web-version for my pictures....
http://www.metalblade.com/mbr-updates/MBupdate5-6-04.html

NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CATTLE DECAPITATION from Travis:
The New England Metal And Hardcore fest was insane. We didn't expect such a great response! It feels great to come up and destroy people of all preferences be it hardcore, metal core or our beloved death metal fans. We've had a tremendous response so far on the Vital Remains tour and we've made some great friends with the dudes in Soilent Green and BDM. This is our most fun tour so far and there's an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and that we're actually doing something here... See you at the shows!!!

*pic by Rev Aaron courtesy of ReturnToThePit. Be sure to check out the site for tons more live photos from the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest.

http://www.cattledecapitation.com/

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER update from the road:
The New England Metal & Hardcore fest was amazing! It was probably one of the largest crowds we have played in front of and it was great to see so many familiar faces. We also met a bunch of new fans and it is always great to hear we are turning new fans onto our music. Right now we are out with Vital Remains and Cattle Decapitation and the shows have been doing really well. All the bands are great to hang out with. We have been out for a while now so we are really looking forward to going back home for a bit. - John

*pic by Rev Aaron courtesy of ReturnToThePit. Be sure to check out the site for tons more live photos from the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest.

http://www.theblackdahliamurder.com/

AS I LAY DYING Update from the road:
"The New England Metal Fest was awesome. There was a great turn out. We were one of the headlining acts on the first day and we had a great time. The Killswitch Engage tour is doing well. The crowds are awesome, and the bands are great." - Clint

*Don't forget to catch As I Lay Dying out on the road with Killswitch Engage and In Flames! Check tour update section for dates.

*pic by Rev Aaron courtesy of ReturnToThePit. Be sure to check out the site for tons more live photos from the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest.

http://www.asilaydying.com

BEYOND THE EMBRACE Update from the road:
"The tour's been going well, and the crowd has been pretty responsive. All of the band's are cool. Tommy Victor and all the guys from Prong are awesome. Chris is fitting in nicely. We are glad to find another idiot like us. A lot of the shows on the first tour were sold out so we are hoping the second set of dates will be just as big." - Oscar

The band has also been added on to two weeks of Iced Earth dates so they will have to leave the Prong tour early. For the most up to date shows check out the tour section.

Beyond the Embrace recently launched their new website. Check out mp3s from the new album, new and lots more.

http://www.beyondtheembrace.com

THE RED CHORD Update from Guy:
" The New England Metal Fest was a gay ole time. We haven't seen shit kick like that since '89. The kids were crowd surfing, we felt like Blink-182. It was the first time we played in Mass since August of last year, and it was great to be back. We look forward to touring and hitting the road again. We started jamming with, drummer, Jonathon Longstreth."

"It was fun to start jamming with The Red Chord. It's the most fun I've had playing metal so far. This time I might not quit." - Jon

*pic by Rev Aaron courtesy of ReturnToThePit. Be sure to check out the site for tons more live photos from the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest.

http://www.theredchord.com

THE HEAVILS update:
Well we are finished with the first tour. The Six Feet Under tour was awesome, and the dates with Superjoint Ritual were amazing! Thanks to everybody who came out and who enjoyed the shows. We'll be back again soon, so keep your eyes open. New York was a great area. For now, you can catch The Heavils at Kryptonite in Rockford, IL on May 28 with Black Dahlia Murder, and at Wing Ding at Davis Park in Rockford with Cold, Breaking Benjamin and others at the end of the month. And it's FREE!!! Dates will be posted under the tour section. Remember the disc is out on May 18, 2004! Get out to any music store and pick it up. Thanks to Superjoint Ritual, Zeke, The Red Chord, Misery Signals, Six Feet Under and all the other bands that played on the tour. See you all again soon.

http://theheavils.com/

VADER, SLIPKNOT & METALLICA!
On the 31st of May VADER will play a show with SLIPKNOT and METALLICA at Silesian Stadium in Chorzów (Poland)!

Over 600 people in Kiev and Minsk!
The tour is going great and the last gigs in Kiev and Minsk were extremely successful, over six hundred people, amazing response and devastating gigs of VADER in the Eastern countries. Now the panzer division is moving on to celebrate the last gig on the "Battles In The East Tour". The whole tour has been extremely good and the band wants to come back there as soon as possible! Right after the tour VADER are going to start rehearsals for the upcoming album The Beast. To be released the 20th of September in Europe (US release date TBA)!

*photo courtesy of Dan Locke

Complete European tour schedule
All the dates and venues of VADER's first part of the tour through Europe have been finally confirmed. As you can see below, it contains more gigs than previously announced. The tour is organized partially by Metallysee and Massive Management. The second part of the tour starts on the 2nd of July.

6/17 Salzgitter / Forellenhof (GER)
6/18 Nijmegen / Doornroosje (HOL)
6/19 London / Ulu University (UK)
6/20 Paris / La Locomotive (FR)
6/21 Lyon / TNMD (FR)
6/23 Montepellier / Rockstore (FR)
6/24 Porto D'ascoli n/ Ascoli Piceno (ITA)
6/25 Marlach n/Heilbronn / Mehrzweckhalle (GER)
6/26 Aalen / Rock It (GER)
6/27 Fulda / Kreuz (GER)

Video from Tartu!
VADER fans from Tartu, Estonia have made a movie of VADER's show! Go to the following link to see a preview: http://vader.pl/



Jack Owen leaves Cannibal Corpse
Statement from Alex Webster:
Hey everybody, Alex from Cannibal here. I just wanted to update everyone on how we've been doing since Jack quit the band last week. We are currently teaching another guitarist our set list for the "Wretched Spawn" tour, in preparation for our shows in Mexico later this month. Jack will be missed, and we wish him well, but we're not going to let his departure slow us down. Thanks to all of our fans for the great support, we'll see you on tour! - Alex Webster

Statement Jack Owen:
"After 15 years with Cannibal Corpse, I've decided to leave the group. My heart just wasn't in it anymore, and it was reflected in my appearance on stage. Times change, and I just don't enjoy the music as much as I used to, and the only thing keeping me in the band was steady work, and the pay. These things make it unfair to myself, my band members, and especially the fans. I'd like to thank all the members of Cannibal Corpse, past and present, for sharing in the conquest of an entire genre of music. I wish the band continued success..."

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/

GOREROTTED update:
Gorerotted are back from the short England tour and the Cannibal Corpse show and have some new gigs confirmed. First up is this Saturday's UL Death Fest in Rotterdamn, Holland (get your tickets now cause this show is almost sold out!!!). Following that the Gore boys are confirmed for the KALTENBACH Festival in Austria on July 17th and the nasty ones are also booked as the headline band for Friday night of the BRAINDEAD Festival in France on August 13th. Check out shows/tours

http://www.gorerotted.com/



AMON AMARTH update:
Motala metal fest confirmed!
We are confirmed to play at Motala Metal fest on the first of May, check out their homepage for more info about the fest.

To play release shows in Germany!
We will play two (full headlining) record release shows a week prior to the release of our as-yet-untitled new album, to be released the 13th of September 2004. Support for these two shows will come from label mates FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING.

There will be shitloads of extra things and specials around these two shows to make it a real happening for the true Viking fans of AMON AMARTH. More news on this soon!
9/04 GER Bochum Matrix
9/05 GER Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik

Scandinavian tour dates announced!
In late September we will join Cannibal Corpse and Spawn of Possession for a Scandinavian tour.
This is the first time we do a Scandinavian tour and it is going to be fun to break new grounds!
[Olavi]

http://amonamarth.com/

IMPIOUS studio diary
Friday April 30th is the date when Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS start recording their 4th album Hellucinate, and everybody is invited to join the party! The band will have a very cool diary online at their website with all kind of info, photos and video clips.

The site will be updated every day during the time the band is in the studio so don't miss it!!!

http://www.impious.net/



METAL BLADE bands to be featured on Music Choice's Last Rites:
Beyond the Embrace & Amon Amarth will be featured on Music Choice's LastRites show on 5/17. For more information go to http://www.musicchoice.com/lr.



METAL BLADE RECORDS opens up eBay Store!
Check out the new Metal Blade Records eBay store for all the latest and hard to find Metal Blade releases since the company's beginnings!!! The store is constantly being updated with CD's, LP's, cassettes, and more!

http://www.stores.ebay.com/metalbladerecordsstore

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**Check out a new live video of As I Lay Dying's song Forever HERE.

Now you can get your very own Metal Blade artist Buddy Icon for AOL IM! Icons for As I Lay Dying, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse, King Diamond, Six Feet Under, Beyond The Embrace, Cattle Decapitation, and UNEARTH are now available for download on the Metal Blade site here.

NEW MP3's CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON www.metalblade.com
The Heavils - Heavilution - Get Behind Me
Disillusion - Back To Times of Splendor - Back To Times of Splendor
Vehemence - Helping the World to See - By Your Bedside
Beyond The Embrace - Insect Song - Fleshengine Breakdown
Vomitory - Primal Massacre - Gore Apocalypse
Tarot - Suffer Our Pleasures - Pyre of Gods
Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn - Severed Head Stoning
Fragments of Unbecoming - Skyward A Sylphe's Ascension - Shapes of the Pursuers
Six Feet Under - Bringer of Blood - Amerika The Brutal
As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse - 94 Hours
The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed - Funeral Thirst

RELEASE SCHEDULE:
4/06 Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor CD
4/06 Vehemence - Helping the World to See CD
4/20 Vomitory - Primal Massacre CD
4/20 Spock's Beard - Beware of Darkness Special Edition CD
4/20 Spock's Beard - Kindness of Strangers Special Edition CD
4/20 Spock's Beard - The Light Special Edition CD
5/04 Torchbearer - Yersinia Pestis CD
5/04 Vision Divine - Stream of Consciousness CD
5/04 Armored Saint - A.S. Magazine - Lessons Not Well Learned DVD+CD
5/18 Beyond The Embrace - Insect Song CD
5/18 The Heavils - Heavilution CD
5/18 Rival - State of Mind CD
6/15 VoiVod - War and Pain Box Set 3CD's
6/29 Unearth - The Oncoming Storm CD
7/13 Cattle Decapitation - Humanure CD
7/13 Ancient - Night Visit CD
7/13 Incapacity - 9th Order Extinct CD

TOUR UPDATE:
UNEARTH
Headbangers Ball tour w/ Hatebreed, Damage Plan, Drowning Pool, Unearth
5/06 Sparks, NV New Oasis
5/07 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
end tour
w/ Hatebreed
5/08 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
5/09 Spokane, WA Fat Tuesday
5/10 Boise, ID The Big Easy
end tour
5/11 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
5/12 Kansas City, MO Spitfire
5/13 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre
Tour with Burnt By The Sun, and If Hope Dies
6/03 Manchester, NH The Bomb Shelter
6/04 Augusta, ME The Edge
w/ Burnt By The Sun, and A Perfect Murder
6/05 Quebec City, QC L'Anti
6/06 Montreal, QC Salle L'x
6/07 Ottawa, ON Babylon
6/08 St. Catherine's, ON L3
6/09 Toronto, ON The Rockit
6/10 London, ON The Embassy Hotel
OzzFest 2004
7/10 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Theatre
7/12 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
7/14 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
7/16 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/18 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
7/20 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
7/22 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
7/24 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green
7/27 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
7/29 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/31 San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion
8/03 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
8/05 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
8/07 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/10 Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/12 St. Louis, MO UMB Pavilion
8/14 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
8/17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
8/19 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
8/21 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center
8/24 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/26 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront
8/28 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
8/31 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion
9/02 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
9/04 West Palm, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre

AS I LAY DYING
Tour w/ Killswitch Engage and In Flames
5/06 Sauget, IL Pop's
5/07 Orlando, FL Cornerstone Festival not part of tour
5/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
5/10 Seattle, WA Showbox
5/11 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
5/12 Portland, OR Roseland
5/13 San Francisco, CA Avalon Ballroom
5/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
5/15 San Diego, CA Soma
5/16 Scottsdale, AZ Cajun House
5/18 Austin, TX The Back Room
5/19 Houston, TX The Meridian
5/20 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
5/21 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
5/22 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
5/23 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
5/24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5/25 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
5/26 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
5/27 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
5/28 Worcester, MA The Palladium
5/29 Montreal, QC The Medley
5/30 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
6/01 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
*More dates coming soon
end tour
7/04 Bushnell, IL Cornerstone Festival
Tour with Zao and Haste the Day
7/05 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
7/07 Fort Collins, CO Starlight
7/11 Columbus, OH Little Brothers
7/13 Ann Arbor, MI The Blind Pig
7/14 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
end tour
7/15 Wilmar, MN Sonshine Festival
Tour with Shadows Fall
7/18 Glen Falls, NY Glen Falls Civic Center
7/19 Williamsville, NY Infinity
7/21 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wyoming Valley Zoo
7/22 Springfield, VA Jaxx
7/23 Elizabeth Center, NJ Rex Plex
7/24 Norfolk, VA The Norva
7/26 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit
7/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
7/28 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
8/01 Abilene, TX Desperado's
8/03 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live
8/05 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
8/09 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
8/14 Chicago Heights, IL Oasis One Sixty
8/19 Syracuse, NY The Lost
end tour
8/21 Lewiston, PA Purple Door Festival

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Tour w/ Vital Remains, CATTLE DECAPITATION and Watch Them Die
5/06 Albany, NY Valentine's
5/07 New York, NY The Knitting Factory
5/08 Providence, RI Club Liquid
5/09 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
5/10 Louisville, KY Pappy's
5/11 Sauget, IL Pop's
5/12 Cedar Falls, IA Reverb
5/13 Milwaukee, WI Vnuk's Lounge
5/14 Chicago Heights, IL Oasis One Sixty
5/15 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
5/16 Denver, CO Rock Island
5/17 Salt Lake City, UT Albee Square
5/18 San Francisco, CA The Pound
5/19 Los Angeles, CA The Key Club
w/ Damage Plan and Drowning Pool
5/20 Amarillo, TX Aztec Music Hall
w/ Saliva, Damage Plan, Drowning Pool
5/21 Lubbock, TX West Canyon Amphitheatre
w/ Vital Remains, CATTLE DECAPITATION and Watch Them Die
5/22 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
end tour
5/23 Fort Collins, CO Starlight w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION
5/25 East Dubuque, IL The Arena
5/26 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
5/27 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl
5/28 Davenport, IA QC Live
5/29 Rockford, IL Kryptonite w/ THE HEAVILS
5/30 Chicago Heights, IL American Legion Hall
7/28 Denver, CO Climax Lounge w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION
7/31 Des Moines, IA Hairy Mary
8/05 Reading, PA Soundwaves
8/06 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club
8/07 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
8/13 Portland, ME Asylum

CATTLE DECAPITATION
Tour with Vital Remains, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, and Watch Them Die
5/06 Albany, NY Valentine's
5/07 New York, NY The Knitting Factory
5/08 Providence, RI Club Liquid
5/09 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
5/10 Louisville, KY Pappy's
5/11 Sauget, IL Pop's
5/12 Cedar Falls, IA Reverb
5/13 Milwaukee, WI Vnuk's Lounge
5/14 Chicago Heights, IL Oasis One Sixty
5/15 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
5/16 Denver, CO Rock Island
5/17 Salt Lake City, UT Albee Square
5/18 San Francisco, CA The Pound
5/19 Los Angeles, CA The Key Club
5/20 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
5/21 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar
5/22 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
end tour
5/23 Fort Collins, CO Starlight
6/05 Corona, CA Showcase Theatre
6/07 Canoga Park, CA Cobalt Café
7/28 Denver, CO Climax Lounge
7/31 Des Moines, IA Hairy Mary
8/05 Reading, PA Soundwaves
8/06 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club
8/07 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
8/13 Portland, ME Asylum
9/18 Fayetteville, NC Jesters Pub
9/19 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
9/20 New York, NY BB King's Blues Club

KING'S X
5/06 Seaside Heights, NJ The Saw Mill
5/07 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
5/08 Attleboro, MA Jarrod's
5/09 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
5/10 New York, NY BB King's Blues Club
5/12 Toronto, ON Club Rockit
5/13 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
5/14 East Dubuque, IL The Arena
5/15 Chicago Heights, IL Oasis One Sixty
5/16 Saint Paul, MN The Rock
5/18 Sioux Falls, SD Oaks Convention Center
5/21 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
5/22 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
5/23 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues Sunset
5/24 Porterville, CA Charlie's Engine House #5
5/25 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
5/27 Tucson, AZ The Rock

BEYOND THE EMBRACE w/ Prong, Dog Fashion Disco, and All That Remains
5/06 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl
5/07 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
5/08 Chicago Heights, IL Oasis One Sixty
5/09 Mt. Clemens, MI Hayloft Liquor Stand
5/11 Youngstown, OH The Dome
5/12 Buffalo, NY Palmeri's
5/13 Baltimore, MD Thunderdome
5/14 Binghamton, NY New Cheers Pub
5/15 Attleboro, MA Jarrod's
5/16 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
5/18 Jacksonville, NC Planet Rock
5/19 Huntington, WV The Monkey Bar
5/20 Akron, OH Voodoo
5/21 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa
5/22 Indianapolis, IN Ultra-Violet Arena
5/23 Memphis, TN The New Daisy Theatre
5/25 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
5/26 San Antonio, TX Sin 13
5/27 Dallas, TX Trees
5/28 Wichita, KS The Game
5/29 Fort Collins, CO The Aggie Theatre
5/31 Boise, ID JD & Friends
Tour with Iced Earth
6/01 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
6/02 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi Café
6/04 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
6/05 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
6/07 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
6/09 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
6/11 Norfolk, VA The Norva
6/12 Pittsburgh, PA The World
6/14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

THE HEAVILS
w/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
5/29 Rockford, IL Kryptonite

GWAR
5/06 Hollywood, CA The Whiskey
5/07 Petaluma, CA Phoenix Theater
5/09 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
5/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
5/12 Seattle, WA Showbox Theater

CANNIBAL CORPSE
5/26 Puebla, Puebla Salon Los Angeles
5/27 Guadalajara, Jalisco Hard Rock Live
5/29 San Luis Potoai, S. L. P. Huerta del S.T.I.C.
5/30 Mexico City, Mexico Lopes Mateos Arena

MARYLAND DEATHFEST
5/30 The Red Chord 6:45

BW & BK 6-PACK WEEKEND
6/05 Brainstorm

L.A. GATES OF METAL FEST
6/06 Cattle Decapitation

MILWAUKEE METAL FEST
7/30 Cattle Decapitation
7/30 The Black Dahlia Murder

PROGPOWER USA V
9/18 Brainstorm

European Tour Dates
UNEARTH
6/19 London, Great Britain Barfly

CANNIBAL CORPSE Tour with Kataklysm and Aborted
6/19 Bergum, The Netherlands Waldrock Festival
Tour with AMON AMARTH, and Spawn of Possession
9/22 Sandnes, Norway Kulturhuset
9/23 Bergen, Norway Garage
9/24 Oslo, Norway John Dee
9/25 Trondheim, Norway Byscena
9/26 Gävle, Sweden Monster Club
9/27 Umeå, Sweden Midnightclub
9/28 Oulu, Finland Loop
9/29 Jyväskylä, Finland Lutakko
9/30 Helsinki, Finland Travastia
10/02 Hus Göteborg, Sweden Musikens
10/03 Linkoping, Sweden Skylten
10/04 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen

FLESHCRAWL
w/ Dew Scented, and Fear of Darkness
5/28 Leipzig, Germany Scheddel
w/ Testament, Atrocity, Malevolent Creation and more!
6/19 Innsbruck, Austria Skeleton Bash

BRAINSTORM
10/02 Ankara, Turkey Rock Over Turkey Festival

GOREROTTED
5/08 Rotterdam, Holland Baroeg Club Rotterdam Death Festival
7/16 Austria Katenbach Open Air Festival

DISILLUSION
5/07 Volkach, Germany Backstage
5/08 Giessen, Germany Jokus
5/20 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
5/21 Montabaur, Germany Camelot
5/22 Lörrach, Germany Metal Forces Festival

RED AIM
6/04 Aalen, Germany Rock It
6/05 Karlsruhe, Germany Uni
7/16 Bebra, Germany Rocktown O.A.

SYMPHORCE
7/31 Schaumburg, Germany Himmel Open Air
9/11 Raismes, France Raismes Festival
10/02 ProgPower Europe

CALLENISH CIRCLE
6/12 Munster, Germany Moona Metal Festival
6/26 Trinec, Czech Republic Night Full of Stars Festival
Tour supporting Dismember
9/17 Groningen, The Netherlands Vera
9/18 Vosselaar, Belgium Biebob
9/19 Tilburg, The Netherlands 013

VADER
6/17 Salzgitter, Germany Forellenhof
6/18 Nijmegen, Holland Doornroosje
6/19 London, Great Britain Ulu University
6/20 Paris, France La Locomotive
6/21 Lyon, France TNMD
6/23 Montepellier, France Rockstore
6/25 Marlach, Germany Rathouse
6/26 Aalen, Germany Rock It
6/27 Schlitz, Germany Fulda
7/04 Geneva, Switzerland Geneva Festival
7/08 Munster, Germany Breitefeld
7/10 Dusseldorf, Germany Celtic Rock Festival
7/15 Poland Olecko Festival
7/24 Verona, Italy Valpolicella Metal Festival IV
9/02 Maarianhamina, Finland Pub Bastun
9/03 Turku, Finland Klubi
9/04 Tampere, Finland Klubi
9/05 Jyväskylä, Finland Lutakko
9/06 Oulu, Finland Kuusisaari
9/07 Helsinki, Finland Nosturi

AMON AMARTH
7/03 Istanbul, Turkey Rock The Nations Festival
8/05 Wacken, Gemany Wacken
Album release shows w/ FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
9/04 Bochum, Germany Matrix
9/05 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
Tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE, and Spawn of Possession
9/22 Sandnes, Norway Kulturhuset
9/23 Bergen, Norway Garage
9/24 Oslo, Norway John Dee
9/25 Trondheim, Norway Byscena
9/26 Gävle, Sweden Monster Club
9/27 Umeå, Sweden Midnightclub
9/28 Oulu, Finland Loop
9/29 Jyväskylä, Finland Lutakko
9/30 Helsinki, Finland Travastia
10/02 Hus Göteborg, Sweden Musikens
10/03 Linkoping, Sweden Skylten
10/04 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen
Rock Hard presents AMON AMARTH w/ IMPIOUS and special guests
10/08 Hamburg, GER Markthalle
10/09 Osnabrück, GER Lagerhalle
10/10 Vosselaar, B Biebob
10/11 Zaandam, NL De Kade
10/12 Paris, F La Locomotive
10/13 Pratteln, SWI Z7
10/14 Wörgl, A Komma
10/15 Linz, A Posthof
10/16 Wien, A Planet Music
10/17 Munich, GER Backstage
10/18 Praha, CZ Abaton Club
10/19 Nuernburg, GER Hirsch
10/20 Münster/Dieburg, GER Live Arena
10/21 Halle, GER Easy Schorre
10/22 Glauchau, GER Alte Spinnerei
10/23 Bischofswerda, GER East Club
10/24 Potsdam, GER Blauhaus

WITH FULL FORCE 2004 June 2-4
Six Feet Under

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2004 June 10-12
Brainstorm

BANG YOUR HEAD!!! OPEN AIR 2004 June 24-25
Ballistic

KALTENBACH OPEN AIR July 16-17
Fleshcrawl
Gorerotted

WACKEN OPEN AIR 2004 August 5-7
8/06 Amon Amarth
8/06 Brainstorm
8/07 Cannibal Corpse

PARTY-SAN OPEN AIR 2004 August 12-14
Gorerotted
Vomitory

SUMMER BREEZE FESTIVAL 2004 August 19-21
Brainstorm
Criminal
Disillusion
Fleshcrawl
Fragments of Unbecoming
Gorerotted
Six Feet Under
Vomitory

RADIO:
VEHEMENCE - Helping the World to See
CMJ Loud Rock: #21
CMJ Crucial Spins: #23
FMQB's Metal Detector: #31

VOMITORY - Primal Massacre
CMJ Loud Rock: #23 (debut on chart)
CMJ Crucial Spins: #33 (high number)
FMQB's Metal Detector: #44 (debut on chart)

CANNIBAL CORPSE - The Wretched Spawn
CMJ Loud Rock: #9
CMJ Crucial Spins: #17
FMQB's Metal Detector: #16

FLESHCRAWL - Made of Flesh
CMJ Loud Rock: #61
CMJ Crucial Spins: #41 (up 14 spots)
FMQB's Metal Detector: #41 (up 5 spots)

DISILLUSION - Back to Times of Splendor
CMJ Loud Rock: #34 (same as last week)
CMJ Crucial Spins: #48
FMQB's Metal Detector: #46

FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING - Skyward - A Sylphe's Ascension
CMJ Crucial Spins: #70
FMQB's Metal Detector: #84

Why cant Amon Amarth come to America more often? Oh yeah, Europe is better.