH" SAYS TEEN PEOPLE Band gets props from the press and hits the road to support Superkala for Lava/Atlantic Enterprise, AL - Lava/Atlantic recording act Course of Nature was highlighted by Teen People magazine in their "Ones to Watch" section in their summer music issue. The magazine went on to cite Course of Nature's album Superkala as a "fresh collection of grinding guitar riffs and soul-searching lyrics." The Alabama-based rock outfit has been getting the thumbs-up across the board from the press. Guitar One magazine picked Course of Nature as their "Artist of the Month" while Pulse lauded the band's "aggressive hard rock sound coupled with catchy and memorable melodies. Journalist Marc Weinroth from Detours called Superkala "a solid debut album" while venerable SoCal street mag Mean Street focused on the group's top-notch songwriting ability, citing Superkala as "packed with plenty of potential hits." Course of Nature is currently on the road touring through their Southern roots and all across America to promote their Lava/Atlantic debut release Superkala, whose name is an abbreviation of one of Mary Poppins' favorite phrases. Course of Nature supported Nickelback on the first leg of their U.S. tour, playing high profile radio shows, including a headlining stint on the WB College Night tour in April and a TV debut on Last Call With Carson Daly. The following dates are confirmed, and additional dates are to be announced. Thu/Aug 01- Memphis, TN Sun/Jun 16- Charleston, SC Fri/Aug 09- Atlanta, GA Tue/Jun 18- State College, PA Sat/Aug 10- Montgomery, AL Wed/Jun 19- Boston, MA Fri/Aug 16- Bakersfield, CA Sat/Jun 22- Flint, MI Sat/Aug 17- Santa Rosa,, CA Wed/Jun 26- Indianapolis, IN Sun/Aug 18- Sacramento, CA Fri/Jun 28- Dayton, OH Mon/Aug 19- Seattle, WA Sat/Jun 29- Kansas City, MO Fri/Aug 23- Dubuque, Iowa Wed/Jul 03- Charlotte, NC Fri/Aug 31- Nashville, TN Sun/Jul 07- Monmouth, NI Sat/Sept 7- Modesto, CA Tue/Jul 09- Portsmouth, NH Sun/Sept 8- Bakersfield, CA Thu/Jul 18- Long Island, NY Thu/Jul 25- San Jose, CA HAMMERHEART Records News ANCIENT RITES...finally recorded their long-awaited live-CD/DVD in a completely packed Biebob-club in Belgium. According to the band it was a very succesful show so we are waiting eagerly for the final result. BLOOD RED THRONE... is currently working in the studio to record their 2nd full-length album. The working title is "Affiliated With The Suffering". Tchort and his "evil" partners in crime are planning to record 12 tracks. Some of the songtitles are A Dream of Death, Bleeders Lament, Chaos Rising, Unleashing Hell, Deadly Intentions, Razor Jack, Gather the Dead and Mercy Killings. Futhermore the band is ready to hit the road to support the album in the rest of Europe. DEMONS OF DIRT... are working on new material for their next album. The band is also planning to record a cover of Disrespect's "One Man Down". DIMENSION F3H... is currently recording their debut album "Reaping the World Winds". The album will be mixed in studio Fredman in Sweden. The studio line-up now consist of mastermind Morfeus (Limbonic Art), Stian Lindaas Kristoffersen (drums) and Nesmoth (vocals). HEARSE... is also in the studio to record their upcoming 7" EP and their debut full-length album titled "Dominion Reptialian". The core of Hearse exists around ex-Arch Enemy frontman Johan Liiva (vocals and bass) and Max Thornell (drums), with the addition of Mattias Ljung (guitars). IMPIOUS... recently finished the recordings for their upcoming album "The Killer". The album was recorded in Studio Mega (a.o. The Crown) and from what we have heard you can expect a totally killer Death/Thrash-explosion with an ultra-intense production. These guys will blow your fucking head off. MACABRE... just had their 1986 debut recording "Grim Reality" remixed by Neil Kernon (Cannibal Corpse, Queensryche). Furthermore the debut of the Macabre Minstrels (Macabre unplugged!) is near completion. On top of that the band is preparing the recordings for their upcoming new album "Murder Metal". And last but not least Macabre will play this years Wacken Open Air and Milwaukee Metal Fest. MONSTROSITY... recently returned from a very succesful Mexican and South American tour. Monstrosity will head to Europe in September for a big European Tour with Dying Fetus (US), Houwitser (NL) and Intervalle Bizarre (Cze). For dates check the the tour-schedule at the end of the newsletter. MORIFADE... will make their TV-debut soon in the TV-commercial for Sweden's leading beer manufacturers "Norrlands Guld". Cheerz! NECROPHOBIC... is currently preparing for their German festival appearances at Wacken Open Air and Party San Open Air. PRIMORDIAL's... new album "Storm Before Calm" is taking the world by storm. Extremely good reviews so far (RockHard 9/10, Legacy 15/15 (+ Album of the Month!), Hammer 7/7, Heavy oder Was!? 10/12, Aardschok 95/100, RockTribune 90/100). Before the band plays at Wacken Open Air in August they will do some Irish clubshows. Furtermore the band will do a mini-tour in the Benelux at the end of September with Dutch band Callenish Circle. SATARIEL... found a new management in Metal Fortress that should provide them with more liveshows and festivals. The band is also writing new material for their 3rd album. SEPTIC FLESH... are currently recording their new masterpiece in Studio Fredman in Sweden. www.hammerheart.com Century Media Update News on ARCH ENEMY, SENTENCED, ENTWINE, LACUNA COIL, MADDER MORTEM, STORMHAMMER, KOTIPELTO, ONWARD, KRISIUN, BORKNAGAR, SHADOWS FALL, CANDIRIA, STAMPIN GROUND ...AND OCEANS The initial impulse to name the new concept album Insect Angels & Devil Worms has been usurped by a much shorter album title, Cypher. The band's explanation? "Its different meanings. 1.) a secret code; 2.) a person and thing which has no importance (that fits well with the decadentian lyrics); 3.) in Latin it means 'empty' ,which is nice, because the word empty is repeated in the lyrics." Their new record "Cypher" will be released June 17th 2002. To stay tuned about all upcoming things please check their new website: http://on.to/andOceans ANGEL DUST - LIVE Check out LIVE PICs for some new pictures of Angel Dust at there concert in Cologne on 16.04.2002... CHECK IT OUT ! ANGEL DUST A lengthy special on ANGEL DUST will be aired on Zed's Psycolopedia show on TOTAL ROCK RADIO this coming Sunday, 16th June As well as playing loads of Dust tracks there's an interview with Frank "Banx" Bankowsky plus loads of Angel Dust stuff up for grabs through competitions spread over more than an hour of real metal All this and more going out just as all REAL metallers are coming home from a long night of "drinking, fucking, headbanging" 04.00 - 07.00 (CET) - WWW.TOTALROCK.COM BORKNAGAR These Norwegian visionaries are confirmed to play the Party Stage at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on August 2nd, and the Party-San Open Air Festival August 9th - 10th. The band is still trying to get a North American tour for the summer and a European tour in the fall. In the meantime, the band will soon re-launch their website... www.borknagar.com CANDIRIA Here is the statement of the band regarding the cancellation of their remaining dates: Candiria is heading back to the U.S. after an aborted circuit of dates in West Germany with The Dillinger Escape Plan. A stalwart attempt by the band to hold fast in London in order to play two scheduled headlining dates sponsored by Kerrang Magazine in London became financially unfeasible and the band was forced to cut their losses and return to New York. Lucky Candiria fans got to see the band on 5 headline dates across the U.K., including a London show at Camden Palace . Although Candiria joined The Dillinger Escape Plan tour with Rabies Caste for a successful show in The Netherlands, and another in Hannover, Germany, The Berlin gig proved to be the tour's undoing, with conflicting show times, lack of promotion and ultimately a lack of confidence in the tour on the part of the powers behind it--all contributed to the decision to pull the plug on the rest of the tour. Candiria deeply regrets not being able to play the rest of the shows. Thanks to all the fans that came out to support this tour. ENTWINE Confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze ((www.summer-breeze.de) festival for a show on Thursday, 22nd of August. One more great band on this fantastic billing! www.entwine.cjb.net KOTIPELTO The Lord Of Eternity is opening the WACKEN OPEN AIR 2002 with his first solo gig! The evening of Thursday, August 1st 2002 will be a night to remember! Stratovarius Frontman Timo Kotipelto will present the songs of his Solo Debut "Waiting For The Dawn" (will be released May 21st in a lim. luxurios Digibook) to all his fans. He has let us know that this is going to be the live line-up for the show at Wacken Open Air : Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius) - Vocals, Mirka Rantanen (Tunnel Vision & Warmen) - Drums, Sami Virtanen (Warmen) - Guitars, Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius) - Bass and Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom & Warmen) - Keyboards. www.kotipelto.com KRISIUN With the opportunity to play a hometown show back in November 2001 falling through, it's officially been 5 years since the last time KRISIUN played Porto Alegre. On June 2nd, during the intense winter of Brazil's southern region, Moyses, Alex and Max will meet old friends and new fans in the town that nurtured their rebellion at Bar Opinião, a venue with the capacity of 3,000. The band just recently shared the main stage of South America's largest independent festivals, Abril Pro Rock, with countrymen Sepultura on April 20th... No worries, sure the guys will return to Europe soon: Starting late August 2002 the band will be on the road for a 5-6 weeks tour with Vader + Decapitated. Don´t miss the Southamerican Lords of Total Death Metal! www.krisiun.com.br LACUNA COIL The Star Wars loving Italian sextet from Milan finished their work for the new upcoming record called "Comalies". The album was recorded with their longterm producer Waldemar Sorychta at Woodhouse, Hagen/Germany and will be released September 23rd 2002! "Comalies" includes the following track listing: 1. Swamped, 2. Heaven's A Lie, 3. Daylight Dancer, 4. Humane, 5. Self Deception, 6. Aeon, 7. Tight Rope, 8. The Ghost Woman And The Hunter, 9. Unspoken, 10. Entwined, 11. The Prophet Said, 12. Angel's Punishment, 13. Comalies. To hold you over until the next installment of band news, the Italian band's website features an mp3 of the sultry Anneke van Giersbergen and the sensual Cristina Scabbia performing The Gathering's "Shrink" (performed live on April 19th, 1998), certainly a duet that should often be repeated... Thanks to Jürgen Both and the Powertrip Fan/Webzine (www.powertrip.de), for sending us the aboce pic of Anneke and Cristina. http://www.lacunacoil.it MADDER MORTEM Agnete, vocalist in the Avantgarde / Dark Metal band MADDER MORTEM with the latest update: "Studio time again! We've been really silent for some time now, hopefully no one has cut off their hair and cried themselves to sleep for that reason. The main reason is that we've been pretty busy preparing for the new album. The recording takes place in Studio Underground again, we started with drums on the 20th of May, and we should be finished the 12th of June. Total album length will be 50-60 minutes of Madder Music, nine tracks of gloom and riffing. As for style, it's heavier and gloomier, but perhaps less schizophrenic than "All flesh is grass". The album will be called "Deadlands", with brilliant cover art from Christian Ruud. Release in Europe is scheduled for the 21st of October 2002, so keep your eyes open!" www.maddermortem.com ONWARD Recently completing a video shoot for "Night" off their recent album, Reawaken (Released in Europe March 25th 2002). For more news hit: www.evermoving.com SENTENCED Well done, guys! Century Media Rec. is very happy to announce that SENTENCED "The Cold White Light" has entered the Finnish charts at # 1 and the German charts at # 45 !!! Btw, the new Video "No One There" is ready and will hit your TV channels soon. Send a mail, a letter or whatever you want to the TV stations in your country that it´s necessary to play and show some Metal / Rock among all the mainstream clips!!! Thanks for support! www.sentenced.org STAMPIN GROUND With their album almost written and pre-production about to begin, STAMPIN' GROUND have seized the opportunity to go out and road test a few new tunes in support to none other than the mighty HATEBREED. As vocalist Adam says "we've been away for far too long; this ultimate bill will prove we're coming back in a big way.....you'd better get prepared for a refreshed SG with even mightier riffage than ever before..." Catch them on fire at: June 24th - London - Garage June 25th - Manchester - Hop and Grape June 26th - Newport - T.J's STAMPIN' GROUND also play: July 20th - Holiday's In The Sun Hardcore / Punk weekend The Wintergardens, Blackpool. W/ Suicidal Tendencies, Freebase + many, many more STORMHAMMER The band is confirmed as support act for Blind Guardian in Vienna (October 12th) and Budapest (October 13th). They are also one of the first bands confirmed for the "Blind Guardian Open Air Festival" (arranged by BG and their management) which is scheduled to take place in Coburg / Bamberg (Germany) on the weekend of the 13th - 14th of June, 2003. Check them out! They are still working on their new album "Cyber Mortis" to be released by Autumn 2002. www.stormhammer.de UNLEASHED Hell´s unleashed upon mankind since April 29th 2002. After 5 years of painful waiting our warriors finally released their masterpiece of old school Death Metal. After their successful return in worldwide media the first live date is confirmed. Unleashed will raise the horns at Wacken August 3rd 2002 and will celebrate with their fans the Victory of Death Metal! Speaking about "Death Metal". Unfortunately this cool Song is only featured on the Promotional CD´s of "Hell´s Unleashed", which has a simple reason the bands explains and excuses with their own words: "There have been questions of why the song "Death Metal" was not included onthe new CD. This here is just to let you know what happened: The music and lyrics to the song was made by Johnny, but much inspired by, and as a tribute to one of the first bands playing brutal music; "Venom" and their song "Black Metal". Most of you metalheads already know this. However, to release a song like this takes a permission from Venom and their publisher. This we didn't get in time for the CD-release date. Perhaps we can make it to the LP version or something .....Let's wait and see." Unleashed, May 2002 The LP version include (already released) a coverversion of "Ace Of Spades" from Motörhead! If and when "Death Metal" will be released is not sure yet. Please visit their website to vote for the ultimate Unleashed song ever, so the band can prepare for their gig at the Wacken: www.unleashed.nu www.centurymedia.de BLOODSTOCK 2002 Bloodstock 2002 - 31st August 2002 Ozzfest has been and gone and Ozzy has apologised! Deconstruction as well. The festival season is in full swing! So where does it end this year and what date is essential for anyone who wants to squeeze the last drop out of summer rock? Bloodstock 2002 31st August in Derby Assembly Rooms is the answer. The inaugural event last year was a huge success and was described as: "The Most Unlikely Live event of the year. entertainment defined!" Terrorizer "A Great Day of Heavy Metal" - UK RockNet "Awesome, Totally World Class! Amazing! Huge!" - Powerplay This year is going to be even bigger! What makes Bloodstock special, it is put on by real Metal enthusiasts. The line up includes Biomechanical, "A new UK metal band that are going to blow you away when they open the main stage, they are an act destined to become leaders not followers in the Metal scene". Through the likes of Diamond Head who influenced Metallica, another Teutonic feast in Gamma Ray and the number one Progressive Metal band Threshold. Vince's partner renowned Metal Cover Artist Paul Gregory had this to say "Ozzfest was billed as 'Rock Comes Home' however we believe that Rock never left. The UK is the birthplace of Rock and Metal and last year we proved that there is still a huge demand for the sort of acts that Bloodstock are committed to putting on. This years festival is going to be awesome!" Paul Gregory's Album Cover artwork including the painting for Blind Guardian's latest album 'A Night at the Opera', Freedom Call's 'Eternity' and a number of commissions for last years headline Saxon, will be exhibited at this year's event. There is also a vibrant 20 stall Metal Market. Tickets (£25 in advance) can be bought directly from the Bloodstock website (www.bloodstock.uk.com or through Ticketmaster and Way Ahead. Travel to Derby can be arranged through Argon Travel www.argon-direct.com who will be laying on coaches and packages from various locations in the UK and abroad. Summary: The Last Rock Festival of 2002 · The Second Bloodstock Event · Wacken Headliners Blind Guardian taking centre stage with full pyrotechnic show. · 3000 Capacity · 14 Bands · 2 Stages · Paul Gregory Exhibition · 20 Stall Metal Market · Tickets · Travel Arrangements - Argon Travel Promoters AMust4Music Vince Brotheridge Paul Gregory Info@bloodstock.uk.com Full Line Up Main Stage Blind Guardian Gamma Ray Diamond Head Threshold Balance of Power Freedom Call Biomechanical Second Stage Return to the Sabbat Bal-Sagoth Primordial Elvenking Infobia Twelvepointhead TBC DAN SPITZ ?OUT OF EARLY RETIREMENT? USING DIEZEL AMPLIFIER ? Dan Spitz founding member of Anthrax and the Godfather of Rap meets Metal has picked up his guitar again. Out of early retirement and completely on fire! He and Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden have joined forces and are currently recording. Very scary! But gets even better, old Danny boy isn?t going to be shy about the extremely heavy album being created. So, you can expect an atomic explosion when the Diezel Amplifier supplies the Nicko McBrain/ Dan Spitz Tour with a Catalyst for reaction. This is truly the best amp I have ever plugged into. I have had just about every amp there is during my career, including mod's that are named after me by other famous amp manufacturers. My quest has ended. Peter Diezel has made the first amp I have ever plugged straight into needing absolutely nothing else but my guitar.? Diezel Amplifiers can be heard all over Dan Spitz forthcoming album and seen onstage. ?Peter Diezel is officially my amp hero from this point forward. Nobody is even in the same league.? Salwender International is proud to be the exclusive US importer and distributor for Diezel Amplifiers. To find out more contact Salwender International ask for a Diezel retailer near you. For Information: http://www.salwender.com Contact: info@salwender.com Phone: 714-538-1285 MONSTROSITY International artists, Monstrosity, just back from Brazil with sell out venues 1,000-1,300 and a three week tour of Mexico prior to that, prove that previous shows in Bogota, South America and Lima Peru aren't the only south of the border countries with frenzied fans for the group. Monstrosity have four albums to their credit and 60,000 albums have sold worldwide. They were featured in a six page interview in the January 2002 issue of Metal Maniacs with an interview in Pit Magazine on the streets now Monstrosity's album, "Millennium" reissued in the US on Conquest Music May 7, 2002 can be found in fine record stores everywhere. With crowds of 500 in Juarez Mexico; 700 in Rimouski, Canada; 500 in McAllen. Tx to name just a few and 80 US shows completed in 2001, it isn't any wonder this is one of the hardest working bands in the metal scene today. Monstrosity will head to Europe for the third time visiting at least eleven countries and they anticipate playing 50 shows before returning to the States. http://www.conquestmusic.com info@conquestmusic.com HAMMERHEART RECORDS RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE US NEW RELEASES TO HIT STORES LATE SUMMER The Netherlands: Hammerheart Records announces its restructure plans for the United States. Effective immediately, Hammerheart and Philadelphia-based MANIC Music will come together with MANIC's staff handling all day-to-day and marketing activities for the Valkenburg-based label. Hammerheart President Guido Heijnens says, "MANIC Music is exactly the company that we are looking for, basically backing us up on anything that does not function from over here in Holland. We are excited to see people as experienced as they are working with us in the future. For sure our releases are in good hands and we will see both MANIC and HAMMERHEART make a big impact on today's Metal scene. Together we will bring you Music for Generation Armageddon !!!" MANIC Music's Paula Hogan adds, "Hammerheart continues to be a growing company that has a solid roster of talent that shows promise for the Americas. MANIC is excited of the opportunity to be working with the knowledgable Hammerheart staff and looks forward to developing a solid and prosperous relationship." Hammerheart Records was formed in 1995. The label is currently home to Dismember, Control Denied, Primordial, Blood Red Throne, Alas, Sinister, and Dimension F3H, and has released recordings from The Ravenous, Hagalaz Runedance, and the popular Dimmu Borgir/Old Man's Child split ep, among others. In 2000, the label entered the American market, working in cooperation with Pittsburgh-based Martyr Music Group. MANIC Music is a promotion company that was formed by Paula Hogan in 1998. Hogan expanded the companies operations in 2000 adding sales and marketing services. The company has since handled all daily US operations for London-based Candlelight Records and coordinates promotion and publicity for Yorkshire-based Peaceville Records and London-based Snapper Music. Hammerheart is finalizing new distribution and plans late summer releases to include new albums from Internecine, Primordial and Necrophobic. Further details will follow. Manicanne@aol.com Manicpr@aol.com SNAPPER MUSIC CONFIRMS AUGUST RELEASES ANATHEMA, SOUNDISCIPLES, GONG AND OZRIC TENTACLES London: Snapper Music confirms August 13 as the US release date for Anathema-Eternity, Soundisciples-Audio Manifesto and Tekton Motor Corp-Human Race - each from Peaceville Records. The company further confirms the anticipated release of Ozric Tentacles-Pongmasters Ball and the first dvd release from Gong. Peaceville Record's continues its reissue series of classic albums from its historical vaults with the re-release of Anathema's Eternity. Originally released in late 1996, it was Eternity that saw the beginning of the Liverpool-based band's more melodic era. The album received widespread acclaim for the stylish mixture of atmospheric instrumentals, melody (leading to numerous comparisons with Pink Floyd), and clean vocals, all blending with the band's already touted heavy-set leanings. The reissue of Eternity follows the recent release of Resonance II, the second part in the label's anthology series. The second album from Bristol-based Soundisciples is the first with proper release in the US. Recorded at Portishead's State Of Art studios, the album features contributions from Reprazent and Massive Attack members. The album further features two remixes by Bullet Proof Monk (Mikey Freedom, Bungy & Nomad.) and Poison Flow (previous work includes Sugar Babes, Future Tech & Old Dirty Bastard). Tekton Motor Corp came to Peaceville by way of the band's connections with Laibach. During that time, the band came to release two albums for Peaceville's Dreamtime label. Originally released in 1994, the band's popular debut comes to the US for the first time. The band early on pioneered use of samples, keyboards and guitars, forshadowing the now successful trip-hop and darkwave movement. Snapper Music continues its special DVD series with Gong's first official DVD. Recorded live at London's Subterranea Club in April 2002, the set captures the exciting and often unpredictable nature of Gong's spacey improvisation. With artwork by Daevid Allen, this package also contains an interview with Daevid Allen and a chronological history of the popular band. The highly anticipated Pongmasters Ball is the first true live album to be released by Ozric Tentacles in 10 years. The 2-cd set was recorded in front of a capacity audience at London's renowned Shepherds Bush Empire and features classics from Ozric Tentacles' vast back catalogue. Pongmasters Ball also contains previously unreleased material and the odd "space-jam," the band's always popular improvised on-stage jam session. As of press time, Pongmasters Ball will be followed by a live dvd, that is planned to coincide with Ozric Tentacles 20th Anniversary later this fall. Additional details to be announced. Snapper Music and Peaceville Records are distributed exclusively in the US by Navarre Corporation. BILLBOARD PUBLISHES 18TH EDITION OF THE MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO TOURING AND PROMOTION New York, New York (June 5, 2002) -- The 18th edition of the Billboard Musician's Guide to Touring and Promotion (Summer/Fall 2002) is now available at newsstands, bookstores, and music retailers. This guide has been an indispensable tool for touring bands and musicians for over a decade. Updated twice a year, this new edition has over 4,800 industry contacts. This latest edition has a special focus on record company "A&R" and will help musicians understand how label talent executives evaluate and sign new acts. It's an exclusive inside look at changes in the A&R process and the most common mistakes made by aspiring acts. The heart of Billboard Musician's Guide is its extensive contact listings for clubs, radio stations, record stores, agents, managers, major and indie label A&R personnel, attorneys, music industry publications and websites, tape and disc services, conferences and showcases, bus/van rental companies, and local press. This edition also includes a series of first-person accounts of "Road Nightmares" from Shawn Colvin, India.Arie, Mickey Hart, Toby Keith, John Scofield, and other top artists. Countless musicians have used the Billboard Musician's Guide to Touring and Promotion to help book themselves, find places to stay, and discover industry contacts. Those who earn their livelihood on the road, working solo or with a band, can put their faith in the Guide. To order a copy, send a check or money order for $15.95 per copy ($18.95 overseas) to Musician's Guide to Touring and Promotion, 49 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203; or call 800-407-6874 or 615-321-4250. You can also order online at http://www.musiciansguide.com. All prices include shipping and handling. The Billboard Musician's Guide to Touring and Promotion is a VNU Business Media publication. VNU Business Media also publishes Billboard, Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Airplay Monitor, Amusement Business and numerous other business publications. Lance King vocalist of BALANCE OF POWER has just finished recording vocals on the new DEFYANCE album entitled "Transitional Forms" the album is slated for release on NIGHTMARE RECORDS later this year and will be shopped to other labels worldwide. This is a side project for Lance but promises to be an Excellent Prog/Power metal album. For more info check out www.defyance.com BALANCE OF POWER is writing a new album that should be mixed by the fall slated tentatively for an early 2003 release. B.O.P. will be playing BLOODFEST/ Derby, England on August 31 For ticket information on bloodfest go to http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/online.htm BALANCE OF POWER will be headlining a club show the night before BLOODFEST August 30th at Abracadabra's nightclub in Burton-on-Trent- England for more info call Abracadabra's ( 011-44-128-533-6071 ) MINDGRINDER, from Norway does alliance in blood with Sound Riot Records! We are so pretty proud to present the new signing of Sound Riot Records, they are the Norwegian Extreme Metal band MINDGRINDER from Notodden city!!! MINDGRINDER are the new "Sons of Darkness" from Norway. The band features very talented musicians playing an extraordinary new-dimension of Brutallity and Darkness in their music and vox. This Norwegian band will be noted so fast, no only for the great experience and collaboration of Mr. Cosmocrator in ZYKLON (new band of Samoth and Trym, ex-EMPEROR members) and SOURCE OF TIDE (artist of Candlelight Records) which have released two successfull albums with the important orientation of Mr. Cosmocrator, but also, they have rich ideas to write so massive melodies between the Brutal Death Metal and intensity eviless of the Black Metal yet there is still a few influences of classical lines in the guitarrist's solos which does remember us the impressive technical skill of MORBID ANGEL's Trey Azagthoth, amazing! The debut album is planned to be recorded in the legendary Akkerhaugen Lydstudios (used by EMPEROR, ZYKLON, MACTATUS) and mastered at Strype studios (DIMMU BORGIR, MAYHEM, EMPEROR, IMMORTAL). In the beginning of 2003 this extremity will be released to every dark souls in extreme music! Also, the album will feature some special guests of famous musicians from Norway plus a video on the CD! Wait for a terrific release of Sound Riot!!! Now out on Sound Riot: GRAYSCALE "When The Ghosts Are Gone" CD (srp.16) Recorded, mixed and mastered at LaLa Studios & Finnvox studios! Top quality in music and sound. Gothic Metal from Finland with a mature songwriting in the same musical level to the Finnishs such as Sentenced, HIM, To/Die/For !!! http://listen.to/grayscale GRAND ALCHEMIST "Intervening Coma-Celebration" CD (srp.17) High class Symphonic Black Metal from Norway. Recorded at Elg Studios and mastered by mastermind Tom Kvålsvoll at Strype Studios (same used by Dimmu Borgir, Tidfall, Arcturus, Borknagar) !!! www.grandalchemist.com e-mail: soundriot@mail.telepac.pt BARBARIAN WRATH is a record label from Germany that is specialized on oldschool Black/Death/Thrash Metal. A detailed list of releases can be found at http://www.barbarianwrath.org/EvilOfferings/index.html. Clicking the album covers will get you to the mp3s. BARBARIAN WRATH Bands ***** ALASTOR will record a new CD (`Barbarian Alastor`) in July which should be out in Autumn 2002 CE. AMON in the line-up of Dr. Fe (vox) and Larva Krupica (guit) are still searching for members to complete their lineup and record new material sometime in Autumn 2002 CE. COUNTESS had another collapse of line-up (terminating all planned liveshows in June) and again Orlok is on his own. Currently he´s putting together material for a new CD called `Tales Of Blasphemy And Desacration`. GRAND BELIAL´S KEY are awaiting the unlimited re-release of `Castrate The Redeemer` which will hopefully occur in the course of June. GRAVEWURM finally released their second CD `Dark Souls Of Hell` on May 24th and will go to studio again in August to record a yet untitled 3rd CD with the help of session members. HERETIC were unhappy with the first version and decided to re-record `Devilworshipper` to achieve an even more rotten and bestial sound. Check back frequently for new mp3s. MEGIDDO are still mixing `The Atavism Of Evil` and we are now planning this as a July 2002 Release. At the same time the unlimited version of `The Devil And The Whore` should be available MORRIGAN sold out the numbered version of `Enter The Sea Of Flames` in one week. Unnumbered versions of `Enter...` as well as of the first CD `Plague Waste And Death` are available for wholesale/trade as you are reading this. MORRIGAN will play a tour with BLASPHEMY in July. Dates are: 10.7. Belgien, 11.7.Paris, 12.7.Barcellona, 13.7.Luzern, 14.7.Wien, 15.7. Nürnberg. NUNSLAUGHTER are preparing the recording of their long awaited new CD `Goat` and will record a second yet untitled part of `Radio Damnation` in Autumn 2002 CE. Even before that we plan an unlimited version of the long soldout first part. SARGATANAS are planning to record a new yet untitled CD in August 2002 CE. Check back frequently for new mp3s. SITHLORD still have not finished `The Return To Godless Times` due to an involvement of mainman Saundies in ATOMIZER. He recently returned from touring and we hope the CD is ready and out before the Summer. STINY PLAMENU are awaiting the release of their second CD `Rany Cernym Kovem` in September 2002 CE. New material is in the making. TEARSTAINED is being worked on. Not recorded yet, the 3rd album will be called `Final Thoughts` and will include 8 new songs and 2 hidden coversongs. `There Is No Hope` is still available as numbered version and we´re still trying to get ahold of copies of their first CD `Monumental In It´s Sorrow`. WIND OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS just released `Black Sun Shall Rise` through MORIBUND RECORDS (Copies should be available in THE BASAR soon) and are in the final stages of mixing `Feasting On Christ`. Expect mp3s up as soon as we receive the recording. ***** III - WITCHES BREW Bands***** HATEFUL AGONY from München are the latest draft into the ranks of WITCHES BREW. They are currently recording their second CD and expect to finish the job in July so we are planning for a September release. Their first CD`Existance Is Punishment` is available in THE BASAR. SCYTHE (BREW-oo1) will be out in June 2002 CE. The CD is in print as we type this. HATEWORK will record in June and THARGOS are recording right now and should be done by June so we hope both can be out before the Summer. Mp3s of all 4 WITCHES BREW bands are up at http://www.witches-brew.org. ARISE RECORDS NEWS: The finish power metal band Celesty has just signed with Arise Records, this band were the winners of the Helloween contest (a new band´d record a cover of the band to be included in the album ``The Keepers Of Jericho Part II ´´) . Their debut album will be recorded in August at Fantom studios & the cover artwork will be painted by Christian Andersson (Amon Amarth, Morifade, Supreme Majesty). The second album of the Swedish band Freternia will be entitled ``A Nightmare Story ´´, it will be released in October. Martin Tilander is the new drummer of the band. Arwen has just finished the recording of their debut album ``Memories Of A Dream´´ , the album will be released in October The cover artwork will be painted by Kris Verwimp (Arch Enemy, Old Man´s Child) FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ARISE RECORDS, CHECK OUR WEBSITE: www.arisemetal.com NAVARRE SIGNS US DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH LEADING GERMAN INDEPENDENT SPV MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) a leading distributor of home entertainment products today announced that Navarre Entertainment Media (NEM) has signed Germany's leading independent label for rock and metal music, SPV. Steamhammer Records, SPV Recordings, Audiopharm, Limb Music Products, Inside Out Music, Napalm Records and Breaker Records among others are under the umbrella of labels included in the deal. Navarre Entertainment Media will debut the first releases from artists