NEWS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
KING DIAMOND tour to kick off in October 2003!
Metal Maniacs has been announced as the official presenter of the upcoming King Diamond tour in Fall of 2003. King will be touring in support of his latest record "The Puppetmaster" which will be released through Metal Blade records prior to the tour. King Diamond will be presenting one of their most elaborate performances to date. Sweden's own Entombed will be performing on all the North American dates.

October
18 Los Angeles CA Key Club
19 San Diego CA Bang Your Head Festival (The Scene)
20 Santa Anna CA The Galaxy
25 Seattle WA The Fenix
28 Denver CO Ogden
31 Milwaukee WI The Rave
November
4 Toronto ONT Opera House
5 Montreal QUE Club Soda
6 New Haven CT Toads Place
7 Brooklyn NY Lamours
8 Farmingdale NY Downtown
10 Randolph NJ Obsessions
11 Allentown PA Crocodile Cafe
13 Philadelphia PA Trocadero
14 West Springfield VA Jaxx
15 Pittsburgh PA Metropol
17 Tampa FL Twilight
18 Ft. Lauderdale FL Culture Room
22 San Antonio TX White Rabbit

More dates and info to be announced

http://www.covenworldwide.org/

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER update from Brian...
"We pulled off the Soilent Green tour because Dave (bass player) quit the band. We're currently practicing with our new bassist Joe Boccuto (Set Ablaze). The rumors about us breaking up are definitely not true... there are just some changes being made. We'll be hitting the road again on the 25th to join Arch Enemy on the Anthems of Rebellion tour. We apologize for all of the cancelled shows on the Soilent Green tour. Make sure to check us out with Arch Enemy and Hate Eternal!"

*Live picture of Brian Eschbach by Wade Gosselin w_gosselin@yahoo.com

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER make MP3.com's metal pick!
One of the most talked about new metal acts out today, The Black Dahlia Murder, have made it as MP3.com's metal pick! "A Metal Blade release at it's finest, they still lead the Metal charge with The Black Dahlia Murder." The band has already received 71,637 total plays, are the #6 downloaded Metal song, and #8 streamed Metal song! To check out the bands featured track "Funeral Thirst" off their current release Unhallowed go to http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/285/the_black_dahlia_murder.html (you might have to cut and paste the link). Also, be sure to catch the band live on the Arch Enemy tour starting August 25, 2003.

*Arch Enemy, Hate Eternal, Evergrey, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER*
8/25 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
8/27 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
8/28 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour
8/29 Worcester, MA The Palladium Upstairs
8/30 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques
9/01 Toronto, ON Club Rockit
9/02 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
9/03 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
9/05 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
9/06 Salt Lake City, UT Bricks
9/07 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
9/08 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

http://www.theblackdahliamurder.com

SIX FEET UNDER post song off new album "Bringer of Blood" online
SIX FEET UNDER's track titled "Amerika The Brutal", off the upcoming release Bringer of Blood, is now available for download at this location. The track "Amerika The Brutal", which is also being used for the bands forthcoming music video, is off of SFU's September 23, 2003 release Bringer of Blood.





Bringer Of Blood complete track listing:
1. Sick In The Head
2. Amerika The Brutal
3. My Hatred
4. Murdered In The Basement
5. When Skin Turns Blue
6. Bringer Of Blood
7. Ugly
8. Braindead
9. Blind And Gagged
10. Claustrophobic
11. Escape From The Grave

The German release of "Bringer Of Blood" will include as a bonus track with a German-language version of the title cut. The new release Bringer of Blood will also include a free DVD that will consist of a 45-minute behind the scenes look at the making of the album including interviews with all the members, footage of the bands rehearsals, and of the band recording!!! There will also be a 20-minute documentary called Six Feet Underground filmed by Darren Grams.

http://sfu420.com/

THE CROWN
For you vinyl freaks...Just got confirmation that Possessed 13 will be released as a double-LP in gatefold sleeve in Europe and online! To get a copy of Possessed 13 on vinyl check the official Metal Blade site at http://metalblade.com/. Will be up for sale mid to late October.

http://www.thecrownonline.com









CATTLE DECAPITATION a great show is coming up!!!
A night of disturbing debauchery, one of the last times CATTLE DECAPITATION will be playing in SOCAL until the FALL TOUR!

SATURDAY, 08/23/03
CATTLE DECAPITATION
w/ Kettle Cadaver
Sacrificial Slaughter
and more...
@Showcase Theatre (Corona, CA)
ALL AGES


*The Fall tour dates with Deicide just keep coming in! Here's the update...:

DEICIDE, HATE ETERNAL, KRISIUN & CATTLE DECAPITATION
FALL TOUR DATES:
10/03 Reseda, CA American Legion Hall
10/15 Las Vegas, CA Live
10/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/23 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
10/24 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
10/25 Davenport, IA QC Live
10/27 Nashville, TN Exit Inn
10/31 Plano, TX Villa Real Convention Center
11/01 Dallas, TX Trees
11/02 Austin, TX The Backroom
11/04 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
11/05 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
11/06 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
11/07 Santa, Ana, CA Galaxy theatre
11/08 San Francisco, CA The Pound
11/10 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/13 Chicago, IL Metro/Smart Bar
11/14 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
11/15 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Convention Center *NJ Hardcore and Metal Festival*
11/16 Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolis
11/18 Pittsburgh, PA Rosebud
11/19 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
11/20 Springfield, VA Jaxx
11/21 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
11/23 St. Petersburg, FL Venom

*all dates subject to change.

*CATTLE DECAPITATION is also playing the Las Vegas Metal Fest!!! Playing on Saturday, August 30th right before Suffocation!!!
http://www.lasvegasmetalfest.com/

*Vinyl LP version of TO SERVE MAN coming soon on Deep Six Records!!!

*CATTLE DECAPITATION'S new demo track "Cloacula: The Anthropophagic Copromantik" appearing on Uncorrupted Steel 2 in stores: 8/26/03!!!

Until we meat again....

decapitaciones de vaca, pendejo.

http://www.cattledecapitation.com/

40GRIT to open show for Type O Negative and an update by Chris and new bassist Ryan...
40Grit have just been confirmed to open for Type O Negative. Here is the show info:

Slim's San Francisco, CA
Friday Aug 22nd
Type O Negative
40Grit
Doors @ 8pm
Tix $20
ALL AGES
http://www.slims-sf.com/

"Last Friday we played our first time ever with Death Angel one of my all time favorite bands since I was 14. I didn't really know what kind of reaction we were going to get because of such different styles of music. That and this was our new bass players first show with 40GRiT. He was a nervous wreck haha but to our surprise it was a GREAT FUCKING SHOW! He fucking rocked the house! I think everyone got to see why we picked him. I hope in the near future we get to hit the stage with one of the best live bands again. The night after I was asked by Powerslave.com to be a part of the birthday bash. I was asked to do "Wasted Years" from none other than IRON FUCKING MAIDEN!!! I was a wreck that night because I had to learn the solo the same day and all five members that were picked to jam the song have never practice with each other. So our first time was for the sound check and it was fucking great! I love maiden and to jam it on stage was a great experience. " - Chris

"Friday night's show with Death Angel was insane. This was my first show with the band, and it was the most intense 40 minutes of my life. The power of 40Grit's live show is something you have to experience first hand. It was pure energy from start to finish. I couldn't be more stoked with how it turned out." - Ryan

Check out the new 40 Grit E-card, courtesy of Jay at Sadistic Creations, featuring the video for "Only Human" off their latest release Nothing To Remember. View the E-card at http://www.sadisticcreations.com/40grit/, and tell a friend.

http://www.40grit.com

THE HEAVILS
The Heavils have begun shooting video footage for the track " Still Awake". "Mark Snodgrass and Jeff Brinkman shot the footage, Mark and B-Heavil will be editing it. It should be done with a live video for "Colorblind" sometime within the next 2 months." - Milo

For more info as it becomes available and to check out some behind the scenes photos of the video shoot go to:
http://www.theheavils.com



VEHEMENCE
Vehemence has been added to Arizona's Dwell in Darkness Festival. This two day fest taking place in Mesa, AZ on November 7 & 8 will feature Incantation, Flotsam & Jetsam, Into Eternity, 40GRIT, and many more. For more info including a full line up go to http://www.SMNnews.com/dwellindarkness/

http://vehemence.brutaldeath.net/






NEW MP3's CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON www.metalblade.com
As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse - Forever
DBX - Songs for the Wrong - Damn That Money
Brainstorm - Soul Temptation - Doorway to Survive
Six Feet Under - Bringer of Blood - Amerika The Brutal

TOUR UPDATE:
*Arch Enemy, Hate Eternal, Evergrey, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER*
8/25 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
8/27 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
8/28 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour
8/29 Worcester, MA The Palladium Upstairs
8/30 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques
9/01 Toronto, ON Club Rockit
9/02 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
9/03 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
9/05 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
9/06 Salt Lake City, UT Bricks
9/07 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
9/08 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

AS I LAY DYING
*Tour supporting Agony Scene*
8/12 Pensacola, FL End of the Line Café
8/14 St. Petersburg, FL State Theater
*Furnace Festival*
8/15 Birmingham, AL Furnace Festival
*Redemption Festival with Cries of the Dying, No Aliby, Protaganist, Down By Numbers and more*
8/17 Orlando, FL The Tunnel
8/19 Shreveport, LA 516 Soundstage
8/22 Claremore, OK The Tree

DBX Here We Blow Again Tour
8/12 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
8/13 Salt Lake City, UT DV8
8/15 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
8/16 Portland, OR Conan's
8/19 San Jose, CA Blank Club
8/20 Alameda, CA Rooster's
8/21 Concord, CA The Time Out
8/22 Hollywood, CA Qtopia
8/23 Tucson, AZ 7 Black Cat's
8/28 San Antonio, TX Sin 13
8/29 Denton, TX Silverleaf
8/30 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
8/31 New Orleans, LA Dixie Taverne (with Outplay)
9/01 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon (with Outplay)
9/02 Mobile, AL Big Daddy's
9/03 Gainesville, FL Market Street Pub
9/04 Orlando, FL Will's Pub
9/05 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
9/06 Fort Lauderdale, FL The Factory
9/09 Knoxville, TN Ivey's
9/12 Raleigh, NC The Brewery
9/13 Roanoke, VA Factory 324

KING DIAMOND Tour with Entombed
10/18 Los Angeles, CA The Key Club
10/19 San Diego, CA The Scene *Bang Your Head Festival*
10/20 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy Theatre
10/25 Seattle, WA The Fenix
10/28 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre
10/31 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
11/04 Toronto, ON The Opera House
11/05 Montreal, QC Club Soda
11/06 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
11/07 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour
11/08 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
11/10 Randolph, NJ Obsessions
11/11 Allentown, PA Crocodile Café
11/13 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
11/14 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
11/15 Pittsburgh, PA Metropol
11/17 Tampa, FL Twilight
11/18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
11/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit

KING'S X
9/28 Louisville, KY Expo 5
9/29 Ruston, LA Robb's Steak and Spirits
10/01 Huntington, WV Monkey Bar Live
10/02 Birmingham, AL The Nick
10/03 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
10/04 Little Rock, AR Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
10/05 Springfield, MO Murphy's
10/08 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
10/09 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend
10/10 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
10/11 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
10/12 New York, NY Don Hill's
10/14 Cambridge, MA Middle East Night Club
10/15 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
10/17 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
10/18 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
10/19 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
10/20 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/21 Pittsburgh, PA Rosebud
10/23 Detroit, MI I Rock
10/24 Lemont, IL Sean Kaley's
10/25 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
10/26 Sauget, IL Pop's
10/27 Indianapolis, IN The Patio
10/29 Colorado Springs, CO 32 Bleu
10/31 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
11/01 Seattle, WA Ballard Firehouse
11/02 Spokane, WA Fat Tuesday's Music Hall
11/04 Palo Alto, CA Edge Nightclub
11/05 Las Vegas, NV Live
11/06 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
11/07 West Hollywood, CA Whiskey A Go Go
11/08 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
11/10 Denver, CO Blue Bird Theatre
11/11 Amarillo, TX South Beach
11/13 Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi
11/14 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
11/15 Tulsa, OK Curly's
11/16 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
11/18 Beaumont, TX Antone's

BEYOND THE EMBRACE Tour with Helloween and Jag Panzer
10/01 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/03 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
10/04 Hollywood, CA The Key Club
10/06 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre
10/08 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/10 Toronto, ON The Opera House
10/11 Montreal, QC Medley
10/12 New York, NY B.B. King's Blues Club
10/13 Springfield, VA Jaxx

VADER Art of Noise 2 with Nile, Kreator, AMON AMARTH, and Goatwhore
10/01 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
10/02 McAllen, TX Villa Real Convention Center
10/03 Austin, TX The Backroom
10/04 Dallas, TX Trees
10/05 El Paso, TX Club 101
10/06 Phoenix, AZ Bash on Ash
10/07 Hollywood, CA The Key Club
10/08 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy Theatre
10/09 Sacramento, CA Colonial Theatre
10/10 San Francisco, CA The Pound
10/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
10/12 Seattle, WA Graceland
10/14 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
10/15 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
10/16 Minneapolis, MN The Quest Club
10/17 Sauget, IL Pop's
10/18 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/19 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
10/20 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
10/21 New York, NY B.B. King's Blues Club
10/23 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
10/24 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
10/25 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/26 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
10/29 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
10/30 Tampa, FL The Masquerade
10/31 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

CATTLE DECAPITATION
8/23 Corona, CA The Showcase (with Kettle Cadaver, Sacrificial Slaughter and more)
*Las Vegas Metal Fest with Strapping Young Lad, Suffocation, VEHEMENCE, and Divine Empire*
8/30 Las Vegas, NV The Huntridge Theatre
*Tour with Deicide, Hate Eternal and Krisiun*
10/03 Reseda, CA American Legion Hall
10/15 Las Vegas, CA Live
10/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/23 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
10/24 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
10/25 Davenport, IA QC Live
10/27 Nashville, TN Exit Inn
10/31 Plano, TX Villa Real Convention Center
11/01 Dallas, TX Trees
11/02 Austin, TX The Backroom
11/03 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
11/04 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
11/05 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
11/06 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
11/07 Santa, Ana, CA Galaxy theatre
11/08 San Francisco, CA The Pound
11/10 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/11 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
11/12 Sauget, IL Pop's
11/13 Chicago, IL Metro/Smart Bar
11/14 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
11/15 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Convention Center *NJ Hardcore and Metal Festival*
11/16 Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolis
11/17 New York, NY Don Hill's
11/18 Pittsburgh, PA Rosebud
11/19 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
11/20 Springfield, VA Jaxx
11/21 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
11/23 St. Petersburg, FL Venom
11/24 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

THE HEAVILS
8/16 Chicago, IL Nite Cap's
8/21 Rockford, IL Kryptonite

40GRIT
10/16 Denver, CO Lion's Lair
10/17 Louisville, KY Pappy's
10/22 Chicago, IL Nite Cap's
10/25 Milwaukee, WI The Annex
11/01 Seattle, WA Studio 7

VEHEMENCE
*Dwell in Darkness Festival with Incantation, Flotsam and Jetsam and 40GRIT*
11/08 Mesa, AZ Hollywood Alley

European Tour Dates
AMON AMARTH
8/14 Tel-Aviv, Israel The Barbi
8/30 Kollnburg, Germany Benefizfestival
9/06 Sundbyberg, Sweden Rabalder
*X-MASS FESTIVAL w/ Deicide, Destruction, Nile, Graveworm, Dew Scented, Disbelief, and Misery Index*
12/07 London, Great Britain Camden Palace
12/08 Paris, France La Locomotive
12/09 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
12/10 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
12/11 Berlin, Germany Columbia Halle Fritz
12/12 Engelsdorf, Germany Hellraiser
12/13 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
12/14 Vienna, Austria Arena
12/15 Milano, Italy Alcatraz
12/16 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
12/17 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
12/18 Munchen, Germany Elser Halle
12/19 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
12/20 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage and more)
12/21 Tilburg, Netherlands 013 (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage and more)

KING'S X with The Urbane
9/07 Zoetermeer, Netherlands De Boerderij
9/09 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar
9/10 Berlin, Germany ColumbiaFRITZ
9/11 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
9/12 Hamburg, Germany Schlachthof
9/13 Karlsruhe, Germany Substage
9/14 München, Germany Backstage
9/16 Aschaffenburg, Germany Colos-Saal
9/17 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
9/19 London, Great Britain Mean Fiddler

CALLENISH CIRCLE
10/07 Rennes, France Antipode
*Bonded by Metal Tour with Exodus, Nuclear Assault, Agent Steel, Behemoth, Mortician, Carnal Forge and Occult*
10/08 Sheffield, Great Britain Corporation
10/09 London, Great Britain Camden Palace
10/10 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar
10/11 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo
10/12 Paris, France La Locomotive
10/13 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
10/14 Berlin, Germany Colombia Halle Fritz
10/15 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
10/16 Munster, Germany Live Arena
10/17 Bischofswerda, Germany East Club
10/18 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
10/19 Prague, Czech Republic Babylon
10/20 Innsbruck, Austria Hafen
10/21 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
10/22 Milano, Italy Alcatraz
10/24 Barcelona, Spain La Capsa
10/25 Madrid, Spain Aqualung
10/26 Portugal Hard Club

FLESHCRAWL
9/20 Salzgitter, Germany Let'SZ Bang Together (with Dew Scented, Accuser, and Blackened)

ANCIENT
8/24 Thessaloniki, Greece Milo's Club
8/25 Athens, Greece Gagarin Club

Summer Breeze Festival - Abtsgmünd, Germany
8/21 SYMPHORCE
8/22 AMON AMARTH
8/23 CALLENISH CICLRE, THE CROWN, GOD DETHRONED

Vienna Metal Fest - Vienna, Austria
8/22 AMON AMARTH
8/24 GOD DETHRONED

Hellhammer Festival - Cacak, Serbia
8/29 ANCIENT

Release Schedule:
7/29 Brainstorm Soul Temptation CD
8/26 Tourniquet Ocular Digital DVD
8/26 Uncorrupted Steel 2 CD
9/23 Six Feet Under Bringer of Blood CD
9/23 Neal Morse Testimony CD
10/21 The Crown Possessed 13 CD
10/21 King Diamond The Puppet Master CD
11/4 Cannibal Corpse 15 Yeas Killing Spree Box Set 3CD/1DVD
11/4 Falconer The Sceptre of Deception CD
11/21 Vader Blood Plus Reign Forever World CD

If I have to drive to CT for the KD/Entombed tour, I am not going to be happy. This really should be going to the Palladium.