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-- NEWS --


MEGADETH
guitarist Glen Drover (Eidolon, King Diamond) has joined the fold

DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE
Blakkheim (Katatonia) has decided to put his solo project to rest -
Blakkheim along with his longtime musical / technical collaborator Dan
Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, etc.), made 4 albums between 1995-2001 under the
Diabolical Masquerade monicker

CADAVER
the group has decided to split up after 15 years of underground service
and 4 studio albums

EXTOL
Tor Glidje and Ole Halvard Sveen have been drafted as permanent guitarists
- both are considered the masterminds behind the black metal cult act
Lengsel and the rock-band Ganglión

THE OLD DEAD TREE
drummer Foued Moukid (Horresco Referens) has been added to the lineup

MOTÖRHEAD
the band has cancelled their previously scheduled Fall US tour due to a
foot injury suffered by vocalist / bassist Lemmy Kilmister on stage in
Europe

NEW SIGNINGS
Earache/Elitist: Biomechanical
Liquor and Poker Music: Crash Kelly
Black Lodge: Raise Hell
Sound Riot Records: Chain Collector
Retribute Records: Zeenon
Valhalla Records: Pain Control
Rotting Corpse Records: Doom Syndicate
Sire Records: HIM
Karmageddon Media: Satureye, Slumber



-- HELP WANTED --


VOCALIST wanted - NYC's Cremains seeks thrash vocalist - metal in the vein
of or early Kreator, Exodus, Protector, Merciless, Hypnosia, etc. -
contact: dominion@nyc.rr.com

DRUMMER wanted - The Lotus Experiment is an avant-garde band with a heavy
influence - looking for a dedicated drummer who is willing to put in the
hard work to make it in this crazy scene - located in Central Florida -
have plans to tour and record - musical preferences do not matter, an open
mind does - contact:
Mlaroe@carpeoplemarketing.com

DRUMMER wanted - Necrotic Disgorgement, featuring 2 ex-Regurgitation
members, seek drummer in the Washington C.H., Ohio or Ohio in general area
- just released a full length CD - band combines excellent technical
skills with brutality - contact: necroticdisgorgement@yahoo.com

GUITARIST wanted - Vomit Remnants seeks guitarist - based out of Tokyo,
Japan - influences: Gorgasm, Decrepit Birth, Deeds of Flesh, Pscycroptic,
Mortal Decay, Fleshgrind, Dying Fetus, Dyscrasia, Lust of Decay, Necrotic
Disgorgement, Necrophagist, Broken Hope - must be experienced and
dedicated with super fast and also slam grooves - serious inquiries only -
contact: vomitremnants@hotmail.com



-- REVIEWS --


- METAL JUDGMENT -
http://www.metaljudgment.com

Lilitu 'The Delores Lesion'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/lilitu_frames.html

Unleashed 'Sworn Allegiance'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/unleasheds_frames.html

Necrophagist 'Onset of Putrefaction' (Reissue)
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/necrophagist_frames.html

After Forever 'Invisible Circles'
(Martyr)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/afterforeveri_frames.html

Zao 'The Funeral of God'
(Ember)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/zaof_frames.html

Eighteen Visions 'Obsession'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/18visions_frames.html

Prayer for Cleansing 'The Rain in Endless Fall'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/prayerforc_frames.html

Holy Mother 'Agoraphobia'
(Equinox)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/holymother_frames.html

Penance 'Spiritualnatural'
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/penance_frames.html

Dave Brockie Experience 'Songs for the Wrong'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/dbx_frames.html

7th Nemesis / Punishment 'Chronicles of a Sickness' (Split)
(Metal Militia)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/7thpunishment_frames.html

Meshuggah 'Chaosphere' - Classic
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/meshuggahc_frames.html

Hutt - Demo
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/hutt_frames.html

Morbius - Demo
(Behemoth)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/morbius_frames.html



-- NEW RELEASES --


8/23 - Napalm Death - Leaders Not Followers 2
8/23 - Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry (rerecording)
8/23 - Lullacry - Fire Within
8/23 - Grave - Fiendish Regression
8/24 - Insision - Revealed And Worshipped
8/24 - Transmission0 - 0 (Zero)
8/24 - Lullacry - Fire Within
8/24 - Single Bullet Theory - Behind Eyes Of Hatred
8/24 - The Mandrake- Burning Horizon At The End Of Dawn
8/24 - Ewigkeit - Radio Ixtlan
8/24 - Further Seems Forever - Hide Nothing
8/24 - Meliah Rage - Barely Human
8/24 - Anvil - Back To Basics
8/24 - Old Man Gloom - Christmas
8/30 - Dio - Master Of The Moon
8/30 - Kingdom Come - Perpetual
8/30 - Edenbridge - A Livetime In Eden
8/30 - Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
8/31 - Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time
8/31 - Children Of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout
8/31 - Mastodon - Leviathan
8/31 - Danzig - Circle Of Snakes
8/31 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse
9/06 - Cataract - With Triumph Comes Loss
9/06 - Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns
9/07 - Amorphis - Far From The Sun
9/07 - Grave - Fiendish Regression
9/07 - Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance
9/08 - Pain Confessor - Turmoil
9/13 - Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine
9/13 - Mortiis - The Grudge
9/14 - Blackfield
9/14 - Age of Silence - Acceleration
9/14 - Lilitu - The Delores Lesion
9/14 - Dead To Fall - Villainy and Virtue
9/14 - Godsmack - Changes (DVD)
9/20 - Saxon - Lionheart
9/20 - Shadows Fall - The War Within
9/20 - Divercia - Cycle Of Zero
9/20 - Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos
9/21 - King Diamond - Deadly Lullabyes Live
9/21 - Croatan - Drunken Masters
9/21 - Silent Voices - Inferno
9/21 - Hypnosis - Cyber Death
9/21 - Malevolent Creation - Conquering South America
9/21 - Hateplow - Mosh Pit Murder
9/24 - Chris Caffery - Faces / God Damn War
9/27 - Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones
9/27 - Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
9/27 - Mnemic - The Audio Injected Soul
9/28 - Metal Church - The Weight Of The World
9/28 - Choosing Death: The Original Soundtrack
9/28 - Imperial Sodomy - Demolished
9/28 - Carnal Lust - Rebirth In Hate



-- IN PRINT --


BRAVE WORDS & BLOODY KNUCKLES
http://www.bravewords.com

issue #83 is out now featuring: Megadeth, Dio, Rhapsody, Shadows Fall, The
Dillinger Escape Plan, Napalm Death, Cathedral, Grave, Mortiis, Caliban



-- ON THE NET --


ANTI AMERICAN ???
http://www.imhotepzine.com/musicians_anti_american/

follow the link above to see how musicians answer the question:
What's your opinion on the rising tide of the Anti-American feeling around
the world and which would be the reason for this?

opinions from:
Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), Jizzy
Pearl (Ratt), Craig Nielsen (Flotsam & Jetsam), Alan Nemtheanga
(Primordial), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning), Spike Cassidy
(D.R.I.), Harley Flanagan (Cro-Mags), Andy Sneap (Sabbat), James Murphy
(Death, Testament)



-- TOUR DATES --

(dates are subject to change - check local listings)


THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER w/ UNEARTH, TERROR
& REMEMBERING NEVER

09/23 Poughkeepsie, NY
09/24 Worcester, MA
09/25 South Amboy, NJ
09/28 New York, NY
09/29 Buffalo, NY
09/30 Cleveland, OH
10/02 Detroit, MI
10/03 Chicago, IL
10/04 Minneapolis, MN
10/05 Kansas City, MO
10/06 Denver, CO
10/08 Seattle, WA
10/09 Portland, OR
10/10 San Francisco, CA
10/11 Los Angeles, CA
10/12 San Luis Obispo, CA
10/13 Bakersfield, CA
10/14 Pomona, CA
10/15 San Diego, CA
10/16 Phoenix, AZ
10/19 Dallas, TX
10/20 Houston, TX
10/22 St. Petersburg, FL
10/23 Lake Park, FL
10/24 Orlando, FL
10/25 Atlanta, GA
10/26 Winston-Salem, NC
10/27 Richmond, VA
10/28 Baltimore, MD
10/29 Allentown, PA


DARKEST HOUR W/ CURSED

10/07 London, ON
10/08 Toronto, ON
10/09 Kingston, ON
10/10 Ottawa, ON
10/11 Montreal, QC
10/12 Trois-Rivieres, QC
10/13 St. John, NB
10/14 Charlottetown, PEI
10/15 Halifax, NS
10/16 Sydney, NS
10/17 Fredericton, NB
10/18 Quebec City, QC
10/19 Barrie, ON
10/20 St. Catharines, ON


MORTICIAN w/ ACKERCOCKE & VEHEMENCE

09/19 Brooklyn, NY
09/22 Fayetteville, NC
09/23 Atlanta, GA
09/26 Tampa, FL
09/28 New Orleans, LA
10/04 Phoenix, AZ
10/09 San Francisco, CA
10/11 Portland, OR
10/12 Seattle, WA
10/17 St. Paul, MN
10/18 Chicago, IL
10/19 Cincinnati, OH


OTEP w/ CRISIS & KITTIE

09/27 Farmingdale, NY
09/29 Buffalo, NY
09/30 Poughkeepsie, NY
10/01 Sayreville, NJ
10/03 Springfield, VA
10/05 Philadelphia, PA
10/06 Lancaster, PA
10/07 Huntington, WV
10/09 Memphis, TN
10/11 Nashville, TN
10/16 Detroit, MI


SLAYER w/ KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & MASTODON

10/29 Springfield, MO
10/31 St. Louis, MO
11/02 Minneapolis, MN
11/03 Milwaukee, WI
11/04 Corpus Christi, TX
11/05 Chicago, IL
11/06 Detroit, MI
11/07 Indianapolis, IN
11/09 Belle Vernon, PA
11/10 Pittson, PA
11/11 New York, NY
11/12 Sayreville, NJ
11/13 Worcester, MA
11/15 Providence, RI
11/16 Portland, OR
11/18 Philadelphia, PA
11/19 Cleveland, OH
11/20 Niagara Falls, NY
11/21 Cincinnati, OH
11/23 Washington, D.C.
11/24 Norfolk, VA
11/25 Atlanta, GA
11/26 Tampa, FL
11/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11/28 Orlando, FL
11/30 New Orleans, LA
12/02 Houston, TX
12/03 San Antonio, TX
12/05 Dallas, TX
12/07 Denver, CO
12/08 Billings, MT
12/10 Seattle, WA
12/11 Spokane, WA
12/12 Portland, OR
12/14 San Francisco, CA
12/15 Las Vegas, NV
12/16 San Diego, CA
12/17 Universal City, CA


FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:

http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html



-- LINKS --

MEGADETH
http://www.megadeth.com

DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE
http://www.diabolicalmasquerade.com

CADAVER
http://www.cadaver.no

EXTOL
http://www.undeceived.net

THE OLD DEAD TREE
http://www.theolddeadtree.com

MOTÖRHEAD
http://www.imotorhead.com

BIOMECHANICAL
http://www.biomechanical.co.uk

CRASH KELLY
http://www.crashkelly.ca

RAISE HELL
http://www.raise-hell.net

ZEENON
http://www.zeenon.com

CHAIN COLLECTOR
http://www.chaincollector.com

HIM
http://www.heartagram.com

SLUMBER
http://www.slumber.nu



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