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returntothepit >> discuss >> Metal Update news 02/21/05: testament rerelease, kataklysm looses drummer, by the_reverend on Jan 24,2005 7:20pm
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-- NEWS --


MEGADETH
The lawsuit filed by former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson against
singer-guitarist David Mustaine, disputing the legitimacy of a May 2004
settlement agreement and seeking at least $18.5 million in damages, was
dismissed by a federal judge in New York on January 13th, according to The
Hollywood Reporter.com. The article also states that Ellefson's attorney
has already filed a notice of appeal, and that a countersuit filed by
Mustaine agains Ellefson remains pending.

TESTAMENT
The band has announced they will re-release the 1991 documentary 'Seen
Between the Lines' on DVD this spring. The documentary contains live
footage, promotional music videos, rare video clips, as well as behind the
scenes and candid footage.

FATES WARNING
Following the departure of Mark Zonder, the band has announced the
drummers for their upcoming European shows. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
will join them on drums for the Headway festival. Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's
Beard) will handle drumming duties for the scheduled February dates.

KATAKLYSM
Kataklysm have parted ways with drummer Martin Maurais, citing "personal
and professional reasons." Max Duhamel, who performed on five past
Kataklysm albums including Shadows and Dust has been named as his
replacement. Kataklysm will be direct support on the Danzig tour with
Trivium and Eyes of Fire, beginning February 18th.

CRISIS
Crisis have added drummer Ryan Ball to the line up. Karyn Crisis is one of
the women featured on this week's episode, entitled "Chicks in Metal," of
Uranium airing on Fuse beginning January 21st.

SKINLESS
Vocalist Jason Keyser has been added to the Skinless lineup following the
departure of Sherwood Webber. Keyser is the brother of bass player Joe
Kyser. The new lineup will debut onstage in Providence, RI on March 4th.
The band plans to enter the studio by the end of 2005 to record a new
album for release through Relapse Records in 2006. The band recently
released a DVD, entitled 'Skinflick.'

ARCTURUS
Simen Hestnęs (Vortex of Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar) recently joined the
band as lead vocalist. His first appearance with the band will be at the
Inferno Metal Festival in London on January 27th. The band has signed to
Season of Mist and will be entering the studio in February to record their
new album, scheduled for an August release.

MERCENARY
The band won all three of the Danish Metal Awards they had been nominated
for: album of the year, vocal performance of the year, and guitarist of
the year. An MP3 of the song "Firesoul" is available at the Mercenary and
Century Media websites. Mercenary are currently on tour in Europe with
Brainstorm and At Vance.

NEW SIGNINGS
Galy Records: Camilla Rhodes, Eclipse Eternal
Nuclear Blast: Bleed the Sky
Scarlet Records: Kayser, Requiem, Lords of Decadence
Season of Mist: Arcturus


FOR MORE NEWS GO TO:

http://www.metalupdate.com



-- HELP WANTED --


VOCALIST wanted - Fragments of Unbecoming need a powerful frontman. The
one to be chosen should be committed to shows, practices, forthcoming
recordings and must have great stage presence (in any possible personal or
special way). The one should be an extreme vocalist who perfectly fits to
our music. If you are interested, please get in touch as soon as possible:
sascha@fragmentsofunbecoming.com

DRUMMER wanted - Brand New Disaster are looking for someone with a lot of
talent, experience, and touring history. You must live in the Virginia
area or be willing to relocate. Most importantly, you have to be a cool
dude and really want to commit to being in a band. Send an e-mail with
your name, contact info, and experience to: tryouts@brandnewdisaster.com

VOCALIST wanted - Signed NYC Metal Band with Top Management. Recording
and live experience necessary. Huge and very serious opportunity.
Influences: Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Eric Adams, Jon Oliva. Contact:
guitwzd@aol.com



-- FEATURES --


FRANTIC BLEEP
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewfranticbleep.html

What does one expect to hear from a band named Frantic Bleep? Probably not
the progressive metal that is pouring from your speakers the minute you
press play. These Norwegians have a natural ability to construct intricate
structures without losing the listener in a sea of confusion. And to have
the concept of the album revolve completely around the artwork is
something rather unheard of, yet intriguing in the end. Metal Update had a
talk with guitarist turned bassist Oyvind Sundstrom about the band's debut
'Sense Apparatus,' the mind-boggling lyrics and the musical chairs
situation within the line-up.

Recent Features:

SUFFOCATION
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsuffocation.html

HYPOCRISY
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewhypocrisy2.html

CARCASS
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewcarcass.html



-- REVIEWS --


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


Usurper 'Cryptobeast'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/usurperc_frames.html

Behemoth 'Demigod'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/behemothd_frames.html

Midnite Snake 'Midnite Snake'
(Piss Angel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/midnitesnake_frames.html

Various Artists 'Monsters of Metal' DVD
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/vamom_frames.html

Godsmack 'The Other Side'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/godsmack_frames.html

Foe 'Arm Yourself with Clairvoyance'
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/foe_frames.html

Mnemic 'Mechanical Spin Phenomena'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/mnemic_frames.html

Cryptic Slaughter 'Money Talks' (Reissue)
(Metal Militia)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/crypticslaughterm_frames.html

Iron Maiden 'Powerslave' - Classic
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/maidenp_frames.html

Pain Confessor - Demo
(Sabbath)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/painconfessor_frames.html

Omnious - Demo
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/omnious_frames.html

Mercury Rain - Demo
(Martyr)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/mercuryrain_frames.html



-- NEW RELEASES --


1/08 - Cowboy Prostitutes - Cowboy Prostitutes
1/10 - A Perfect Murder - Rehearsal
1/11 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Constellation
1/11 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Rise Again
1/11 - Ayreon - Actual Fantasy Revisited
1/11 - Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus / Despised Icon - Split CD
1/11 - Kreator - Enemy of God
1/11 - Mad Margritt - Straight Through the Heart
1/13 - Ordained - 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover
1/14 - Abgott - Fizala
1/15 - Last Crack - Burning Funkhouse Live
1/18 - Chris Caffery - Faces
1/18 - Darkthrone - Sardonic Wrath
1/18 - Yyrkoon - Occult Medicine
1/24 - Blessing the Hogs - The Twelve Gauge Solution
1/24 - Cursed - Two
1/24 - Firewind - Forged by Fire
1/24 - Morgoth - 1987-1997: The Best of Morgoth
1/24 - Nevea Tears - Do I Have to Tell You Why I Love You
1/24 - Puritys Failure - Extensions EP
1/24 - The Secret - Luce
1/24 - The Smackdown - Calling the Spots
1/24 - Until the End - The Blind Leading the Lost
1/24 - The Warriors - War is Hell
1/25 - Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
1/25 - Agnostic Front - Another Voice
1/25 - Bars - Introducing...
1/25 - Behemoth - Demigod
1/25 - Blood Red Throne - Affiliated with the Suffering
1/25 - Callenish Circle - Forbidden Empathy
1/25 - Dark Tranquillity - Character
1/25 - God Dethroned - Lair of the White Word
1/25 - Imperial - This Grave is My Poem
1/25 - The Kovenant - In Times Before Light
1/25 - Order of the Ebon Hand - XI: The Devil
1/25 - Metallica - Some Kind of Monster - DVD
1/25 - Nightwish - From Wishes to Eternity (Live) - DVD
1/25 - Seemless - Seemless
1/25 - Sturmgeist - Meister Mephisto
1/25 - Vreid - Kraft
1/26 - Heartcry - Lightmaker
1/26 - Crimson Moonlight - Veil of Remembrance
1/28 - Veiled Allusions - When Darkness Descends
1/31 - Hearse - Cambodia EP
1/31 - Loud 'n' Nasty - Too Much Ain't Enough
1/31 - My Sixth Shadow - Lovefading Innocence
2/01 - Buried Inside - Chronoclast
2/01 - Enchant - Live at Last - DVD
2/01 - High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings
2/01 - Motley Crue - Red White and Crue
2/01 - Tishamingo - Wear 'n Tear
2/05 - Pain Control - Subvert


FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF RELEASE DATES GO TO:

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



-- ON THE NET --


LIVE 4 METAL
http://www.live4metal.com

New features: Soilwork, Chris Caffery, Flying Luttenbachers, The Lizards,
Engorged


PIVOTAL RAGE
http://www.pivotalrage.com

New features: Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Joey Belladonna, Diecast,
Jungle Rot, Nightfall, Shadows Fall, Throwdown


ROCK CIRCUS
http://www.rockcircus.net

New features: Kreator, Dark Tranquillity, Arwen, Koma, Jorge Salan, Amset,
Evidence One...


TARTAREAN DESIRE
http://www.tartareandesire.com/

New features: Nightrage, Time Of Death, Gorgoroth



-- TOUR DATES --


(Dates are subject to change - check local listings)

DANZIG w/ KATAKLYSM, TRIVIUM & EYES OF FIRE
2/18 St. Louis, MO
2/19 Detroit, MI
2/21 Chicago, IL
2/22 Minneapolis, MN
2/24 Toronto, ONT
2/25 Cleveland, OH
2/26 Covington, KY
2/28 Boston, MA
3/01 New York, NY
3/02 Philadelphia, PA
3/04 Norfolk, VA
3/05 Atlanta, GA

FATES WARNING
2/16 Budapest, HUN
2/17 Sofia, BUL
2/18 Istanbul, TUR
2/19 Thessaloniki, GRE
2/20 Athens, GRE

KING DIAMOND w/ NILE, BEHEMOTH & BLACK DAHILA MURDER
4/14 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
4/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL
4/16 Atlanta, GA
4/18 Philadelphia, PA
4/19 New York, NY
4/20 New York, NY
4/22 Springfield, VA
4/23 Poughkeepsie, NY
4/24 Worcester, MA
4/26 Cleveland, OH
4/27 Chicago, IL
4/28 Royal Oak, MI
4/29 Sauget, IL
4/30 Minneapolis, MN
5/02 Denver, CO
5/05 Seattle, WA
5/06 Portland, OR
5/07 San Francisco, CA
5/08 Los Angeles, CA
5/09 Anaheim, CA
5/11 Phoenix, AZ
5/12 Albuquerque, NM
5/13 El Paso, TX
5/14 San Antonio, TX
5/15 McAllen, TX
5/17 Dallas, TX
5/18 Houston, TX
5/20 New Orleans, LA
5/21 Tampa, FL

MEGADETH w/ DIAMOND HEAD
2/01 Dublin, IRE
2/02 Belfast, IRE
2/03 Glasgow, SCO
2/04 Birmingham, UK
2/05 Nottingham, UK
2/07 Manchester, UK
2/08 London, UK
2/09 London, UK
2/10 Antwerp, BEL
2/11 Tilburg, NETH
2/13 Copenhagen, DEN
2/14 Oslo, NOR
2/15 Stockholm, SWE
2/17 Hardenberg, NETH
2/18 Luxembourg, LUX
2/19 Koln, GER
2/20 Munich, GER
2/21 Milan, ITA
2/23 Barcelona, SPA
2/24 Bergara, SPA
2/25 Madrid, SPA
2/26 Granada, SPA


FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:

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



-- LINKS --


MEGADETH
http://www.megadeth.com

TESTAMENT
http://www.testamentlegions.com

FATES WARNING
http://www.fateswarning.com

SKINLESS
http://www.4skinless.com

KATAKLYSM
http://www.kataklysm.net

CRISIS
http://www.crisissite.com

ARCTURUS
http://www.arcturus.no

MERCENARY
http://www.mercenary.dk



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