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-- NEWS --

BLACK SABBATH
drummer Bill Ward is attempting to negotiate a deal that will see him take
his rightful place behind the kit for Sabbath's Ozzfest appearances

SUPARED
on the heels of news that his band Supared has been laid to rest,
legendary Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske has announced his "departure
from the hard rock music scene" - he further stated: "I simply don't fit
into the metal-scene"

FALCONER
the band has parted ways with second guitarist Anders Johansson and bass
player Peder Johansson in the wake of an internal fight after the gig in
Motala, Sweden

BURIAL
new bassist Dan Egan (Scattered Remnants, All That Remains) will be
handling bass duties on all upcoming shows and the new full length album

SATHANAS
guitarist Wayne Dudley and drummer Jim Strauss (Acheron) have been added
to the lineup - new material is in the works

NECROTIC DISGORGEMENT
the band has recruited Jimmy (Forensic Dissection) for the vocalist spot
and will soon record a full length

SLUDGE!
after 7 years, guitarist Dave Orkin has called it quits - the band will
continue as a three piece with a new album due out Winter 2004

MEGADETH
Dave Mustaine has announced that a new studio album is due September 14th

NEW SIGNINGS
Crash Music: Flotsam & Jetsam
Century Media: Napalm Death
Magna Carta Records: Alex Skolnick Trio
SPV Records: 'Tage Mahal
Metal Blade: Daysend
Conquer Records: Devilyn

-- HELP WANTED --

GUITARIST wanted - VA's Worst Case Scenario seeks 2nd guitarist - must be
willing to tour - WCS have an RV for touring - you must have
transportation to and from practice - willing to help the right person
relocate - WCS have small label interest and a booking agent - influences:
Lamb Of God Slayer, Burnt By The Sun - contact: darren022698@yahoo.com

BASSIST wanted - Houston based black metal band To Scale The Throne seeks
bassist - must have own equipment/ transportation - must have a job and be
willing to contribute funds to the band - pros only - no drama - corpse
paint is a must - influences: Celtic Frost, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Carpathian
Forest - contact: Abyssalgates666@aol.com

MUSICIANS wanted - Chemikiller seeks live line-up (bassist, drummer and/or
second guitarist) - must live in the Philly/NJ/DE region - contact:
crossis@aol.com

DRUMMER & GUITARIST wanted - ex-Goratory / ex-Lecherous members seek
Framingham, MA area drummer and guitarist to complete the ultimate brutal
slam death band - influences: old Dying Fetus, Devourment, Disconformity,
Dehumanized, Kalopsia - age not an issue - must have determination,
transportation, reliability and maturity - contact: brutalnet@hotmail.com

-- CRISIS GIVEAWAY --

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Crisis album to share with lucky Metal Update readers

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-- FEATURES --

SATYRICON
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsatyricon.html

After a long wait, 'Volcano', Satyricon's latest opus, has been
distributed in the U.S. by (System Of A Down guitarist / producer) Daron
Malakian's record label EatUr Music. 'Volcano' takes off where few bands
in the black metal genre dare to go by taking the classic black metal
atmosphere, stripping it down, and formulating a rock-and-roll masterpiece
without losing any of the extreme style familiar to fans of Satyricon.
Metal Update caught up with Satyr during the band's U.S. tour with Morbid
Angel and Suffocation.

recent features:

THE GATHERING
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewgathering.html

SCARLET
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewscarlet.html

YOB
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewyob.html

-- REVIEWS --

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

Killswitch Engage 'The End of Heartache'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/killswitch_frames.html

Beyond the Embrace 'Insect Song'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/bte_frames.html

Atreyu 'The Curse'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/atreyu_frames.html

Pro-Pain 'Shreds of Dignity'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/propains_frames.html

Dew-Scented 'Impact'
(Dguy)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/dewscentedi_frames.html

Golem 'Dreamweaver'
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/golem_frames.html

Harkonen 'Dancing'
(Goatwhore)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/harkonend_frames.html

ArmsBendBack 'The Waiting Room'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/armsbendback_frames.html

Dead Infection 'The Lethal Collection'
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/deadinfect_frames.html

Perished 'Seid'
(Snake)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/perished_frames.html

Crustacean 'Insaniac'
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/crustacean_frames.html

Horfixion 'Instigators of Chaos'
(Behemoth)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/horfixion_frames.html

Vital Remains - Concert
(Death, Hel, Dguy)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/vitalremains_frames.html

Only Living Witness 'Innocents' - Classic
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/olw_frames.html

Chain Collector - Demo
(Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/chaincollector_frames.html

-- NEW RELEASES --

5/10 - Amoral - Wound Creations
5/10 - Freedom Call - Live Invasion
5/10 - Heimdall - Hard As Iron
5/10 - StormHammer - Lord Of Darkness
5/10 - Linea 77 - Numbed (DVD)
5/11 - Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
5/11 - The Great Deceiver - Terra Incognito
5/11 - Stampede Queen - A Night At The Cockfights
5/11 - Joacim Cans - Beyond The Gates
5/11 - Infernal Majesty - One Who Points To Death
5/11 - Judas Priest - Metalogy (box)
5/13 - Depredation - Slaughtered Innocence
5/14 - Cropment - Spiral Of Violence
5/14 - Instil - Fire Reflects In Ashes
5/15 - The Eternal - The Sombre Light Of Isolation
5/16 - Without End - Disaster Is Man
5/17 - Cemetary - Phantasma
5/17 - My Darkest Hate - At War
5/17 - Without End - Disease Is Man
5/17 - Imperanon - Stained
5/17 - Cancer - Corporation$
5/17 - Abominant - Conquest
5/17 - Ophiolatry / Infernal Dominion - Split
5/17 - Mithras - Forever Advancing Legions
5/17 - Niya - Head Held High
5/17 - Disarmonia Mundi - Fragments Of D-Generation
5/18 - Velvet Revolver - Contraband
5/18 - ChaosBreed - Brutal
5/18 - Hirax - The New Age Of Terror
5/18 - Beyond The Embrace - Insect Song
5/18 - An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess
5/18 - The Project Hate - Hate, Dominate, Congregate. . .
5/18 - The Heavils - Heavilution
5/18 - Rival - State Of Mind
5/18 - Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God
5/18 - Amen - Death Before Musick
5/18 - Vond - Selvmord
5/18 - Possessed Tribute - Seven Gates Of Horror
5/24 - Annihilator - All For You
5/24 - Altaria - Divinity
5/24 - Ayreon - The Human Equation
5/24 - Therion - Sirius B / Lemuria
5/24 - Avulsion - Indoctrination Into The Cult Of Death
5/24 - Armilos - Race Of Lies
5/24 - Lyzanxia - Mindcrimes
5/24 - Dream Evil - The Book Of Heavy Metal
5/24 - Dark Tranquillity - Exposures. . .
5/24 - Unholy Ghost - Torrential Reign
5/24 - Crisis - Like Sheep Led To Slaughter
5/24 - Exodus - Another Lesson In Violence (re)
5/25 - Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby
5/25 - Leash Law - Dogface
5/25 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Fulton Hill
5/25 - Scatter The Ashes - Devout / The Modern Hymn
5/25 - Peccatum - Lost In Reverie
5/25 - Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
5/25 - Scorpions - Box Of Scorpions (box)
5/28 - Tears Of Anger - Still Alive
5/29 - Rhapsody - The Dark Secret
5/31 - Skinlab - Nerve Damage
5/31 - Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast
5/31 - Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom
5/31 - Ascension Theory - Regeneration
5/31 - Force Of Habit - Madness By Design
5/31 - Phil Vincent - Secrets
5/31 - Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast
5/31 - Relevant Few - The Art Of Today
5/31 - Project: Failing Flesh - A Beautiful Sickness
6/01 - Switchblade
6/01 - MQM Compilation Volume I
6/01 - Suffer - When Darkness Falls
6/01 - Krokus - Rock the Block
6/01 - XXX Maniak - Harvesting The Cvnt Nectar
6/01 - A Life Once Lost - Open Your Mouth. . .
6/01 - Suffer - When Darkness Falls
6/01 - Backstabbers Inc - Kamikaze Missions
6/01 - XFilesX - Excruciation
6/01 - The Power & The Glory - Call Me Armageddon
6/01 - Steel Prophet - Beware
6/01 - He Is Legend - 91025
6/01 - Destruction - Live Discharge (DVD)
6/04 - Lilitu - The Delores Lesion
6/07 - Nightwish - Once
6/07 - Hatesphere - Ballet of the Brute
6/07 - The Ring - Tales From Midgard
6/07 - Lacuna Coil - Swamped (single)
6/08 - Gene Simmons - Asshole

-- IN PRINT --

METAL MANIACS
http://www.metalmaniacs.com

the August 2004 issue is out now featuring: Killswitch Engage, Anathema,
Death Angel, Decapitated, Deicide, Fear Factory, Orphaned Land, Ravenous,
Satyricon, Rue, Swallow The Sun, Testament, Evergrey, Grip Inc., Eyes Of
Fire, Armagedda, Portal, HavocHate, ShamRain, Prong, Scarve, Premonitions
Of War, Satyricon, Ravenous,

-- ON THE NET --

VAMPIRE MAGAZINE
http://www.vampire-magazine.com

new features: Apokalyptic Raids, Badly Preserved, Blood Duster, Carpathian
Forest/ Nattefrost, Concrete Coffin, Disillusion, Domine, Ensoph,
Exotoxin, Finntroll, Furze, Mangled, Myrk, Protest, Ramesses, Scorched,
Within Y

PIVOTAL RAGE
http://www.pivotalrage.com

new features: Something Must Die, Into Eternity, Lacuna Coil, Dead to
Fall, Construcdead

-- ON THE TUBE --

100 MOST METAL MOMENTS
http://shorl.com/jelypregumame

premiering on Monday, May 31 at 1pm and 10pm, VH1 is counting down the 100
Most Metal Moments in a five part series

-- TOUR DATES --

(dates are subject to change - check local listings)

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

6/05 Donington Park, UK
6/06 Hamburg, GER
6/08 Manchester, UK
6/09 Glasgow, UK
6/10 London, UK
6/11 Exeter, UK
6/12 Cardiff, UK
6/14 Berlin, GER
6/15 Hamburg, GER
6/17 Hultsfred, SWE
6/19 Seinajoki, FIN
6/22 Oslo, NOR
6/23 Copenhagen, DEN
6/24 Eindhoven, NETH
6/25 Dessel, BEL
6/26 Le Mans, FRA
6/27 Vienna, AUT
6/28 Munich, GER
6/30 Paris, FRA
7/02 Den Haag, NETH
7/04 Belfort, FRA
7/06 Palermo, ITA
7/07 Pinerella Di Cervia, ITA
7/08 Lecce, ITA
7/09 Padova, ITA
7/10 Moutier, SWI
7/18 Baltimore, MD
7/19 Baltimore, MD
7/21 Boston, MA
7/25 Elizabeth, NJ
7/26 Toronto, ON
7/27 Toronto, ON
7/29 Detroit, MI
7/30 Cleveland, OH
7/31 Chicago, IL
8/01 Chicago, IL
8/03 Boulder, CO
8/06 San Francisco, CA
8/07 Los Angeles, CA
8/08 Los Angeles, CA
8/09 Phoenix, AZ
8/11 Austin, TX
8/12 New Orleans, LA
8/13 Spartanburg, SC
8/14 Louisville, KY
8/16 New York, NY
8/17 New York, NY
8/20 Hasslet, BEL
8/28 Reading, UK
8/29 Leeds, UK

NIGHTWISH w/ LULLACRY

8/16 Toronto, ONT
8/17 Montreal, QUE
8/19 Philadelphia, PA
8/20 Worcester, MA
8/22 New York, NY
8/23 Cleveland, OH
8/25 Chicago, IL
8/26 Minneapolis, MN
8/28 Denver, CO
8/30 Phoenix, AZ
8/31 Anaheim, CA
9/02 Hollywood, CA
9/05 Seattle, WA

SHADOWS FALL w/ HIMSA & AS I LAY DYING

7/18 Glens Falls, NY
7/19 Williamsville, NY
7/21 Wilkes-Barre, PA
7/22 Springfield, VA
7/23 Elizabeth, NJ
7/24 Norfolk, VA
7/26 Jacksonville, FL
7/27 Ft Lauderdale, FL
7/28 St Petersburg, FL
7/29 New Orleans, LA
7/30 Houston, TX
7/31 Austin, TX
8/01 Abilene, TX
8/03 Oklahoma City, OK
8/05 Albuquerque, NM
8/06 Tucson, AZ
8/08 Anaheim, CA
8/09 Las Vegas, NV
8/11 Denver, CO
8/12 Omaha, NE
8/13 Cedar Rapids, IA
8/14 Chicago Heights, IL
8/16 Grand Rapids, MI
8/19 Syracuse, NY

W.A.S.P. w/ DRAGONFORCE

5/28 Osnabruck, GER
5/29 Aschaffenburg, GER
5/30 Munich, GER
5/31 Salzburg, AUT
6/01 Graz, AUT
6/02 Innsbruck, AUT
6/03 Vienna, AUT
6/05 Pratteln, SWI
6/06 Bologna, ITA
6/08 Barcelona, SPA
6/09 Valencia, SPA
6/10 Granada, SPA
6/11 Madrid, SPA
6/12 Pamplona, SPA

W.A.S.P.

7/15 Las Vegas, NV
7/16 San Diego, CA
7/17 West Hollywood, CA
7/20 Denver, CO
7/23 Austin, TX
7/24 Dallas, TX
7/25 McAllen, TX
7/27 Jacksonville, FL
7/28 Lake Buena Vista, FL
7/29 Atlanta, GA
7/30 Springfield, VA
7/31 Sayreville, NJ
8/01 Hartford, CT
8/03 Winston-Salem, NC
8/04 Dewey Beach, DE
8/05 Allentown, PA
8/06 Clifton Park, NY
8/07 Wantagh, NY
8/08 Montreal, QC
8/10 Ottawa, ON
8/12 Pittsburgh, PA
8/13 Detroit, MI
8/18 Fort Wayne, IN
8/19 Milwaukee, WI
8/20 Clear Lake, IA

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:

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

-- SPONSORS --

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-- LINKS --

BILL WARD
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BURIAL
http://www.burial666.com

SLUDGE!
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MEGADETH
http://www.megadeth.com

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http://www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com

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http://www.enemyofthemusicbusiness.com

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http://www.alexskolnick.com

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