Metal Update 7/16/2004[views:8560][posts:1]_______________________________________ [Jul 16,2004 12:49am - the_reverend ""] here is the update from metal update. e-mail the editor and bang, you get this ever week-ish. --------- 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 15,080 subscribers. -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- Metalheads: The Metal Update will be taking the next two weeks off. See you on the other side. Thanks for your continued support! Brant editor@metalupdate.com -- NEWS -- MEGADETH former bassist Dave Ellefson has filed a lawsuit against Dave Mustaine seeking $18.5 million in damages for allegedly cheating him out of royalties and backing out of a deal to turn the Megadeth franchise over to him when the band broke up in 2002 DANZIG Glenn Danzig has announced that this fall's package tour "Blackest Of The Black 2004" will be the last Danzig tour - also on the bill are: Doyle (x-Misfits), Mayhem, DevilDriver, Death Angel, Eyes Of Fire DIMMU BORGIR drummer Tony Laureano (Nile) has been drafted as session drummer for the Ozzfest gigs ROTTING CHRIST the band has parted ways with guitarist Costas on good terms due to personal reasons CONSPIRACY A.D. guitarist Sym has been added to the lineup BRICK BATH bassist Scott (Rock) Rockstead has replaced Pete Stone PITCHLINE this new band features vocalist Jim Kjell (Gardenian) and guitarist Glenn Ljungström (In Flames, Dimension Zero) NEW SIGNINGS Nuclear Blast: Angelzoom Karmageddon Media: The Monolith Deathcult Arclight Records: RPG Now and Then Records: Ion Vein Scarlet Records: Raza De Odio Galy Records: Eclipse Eternal Aftermath Music: Fallen Lion Music: Joe Stump Agonia Records: Unpure, Barbatos Southern Lord: Lair of the Minotaur, Orcustus -- HELP WANTED -- DRUMMER wanted - Unholy Ghost seeks drummer - looking for a drummer with the skills and pro-attitude needed to take this band to the next level - contact: unholyghost666@hotmail.com GUITARIST wanted - NJ black / death band Mourning seeks 2nd guitarist to fulfill sound - must be from NJ, have gear, be reliable, creative and make practice at least once a week - contact: mourning666palace@yahoo.com DRUMMER wanted - Massachusetts' Discreate seeks an experienced drummer to compliment our style - extremely serious about this band and need someone who can give the music what it needs - ages range from 22-25 - influences include all genres of metal, but mainly speed, thrash, melody and powerful grooves - contact: alexmetal78@hotmail.com DRUMMER available - unique, aggressive, drummer, seeks original established band - have all the tools, the lumber and the thunder - can send bio and pix and tapes on request - band must be focused, driven and gigging or about to - contact: ynot926@aol.com VOCALIST available - female metal vocalist in NYC seeks aggressive heavy band (no thrash / speed) - contact: bloodskyatnight@yahoo.com -- FEATURES -- KILLSWITCH ENGAGE http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkillswitch.html 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 Susperia 'Unlimited' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/susperiau_frames.html Unearth 'The Oncoming Storm' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/unearth_frames.html Blut Aus Nord 'The Work Which Transforms God' (Slither) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/blutausnord_frames.html Killwhitneydead 'Never Good Enough for You' (Redwolff) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/killwhitdead_frames.html Arsis 'A Celebration of Guilt' (Martyr) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/arsis_frames.html Pyrexia 'Cruelty Beyond Submission' (Requiem) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/pyrexia_frames.html Zubrowska 'One on Six' (Lugubrious) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/zubrowska_frames.html A Gruesome Find 'The Fire that Burns in Hell' (Behemoth) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/agruesomefind_frames.html Scarlet 'Cult Classic' (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scarletc_frames.html Scarlet 'Something to Lust About' (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scarlets_frames.html Cannibal Corpse w/ Black Dahlia Murder - Concert (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/cctbdmss_frames.html Absu 'The Sun of Tiphareth' - Classic (Requiem) http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/absu_frames.html Wave - Demo (Ember) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/wave_frames.html Hectorite - Demo (Goatwhore) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/hectorites_frames.html Agony Divine - Demo (Sabbath) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/agonydivine_frames.html Ballistic - Demo (Metal Militia) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/ballistic_frames.html -- NEW RELEASES -- 7/02 - Warren Appleby - The Terrible Beauty 7/05 - Hirax - The New Age Of Terror 7/06 - Eradykate - Rektaliation 7/09 - Goratory - Sexual Intercorpse 7/12 - Ewigkeit - Radio Ixtlan 7/12 - Lana Lane - Return to Japan 7/13 - Algol/Shroud Of Despondency - Whispers. . . 7/13 - Incapacity - Ninth Order Extinct 7/13 - Dokken - Hell To Pay 7/13 - Meshuggah - I 7/13 - Canvas Solaris - Sublimation 7/13 - Carcass - Choice Cuts 7/13 - Forensics - Things To Do. . . 7/13 - Killing Theory - Dead. Buried. Forgotten. 7/13 - Twilight Ophera - The End Of Halcyon Age 7/13 - A Perfect Murder - Unbroken 7/13 - Candiria - What Does Not Kill You 7/13 - Illogicist - Subjected 7/13 - Canvas Solaris - Sublimation 7/13 - Cattle Decapitation - Humanure 7/13 - Ancient - Night Visit 7/13 - Mortician - Zombie Massacre (live) 7/13 - Neal Morse - Testimony Live (DVD) 7/15 - Hollywood Hairspray III 7/20 - The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine 7/20 - Magister Dixit - Infernal Martyrism 7/22 - Zillion 7/26 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Rise Again 7/26 - Turisas - Battle Metal 7/26 - Metal Church - The Weight Of The World 7/27 - Various Artists - Voices From The Arctic Circle 7/27 - Saint Vitus - V 7/27 - Cathedral - The Serpent's Gold 7/27 - Kittie - Until The End 7/27 - My Fate - Happiness Is Fiction 7/27 - The Amenta - Occasus 7/27 - Code Black - Penetration 7/27 - HateSphere - Ballet Of The Brute 7/27 - Cathedral - The Serpent's Gold 7/27 - Ninnuam - Process Of Life Seperation 7/27 - My Fate - Hapiness is Fiction 7/27 - Pyrexia - Cruelty Beyond Submission (reissue) -- IN PRINT -- DECIBEL http://www.decibelmagazine.com this new extreme music magazine will hit the streets in September with a clear editorial focus on being ahead of the trends - Decibel has assembled the finest professional extreme music journalists in the world, including Aaron Burgess, Nick Terry, Iann Robinson and Kevin Stewart-Panko - published 11 times a year with an initial circulation of 30,000, Decibel will be distributed by the largest magazine distributors in the United States, and will be available on newsstands throughout the country including Tower Records, Barnes & Noble, Borders and all relevant independent book and record stores -- TOUR DATES -- (dates are subject to change - check local listings) CRISIS 7/30 Colorado Springs, CO 7/31 Denver, CO 8/01 Salt Lake City, UT 8/03 Boise, ID 8/04 Spokane, WA 8/05 Seattle, WA 8/06 Portland, OR 8/11 Hollywood, CA 8/12 Anaheim, CA 8/13 Las Vegas, NV 8/15 Tempe, AZ 8/17 El Paso, TX 8/19 Moore, OK 8/20 Austin, TX 8/21 Corpus Christi, TX 8/22 McAllen, TX 8/24 Houston, TC 8/25 Ft Worth, TX FEAR FACTORY w/ SWORN ENEMY & MASTODON 7/26 Towson, MD 7/27 Philadelphia, PA 7/29 Clifton Park, NJ 7/30 Hartford, CT 7/31 Boston, MA 8/04 Buffalo, NY 8/10 Milwaukee, WI 8/12 Minneapolis, MN 8/13 Davenport, IA 8/14 Bellefontaine, OH 8/15 Chicago, IL 8/17 Denver, CO 8/18 Albuquerque, NM 8/20 Phoenix (Tempe), AZ 8/21 Los Angeles, CA 8/22 Las Vegas, NV 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 SLIPKNOT w/ SLAYER 07/21 East Peoria, IL 07/28 St. Helens, OR 08/06 Lubbock TX 08/09 Little Rock, AR 08/13 Cedar Rapids, IA 08/18 Ottawa, ON 08/27 Darien Center, NY 09/22 Switzerland Geneva, SWI 09/23 Milan, ITA 09/25 Dresden, GER 09/26 Berlin, GER 09/27 Munich, GER 09/29 Stuttgart, GER 09/30 Dusseldorf, GER 10/01 Leuven, BEL 10/03 Glasgow, UK 10/05 Birmingham, UK 10/06 Manchester, UK 10/08 Cardiff, UK 10/09 London, UK 10/10 London, UK 10/14 Stockholm, SWE 10/15 Oslo, NOR 10/17 Helsinki, FIN 10/19 Copenhagen, DEN 10/21 Rotterdam, NETH 10/23 Paris, FRA W.A.S.P. 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 HELLFEST http://www.hellfest.com 7/23 - 7/25 -- Elizabeth, NJ 25 Ta Life, Agnostic Front, All That Remains, Andrew WK, Anterrabae, As I Lay Dying, The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza, Between The Buried And Me, Bleeding Through, Blood For Blood, Burnt By The Sun, Cannae, CKY, Converge, Death By Stereo, Death Threat, Dillinger Escape Plan, DRI, Dry Kill Logic, Embrace Today, Ensign, E Town Concrete, Evergreen Terrace, Fear Factory, Full Blown Chaos, Himsa, Killswitch Engage, Life Of Agony, Martyr AD, Mastodon, Merauder, Misery Index, Misfits, Most Precious Blood, No Redeeming Social Value, Nora Pig Destroyer, The Red Chord, Shadows Fall, Shai Hulud, Sick Of It All, Suffocation, Today Is The Day, Unearth, Walls Of Jericho, Zao FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html -- LINKS -- MEGADETH http://www.megadeth.com DANZIG http://www.danzig-verotik.com DIMMU BORGIR http://www.dimmu-borgir.com ROTTING CHRIST http://www.rotting-christ.com CONSPIRACY A.D. http://www.conspiracyad.com BRICK BATH http://www.brickbath.com ANGELZOOM http://www.angelzoom.de THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT http://www.monolith-deathcult.com RPG http://www.rpgva.com ION VEIN http://www.ionvein.com RAZA DE ODIO http://www.razadeodio.com JOE STUMP http://www.joestump.com UNPURE http://www.unpure.se BARBATOS http://www.geocities.com/hellraiser6six6/ ORCUSTUS http://www.orcustus.com LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR http://www.geocities.com/lairoftheminotaur/ -- READER SUPPORT -- METAL UPDATE DONATIONS http://shorl.com/janimopratika suggested donation: $5 average donation: $12 _ _ | |_ _| | | | | | |_ |_______|_) ===== 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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| ________________________________ [Jul 16,2004 1:50am - retzam ""] Ummm, why is it "SLIPKNOT w/ SLAYER"?? Am I the only one who thinks that is complete bullshit?? |