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--------- METAL UPDATE ---------
-- http://www.metalupdate.com -- The Metal Update will deliver a weekly report to your email inbox. To sign up, go to MetalUpdate.com and click the SUBSCRIBE! link. The Metal Update is free. This week's Metal Update went out to over 14,880 subscribers. -- NEWS -- TESTAMENT earlier this week, at the club in Slovakia, guitarist Eric Peterson took a bad fall down a flight of stairs and broke his leg in three places - Eric has had surgery to put pins in his leg and he will have a full leg cast and cannot walk - former guitar player Steve Smyth will return to the band to help finish the tour GRIMFIST the band has parted ways with drummer Horgh (Immortal) - according to Grimfist: "Due to his position in Hypocrisy, he is not able to provide Grimfist the priority needed, and therefore Frediablo and Ole has decided to start the search for a new skinsman." BLACK SABBATH Adam Wakeman, son of Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, will be playing keyboards for Sabbath's Ozzfest appearances DRAGONFORCE after their final night on the road with W.A.S.P., the band was involved in an accident that left drummer Dave Mackintosh with a broken elbow - he will be out of action for at least six weeks - two UK shows will go on as planned with the use of a drum machine BLOOD DUSTER Tony Ford shattered his collarbone at a show last Friday during the third song of the set - the band will have to put future shows on hold while Tony heals ACHERON guitarist Christopher Wiford (The Conquering) will be filling in as second guitarist for upcoming live shows OBLITERATION Cesar Vallejo has rejoined the band as rhythm guitarist IMMERSED IN BLOOD Stefan (vocals) and Robert (guitar) have been released from their duties due to lack of commitment - the band is now searching for a new vocalist and is still searching of a drummer NEW SIGNINGS SPV / Steamhammer: Type O Negative Metal Blade: Neaera Neoblast Records: Red Tide Deathwish Inc.: Nine Retribute Records: Strangulation Hellion Records: Sunseth Midnight -- HELP WANTED -- BASSIST wanted - Houston based death / extreme metal band seeks bassist - must be able to attend practice 2 - 4 times a week and be available for upcoming recording and touring - influences: Immolation, old Cryptopsy, Demilich, Absu, Antaeus, Watain, Suffocation - contact: CrimsonMassacre@Hotmail.com MUSICIAN available - bassist in NYC seeks musicians to form a unique death / black / power metal band along the lines of Necrophagist, Kalmah, Dark Angel, Into Eternity, Deathrow, Angel Corpse, Dissection, Dragonforce - contact: AsPredatorToPrey@aol.com VOCALIST wanted - Vyndykator seeks vocalist with a good range, metal knowledge and a good attitude - home base is Jersey City, NJ - contact: vyndykator@unchain.com MUSICIANS wanted - Jay (aka Dick Delicious) is in the Atlanta area and looking to front a band made up of really good musicians for a Zappa type / 80s > speed / thrash band - contact: jayq2@comcast.net -- FEATURES -- SATYRICON http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsatyricon.html THE GATHERING http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewgathering.html SCARLET http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewscarlet.html -- REVIEWS -- - METAL JUDGMENT - http://www.metaljudgment.com Jungle Rot 'Fueled by Hate' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/junglerot_frames.html Alabama Thunderpussy 'Fulton Hill' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/atp_frames.html Nebula 'Atomic Ritual' (Goatwhore) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/nebulaa_frames.html The Hurt Process 'Driven by Monologue' (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/hurtprocess_frames.html No December 'Mobius' (Redwolff) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/nodecember_frames.html Disillusion 'Back to the Time of Splendor' (Behemoth) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/disillusion_frames.html Tad Morose 'Modus Vivendi' (Equinox) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/tadmorosem_frames.html Thralldom 'Beast Eye Opened to the Sky' (Lugubrious) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/thralldom_frames.html Garbage Disposal 'Reunion Carbide' (Kefka X) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/garbagedisp_frames.html Eat My Fuk 'Wet Slit and a Bottle of Whiskey' (Metal Militia) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/eatmyfuk_frames.html Black Mass 'Voices of Fate' (Sabbath) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/blackmassv_frames.html Various Artists 'This is Solid State Vol. 4' (Slither) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/solidstate_frames.html Lamb of God 'Terror and Hubris' - DVD (Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/logdvd_frames.html BLS 'Boozed, Broozed and Broken Boned' - DVD (Requiem) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/blsdvd_frames.html Judas Priest 'Screaming for Vengeance' - Classic (Death) http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/priestv_frames.html Cryptic Warning - Demo (Dguy) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/crypticwarningl_frames.html -- NEW RELEASES -- 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 - Bloodshoteye - Without Any Remorse 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 - NOTHING - Silence Came Back In. . . 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 6/10 - Dissenter - Contamination 6/10 - Mutilation - Posessed by Reality 6/11 - Dark Fortress - Stab Wounds 6/12 - Thanatos - Undead.Unholy.Divine. 6/14 - Disinter - As We Burn 6/14 - Withering Surface - Force The Pace 6/15 - Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety 6/15 - Eighteen Visions - Obsession 6/15 - Heaven Shall Burn - Antigone 6/15 - Brandtson - Send Us A Signal 6/15 - Dark Tranquillity - Exposures 6/15 - VoiVod - War and Pain (box) 6/15 - Sebastian Bach - Forever Wild (DVD) 6/16 - Disinter - As We Burn 6/16 - Cock And Ball Torture - Egoleech 6/17 - Praying Mantis - The Best of Praying Mantis 6/18 - House of Shakira - First Class 6/20 - Lord Belial - The Seal Of Belial 6/21 - Borknagar - Epic 6/21 - Agathodaimon - Serpent's Embrace 6/21 - Carnal Forge - Aren´t You Dead Yet? 6/21 - Jag Panzer - Chain Of Command 6/22 - Eisbrecher 6/22 - Scorpions - Unbreakable 6/22 - Torn Within - Allied With Bitterness 6/22 - Ministry - Houses of the Molé 6/22 - Tribunal Records No. 50 6/22 - Flotsam & Jetsam (DVD) 6/25 - Vesania - Firefrost Arcanum 6/25 - Crash Compilation - Death is an Extreme 6/26 - Iced Earth - The Blessed And The Damned (Best Of) 6/27 - Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance -- IN PRINT -- THE TOP 500 HEAVY METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME http://www.martinpopoff.com/html/500albums.html the eighth book from BW&BK Senior Editor Martin Popof is out now - a worldwide poll was taken to come up with the actual 500 winners - Martin then wrote all-new reviews for the winners and solicited quotes from the artists, resulting in approximately 470 extensive comment fragments following the entry at hand - cover graphics, artists' own Top Tens, and extensive appendices and analysis are also included -- ON THE NET -- METAL EAGLE http://www.metaleagle.com new features: Anathema, Bob Katsionis, Cannibal Corpse, Dismember, Vision Divine, Wolfcry, Uli Jon Roth, U.D.O., Evil Masquerade, Sodom, Nightwish, The Gathering, Hypocrisy, Into Eternity, Iron Savior PIVOTAL RAGE http://www.pivotalrage.com new features: Disharmonia Mundi, Something Must Die, Evergrey, Disillusion, As I Lay Dying, The Heavils, Into Eternity, Lacuna Coil, Construcdead, Dead to Fall HELLRIDE MUSIC http://www.hellridemusic.com/interviews new features: Lair Of The Minotaur, Ramesses, Marshan, Semlah, Forsaken, Ocean Chief, Fall Of The Idols -- TOUR DATES -- (dates are subject to change - check local listings) ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY w/ RWAKE 6/18 Bellingham, WA 6/19 Seattle, WA 6/22 Denver, CO 6/23 Lawrence, KS 6/24 Dubuque, IA 6/25 Minneapolis, MN 6/26 Madison, WI 6/27 Chicago, IL 6/28 Lansing, MI 6/29 Hamtramack, MI 6/30 London, ON 6/30 Cleveland, OH 7/01 Buffalo, NY 7/03 Hamilton, ON 7/04 Toronto, ON 7/06 Montreal, QC 7/08 New Haven, CT 7/12 Baltimore, MD CLUTCH 6/19 Sterling Heights, MI 6/28 Vancouver, BC 6/30 Calgary, AB 7/01 Edmonton, BC 7/03 Seattle, WA 7/04 Portland, OR 7/05 Spokane, WA 7/07 Salt Lake City, UT 7/09 San Francisco, CA 7/10 Los Angeles, CA 7/11 San Diego, CA 7/13 Phoenix, AZ 7/14 Santa Ana, CA 7/28 Columbus, OH 7/29 Newport, KY 7/30 Flint, MI 7/31 Flint, MI 8/02 Lawrence, KS 8/04 Denver, CO 8/06 Austin, TX 8/07 Houston, TX 8/08 Dallas, TX 8/11 Orlando, FL DEATH ANGEL 6/24 Balingen, GER 6/26 Balingen, GER 6/27 Dessel, BEL 6/29 Copenhagen, DEN 6/30 Oslo, NOR 7/01 Stockholm, SWE 7/02 Roitzschjora, GER 7/03 Haarlem, NETH 7/04 Eindhoven, NETH 7/06 Munchen, GER 7/07 Bochum, GER 7/08 Milton Keyes, UK 7/10 Rome, ITA 7/12 Glasgow, SCO 7/13 Dublin, IRE 7/14 Manchester, UK 7/15 London, UK 7/17 Helsinki, FIN 8/07 Wacken, GER MISERY INDEX 7/01 Wilkes Barre, PA 7/02 Smithtown, Long Island, NY 7/03 Queens, NY 7/05 Boston, MA 7/06 Newark, DE 7/07 Graham, NC 7/09 Atlanta, GA 7/11 Jacksonville, FL 7/15 Cincinnati, OH 7/16 Nashville, TN 7/17 Pittsburgh, PA 7/20 Poughkeepsie, NY 7/21 Buffalo, NY 8/06 Wacken, GER 8/11 Aachen, GER 8/14 Bad Berka, GER 8/16 Rothenberg, GER 8/17 Hamburg, GER 8/18 Onasbruck, GER 8/19 Gent, BEL 8/20 Bad Salzungen, GER VADER 6/18 Nijmegen, HOL 6/19 London, UK 6/20 Paris, FRA 6/21 Lyon, FRA 6/23 Montepellier, FRA 6/24 Porto D'ascoli, ITA 6/25 Marlach, GER 6/26 Aalen, GER 6/27 Fulda, GER 8/24 Malmo, SWE 8/25 Gothenburg, SWE 8/26 Oslo, NOR 8/27 Trondheim, NOR 8/28 Bergen, NOR 8/29 Stavange, NOR 8/31 Orebro/Karlstad, SWE 9/01 Stockholm, SWE 9/03 Turku, FIN 9/04 Tampere, FIN 9/05 Jyvaskyla, FIN 9/06 Helsinki, FIN FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html -- SPONSORS -- THE END RECORDS http://www.theendrecords.com EVIL EYE PRODUCTIONS http://www.evileyesight.com UNRESTRAINED! http://www.unrestrainedmag.com -- LINKS -- TESTAMENT http://www.testamentlegions.com GRIMFIST http://www.grimfist.com ADAM WAKEMAN http://www.adamwakeman.com DRAGONFORCE http://www.dragonforce.com BLOOD DUSTER http://www.bloodduster.com ACHERON http://www.acheron666.com OBLITERATION http://www.obliteration.net IMMERSED IN BLOOD http://www.immersedinblood.net TYPE O NEGATIVE http://www.typeonegative.net NEAERA http://www.neaera.com RED TIDE http://www.infectingtheworld.com SUNSETH MIDNIGHT http://www.sunsethmidnight.com -- READER SUPPORT -- METAL UPDATE DONATIONS http://shorl.com/janimopratika suggested donation: $5 average donation: $10 _ _ | |_ _| | | | | | |_ |_______|_) ===== if you, your band, your label, your wwwsite or your 'zine have information that you believe would be of interest to Metal Update readers, please contact the Metal Update at editor@metalupdate.com © Copyright 2004 by http://www.metalupdate.com - 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