Concentrated News
January
I Dark Quarterer saranno in concerto il 29 gennaio al Pub "THE GRAPES"
a Pontremoli (MS). il locale è facilmente raggiungibile all' uscita
"Pontremoli" sulla autostrada della Cisa e si trova a pochi metri dalla
stazione ferroviaria di Pontremoli.
December
Nobody: Il presente comunicato stampa ha lo scopo di invalidare
e smentire speculazioni nonché voci erronee e inventate, messe in circolazione
da un singolo ex membro dei NOBODY, che ha associato il nome della band
death metal milanese alla setta delle "Bestie di Satana", mettendo sullo
stesso piano l'arresto di Mario Maccione (reo confesso e non più membro
del gruppo da oltre un anno, ovvero da molto prima che la setta di cui
sopra balzasse ai disonori delle cronache) e la custodia cautelare di
Marco Zampollo, tuttora chitarrista del gruppo, la cui posizione nell'ambito
dell'inchiesta non è invece ancora stata ufficialmente chiarita. Ciò
è risultato dannoso tanto per la band quanto per la persona di Marco
Zampollo, poiché finora il nome "NOBODY" non era stato mai stato associato
in alcun modo ai tragici fatti di cronaca nera correlati alla suddetta
setta. Tra i nomi di gruppi musicali della scena metal italiana che
sono comparsi sulle pagine dei quotidiani negli ultimi mesi, infatti,
quello dei NOBODY non è mai figurato. Se finora non si era mai presentata,
da parte dei NOBODY, la necessità di dissociarsi o di smentire l'esistenza
di legami con la setta satanica, è perché sulla band non gravava alcun
sospetto al riguardo. Per tale motivo, tra l'altro, il fondatore del
gruppo, Marco Zampollo, aveva espressamente deciso di mantenere il riserbo
sulla questione, al fine di evitare qualsiasi tipo di speculazione.
Cosa che, invece, nelle settimane scorse è stata fatta contro la sua
volontà. A scanso di ulteriori equivoci, pertanto, è bene chiarire che
l'attività della band dei NOBODY è ufficialmente sospesa per espressa
decisione di Marco Zampollo. I NOBODY sono momentaneamente inattivi
in attesa di nuovi sviluppi e tengono a sottolineare che non hanno autorizzato
alcuna cover-band. Per informazioni visitare www.nobody.it
Grazie, Nobody Management
Hell-o!! Here we are for the latest news from Stigma’s headquarter!
First of all, we had two more reviews of “Metamorphosis” on the web:
Truemetal.it (80\100) and Jedbangers from Argentina! Also a review of
our gig in Como is available on the mighty Babylon magazine! These are
the gigs scheduled for January \ February 2005, see you in the pit!!!
28th January 2005 – Motorockas, Mozzate (CO) with Cold Void 29th January
2005 – Whiskey a go go, Camino al Tagliamento (UD) with Revoltons 30th
January 2005 – Il Tempio, Casal pusterlengo (LO) with Viscera and Cold
Void 5th February 2005 – Exilia, Ravenna with Cloud S.ins TBA gig in
Rome latest in February Next, we finally got T-shirts (click here for
a preview), it’s €13 for Europe and €15 or $15 for the rest of the world!
Write us to order your personal shirt (all sizes available, girlies
coming soon!!) 1000 copies of our new promotional ep are coming very
soon (you can download the song “Mirthless soul” clicking here )! Order
it here! Enjoy your holidays! See you in 2005…Stay evil! Stigma
Hjortur Blondal: I have just released my 4th album "Chandni" and
I will gladly send it to you. You can also hear it at my website: http://www.hjortur.dk/
To help me promoting, I would be very happy if you could mention my
records in your magazine and, best of all, review my latest album. "This
new album is very soft, and the few words on it are really thought-provoking...
like the song "The Paradoxical Commandments". The words were written
by Mr. Kent M. Keith in 1968 and have traveled all around the world
and into Hjortur's mind and from there onto this album with music really
matching the words". My previous albums, "Humanize" from 2000, "to my
future" from 2001 and "Keen Sabid" from 2002, are hearable at my website
too.
November
Stigma: finally
got the master copy of our new promotional mini cd, produced by Ettore
Rigotti (Disarmonia Mundi) at Db studios, ¡°Epitaph of pain¡±! It will
features two new songs (you can download the first one here), the mp3s
of our previous mcd ¡°Metamorphosis¡± and some special features that
you¡¯ll be able to see with your pc (bios, desktop theme and live videos).
Hopefully it will be released latest this year..so stay tuned on www.stigmahc.com
! The promotion for ¡°Metamorphosis¡± it¡¯s now over! Magazines and
webzines gave us several enthusiastic reviews (the average rate based
on more than 30 reviews is 80\100). We hope that the new material will
be even better! Here you can read the review that the italian webzine
HMP wrote about our show opening for the mighty Entombed last September
in Milan! The website (that you can reach clicking on the banner at
the top of the page) has been totally updated! New photos, new links,
two live videos and the mp3 of ¡°Mirthless soul¡± (write your comment
on the guestbook!!!) Our mcd ¡°Metamorphosis¡± is temporary sold out!
Nocturnal brights records will reprint it in early 2005! If you want
to order it (7€ + postal costs) or if you want to book your copy of
¡°Epitaph of pain¡± (3€ + postal costs) just email us!
October
Here's finally
another Septuagint update! What has been going on? That you can read
on our website! A small summary then: * some new reviews * a new interview
* a new gig date, and talking about gigs: if anyone of you know a place
for Septuagint to play, let us know, and contact us! Anywhere, any place,
anytime! And that is just the start of a new season, much more coming
up soon! So we'll keep you updated! If you don't want to be kept updated,
reply this mail with 'No updates' in the subject line, and we won't
bother you again. That's it for now! But we'll get back to you soon!
Heavy Metal Greetings!!! Septuagint http://www.septuagint.nl info@septuagint.nl
Here is Savvas Betinis from KINETIC. With this mail I want to inform
you that our full length CD ?The Chains That Bind Us? is finally out
by SLEASZY RIDER Recs! It comes on Digipack packing and except the 11
songs it includes a video-clip for ?Never Ending Winter? song. Check
our full-updated site on the address below for audio elements coming
from this recording. We`ll be glad to have your opinion and comments
on them. For orders and wholesale prices: Contact to SLEASZY RIDER RECS
on the address below. For interviews and any information on us: Contact
us through our mail address. Ok, that`s all. Thank you for your time.
Take care and all the best. Best regards Savvas Betinis-KINETIC SLEASZY
RIDER RECS, Gardiki Acheronta, 46031-Greece. Email: sleaszyrider@yahoo.com
Website: www.sleaszyrider.com KINETIC: 19-21 Dimakopoulou str, 104 45,
Kato Patissia, Athens-Greece. Email: kineticgr1@yahoo.gr KINETIC-The
Official Web Of Consciousness www.kinetic-band.gr
ABGOTT is proud
to show you the new design website: Abgott Abyss Liar at www.abgott.co.uk
Honour to the Extremism in Music
Web Master: Thor
email: nordland@go.ro
Hail Satanik Folk it is with great pleasure that we annouce that the
20th of november 2004 DARK FUNERAL THOUS DEFILED + ABGOTT Cruel Humanity
will play at the Underworld London May Lord Satan lead your way 666
Satanic Hail Agamoth
September
Soulshroud:
"Melodic Death Metal,
similar to the early Gothenburg style with a distinct traditional metal
influence"
The Official Soul Shroud website http://www.soulshroud.com
Unofficial site http://hometown.aol.com/shroud2004/index.html
Fornication live dates:
UNLEASHING WRATH OVER EUROPE TOUR!!! S E P T E M B
E R - 2 0 0 4 =============== 17 (fri) - BELGIUM, Gent, Frontline, with
Goatsemen (Pe), Iconoclasm (Be), Throneum (Pl) e Disguise (It) poster
19 (sun) - THE NETHERLANDS, Roosendaal, The Music Temple, with Martyr
(Nl) and Misled poster 24 (fri) - CZECH REPUBLIC, Podlesi-Nemsi, KD,
with Adultery (Cz) and Dissection Corpse (Cz) tour poster 25 (sat) -
CZECH REPUBLIC, Ostrava, Prostor, with G.O.R.E (Cz), Dissection Corpse
(Cz) and Pikodeath (Cz) poster / tour poster 26 (sun) - SLOVAKIA, Banska
Bystrica, Papuca, with Adultery (Cz) tour poster O C T O B E R - 2 0
0 4 ============= 02 (sat) - ITALIA, Modena, Fassbinder C.S.A. - Sassuolo
08 (fri) - BELGIUM, Athus poster 09 (sat) - GERMANY, Erlenbach, Insane
Insanity II Death Fest 2004 10 (sun) - FRANCE, Marange Silvange, 412
bar, with Dvorhead (Fr) and Solstis (Fr) poster 13 (wed) - SLOVENIA,
TBA 14 (thu) - AUSTRIA, Klagenfurt, Galeriecafe 15 (fri) - HUNGARY,
Budapest 16 (sat) - HUNGARY, Szeged, Rock Club 22 (fri) - GERMANY, Leipzig
23 (sat) - GERMANY, Berlim, K17 29 (fri) - FRANCE, Lille, la péniche
Gédéon, with Disgust (Fr), Heresy (Fr) and Manslaughter (Fr) 30 (sat)
- FRANCE, Vallet poster N O V E M B E R - 2 0 0 4 ============== 06
(sat) - GERMANY, Pforzheim, Depth of Winter Fest with Cockroach (Ge),
Disinfect (Ge), Grin (Ge), Grind Inc. (Ge), Mental Amputation (Ge) and
Undercroft (Ch) 09 (tue) - POLAND, Szczecin, Grind Tour de Pologne V
10 (wed) - POLAND, Bydgoszcz, Grind Tour de Pologne V 11 (thu) - POLAND,
Poznan, Grind Tour de Pologne V 12 (fri) - POLAND, Wroc³aw, Grind Tour
de Pologne V 13 (sat) - POLAND, Chorzów, Grind Tour de Pologne V 14
(sun) - POLAND, Rzeszow, Grind Tour de Pologne V 15 (mon) - POLAND,
Radom, Grind Tour de Pologne V 16 (tue) - POLAND, £ód¼, Grind Tour de
Pologne V 17 (wed) - POLAND, Warszawa, Grind Tour de Pologne V 18 (thu)
- POLAND, TBA, Grind Tour de Pologne V 19 (fri) - POLAND, Bia³ystok,
Grind Tour de Pologne V 26 (fri) - POLAND, Cheùm, with Parricide (Pl)
D E C E M B E R - 2 0 0 4 ============== 03 (fri) - ITALY, Brescia We're
still looking for some gig(s) so if you are interested, just let me
know! Fornication will play on the following festivals!
Depth of Winter
Insane Insanity
July/August
Mortem (Rus): after taking
part the Metalhead festival Eupatoria in Sebastopol, Crimea, Moscow's
band has just replaced Fyodor with a new guitarist and is about to record
their 4th CD tentatively titled 'Corpsophagia'. The band is also looking
for a label to release and distribute it. Labels and live promoters
mail to mortem@hotbox.ru
or call Grigory: +7 3540066.
This is one of the few Russian bands which can play throughout all Europe
without working visa problems!
June
THIS MONDAY
JUNE 07 WAS FOUNDED DEAD IN HIS APARTMENT Tomas "Quorthon" Forsberg,
WORLDWIDE KNOWN FOR BEING THE MASTER MIND BEHIND BATHORY . DIED at 39
was THE FATHER OF BLACK METAL.... LONG LIVE TO THE TYRANT!!! REST IN
PEACE AT THE VALHALLA!!! Everyone, light 13 candles and play at maximum
volume their BATHORY records in memory of the king!
Overcome records:
INSIDE CONFLICT:: 05 june NEUILLY/ MARNE (93) Salle Pagnol + Nesseria
+ Shedding Skin+ Revive+Strickback+Delude+Good Morning Bleeding City
12 june CHATELLERAULT (86) La Gornière + Eons + Lyzanxia + Dagoba 20
june Tilburg (Holland) Summer Fest +Shattered Realm + Walls of Jericho
+ Hatebreed 23 octobre - 01 novembre EUROPEAN TOUR 10 novembre NEVERS
(58) LE CAFE CHARBON +S-CORE 20 novembre SAVIGNY LE TEMPLE (77) +S-CORE
::NOSTROMO:: 06 june RENNES (35) Jardin Moderne + Craft + Origin' Hell
8 june LONDRES(UK) Underworld + Mastodon + Foe 9 june BRIGHTON (UK )
Concorde 2 + Mastodon 10 june NOTHINGHAM (UK) Rock City/ The Ring +
Mastodon 11 june BIRMINGHAM (UK) The Flapper and Firkin + Jenniforever
Don't die before you bleed with : - INSIDE CONFLICT "Spherical Mirage"
(CD) Furious brutal Deathgrindcore with sludgy hints - NOSTROMO "Ecce
Lex" (Digipack CD, Limited Multimedia CD) Surgical Metal Grindcore from
Geneva - SUNN 0))) "Flight of The Behemoth" (limited LP) Earth Shuddering
Power Drone - BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN "It shouts and sings with life..."
(MCD) Conscious and passionate rockin' Hardcore - SHORA/ MERZBOW "Switching
rethorics" (Split CD) Radioactive electro chaotic armaggedon - MILLIGRAM
"Hello Motherfucker ! " (CD) Powerful Sludgy Rock'n' Roll stright from
Boston - LIKE PETER AT HOME "Volumen" (CD) Original rockin' noisy Hardcore
from the streets of Madrid
Overcome Records / BP 80249 / 35102 Rennes Cedex 3 / FRANCE http://www.overcomerecords.com
Information : info@overcomerecords.com / Promotion : promo@overcomerecords.com
Mailorder - VPC : vpc@overcomerecords.com / Distribution : distribution@overcomerecords.com
ph : (0033) 299-675-849 / fax : (0033) 299-675-850
May
CONQUER
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2004 on Sunday 4th of July. This year we fucking proudly
present the most brutal and technically skilled black and death metal
acts from Europe and USA. Including performances from: ACHERON (black/death
metal USA), DEVILYN (death metal Poland), HELL-BORN (hell f....g metal
Poland), ABGOTT (black metal Italy), SUPREME LORD (death metal Poland),
INFERNAL LEGION (Belgium), TECHACE (death metal Poland) and other supporting
acts being sought. Festival will take place in POLAND - GDYNIA (15km
from Gdansk - north/middle part of Poland), Club ''UCHO'' address ul.
SW.PIOTRA 2, - capacity of 700 people.
Wednesday 19th of May 2004 JH SOJO Kessel-lo (eenmeilaan 35) --------------------------------------------------------
GIG WILL START @ 20.00 O'CLOCK The SOJO organisation confirmed us today
that because of problems with the local authorities gigs have to stop
@ 23.00 o'clock. -------------------------------------------------------
RE:Creation Promo-cd presentation Septuagint Sacramental awakened Zero
Gravity START AT 20:00h the entrance fee is 7 Euro + 1 FREE drink! +
METAL PARTY after the gig
Braindead open air
Petite Rosselle (FRANCE) Friday 13th August GOREROTTED (UK) + INHUME
(Hol) + VOMITORY (Swe) + SUBLIME CADAVERIC DECOMPOSITION (Fra) + PIGSTY
(CZ) + INGROWING (CZ) + SUPPOSITORY (Hol) + QUATTRO STAGIONI (Ger) –
To Be Confirmed + ZUBROWSKA (Fra) + ORGAN HARVEST (Fra) + ABSURDITY
(Fra) + DVORHEAD (Fra) – TBC + GORED (Ger) + DIERESIS (Fra) + SPIDER
WEB CLEANERS (Fra) + CxMxP (Ger) --------------------- Saturday 14th
August CRIPPLE BASTARDS (Ita) + BLOCKHEADS (Fra) + KRONOS (Fra) + INHUMATE
(Fra) + GRONIBARD (Fra) + BATHTUB SHITTER (Jap) + FATE (Fra) + AHUMADO
GRANUJO (CZ) + BRAINWASH (Ita) + RECUEIL MORBIDE (Fra) + MINDFLAIR (Ger)
+ HYBRID VISCERY (Bel) + MINCING FURY AND GUTTURAL CLAMOUR OF QUEER
DECAY (CZ) + D.H.I.B.A.C. (Fra) – To Be Confirmed + F.U.B.A.R. (Hol)
+ LOATHING (Fra) + UNFORMED (Fra)
infos : erik_delage@yahoo.fr
Genie: Something very exciting is happening - call me and I'll >> tell
you all about it! (888-801-5190). It's all happening so fast. >> >>
We've put our Brentwood home & studio up for immediate lease or sale.
>> >> Here's the link to the pictures and details- please tell your
friends: >> Http://www.geniemusic.com/homestudio.html
5/5 Sigma Draconis+Malignant at Sitting Bull, in Certosa (PV).
Sigma will be back in Fear Studios on 4th October to record their new
mini cd VAE VICTIS "it will end in Blood". The new work is a mix of
Black and thrash (pure holocaust (immortal) + inferos (pagan winter).
Here's the tracklist: Intro The last Harvest Avtarchia The bloody Deeds
of my Dark Age In cold blood (casus belli) Deathbringer Mushroom + the
re-recording of the opener of de rervm natvra Pseudo Monarchy of the
Demons as a bonus track. Still unknown the label that is supposed to
release it.
April
Inhumate dates: 17/04/04 Metal Therapy Fest (Woippy - France) INHUMATE
+ CANNIBAL CORPSE + ABORTED + guests 24/04/04 (Sarrebruck - Germany)
INHUMATE + CYNICAL BASTARD + guests 08/05/04 Perennial Fest (Epinal
- France) INHUMATE + SUBLIME CADAVERIC DECOMPOSITION + guests 15/05/04
Sickness is the Law (Karlsruhe - Germany) INHUMATE + GROTESQUE IMPALEMENT
+ JACK SLATER + PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT 14/08/04 Braindead Open Air
(Petite Rosselle - France) INHUMATE + INHUME + guests 13/11/04 Ear Terror
Fest (Emden / Germany) INHUMATE + ANASARCA + guests.
England's Anglo Saxon Epic Metallers FOREFATHER recently finished the
recordings for their upcoming and meanwhile 4th album titled OURS IS
THE KINGDOM.
AL CONFINO SQUAT * sabato 24 aprile STOP ALLE MONTATURE GIUDIZIARIE
- STOP ALLA PROPAGANDA MEDIATICA DIFFAMATORIA - STOP ALLA TORTURA "SERATA
DI RACCOLTA FONDI PER LA DIFESA DELLE VITTIME DEL CARCERE E DELLA REPRESSIONE"
ore 20.00> Tavolacalda MagnaMagna Vegano + proiezione video Marco Camenisch
ore 22.30> Vecchia Scuola Massacro !!! sul palco : TEAR ME DOWN, GRANDINE,
CONTRASTO, NEVERWAS a seguire> suoni e immagini con: DESERT (commodoresurf)
+ ERIKA IL CANE nella notte> DISCO,DANZE,DISCORDANZE / RASSEGNA DJ FINO
ALL'ALBA E OLTRE!!! in ogni momento> squatpub osteria dei briganti,
infoshop letture calde, distribuzioni, ludoteca, musica . . . *Al Confino
Squat* Via Prov.le Cervese 1817 47020 - Pontecucco Cesena (FC) al_confino@hotmail.com
here is the flyer for the "Pure Undergound Extremism Unleashed Night"
it will be the 20th of April 2004 at the Verge, Camden Town
March
Dark Clouds:
the final mixing of the album will be done within a few days. We recorded
all the songs we wanted to, so the album is complete. When the mixing
will be done, we'll let you know. We' re also working on the new web
site and on the cover artwork, too. Meanwhile, we played several gigs
in the former Yugoslavia and they all were fantastic. More club shows
and festival appearances to come in the region later this year.
KARMAGEDDON
MEDIA NEWS - order now, mind the territory - !!! All orders to: PHD
!!! Phone : + 44 (0)1491 825029 Fax : + 44 (0)1491 826320 E-Mail : tim@plastichead.com
Website : www.plastichead.com
NEBELHEXE (formerly known as Hagalaz' Runedance) finished the recordings
for her upcoming album titled Laguz - Within The Lake. The album was
enginered and mixed by Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen at the highly acclaimed
Akkerhaugen Studio in Norway. The release for "Laguz - Within The Lake"
is set for May 3rd through Karmageddon Media. The complete tracklist
for Laguz - Within The Lake: Totems Laguz - Within the Lake My Visual
World Celtic Crows Wake To Wither Reverse Bird Song Raven Night (Nightflight
mix) Sleeping Beauty Touch Of Morpheus In an official statement Nebelhexe
reveals the following information: "After making three successful Hagalaz'
Runedance albums, dedicated to the northern spirituality and in the
style of folk/medieval music, I felt the need to move on. I longed for
new inspiration and I longed for more artistic freedom in my musical
and lyrical expressions. I felt the urge to explore the many possibilities
of creating musical sounds and I wanted to focus more generally on my
feelings, dreams, obscure experiences, parallel worlds and the magic
that is surrounding me. I just want to create, express what is inside
of me, being true to myself, without restricting and limiting myself
to a specific genre. Being an artist, a pagan and magician I always
seek to grow, to explore and to challenge. I also began working within
other artistic areas; creating visual art and video concepts for example.
I have revived my previous artist name Nebelhexe (meaning fog-witch),
partly because I feel like going 'back to basics', but I also found
new reasons to revive this name. I came across interesting magical connections,
images of what I considered to be my "ghost birds" - white ravens, white
crows and white owls, that started to inspire my spiritual world. And
significantly, I came across a specific owl that was called "Strix Nebulosa".
Strix is Latin for owl, but also a name for witch, since the Roman witch
was also referred to as "the owl-like woman". Nebulosa is obviously
Nebel (fog). In Germany this owl was called 'Nebelhexe'. Like I have
already mentioned in my written works, it appears that the white animals
mentioned in folklore, like the white horses and white cats in particular,
are a link between this world and the other side. I'm not sure how I
would describe my new songs. I feel a lot of Hagalaz' Runedance is kept
in the new songs, but I also think there are a lot of gothic influences,
since 80's gothic, industrial and synth pop inspired me very much. As
a tribute to this era I have made a cover song of Lene Lovich's Bird
Song, my most influential song. I was just a kid when I saw Lene Lovich
sing this song on TV. The ghostly song and her gothic appearance...
and I was mesmerised. I aimed to combine my music with my other artistic
expressions and the photos and paintings are images and atmospheres
that speak for the songs. The two drawings are taken from two graphic
stories I am working on. I don't want to follow a path...I want to create
my own and leave a trail..."
WITHIN Y - Extended Mental Dimensions - Title; Extended Mental Dimensions
Releasedate; OUT NOW !!! Cat. # KARMA020 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971
70202 8 Territory; World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW Gothenburg
continues to inspire the best sounding of the world’s melodic Death
Metal bands. With In Flames, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity and some
others chocking up substantial worldwide album sales, the city (where
also Fredman Studio is located) undoubtedly is the current Metal Mecca.
Hailed by Close-Up, Sweden’s biggest Metal Mag, WITHIN Y prepare for
the release of their anticipated debut “Extended Mental Dimensions”.
While still a newcomer, the band have already peaked some curiosity
by way of their highly regarded demo. Formed by Thim Blom (ex-Gardenian)
Within Y released the “Feeble and Weak” demo in 2002. This demo was
recorded with simple means, but there was a growing fuzz ! Recorded
in summer 2003 “Extended Mental Dimensions” is a metal contender for
fans and critics alike. Surely containing the “Gothenburg” sound, but
with a sound of their own Within Y pushes the album over the top! It
is aggressive yet melodic and catchy at the same time, making sure everyone
will embrace the ten songs. MARKETING AND PROMOTION Advertisement in
all relevant media. Huge service to relevant media, there will be massive
media coverage. SELLING POINTS This is Gothenburg Death/Thrash Metal
with all the ingredients needed. Featuring ex-Gardenian drummer Thim
Blom (Gardenian being signed to Nuclear Blast Records). A perfect album
for fans of In Flames, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity & At The Gates.
Splendid artwork created by Niklas Sundin @ Cabin Fever Media. Big interest
on their “Feeble and Weak” demo, by big magazines such as Close-Up.
TRACKLISTING Lost in Solitude God in Silence Remains of a Shattered
Illusion Things Injection Face Down Behold Silently Leaving Feeble and
Weak Sacred Lies MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com
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CRUACHAN - Folk-Lore - Title; Folk-Lore Releasedate; OUT NOW !!! Cat.
# KARMA028 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70282 0 Territory; World excluding
the Americas OVERVIEW This album was originally released in 2002 and
was a very big progress for CRUACHAN, since song-wise and production-wise
CRUACHAN made a very big step forward, even resulting in successful
live shows in the Benelux and a big festival in Russia in 2003. Finally
CRUACHAN broke out of Ireland and played their joyous and partying shows
to a bigger audience. Shane McGowan of The Pogues produced the album
and sang on several songs (like the beautiful “Spancill Hill”). A new
album is just around the corner, while “Folk-Lore” will keep on selling
for sure... MARKETING AND PROMOTION Advertisement in all relevant media.
SELLING POINTS This is the third album by CRUACHAN ! Sold over 10.000
copies so far and still has huge catalogue demand. New album “Pagan”
to be released on April 5th 2004. Produced by Shane McGowan (Pogues
master-mind), who sings on a few songs as well. Beautiful artwork, will
appeal to buyers. Ultimate crossover of Metallica-guitars and The Pogues-Folk.
Features the classic Folk song “Ride On” with Shane McGowan, which entered
the Irish charts. Big fan base worldwide of Pogues fans ! This album
will lead to serious partying and result in drunkenness !!! Will appeal
to fans of Skyclad, The Levellers, Storm, The Pogues and anyone into
Celtic imagery. TRACKLISTING Bloody Sunday The Victory Reel Death of
a Gael The Rocky Road to Dublin Ossian’s Return Spancill Hill The Children
of Lir Ride On Susie Moran Exiles MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com
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FINAL DAWN - Under The Bleeding Sky - Title; Under The Bleeding Sky
Releasedate; OUT NOW !!! Cat. # NAM001 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 80012
0 Territory; World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW FINAL DAWN was formed
in the summer of 2000 by guitarist/vocalist Vesa, drummer Mikko and
bassplayer Hessu. As in most cases FINAL DAWN recorded a demo, which
gained some positive feedback from press and labels. And more promo/demo
recordings where done after that. Until early 2003 FINAL DAWN recorded
an EP for an English label, but things fell apart. When New Aeon Media
heard the songs they made a deal with FINAL DAWN and the band added
3 more songs to the original 5 on the EP, so a strong debut-CD was ready
for release. FINAL DAWN plays melodic, but aggressive Metal, which is
Finnish obviously, but with an own distinctive sound. They are not easy
to put in a certain genre of Metal, because they combine many styles
into one. Aggressive grunting vocals, killer guitar riffs coloured by
melodic moments only to hit you in the face with hatred !!! MARKETING
AND PROMOTION Advertisement in all relevant media. SELLING POINTS The
is the debut for both FINAL DAWN and NEW AEON MEDIA. NEW AEON MEDIA
focuses on real Underground talent that “big” labels refuse to sign.
Recorded at Sonic Pump Studio (a.o. Divercia) to guarantee a big, fat
Metallic sound. Strong songs, inspired by, but never copying older Megadeth,
Sentenced, Rotting Christ and Children of Bodom. A real Metal band with
real Metal songs and real Metal solos !!! Fresh, new and worth people’s
attention, instead of buying the same album by the same old farts again
and again. TRACKLISTING Solemn Art Ardent Aggression Overdrive Doze
Regression is Transgression Bleeding Sky What Flows Within My Pain
ARTHEMESIA - www.arthemesia.blackmetal.fi ArthemesiA is proud to announce
that the earthquake specialist Dr. K.H. ("the best Finnish Metal drummer")
will sit down on the throne behind the battery for the band's upcoming
album titled ShamaNatahS - II Describe I Mind. Recordings for the drums
will start late May and after that the band will hit the Christslayer
Studios to record all other instruments. Worldwide release for the album
is scheduled for autumn. For a sneak preview you can download 2 promo-songs
(Death Executed by Complex Actions and Mors Principium Est) from the
band's official website. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- CRUACHAN - www.cruachan.cjb.net Cruachan will be playing in Dublin
on the 6th of April at the Voodoo Lounge to celebrate the release of
their new album "Pagan". Furthermore the band is planning a headline
Benelux mini-tour after the summermonths. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- MORIFADE - www.morifade.com Morifade will play the Nordfest Festival.
The festival will take place in Sundsvall, Sweden on the 27th of March.
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- NECROPHOBIC - www.necrophobic.net Necrophobic will soon start writing
material for their upcoming, yet untitled, 5th full-length album. Recordings
are scheduled later on this year. More detailed information about the
album to be revealed soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- OCCULT - www.occult.nu Occult is already working on their next album,
scheduled to be recorded in October at Stage One Studio with producer
Andy Classen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PROJECT: FAILING FLESH www.projectfailingflesh.com P:FF currently
have 8 new songs written for what will become their 2nd full-length
album. The album will be recorded throughout the upcoming year and will
probably see the light of day at some reasonable point after the debut-album
A Beautiful Sickness is released through Karmageddon Media on the 31st
of May. Once again the band will be self-producing and tracking at Assembly
Line Studios in Virginia, USA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SEVERE TORTURE - www.severetorture.com Severe Torture will hit the
European road again in May with Skinless. Tourdates to be announced
soon. Furthermore the band is writing new material for their upcoming
3rd album, to be recorded later on this year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- TORTURE KILLER - www.torture-killer.cjb.net Finnish deadly maniacs
Torture Killer started writing material for their second album, tentatively
titled Multiple Counts of Murder. Some songtitles to appear on the album
are Obsessed in Homicide, Another Random Killing, A Violent Scene of
Death and Cannibal Gluttony. Torture Killer is also confirmed to support
Vader on the Finnish dates of their upcoming Scandinavian Tour. Last
but not least the band has completed its line-up with bassplayer Torniainen.
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< KARMAGEDDON MEDIA BANDS ON THE ROAD > CRUACHAN 06/04 : Voodoo Lounge
in Dublin (IRE) - release party for Pagan! DIMENSION F3h 08/04 : Inferno
Festival at John Dee in Oslo (NOR) DISMEMBER 26/03 : Umea Open in Umea
(SWE) 12/04 : Skylten in Linköping (SWE) 13/04 : Musikens Hus in Göteborg
(SWE) 14/04 : Klubben in Stockholm (SWE) 15/04 : Stengade in Copenhagen
(DK) 12/06 : Day of Darkness Festival at Pedigree Corner in Ballylinan
- Co Laois (IRE) 19/06 : Krossower Live in Catania - Sicilia Region
(ITA) 20/06 : Hellblast Festival at Tradate in Varese (ITA) 16/07 :
Tuska Festival in Helsinki (FIN) 31/07 : Stonehenge Festival at De Buze
in Steenwijk (NL) 12/08 : Party San Open Air Festival in Bad Berka (GER)
MERCENARY 25/03 : Train in Arhus (DK) - supporting Evergrey! 26/03 :
Musikhuset in Slagelse (DK) - supporting Evergrey! 27/03 : Aalborg Guitar
Festival at Studenterhuset in Aalborg (DK) - supporting Evergrey! 08/04
: Inferno Festival at John Dee in Oslo (NOR) MORIFADE 27/03 : Nordfest
Festival in Sundsvall (SWE) 21/05 : 2000 Decibel Festival in Bengtsfors
(SWE) NECROPHOBIC 20/08 : Metalfest 04 in Kungsträdgarden in Stockholm
(SWE) OCCULT 16/05 : 013 in Tilburg (NL) 12/06 : Gaskessel in Coupole
(SWI) 14/08 : Dokkem Open Air Festival in Dokkem (NL) PRIMORDIAL 14/05
: Headbangers Ballroom in Hamburg (GER) 15/05 : Bands Battle Festival
in Stavenhangen (GER) 16/05 : Garage Pankow in Berlin (GER) 18/08 :
Summer Breeze Festival in Abstgmund (GER) SEVERE TORTURE 17/04 : Metal
Therapy Fest in Woippy (FRA) 01/05 : Fee Metal Festival in Aarhus (DK)
08/05 : Rotterdam Deathfest at Baroeg in Rotterdam (NL) TORTURE KILLER
26/03 : Lutakko in Jyväskylä (FIN) - supporting BURST! 03/09 : Klubi
in Turku (FIN) - supporting VADER! 04/09 : Pakkahuone in Tampere (FIN)
- supporting VADER! 05/09 : Lutakko in Jyväskylä (FIN) - supporting
VADER! 06/09 : Nosturi in Helsinki (FIN) - supporting VADER!
- DISMEMBER - Where Ironcrosses Grow - Title; Where Ironcrosses Grow
Releasedate; 08/03/04 Cat. # KARMA025 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70252
3 Territory; World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW It all started way
back in 1988, when Fred Estby and David Blomqvist started DISMEMBER.
After several line-up changes, joining members with Carnage, and even
doing an album under the moniker Carnage (featuring Dismember songs)
released by Earache Records in 1991, Fred, David and Carnage-vocalist
Matti Karki resurrect Dismember. With members from Unleashed and Carbonized
joining in Dismember scores a record-deal with Nuclear Blast Records
based on the legendary “Reborn in Blasphemy” demo. In May 1991 “Like
an Everflowing Stream” is released and the album explodes into the expanding
Death Metal scene like a big bomb !!! June 1991… first European tour
with Morbid Angel, 1991 RockHard X-Mass festivals with Death, Cannibal
Corpse, Napalm Death and Pestilence, March 1992… Pieces EP, June 1992…
tour with Napalm Death and Obituary, July 1992… obscenity trial in Norfolk,
U.K. More albums to follow, such as “Indecent and Obscene” and “Massive
Killing Capacity”, each seen as classics. More touring with Meshuggah,
Hypocrisy and Amorphis. At the end of the 90’s DISMEMBER still releases
excellent albums, but due to Death Metal being a bit “dead” they fall
back into the Underground a bit more again. 1999 shows the last sign
of life with the album “Hate Campaign”. Many people thought it was their
final swansong, but now it’s 2004: DISMEMBER IS BACK ! MARKETING AND
PROMOTION Advertisement in all relevant media. Huge service to relevant
media, there will be massive media coverage. SELLING POINTS This is
Dismember… Swedish Death Metal veterans #1 !!! Highly anticipated comeback
album featuring oldschool Swedish Death Metal the way it was meant to
be. Superb cover-artwork by Dan Seagrave (a.o. Morbid Angel, Entombed,
Suffocation). First album on the band’s new label Karmageddon Media,
all previous albums released on Nuclear Blast Records. Dismember has
done it all… album in the charts, worldwide touring, multiple festivals
like Wacken, Graspop, etc. In league with names as Entombed, Morbid
Angel, Obituary, Bolt Thrower, Deicide and Cannibal Corpse. Absolute
top-priority for Karmageddon Media in promotional matters. As long as
Dismember live… Death Metal will reign !!! TRACKLISTING 1. Where Ironcrosses
Grow 2. Forged With Hate 3. Me-God 4. Tragedy of the Faithful 5. Chasing
the Serpent 6. Where Angels Fear to Tread 7. Sword of Light 8. As the
Coin Upon Your Eyes 9. Children of the Cross 10. As I Pull the Trigger
MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OCCULT - Elegy For The Weak - Title; Elegy For The Weak Releasedate;
08/03/04 Cat. # KARMA022 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70222 6 Territory;
World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW This is the long-awaited 5th album
by Dutch Blackened Thrashers OCCULT. Not that their previous album is
that long ago, but after starting in 1992 they finally managed to get
everything right on this album. “ELEGY FOR THE WEAK” is furious, aggressive
to the max, well recorded, perfectly executed and to put it short a
one way ticket to heaven (or should I say “hell”?) for any self-respecting
Thrasher worldwide. YES, it is that good; not the usual selling crap
here. Anyone who thinks killer Thrash only comes from the U.S.A. or
Sweden, think again and listen to this album. So far OCCULT was often
followed by bad luck. The first album “Prepare to Meet thy Doom” suffered
from a weak production, the second one (recorded by Harris Johns) was
never properly released outside the Benelux, the 3rd one was released
by Massacre who lost faith in the band very quickly, and finally album
#4 “Rage to Revenge” was a nice one, but was never really distributed
due to the restrictions of their previous recordlabel. But now OCCULT
has all the cards in one hand, and this time YOU will notice. Indeed
this one is an elegy for the weak… are you strong enough to outlive
this blasting Thrash attack ? Thrash… or be Thrashed !!! MARKETING AND
PROMOTION Advertisement in all relevant media. Huge service to relevant
media, there will be massive media coverage. SELLING POINTS Occult is
already a well respected name in the worldwide Black/Thrash scene. Occult
have already been intensively touring throughout Europe with big names
such as Exodus, Dark Funeral, Nuclear Assault, Immortal, Morbid Angel,
Marduk and many more. Occult recently released a DVD about their career
that got very good reviews. Most important point; Occult already was
a good band, BUT forget the past… Occult simply KILLS now !!! Recorded
by Thrash veteran Andy Classen at Stage One Studio (a.o. Dew-Scented,
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Callenish Circle). Previous 4 albums did
really well, but were never really properly promoted and distributed.
Occult will be seen live a lot during 2004 ! Killer live act. Will appeal
to fans of Slayer, Exodus, The Haunted, Testament, Bewitched and Kreator.
TRACKLISTING Disturbing the Dead Nuclear Torment Nocturnal Predator
Feel the Blade Expire Warbeast Obsessed by the Grave Slaughtering the
Pigs Reapers Call Slut of Sodom Until the Battle (bonustrack!) MORE
INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CRUACHAN - The Middle Kingdom - Title; The Middle Kingdom Releasedate;
08/03/04 Cat. # KARMA027 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70272 1 Territory;
World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW This album was finally recorded
and released in 1999 after Hammerheart Records kept asking for it. After
a meeting with the band they finally decided to reform after leaving
a very big hole in 1997, and after only one cult album (Tuatha Na Gael)
released in 1995. This album was once again maybe not the best in recording
or in handling instruments, but CRUACHAN plays Irish Folk inspired Metal
(or is it the other way around maybe?) from the Soul !!! The Black Metal
elements are 95% gone and this album reached a much wider audience when
it was released, not at least because of the stunning Fairy-tale artwork.
CRUACHAN started to do gigs in Ireland after this album (also as support
act to Shane McGowan), but the best was yet to come. MARKETING AND PROMOTION
Advertisement in all relevant media. SELLING POINTS This was the come
back album by CRUACHAN ! Sold over 10.000 copies so far and still has
huge catalogue demand. New album “Pagan” to be released on April 5th
2004. Beautiful artwork, will appeal to buyers. Ultimate crossover of
Metallica-guitars and The Pogues-Folk. This album will lead to serious
partying and result in drunkenness !!! Will appeal to fans of Skyclad,
The Levellers, Storm, The Pogues and anyone into Celtic imagery. TRACKLISTING
A Celtic Mourning Celtica (Voice of the Morrigan) The Fiana A Druids
Passing Is Fuair An Chroi Cattle Raid of Cooley The Middle Kingdom Oro
Se Do Bheatha Abhaile Unstabbled (Steeds of Macha) The Butterfly MORE
INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT UP; KARMA020 WITHIN Y - Extended Mental Dimensions (22.03) KARMA028
CRUACHAN - Folk-Lore (22.03) KARMA021 CHUCK SCHULDINER - Zero Tolerance
(22.03) NAM001 FINAL DAWN - Under The Bleeding Sky (22.03)
Red Stream:
Ghoulishly presenting the latest in bone chilliing, sheer horror. "Goblins
Be Thine" is a new mini CD release from NECROPAHGIA which offers no
explanation except an unholy excursion into audio horror fear. This
disc opens the door one step beyond terror. Cannibalism, drug addiction,
rape, sadism, mutilation, torture and satanism are some of the topics
covered..... Come a little closer, closer......closer. Become a witness
to the unknown. Enter death's waiting room if you dare. A treasure chest
of the macabre....NECROPHAGIA...."Goblins Be Thine." Also introducing:
www.redstreamartists.com A website devoted to Red Stream, Baphomet and
Blood, Fire, Death artists exclusively! Find all the info you crave
and desire on all our releases! Also available: LUGUBRUM-De Vette Cuecken
CD (Blood Fire Death) Boersk Blek Metal kings return with a new full
length of dirty and dismal black metal that will make you feel like
you just took a shower in shit! Lugubrum will baptize you in piss, shit
and beer with a soundtrack of Darkthrone/Sabbath laiden hymns to plague,
starvation and decay. OBSCENE EULOGY-Defining Hate: The Truth Undead
(Baphomet) Obscene Eulogy is a project designed to create the essence
of pure horror through the medium of extreme metal with Mika Luttinen
from Impaled Nazarene on vocals. The album features a bonus track with
Necrophagia's Killjoy on vocals and Wilska from Finntroll providing
back up vocals on another track as well. Red Stream, Inc. P.O. Box 196242
Winter Springs, FL 32719-6242 USA
Code Agency date list:
05-03-2004 Ephel Duath - Vecchio Mattatoio - Roma 13-03-2004 Conspiracy
A.D. - Exilia - Fornace Zarattini (Ravenna) - + dj set 100% metal 19-03-2004
Ephel Duath - Bloom - Mezzago (Milano) 20-03-2004 Cripple Bastards -
TRAUMAFEST 2004 - Madrid (SPAGNA) 20-03-2004 Handful Of Hate - Sitting
Bull - Certosa di Pavia (Pavia) 27-03-2004 Cripple Bastards - THROWDOWN
FESTIVAL - Soci (Arezzo) 02-04-2004 Cripple Bastards - La Sfinge - Brescia
- + WACO JESUS (usa) e ISACAARUM (czech) 03-04-2004 Ephel Duath - Trier
(GERMANIA) 04-04-2004 Ephel Duath - HEADWAY Festival - Amstelveen (OLANDA)
09-04-2004 Handful Of Hate - Motorockas - Mozzate (Como) 10-04-2004
Handful Of Hate - Lions Garden - Scandicci (Firenze) - + Novembre +
Asterius + Ensoph 12-04-2004 Handful Of Hate - Black Out- Roma - + Novembre
+ Asterius + Ensoph + Klimt 1918 23-04-2004 Ephel Duath - Sottosopra
- Este (Padova) 24-04-2004 Handful Of Hate - Metrò - Lugano (SVIZZERA)
01-05-2004 Handful Of Hate - DAY OF DARKNESS - Londra (INGHILTERRA)
09-05-2004 Handful Of Hate - S.E. G.Pascoli - Genzano (Roma) - + Natron
+ Pycophagist + Sudden Death + C.L.G. 22-05-2004 Cripple Bastards -
Metrò - Lugano (SVIZZERA) 29-05-2004 Cripple Bastards - OBSCENE SOCIETY
FESTIVAL - Pardubice (REPUBBLICA CECA) 06-06-2004 Cripple Bastards -
Bloom - Mezzago (Milano). WWW.CODEAGENCY.NET
February
KARMAGEDDON MEDIA NEWS - order now, mind the territory - !!! All orders
to: PHD !!! Phone : + 44 (0)1491 825029 Fax : + 44 (0)1491 826320 E-Mail
: tim@plastichead.com Website : www.plastichead.com ------------ V/A
- Tribute to Possessed... Seven Gates Of Horror - Title; Tribute To
Possessed... Seven Gates of Horror Releasedate; 23/02/04 Cat. # KARMA006
Format; digi-CD Barcode; 8 24971 70063 5 Territory; World excluding
the Americas OVERVIEW Those who are familiar with the History of Metal
will agree that POSSESSED changed the extreme Metal scene in 1985 with
their album “Seven Churches”, being an O.T.T. album in speed and image
when it was released. The album more or less led to the birth of Death
Metal (this name being a name of a Possessed song) and influenced bands
such as Morbid Angel and Death. This record is a tribute to POSSESSED,
with some of the most respected names in the scene paying tribute to
this legendary act !!! And those old songs have not lost any of their
glory…so much is sure! MARKETING AND PROMOTION Advertisement in all
relevant media. Huge service to relevant media, there will be massive
media coverage. SELLING POINTS Hmmm… Cannibal Corpse ? Vader ? Absu
? Amon Amarth ? God Dethroned ? Need to say more? No cheap fills, no
cheap thrills… but a high quality tribute with good sound and killer
packaging. Possessed is still considered a legendary cult band. Appearance
of the original Possessed vocalist Jeff Beccara !!! TRACKLISTING Sadistic
Intent - The Exorcist (featuring Jeff Beccara!) Impious - Fallen Angel
Cannibal Corpse - Confessions Pentacle - The Beasts of Apocalypse Vader
- Death Metal Diabolic - No Will to Live God Dethroned - Satan’s Curse
Absu - Swing of the Axe Sinister - Storm in my Mind Angel Corpse - Burning
in Hell Krabathor - Evil Warriors Houwitser - March to Die Amon Amarth
- The Eyes of Horror MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com
--------------------------------- MONSTROSITY - Millennium - Title;
Millennium Releasedate; 23/02/04 Cat. # KARMA017 Format; CD Barcode;
8 24971 70172 4 Territory; Europe only ! OVERVIEW This classic Death
Metal album is finally available again, Monstrosity’s second album and
the last one to feature “Corpsegrinder” on vocals, originally released
on Nuclear Blast Records. It has all the essential trade-marks a Death
Metal album from Tampa/Florida should have, recorded at Morrissound
by Scott Burns, fast, aggressive and well executed. MARKETING AND PROMOTION
Advertisement in all relevant media. SELLING POINTS Classic Florida
Death Metal. Featuring George “Corpsegrinder” Fischer (now in Cannibal
Corpse) on vocals. Huge demand on Monstrosity’s catalogue. Monstrosity
were among the big Death Metal wave that introduced Deicide, Morbid
Angel & Obituary. New Monstrosity album out now on Metal Blade Records.
Well respected Cult band from the early 90’s. Well respected live act,
on tour in 2004. TRACKLISTING Fatal Millennium Devious Instinct Manic
Dream Messiah Fragments of Resolution Manipulation Strain Slaves and
Masters Mirrors of Reason Stormwinds Seize of Change MORE INFO CAN BE
FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com ------------------------------- VOND
- Selvmord - Title; Selvmord Releasedate; 23/02/04 Cat. # KARMA016 Format;
CD Barcode; 8 24971 70162 5 Territory; World excluding the Americas
OVERVIEW MORTIIS = VOND !!! Mortiis started out as bassplayer in the
legendary Black Metal act Emperor, but soon (1993) he went his own way
in performing ambient music of the darkest kind. During his first years
Mortiis released albums and cassettes and developed into a big Cult
(famous just as much for his image, being a kind of Dark Fairytale Orc-like
figure, as the music). In 1994 Mortiis released an album under the moniker
VOND, which was titled “Selvmord”(suicide in English). This album was
considered as fantastic and very dark and depressive (come on, what
can one expect from such a title ?). A couple more albums followed on
VOND during the years, but as most of you will know Mortiis gave priority
to MORTIIS and later developed into territory which can be considered
Ambient/Elektro/Industrial (like his last album “The Smell of Rain”),
much inspired by Nine Inch Nails. MARKETING AND PROMOTION Advertisement
in all relevant media. SELLING POINTS MORTIIS is VOND !!! Mortiis was
a founding-member of Emperor. Mortiis is currently recording his albums
for Earache and made a breakthrough with his last album. Many new Mortiis
fans do not know this album. Originally released by Malicious Records
(a.o. Gorgoroth, Borknagar, Kampfar & Dodheimsgard). Considered to be
one of the most depressive albums released in the genre. TRACKLISTING
* Selvmord Nar Livet Tar Farvel Reisen Til en Ny Verden Slipp Sorgen
Los * Playingtime over 50 minutes !!! MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com
----------------NEXT UP; KARMA024 CRUACHAN - Tuatha Na Gael (23.02)
KARMA025 DISMEMBER - Where Ironcrosses Grow (08.03) KARMA027 CRUACHAN
- The Middle Kingdom (08.03) KARMA022 OCCULT - Elegy For The Weak (08.03)
KARMA020 WITHIN Y - Extended Mental Dimensions (22.03) KARMA028 CRUACHAN
- Folk-Lore (22.03) KARMA021 CHUCK SCHULDINER - Zero Tolerance (22.03)
NAM001 FINAL DAWN - Under The Bleeding Sky (22.03) ALSO AVAILABLE; KARMA001
TORTURE KILLER - For Maggots To Devour KARMA002 NOCTURNUS - The Nocturnus
Demos KARMA003 AETERNUS - Beyond The Wandering Moon KARMA004 AETERNUS
- And So The Night Became KARMA005 MORIFADE - Domi<>nation KARMA007
AETERNUS - Shadows Of Old KARMA008 AETERNUS - Ascension Of Terror (world
excluding USA) KARMA009 NILE - In The Beginning (Europe only) KARMA010
SEPTIC FLESH - Sumerian Daemons KARMA011 V/A - NORDIC METAL... A Tribute
To Euronymous (Europe only) KARMA012 DIMMU BORGIR / OLD MAN'S CHILD
- Sons Of Satan Gather For Attack -------------- All orders to: tim@plastichead.com
All promotional related mails to: promotion@karmageddonmedia.com Official
website: www.karmageddonmedia.com
IT IS WITH HELVETE REC. THAT NORTHERN TOD ETERNAL BLACK METAL ACT signed
a contract for the release of "RUINS" the release date is fixed for
the 30th of March.
More info @:
agamoth666@hotmail.com
helvete_rec@hotmail.com
Aural Music group news:
Electro-Dark-Wavers Soundbyte are working on their debut full lenght
album scheduled on Amaranth Recordings. Soundbyte is the new project
of Trond Engum from the mighty 3rd and The Mortal. The band's sound,
as you can imagine thinking to past experience of this artist, is extremely
personal and ambitious. The mood is negative, cutting and cold, the
style is refined and detaching. There will be an exclusive aura of cult
around Soundbyte, a single listening of this upcoming opus will be enough
to figure out the respect and the admiration that we feel for this band.
upcoming news from the recording studio." ----- "We are happy to add
that the Psychedelic-Post-Wavers Act Noir have joined our rooster. The
band fuse together a sophisticated use of electronic patterns, a groovy
and pulsing rhythmic section, a liquid use of the guitar evoking some
Pink Floyd soundscapes and an amazing dark voice with reminiscences
of David Sylvian, David Bowie and Iggy Pop.The structures of the songs
have a prog appeal and the result of this (contrastating?) influences
is extremely fluent and catchy. Their debut full length album "Automatisme
Psychique" will be one of the Amaranth's issue of this 2004. ---- finally,
we inform you that for reasons connected with label's artistic choices,
that would cause an excessive delay, the scheduled debut album of Festen
will not be released on Amaranth, but Davide Tiso will follow the band's
interest as their manager.
Earache has
just signed Addiction from Bologna through Aural Music. New album "Break
in Life" will be released in 2 months worldwide. More info @:
http://www.addictionplaza.com/
http://www.earache.com/
Hardebaran
The record label that will join us this year answers to the strange
name of Cruz Del Sur Music. This Italian company is young, admittedly,
but already produced a couple of excellent release, as there are: the
(internationally) acclaimed albums of Asterius and of Hammer Of Misfortune.
There's no doubt that the new album of Ensoph, for which Hardebaran
will take care of the Benelux and France promo campaign, will gather
at least as many positive feedback… Powerful, dark and innovative, "Opus
Dementiae" will be the pride of our agency during the weeks to come.
Kettle Cadaver
Kettle Cadaver is going to let a select group of fans and press view
the first release from their 2nd DVD! To be released early 2005!...
"Sinister Clock" is the one of many videos being shot for the follow
up DVD to Kettle Cadaver's "A Taste Of Blood" ! You are invited to view
this video and discuss it Sunday Feb 22 6pm (eastern)> Online. Just
reply to this e-mail with the subject ( Sinister Clock Vid!) for the
link to see the video. "Most of the people getting this e-mail know
me pretty well by now..." This Video preview is for people I think might
have something smart to say about the video, might actually like it,
or have just shown interest in the band (uh ya, so every one I know!).
We have another video ready to be released called "Powers Of Pain".
And if this " Uh Preview Website,,,, Thing" works out, I will do the
same thing with that video. Hope to hear back from everyone. If not,
No biggie. For more info visit ... Here it comes... www.kettlecadaver.com
Nepherex
NephereX proudly presents it's first release, a split cd of 2 Belgian
Black Metal bands. The cd is printed by Adipocere on 1,000 copies, comes
with 4 pages booklet in cellophane. Total running time: 42:43. For more
info, websites of the bands and mp3 samples, visit www.nepherex.com
Releasedate: 28th of February. Wholesales and trades are welcome, Bert
D.V. NephereX P.O. Box 16 B-9280 Lebbeke http://www.nepherex.com KLUDDE
"De Verdoken Waarheid"/ WANHOOP "Elegy of Despair" ltd.cd Febr.'04
January 2004
Dark Clouds:
will go on a mini-tour in the former Jugoslav republics (Croatia, Slovenia
etc.) in the end of January and will also open for Stampin' Ground here
in Budapest next week-end
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Strommoussheld
2004! All in all, 2003 has been a pretty good year for Poland's Strommoussheld.
The debut album "Behind the Curtain" received a lot of really great
reviews, opinions and responses. The band played 23 shows for about
11.000 people in total. We hope the New Year 2004 will be more & more
successful. We are currently working on the new album (under the working
title "2econd floor temple") and we'll probably enter the studio in
June. We're also going to play some shows. The upcoming Polish dates:
31/01/2004 - Warszawa "Progresja" and 14/02/2004 - Lodz "Zmierzch".
Some of "Behind the Curtain" tracks will appear as a soundtrack to Michal
Ratynski's "Trainspotting" performance (Silesian Theatre)! This stage
version is of course based on the Irvine Welsh' novel. Here are the
January dates: 10/01/2004 (premiere), 11/01/2004, 13/01/2004, 24/01/2004,
25/01/2004. Check the Strommoussheld Official Website at www.sh.art.pl
for info and the New Year's bonuses!
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OCCULT > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With pride and a big smile we announce the latest signing to our roster
of quality metal acts !!! OCCULT, the most persistent Blackened oldschool
Thrash act ever from the Netherlands have signed a multiple record-deal
with KARMAGEDDON MEDIA. Ofcourse Occult is already a well-known name
in the underground scene and the band has so far released 4 albums and
a DVD. Furthermore the band intensively toured the last couple of years
with acts such as Morbid Angel, Immortal, Exodus, Dark Funeral and Marduk,
just to name a few. Upon receiving a copy of Occult's new album ELEGY
FOR THE WEAK our interest grew to a very high level, because this record
simply shreds and we dare to say this will become a classic album coming
from the Netherlands, in league with classic albums by Pestilence, Gorefest,
Dead Head or Sinister. It is very rare one can hear such catchy, memorable
and intense Thrash songs without being accused of selling out... the
production was in the hands of German Thrash goeroe Andy Classen @ Stage
One Studio, previously known for his work with acts such as Dew Scented,
Callenish Circle, Krisiun and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. The ultimate
Thrash attack is coming your way, riffs that would make Slayer jealous
and an intensity that Kreator is looking for since years, all combined
in a head-ripping production that will leave no prisoners. In official
statement Occult's spokesman Maurice Swinkels says: "We are very happy
we are signed to Karmageddon Media now. We are convinced Karmageddon
Media will guide us to a higher level when it comes to promotion and
distribution of our albums. Hopefully we can attack some of the upcoming
festivals as well. Elegy for the Weak is without doubt the best album
we recorded in our history... also due to Andy Classen's excellent work
since he blessed the album with a killer sound. THRASH... OR BE THRASHED
!!!" The complete tracklisting of Elegy for the Weak is as following:
- Disturbing the Dead - Nuclear Torment - Nocturnal Predator - Feel
the Blade - Expire - Warbeast - Obsessed by the Grave - Slaughtering
the Pigs - Reapers Call - Slut of Sodom * Elegy for the Weak is scheduled
for an early March release on Karmageddon Media. * For more information
and a new MP3 check the band's official website : www.occult.nu www.occult.nu/MP3/elegy/
* For more information on the band's DVD-release on Lowlife Media :
www.lowlifemedia.net
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A new label/distro
and portal are born! Nocturnal Brights Production.
www.nbprod.tk
www.nbportal.tk
You can directly order nbproductions@hotmail.com
the first CD releases, i.e.:
Sigma Draconis
- "De Rervm Natvra" (fast pagan Black metal); 8 Euros + postage,
500 copies.
Swastika - "Runa" (Bathory-oriented raw Black metal); 2 Euros
+ postage, 100 copies.
Pogrom - "Pogrom" (pure Gore metal onslaught); 3 Euros + postage,
200 copies.
Visit also the following websites for more info:
www.sigma-draconis.com
http://devoted.to/swastika
If you need a metal singer you can find him on : www.antonkolt.nm.ru
ICQ 254932699 Anton.
December
Irish folk
metal band CRUACHAN recently finished the production for their new (and
meanwhile 4th) full-length album entitled PAGAN. The band recorded 15
songs of which 13 will end up on the final album and the remaining songs
will be used as bonus-material. Some of the song titles on the Pagan-album
are Michael Collins, The Gael, The March to Cluain tairbh, Viking Slayer
and 1014 A.D. In an official statement Cruachan spokesman Keith Fay
says: "The songs on our new album are certainly the best that I have
written, they vary from gritty, intense pagan metal, such as on the
title track "Pagan" to mellow, atmospheric ballads such as "The Gael"
which continues the story of "Death of a Gael". The sound on the album
is very raw when compared to FolkLore or The Middle Kingdom, some early
reviews have likened the feel of the album to that of "Tuatha na Gael".
- The album was recorded and mixed at Radio Na Life Studios in Dublin,
Ireland together with producer Al Cowen. - Cover artwork is painted
by John Howe, the leading JRR Tolkien illustrator and the conceptual
artist from The Lord of the Rings-movies. - PAGAN is scheduled for an
early March 2004 release on Karmageddon Media. - A brand-new sound sample
of the Pagan-album can be downloaded on the band's official website:
www.cruachan.cjb.net
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INSIDE CONFLICT : GET READY TO GRIIIIIND !! The long awaited SPHERICAL
MIRAGE album has just been mastered ! Within a couple of months, you’ll
be able to listen to it and to have a look at the magnificent iridescent
blue digipack designed by Inside Conflict former guitar player Fred.
What to say about this album? The sound is HUGE (mixed by Stéphane Buriez
at the Lblab Studio and mastered by Jean-Pierre Bouquet at the Autre
Studio), the music is more complexe including those typical Mosh-Parts
that will make you do crazy moves in the Pit or in your leaving-room,
as a bonus you will hear a Pestilence cover « Twited Truth » in order
to give tribute to this mythical Dutch oldschool Death Metal band. The
official release is set to 09 february 2004, distributed in shops by
Irascible in Switzerland, Shellshock in the UK, Suburban in The Benelux
and Worldwide by Overcome Distribution. The unmissable SHERICAL MIRAGE
TOUR 2004 will follow the release begining with the local record release
party at the Confort Moderne in Poitiers then in Rennes at the UBU then
in other French places. The Tour Supports of the first tour dates will
be the Dutch champions of European Brutal Hardcore with Mosh Parts called
Born From Pain, and the British specialists of Tough Brutal Hardcore
called Knuckledust ! Other bands will participate during the tour such
as Aside From a Day (tortured Chaotic Metal Hardcore) or Morgue (Brutal
Noisy Death), and Downfall, Lyzanxia, Dagoba … for big nights that will
leave everybody on their knees and devastated by such Brutality. A tour
is also getting prepared for april, you’ll be informed about this as
soon as possible ! www.insideconflict.fr.st inside_conflict@hotmail.com
Booking : Julien Subcore tel : 06 76 92 10 98 Listen exclusively to
"Hate" from Spherical Mirage ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOSTROMO : ACOUSTIC TASTE CREDIT : LILI PEPPERPINK First, Overcome would
like to apologise about the Nostromo venue cancellation at Riotfest
because of personal problems as well as the Nyons venue cancellation
because all their equipment was stolen. The Geneva dudes have just ended
the studio recording of an acoustic MCD that will be released with a
DVD in limited edition on the French label Recall. On that record, there
won’t be any violence at all, the voice of Jaja is soft to please all
delicate ears and the music is technical and in arpeggio to bring you
to a nonchalant and divine artistic exploration. The band will stop
all gigs from mid-december for a well deserved short break. For the
moment the “Eyesore” MCD was just repressed on Bisect Bleep Industries
with a slightly different back-cover designed by Jaja. www.noiseaddict.com
nostromo_grind@hotmail.com Booking : sam.burlot@wanadoo.fr (3C) Management
: bisect.bleep@wanadoo.fr Listen to "Pull the Pin" taken from Ecce Lex
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WEB SITE & MAILORDER CATALOGUE Our Mailorder page was just updated,
you will find a lot of new references and goodies for your Christmas
gifts! Visit our Forum to be informed about what’s happening in the
French Hardcore scene ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
OVERCOME DISTRIBUTION "Overcome Distribution" is a new service created
next to Overcome Records. Throughout the years our distribution network
evolved permitting us an effective national distribution for our productions
as well as for the productions of other labels or self-produced bands.
Labels distributed by Overcome Distribution in France : Overcome Records
Bisect Bleep Industries Disagree Records Messiah Records Mono Emotional
Records Waiting For An Angel Water Dragon Records Plastik Culture Diabolik
Records Art-Scenic Productions k-Fuel Records Chrome Saint Magnus Life
Force Records B-Core Records GSR (Ex Gangstyle Records) Thorp Records
Ronald Reagan Records Hannibal's Records R.P.P. Plainfield Records Emolution
Mass Productions Alone Records Reflections Records Several Bleeds Records
Basement Apes Industries Here’s a list of the references of this month
: MADBALL "NYHC" MCD GSR RAG MEN "S/T" CD GSR SKARE TACTIC "Remember
When" CD Thorp Records BURNING BRIDGES "Politics Of Dead Friendship"
CD Thorp Records SISSIES "The Juice" CD Daredevil Records RROSELICOEUR
"Demios Oneiron" CD Wating For An Angel INMATE "The Sweet Melody Of
A Deadly Day" MCD Several Bleeds Records THE UNFINISHED SYMPATHY "S/T"
CD B-Core HALF FOOT OUTSIDE "New Ad Ideas" CD B-Core G.A.S. DRUMMERS
"Dialectics" CD B-Core BCORE COLLECTION DVD B-Core HAPPY MEALS "Co-Pilot"
CD B-Core LABELS/SELFPRODUCED BANDS : You whish to get a distribution
in France ? Please get in touch with us. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
VENUE DATES INSIDE CONFLICT DATE VILLE LIEU/SALLE AVEC :: SHERICAL MIRAGE
TOUR 19 feb POITIERS (86) Confort Moderne Knuckledust + Born From Pain
20 feb ROCHE/ YON (85) Fuzz Yon Knuckledust + Born From Pain 21 feb
RENNES (35) UBU Born From Pain + Morgue + Aside From A Day 22 feb PARIS
(75) Nouveau Casino Knuckledust + Born From Pain 23 feb CLERMONT FERRAND
(63) 24 feb GRENOBLE (38) Adaep 25 feb SAINT ETIENNE (42) Main Dans
La Main 26 feb COLMAR (68) Grillen Downfall + guest 27 feb BRAINANS
(39) Moulin Downfall + Gangchain 28 feb NANCY (54) Chimaira 12 june
CHATELLERAULT (86) La Gornière Eons + Lyzanxia + Dagoba 19 june MAASTRICHT
(THE NETHERLANDS) Summer Fest ----------------------------------------------------------------------
London-based
Abgott have just released 'Fizala', the musical translation of
the Necronomicon, aka The Book of the Dead. Primordial Black metal through
Helvete Records: helvete_rec@hotmail.com
November
Septuagint videoclip
contest The Dutch power/thrashmetal band Septuagint is going to make
a videoclip in 2004 for the titletrack of their promo single ‘Meditation
Among Demons’. For that they ask metalfans throughout the world for
their ideas by doing a contest. It is very simple: just mail your idea
how the Septuagint clip should look like to the band, and the three
best ideas will be rewarded with CD’s and T-shirts. And of course the
best idea will also be made! You can mail your ideas until the 31st
of Januari 2004, the result will be put online at the Septuagint website
at the 16th of Februari. You can also find more information about the
contest there: http://www.septuagint.nl/contest.htm.
If you don’t know Septuagint yet, or haven’t heard the promo single,
you can order it for free! Al you have to do is mail your address to
info@septuagint.nl.”
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Celtic folk-metallers CRUACHAN (IRE) will play as headliner an exclusive
show on the 2nd edition of Antwerp's Haunted Ball. The festival will
take place on Saturday 21st of February 2004 @ Hof Ter Lo in Antwerpen
(B). The complete billing of Antwerp's Haunted Ball is as following:
CRUACHAN (IRE) CALLENISH CIRCLE (NL) OCEANS OF SADNESS (B) PANCHRYSIA
(B) BUTCHER (B) - TICKETS : 12 euro (presale) & 15 euro (door). - ORGANISED
BY ASB ENTERTAINMENT vzw : info@naski.be --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
< new Cruachan sound sample > A brand-new sound sample of the upcoming
Pagan-album can be downloaded from the band's website: http://cruachan.cjb.net
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Please publish this news in your publication and feel free to forward
it to other people who might be interested. Cheerz, Pat on behalf of
Karmageddon Media. - KARMAGEDDON MEDIA - promotion department c/o Patrick
Savelkoul P.O. Box 277 6300 AG Valkenburg (L) The Netherlands Tel: +
31 (0)46 4361 393 Fax: + 31 (0)46 4373 800 OCTOBER 2003: * TORTURE KILLER
- For Maggots To Devour CD * NOCTURNUS - The Nocturnus Demos CD * AETERNUS
- Beyond The Wandering Moon CD (remastered/new artwork/bonustracks)
* AETERNUS - .... And So The Night Became CD (remastered/new artwork/bonustracks)
NOVEMBER 2003: * AETERNUS - Shadows Of Old CD (remastered/new artwork/bonustracks)
* AETERNUS - Ascension Of Terror CD (remastered/new artwork/bonustracks)
Throne of Shit have misteriously been absent in the show date of 20/11/03
with Labratt and Lacerated.
- KARMAGEDDON
MEDIA - < NEWSLETTER - EDITION NOVEMBER / DECEMBER >
ARTHEMESIA - www.arthemesia.blackmetal.fi
In December ArthemesiA will start the pre-production for their upcoming
ShamaNatahS-album. The band will record demo-versions of the songs Patheme,
The Order of the Opposite Force, ShamaNatahS and Transcendental Mindflow
- Into the Cosmos Unknown. According to bandleader Valtias the band
can announce a new drummer soon: "we are very optimistic about the drummer-situation,
it's about 90% sure we will get one of the best Finnish drummers to
record this album. We will announce his name very soon". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- CRUACHAN - www.cruachan.cjb.net Cover artwork for the upcoming Cruachan-album
(Pagan) will be painted by John Howe, the leading JRR Tolkien illustrator
and the conceptual artist from The Lord of the Rings-movies. A brand-new
sound sample of the Pagan-album can be downloaded on the band's website.
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- DIMENSION F3H - www.dimensionf3h.com Dimension F3h recently said farewell
to Mr. Thunderforce (drums) and session bass player Mr. Krokmo. In an
official statement Dimension F3h mastermind Morfeus explains: "since
both could not spend enough time on Dimension F3h the decision was made
to end the co-operation. No hard feelings from any of us. We have already
recruited a new bass session member in the person of Mr. Moe and a drummer
is on the testing stage at the moment". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- HEARSE - www.hearse.se Vocalist Johan Liiva decided to leave his other
band Non Exist to concentrate on Hearse. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- MORIFADE - www.morifade.com Morifade is confirmed to play at the upcoming
2000 Decibel Festival. The festival will take place in Bengtsfors, Sweden
on the 21st and 22nd of May 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NECROPHOBIC - www.necrophobic.net Necrophobic will perform live with
Naglfar as support at Norrlands Operan in Umea, Sweden on the 13th of
December. A new album is to be recorded in 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PRIMORDIAL - www.primordialweb.tk Primordial will perform live at
Rosetta Bar in Belfast, N. Ireland on the 27th of December. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SEPTIC FLESH - www.septicflesh.com "It is my sad duty to inform you
that Septic Flesh has officially split up. After serious thinking the
band decided that, due to various circumstances, they can no longer
operate as a collective unit. Therefore a journey of 13 years came to
an end. The band send their regards to all their fans and followers
of the dreamlord, who remained loyal to the band all these years and
sustained the nightmare of Septic Flesh alive. We will never forget
you. The Deamons will be watching you!" = Official statement by George
Zacharopoulos (band manager Septic Flesh). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SOULREAPER - www.soulreaper.tk Soulreaper will perform live at the
Nocturnal Club in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 13th of December. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- THYRFING - www.thyrfing.com Guitarist Henrik Svegsjö has taken off
for a 6 month trip to New Zealand. Due to this (among other things)
no further live-gigs will be done until the summer of 2004. In the meanwhile,
the rest of the band will put on their thinking-hats and try to create
the most fundamental parts of what will be the fifth Thyrfing-album.
The first bricks have been laid and they promise us that they will present
an album in the usual Thyrfing-tradition!
grind your soul presents SOUL GRINDING FESTIVAL IV featuring INHUMATE
(grind death / FRANCE) - 4th full length album presentation show, sickness
is fucking law- DEPRAVED (death grind / FRANCE) -after a long silence
those French cult depraved guys are back to shred the world- PARRICIDE
(death metal / POLAND) -very stong death metal from Eastern Europe-
CENSORED (death metal / SWITZERLAND) -excellent death metal from Switzerland-
ELYSIUM (grind core / FRANCE) -ultra fast & ultra intense, grind to
the core- GROTESQUE IMPALEMENT (brutal death / GERMANY) -fucking death
metal as only German sickos can make some- SOLSTIS (deathcore / FRANCE)
-Alsacian new wave of brutality- CxMxP (grind core / GERMANY) -fucking
grind core as only German sickos can make some- COITUS (death metal
/ FRANCE) -young french death metal bands opens the show- @ LA LAITERIE
- STRASBOURG (FRANCE) 07 FEBRUARY 2004 from 15 H 30 to 00 h 00 10 euros
inhumategrind@wanadoo.fr 00.33.(0)3.88.04.02.70
KARMAGEDDON
MEDIA - < UPCOMING RELEASES IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2004 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JANUARY: - MORIFADE - Domin<>nation digi-CD/CD (26.01) - excluding Japan
- - TRIBUTE TO POSSESSED - Seven Gates of Horror digi-CD (26.01) - DIMMU
BORGIR / OLD MAN'S CHILD - Sons of Satan Gather for Attack CD (26.01)
- SEPTIC FLESH - Sumerian Daemons CD (26.01) - TRIBUTE TO EURONYMOUS
- Nordic Metal CD (26.01) - for Europe only - - NILE - In The Beginning
digi-CD (26.01) - for Europe only - FEBRUARY: - CRUACHAN - Pagan digi-CD/CD
(09.02) - WITHIN Y - Extended Mental Dimensions CD (09.02) - CRUACHAN
- Folk-Lore CD (23.02) - CRUACHAN - Tuatha Na Gael CD (23.02) - THYRFING
- Thyrfing CD (23.02) - SINISTER - Creative Killings CD (23.02) - excluding
North America - MARCH: - DISMEMBER - Where Ironcrosses Grow digi-CD/CD
(08.03) - HEARSE - Armageddon Mon Amour digi-CD/CD (08.03) - THYRFING
- Valdr Galga CD (22.03) - MONSTROSITY - Millennium CD (22.03) - for
Europe only - - Please notice that this release schedule is not valid
for the American territories !!! - Official license-partner for North
America : Candlelight Records USA. - Official license-partner for South
America : Encore Records Brazil.
DISTRAUGHT:
DISTRAUGHT WAS BORN IN 1990, FEBRUARY, IN PORTO ALEGRE/RS, BRASIL. IN
THIS YEAR, THE BAND REALEASED THE DEMO TAPE “TO LIVE BETTER”. THE FIRST
CD RECORDING HAPPENED IN 1994, WITH THE SPLIT-CD “ULTIMATE ENCORE”,
SHARED WITH TWO BANDS FROM SÃO PAULO(SP/BRASIL). IN 1995, THE DEMO TAPE
“ADVANCE TAPE” WAS REALESED. IN 1998 DISTRAUGHT REALEASES ITS FIRST
INDEPENDENT ALBUM, ENTITLED “NERVOUS SYSTEM” . THE BAND MADE SHOWS IN
SEVERAL BRAZILIAN CAPITALS, LIKE FLORIANÓPOLIS, CURITIBA AND SÃO PAULO.
ALSO IN IMPORTANT CITIES LIKE LONDRINA AND MARINGÁ (PR), LAGES AND TUBARÃO
(SC), FARROUPILHA, CAXIAS DO SUL, SÃO LEOPOLDO, NOVO HAMBURGO, DOIS
IRMÃOS AND CACHOEIRINHA (RS). DISTRAUGHT MADE SHOWS IN MONTEVIDEO URUGUAI’S
CAPITAL, BETWEEN 98/99 TO PROMOTE “NERVOUS SYSTEM” ALBUM, TOURING TOGETHER
WITH MANY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS, LIKE NERVOCHAOS, ZERO VISION,
SCARS, AVALON E VULCANO (SP), KREDITOR (PR), KRISIUN E REBAELIUN (RS),
CRIMINAL (CHILE), REQUIEM AETHERNAM (URUGUAI) AMONG OTHERS. WITH THE
PRESENT FORMATION, DISTRAUGHT MAKES A HEAVY METAL MORE AGRESSIVE, MORE
BRUTAL AND TECHNICAL WITH CLASSICS RIFFS, ENERGY AND PROFESSIONALISM.
THE RESULT CAN BE CHECKED OUT IN ITS SECOND ÁLBUM: “INFINITE ABYSSAL”(2001),
BY “ENCORE RECORDS LABEL”.
DISTRAUGHT ARE: ANDRÉ MEYER - VOCALS RICARDO S. SILVEIRA - GUITARS MARCOS
PINTO - GUITARS GUSTAVO STUEPP - BASS ÉVERSON KRENTZ - DRUMS
TO CONTACT DISTRAUGHT: A/C. ANDRÉ MEYER AV. NESTOR DE MOURA JARDIM,
1060 - B. COLINA - CEP 92500-000 - GUAÍBA/RS - BRASIL
FONE/FAX: 51-480-1073
Site: www.distraught.com.br
E-mail: distraught@bol.com.br
October
TORTURE KILLER - For Maggots to Devour - Title; For Maggots to Devour
Releasedate; 06/10/03 OUT NOW !!! Cat. # KARMA001 Format; CD Barcode;
8 24971 70012 3 Territory; World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW Started
in 2002 as a cover band doing Six Feet Under and Obituary songs, TORTURE
KILLER (from Finland) very soon realized that their own songs were way
too good to be left unnoticed. Obviously their name is taken from a
6FU song, but the best way to describe the music of TORTURE KILLER is
simply Old School Death Metal inspired by the above mentioned acts,
but also Massacre and Bolt Thrower are sources of inspiration. MARKETING
AND PROMOTION · Advertisement in all relevant Media. · Huge service
to relevant media, there will be massive media coverage. SELLING POINTS
· Old School Death Metal created by real Death Metal heads ! · The Metal
scene has turned towards Death Metal again, see Nile, Cannibal Corpse,
Deicide… · Big fat sound ! · It will appeal to fans of bands such as
Bolt Thrower, Six Feet Under, Massacre & Obituary. TRACKLISTING Flesh
Breaks To Open Wounds Sadistic Violation Motivated To Kill Necrophag
Fuck Them When They Bleed No Time To Bleed Torture To Death Gore Terror
Strangulation MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com www.torture-killer.cjb.net
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NOCTURNUS - The Nocturnus Demos - Title; The Nocturnus Demos Releasedate;
06/10/03 OUT NOW !!! Cat. # KARMA002 Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70022
2 Territory; World excluding the Americas OVERVIEW When Mike Browning
left MORBID ANGEL (after being the drummer/vocalist from ’82 up untill
’86) after recording “Abominations of Desolation” he founded INCUBUS.
After they broke up Mike decided to start NOCTURNUS and got a line-up
together. Several people came and left again, while especially the second
demo “The Science of Horror” caused a whirlwind in the Death Metal underground
by 1988. This demo resulted in a deal with Earache and the debut album
“The Key” became a very big succes. This album has both the demos on
it, with the sound taken direct from the best sources available and
with a nice booklet full of flyers, photos and a nice story. MARKETING
AND PROMOTION · Advertisement in all relevant Media. · Huge service
to relevant media, with Mike Browning being available for interviews.
SELLING POINTS · These legendary recordings feature Mike Browning (ex-Morbid
Angel/ex-Acheron), Richard Bateman (ex-Agent Steel/Nasty Savage), Vincent
Crowley Acheron/Wolfen Society) and Jon Oliva (Savatage). · The “Science
of Horror” demo was recorded by Jon Oliva (Savatage), and this demo
introduced keyboards into Death Metal, so unique at that time Earache
signed them ! · A very big influence on the whole Death and Black Metal
scene (would The Gathering or Emperor have used keyboards without this
band ?) · “The Key” and “Thresholds” are seen as classics within Death
Metal and sold really well when they were released · Any serious collector
of classic extreme Metal needs this one ! TRACKLISTING B.C./A.D. Standing
In Blood Neolithic Undead Journey Nocturnus B.C./A.D. Unholy Fury The
Entity MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com www.afterdeath666.com
www.lisathewolf.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AETERNUS - Beyond the Wandering Moon - Title; Beyond the Wandering Moon
(+ 2 bonus songs) Releasedate; 20/10/03 OUT NOW !!! Cat. # KARMA003
Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70032 1 Territory; World excluding the Americas
OVERVIEW When AETERNUS rose out of the underground scene in 1997 they
headed off with “Beyond The Wandering Moon” and made a big impact on
both the fans and the press. It was strange then that a band that looked
Black Metal in image and concept used deep Death Metal vocals. The album
turned to a semi-classic during the following years. MARKETING AND PROMOTION
· Advertisement in all relevant Media. SELLING POINTS · Specially re-mastered
for this re-release. · Re-done design and two bonus songs (over 70 minutes
playing time!). · AETERNUS just released a new album on N.A.P. · AETERNUS
has a big loyal following worldwide due to touring with Emperor, Limbonic
Art, Mayhem and Deicide. · AETERNUS has (ex-)members of Immortal, Gorgoroth,
Helheim, Obtained Enslavement and Malignant Eternal linked to them.
· Recorded at Grieg Hallen (a.o. Emperor, Immortal, Enslaved, Gorgoroth).
TRACKLISTING Under The Blade Of The Dead Sworn Revenge White Realm Sentinels
Of Darkness Embraced Vind Waiting For The Storms Winter Tale To Enter
The Realm Of Legend The Last Feast (Celtic Harp Solo) Black Dust* Victory*
* = bonustracks MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com www.aeternus.ch
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AETERNUS - ...And so the Night Became - Title; ...And so the night became
(+ 3 bonus songs) Releasedate; 20/10/03 OUT NOW !!! Cat. # KARMA004
Format; CD Barcode; 8 24971 70042 0 Territory; World excluding the Americas
OVERVIEW 1998 marked the year AETERNUS released their highly acclaimed
“…And So The Night Became” album, by far their most epic album, that
mixes Bathory, Immortal and Bolt Thrower into something really unique.
Following the release they toured with Emperor and Deicide. This album
is still seen as a classic within Norwegian extreme Metal and gave new
meaning to the term Dark Metal. MARKETING AND PROMOTION · Advertisement
in all relevant Media. SELLING POINTS · Specially re-mastered for this
re-release. · Re-done design and two bonus songs (over 70 minutes playing
time!). · AETERNUS just released a new album on N.A.P. · AETERNUS has
a big loyal following worldwide due to touring with Emperor, Limbonic
Art, Mayhem and Deicide. · ATERNUS has (ex-)members of Immortal, Gorgoroth,
Helheim, Obtained Enslavement and Malignant Eternal linked to them.
· Recorded at Grieg Hallen (a.o. Emperor, Immortal, Enslaved, Gorgoroth).
TRACKLISTING There’s No Wine Like The Blood’s Crimson As I March Warrior
Of The Crescent Moon Blodsverging When The Crow’s Shadow Falls Ild Dans
…And So The Night Became Fyrndeheimen Raven And Blood* Nordlys* In The
Darkest Circles Of Time* * = bonustracks MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.karmageddonmedia.com
www.aeternus.ch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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NEXT UP; November; Karma007 Aeternus - Shadows of Old + bonus ! Karma008
Aeternus - Ascension of Terror + bonus ! Karma009 Nile - In The Beginning
Karma010 Septic Flesh - Sumerian Daemons Karma011 V/A - Nordic Metal
Karma012 Dimmu Borgir / Old Man's Child - Sons of Satan Karma015 Sinister
- Creative Killings Karma024 Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael
Visit Brazilian thrash band distraught's website www.distraught.com.br
, with info / bio / mp3 / photos and more. They played shows in Brasil
with Vader, Krisiun, Hibria and others bands.
September
CANAAN the new Masterpiece
"The Unsaid Words" will be released in 2004 on code666 Tracklist: A
fragile song Never again This world of mine Sterile Nothing left (to
share) Il rimpianto The unsaid words In a never fading illusion Stealing
hands Empty The falling grace Raped (the void inside) The everywhere
corner the band will soon enter the Studio for a long, experimental
recording process. Official website: www.canaan.it
A new code666 Sublabel is born: AMARANTH RECORDINGS Amaranth Recordings
born from an idea of A&R Davide Tiso (Ephel Duath's guitar player) and
code666, responsable for Marketing and Production. The Label will work
with genres usually not touched by code666, like post-rock, electronic,
trip-hop, post-hardcore and dark wave. The word "amaranth", beside being
a clear callback to the Ephel Duath's album "The Painter's Palette",
efficaciously encloses the concept that lives behind this label: "amaranth"
comes from the ancient Greek, is the substantivized present participle
of the verb "amaraino", it means "not to wither, to be durable". The
connection is simple: to produce music that goes out from the actual
consumerism and standardization being something that last in the time,
something than does not wither." Contacts: www.amaranthrecordings.net
mail: info@amaranthrecordings.net Davide Tiso Amaranth Recordings P.O.
Box 452 30100 Venezia Centro (Italy)
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Ephel Duath
EPHEL DUATH ( www.ephelduath.net
) are now in Fear Studio with Paso behind the mixer to work on the pre-production
for the next Album still untitled, to be released on Elitist/Earache
next year. until now 4 new songs are ready: Imploding New Disorder Crystalline
Whirl Few stars, no refrain and a sigarette the band is working on the
evolution of the "usual" song-structure, eliminating the repetition
of the "refrain-bridge-chorus" scheme, to create an emotional flow of
destructured music with a natural and organic vibe.
ENID finish to record new album The German band will release their new
Album titled "Grandwanderer" on code666 at the beginning of 2004 www.enid.ht.st
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VOID OF SILENCE ready to enter the Studio the Italian-Irish trio will
enter in February a still unknown Studio to record their new Album titled
"Human Anthitesis", the first featuring new Singer Alan Neamtheanga
(Primordial) www.voidofsilence.com
Hereby we proudly
announce the worldwide signing of England's FOREFATHER. Their new, and
meanwhile 4th, album titled OURS IS THE KINGDOM is currently being recorded.
The Forefather project was born in September 1997 in Surrey, England
by founding members and brothers Athelstan (guitar, bass & keyboard)
and Wulfstan (guitar, bass & vocals). The aim was to create powerful
and epic Metal tributes to their to their Anglo-Saxon ancestors, straight
from the heart and of the highest quality. During the years Forefather
released 3 albums on their own strength through their own recordlabel
Angelisc Enterprises. Some review-quotes on Forefather's latest album
Engla Tocyme: "Engla Tocyme offers us a mighty portion of aggressive,
epic Heavy Metal with guitar-dominated melodies and heroic lyrics inspired
by Old English poetry, praising the ancient's forefathers of today's
Englishmen. Doubtlessly a must-have!" - Nick, Walls of Fire, review
score : 4.5/5 - " This is what I call epic! It's a shame that I haven't
discovered such a quality band earlier but I know that Forefather stands
besides fellow-countrymen Bal Sagoth in the Epic Metal field!" - Stoyan
Tzonev, Brutallica, review score : 10/10 - "Anyone addicted to the atmospheres
conveyed by the likes of Primordial, Vintersorg, Einherjer and Bathory
would be a fool to let Engla Tocyme slip by unnoticed. Simply speaking,
Forefather is the best English band to come my way in a long time."
- Mairtin Mac Cormaic, Metalworks, review score : 9/10 - - OURS IS THE
KINGDOM is scheduled for an early 2004 release on Karmageddon Media.
- Previous to the new album Karmageddon Media will re-issue the 3 former
albums (Deep Into Time, The Fighting Man, Engla Tocyme) with bonus-tracks
and remastered sound. - For more information and MP3's of FOREFATHER
check the band's official website: http://www.members.aol.com/forefatherfyrd/
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"THE MADNESS CONTINUES..."
- Our Swedish HEARSE maniacs recently finished the recordings for their
upcoming 2nd album titled ARMAGEDDON MON AMOUR. The band recorded 13
songs of which 10 will end up on the final album and the remaining songs
will be used as bonus-material. According to spokesman and drummer Max
Thornell we can expect a heavier, rougher, punkier and filthier album...
"But don't worry! No major changes! As usual there will be a lot of
heavy riffing and also a bunch of guitarlicks & tricks and ofcourse
another round of ripping solos from guitar maestro Mattias Ljung. There
is also vocalist John Liiva's characteristic voice, angrier than ever
ending up coughing blood all over the studio floor." - Some titles on
the new album are Play Without Rules, Ticket To Devastation, Tools,
In Love And War and title-track Armageddon mon Amour. - The album was
recorded and mixed during the last couple of months at Basement Audio
System in Stockholm, Sweden. - All under supervision of studio-engineer
Jonas "reverb is overrated" Edler, assisted by drummer Max Thornell.
- ARMEGEDDON MON AMOUR is scheduled for an early 2004 release on Karmageddon
Media. Check the band's official website : http://medlem.spray.se/hearse/
ANCIENT RITES - www.ancientrites.be Ancient Rites will continue their
European invasion with an exclusive concert at Alpheus in Rome, Italy
on the 20th of November.
ARTHEMESIA - www.arthemesia.blackmetal.fi (new URL!) "Drummer Mor Vethor
had to leave the band because his skills didn't match the requirements
of our music" says Valtias in an official statement. The recordings
for their upcoming album were postponed for that particular reason.
The band will restart the recordings in spring 2004 with a new drummer,
whose name will be revealed soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- BLOOD RED THRONE - www.bloodredthrone.tk
Blood Red Throne's upcoming mini-tour in Italy with Gorgoroth was cancelled
last minute. No other than the usual promoter/venue problems were given.
The mini-tour will be postponed to early 2004 and a Scandinavian tour
is planned for early 2004 as well. Meanwhile the band has started working
on their 3rd album, bearing the working-title "Altered Genesis". The
band is now discussing several recording possibilities, one option being
Nergal from Behemoth as sound engineer/co-producer on the new album.
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- DIMENSION F3H - www.dimensionf3h.com Morfeus and Nesmoth are working
on the pre-production of the new Dimension F3h album, that the band
is planning to record at the end of the year. Furthermore Dimension
F3h will play live with Windir at John Dee in Oslo, Norway on the 26th
of September. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- IMPIOUS - www.impious.net Impious is very busy writing new material
for their upcoming 4th album. About seven songs are written so far and
in October the pre-production will kick off in Digizone Studio, owned
by guitarist Valle Adzic. As for recording the real album Studio Mega
is booked for February/March 2004. Some titles on the new album are
Suicide Park, Beneath The Underworld, Death_Wish_Scar and Bloodspill
Revelation. The band actually has a title for the album but will hold
on to it just a little longer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NEBELHEXE - www.nebelhexe.com Nebelhexe (formerly known as Hagalaz'
Runedance) is currently recording her new album entitled "Laguz - Beneath
the Lake". In October Andrea will record a video of one of the new Nebelhexe
songs. Besides she will try to finish her graphic novel by the end of
the year. Due to the busy schedule the planned South American tour was
postponed to spring 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PRIMORDIAL - www.primordialweb.tk "We have begun to write new songs
as well, it's a little early to say what they sound like but an early
indication would seem they are extremely dark with an almost trancelike
quality. Hopefully you'll get to hear them before 2005" according to
Primordial spokesman A.A. Nemtheanga. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SOULREAPER - www.soulreaper.tk Soulreaper will perform live with Grave
in Hässleholm, Sweden on the 7th of November. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- WITHIN Y - www.withiny.tk "We have just finished the recordings of
our debut-album Extended Mental Dimensions and it sounds absolutely
great" says Within Y vocalist Andreas Solveström. Within Y will play
live on October 17th at Belsepub/Kompaniet in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hereby we proudly announce the exclusive signing of PROJECT: FAILING
FLESH for the European territories. Project: Failing Flesh consists
of Timothy Gutierrez (instruments), former VOIVOD-vocalist Eric Forrest
and Kevin 131 (instruments). The album A BEAUTIFUL SICKNESS was recorded
and mixed at Assembly Line Studios in Vienna Virginia (USA) under supervision
of producer Kevin 131. " ...a cyber metal sonic experiment sounding
like a mutated Fear Factory collobarating with Devin Townsend." - Aaron
Small, Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles - "Project: Failing Flesh are like
Prong and Voivod on crack and worshipping Satan." - Kirin Anderson,
Star Vox - "Project: Failing Flesh is in the genre of bands that get
the music moving. Now please excuse me, I'm going to take my pills,
this album attacks my mental sanity." - Deadsoulman, Metal Storm - "A
Beautiful Sickness is the perfect blend of metal and industrial. Project:
Failing Flesh got the formula exactly correct ." - Dan Donahue, Into
Obscurity - - The release for A Beautiful Sickness is scheduled for
December 1st on Karmageddon Media. - For more information and soundclips
of Project: Failing Flesh check the band's official website: www.projectfailingflesh.com
The upcoming Torture Killer album got refused to
be printed at the cd-factory !!! Official reason was that the artwork
and the lyrical content of the album "For Maggots to Devour" were too
shocking. Fortunately we already found a new cd-factory, so the release
will not be delayed any longer than necessary.
Torture Killer from Finland plays groovy, oldschool Death Metal in the
vein of bands like Massacre, Obituary and Bolt Thrower. - The band started
out as a side-project but has become a real band featuring members of
Adramalech and Demigod. - Their debut-album "For Maggots To Devour"
will be unleashed upon mankind by Karmageddon Media on October 6th.
- The album was recorded at Popstudio in Loimaa (Finland) together with
producer Mika Haapsalo. The complete track listing for For Maggots To
Devour is as following: * Flesh Breaks to Open Wounds * Sadistic Violation
* Motivated to Kill * Necrophag * Fuck Them When They Bleed * No Time
to Bleed * Torture of Death * Gore Terror * Strangulation For more info
& lyrics check the band's official website : www.torture-killer.cjb.net
UPCOMING KARMAGEDDON MEDIA RELEASES IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2003: 06.10.2003
- TORTURE KILLER - For Maggots to Devour CD - NOCTURNUS - The Nocturnus
Demos digi-CD 20.10.2003 - AETERNUS - Beyond the Wandering Moon CD (remastered/new
artwork/bonustracks) - AETERNUS - .....And so the Night Became CD (remastered/new
artwork/bonustracks) - AETERNUS - Shadows of Old CD (remastered/new
artwork/bonustracks) - AETERNUS - Ascension of Terror CD (remastered/new
artwork/bonustracks) 03.11.2003 - MORIFADE - Domin<>tion digi-CD/CD
- TRIBUTE TO POSSESSED - Seven Gates of Horror digi-CD 17.11.2003 -
TRIBUTE TO EURONYMOUS - Nordic Metal CD - NILE - In The Beginning digi-CD
- DIMMU BORGIR/OLD MAN'S CHILD - Sons of Satan Gather for Attack CD
- SEPTIC FLESH - Sumerian Daemons CD Upcoming early 2004 : new killer
albums of DISMEMBER, CRUACHAN, ARTHEMESIA, WITHIN Y and many more !!!
Swedish melodic power metallers MORIFADE recently finished the recordings
for their new album. The album is titled DOMINATION and the complete
tracklisting is as follows: * Parallels * A Silent Revolution * The
Second Coming * Words I Never Speak * Clarity (Fragments of a Dream)
* Panopticon * The Rising * Erase * Memorys End * Lost Within A Shade
(video track) - DomiNation was recorded and mixed in Los Angered Recording
Studio with Andy La Rocque. - The vocals and choirs were recorded in
Monogram Recording Studio. - Release of the new album is scheduled for
November 3rd on Karmageddon Media. Check the band's website [Fanzone]
and listen to a soundclip of the brandnew song Words I Never Speak.
Official website : www.morifade.com
July
The swedish death metal elite Godhate (ex.Throneaeon) are now releasing
their 2nd full lengh album, this is the last album under the banner
of Throneaeon, from now we will go by the name Godhate. The album will
be released thru Forensick music in August 2003 check out our new website
at http://www.godhate.com
lynge@diehardmusic.com
pho: +49 451 707 2117 fax: +49 451 707 2118
www.diehardmusic.com
www.luckyseven-music.com
www.hardboiled-music.com
www.twah.com
June
BYFIST: Vocalist Rob Steele
was pulled over Thursday night by the San Antonio Police Department
for a routine check when it was discovered that there was an outstanding
warrant for his arrest for unpaid traffic tickets. He was hauled off
to jail and after meeting with the judge was given 6 nights in jail
to satisfy his fines. Rob Steele had this to say " I tried to get a
hold of Davey or Nacho, but just my luck they were nowhere to be found,
so I made the best of it. When I finally got a hold of Davey and Nacho
they told me they figured that is what happened but weren't sure being
that I went to the coast for some fun. Nacho did say though "at least
Rob didn't end up as Shark bait". For more info go to www.Byfist.com
or www.metalagesrecords.com
Morbid Angel: bassist/singer Steve Tucker
re-entered the band after the split on Nov. 2001 and they're recording
a CD for Earache to be unleashed at the end of 2003.
Ancient Ceremony: haven't been allowed to play at Summerbreeze
fest due to the assessment of blaspheme and satanic attitude by the
local church.
Saint Vitus: again together for the show of 1 July at Chicago's
Double Door after the last shows of 1991. All was born from the enthusiasm
at Wacken Open Air Festival last year during the performance of "Born
Too Late". Nevertheless it should be a question of a show, because
Dave Chandler said he wants to dedicate himself to Debris Inc., where
Trouble's Ron Holzner plays too.
Darkthrone: "Hate them", their latest CD was recorded
in only 26 hours in studio. Fenriz said "Palguewielder" and
"Ravishing Grimness" required 28 and the band've never needed
more than 30 hours for an album. They're faithfully recorded like 80's
albums, like Slayer's "Hell Awaits" that cost only 3,000 US$.
Only in the 90's bands started to stay long in studio, but Darkthrone
have always recorded as if they were doing a demo, trying to achieve
a personal sound, not the best one ever.
David DeFeis: Virgin Steele's singer and keyboard player has
completed 40 songs for his 'Lilith Project', theatre opera that'll debut
in Memmingen, Germany, on 24 June; the material is a mix of Conan the
barbar, Wagner, gothic and epic metal, and sounds close to horror atmospheres
like the ones of "The 9th Door" and "The Exorcist".
Scorpions: played 2 shows 2 weeks ago to celebrate St.Petersburg's
300th anniversary. On stage there were also Whitney Houston (bleaurgh!)
and the obese globe anagraphically known as Luciano Pavarotti.
Exodus: are preparing "Temple of the Damned" at Texas's
Sonic Ranch Studios with Andy Sneap and the mix'll be done at UK's Ripley's
Backstage Studios. Among the 10 fave tracks there'll be "Death
Row" and "Impaler"; the former was written and unfinished
during the "Bonded by Blood" sessions and the latter was put
live on "Another Lesson in Violence". One song will also be
dedicated to Paul Balhoff and 2 belong to Wardance, a sideproject.
Dave Mustaine: signed a deal with Sanctuary for a solo CD and
a new one with a guitar manufacturer to endorse a model of his own.
Waysted: Pete Way has announced the official reunion with Paul
Chapman and singer Fin.
Idol-X: ex-Soulfly and Machine Head and now in Medication guitarist
has started a project with Blunt (guitar in Medication too). They have
4 songs. Mader's also collaborating with the electro UK band Drawbacks,
led by guitarists Tim and Dan Rayner, ex Pitchshifter. Logan is also
bringing forth his own project Blue and is producing a mini-CD for Italian
K-Again in August. Visit www.loganmader.com
Izzy Stradlin: Black Market Publishing will be printing in Spring
2004 ex-Guns 'n' Roses' guitarist's biography, which seems to be quite
spicy...
Noel Redding: Jimi Hendrix's bassist died of a natural cause
at 57.
CD's soon out: Arch Enemy, Kult ov Azazel, Darkseed, Napalm Death,
Skinless, Superjoint Ritual, Vital Remains, Centinex, Venom (best of
with rare 12"), Spock's Beard, Tim Feehan, Suidakra, Type O Negative,
Dream Evil, Jani Lane, Firesign, Zebra, Silent Edge, Holocaust, Crash
Kelly, Britny Fox, Queensryche, Jeff Scott Soto, Vanderhoof (live),
Joey Belladonna (who'll also play drums), Ramos.
May
ColdBloodIndustries
Out on June 21st: As It Burns - Mortal Dusk Click HERE
to listen to As It Burns MP3 'God Is A Souvenir' Cold Blood Industries
are proud to announce that Atmospheric Metalband Shadows Dance from
Greece have been signed. Watch out for a release somewhere in fall 2003!
After a long silence we finally have some Dead Head news! They've just
recorded a professional 8-song demo for final arranging purposes. There's
still 5 more songs to be finished. Recording of at least 13 songs +
some covers will commence this summer at Franky's Recording Kitchen,
Holland. The new album will feature a new singer and bassplayer… Greyswan
reveal their albumtitle: ' Thought-Tormented Minds ' to be released
in fall 2003… Katafalk finally have 'Storm Of The Horde' T-Shirts &
Longsleeves for sale; check 'em out at the KATAFALK website. ---------Tourdates:
I.N.R.I. 13 Juni De Kade, Zaandam NL (+ NILE) 28 Jun Patronaat Haarlem
NL (+ Six Feet Under) 29 Jun Hedon Zwolle NL (+ Six Feet Under) 6 Jul
Willemeen Arnhem NL (+ Six Feet Under) 26 Jul De Buze, Steenwijk NL
(Stonehenge Festival) The Wounded 12 Jul Broermoats Festival, Leende
NL 25 Oct Het Arsenaal, Vlissingen NL (Terra Gotha VI) To Elysium 13
Jun Bibelot, Dordrecht NL (+ Autumn) 12 Jul Jamrock, Erkermeerderstrand
NL 5 Jul Dwergpop, Driebergen NL 6 Sept Occultfest, Hoogeveen NL 27
Sept De Bastille, Schoonhoven NL Katafalk 6 Jun De Klos, Emmeloord NL
(METAL UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL) 21 Jun WALDROCK FESTIVAL, Burgum NL (+
Iron Maiden + Anthrax and lots more…) 12 Jul OBSCENE EXTREME Festival,
Trutnov CH 26 Jul De Buze, Steenwijk NL (STONEHENGE FESTIVAL) 9 Aug
PARTYSAN OPEN AIR, Bad Berka DLD 15 Aug Talentschuppen, Steinfurt DLD
- KATAFALK DUTCH MINITOUR with Dew-Scented (DLD) & Outburst (NL) : -
Sept 11th Tagrijn – Hilversum NL Sept 12th Willemeen – Arnhem NL Sept
13th Kiehool – Burgum NL Sept 14th 013 – Tilburg NL 4 Oct Kompleks,
Heerhugowaard NL (MOLFEST BRUTAL) The Monolith Deathcult 6 Jun Burgerweeshuis,
Deventer NL 28 Jun Perron 55, Venlo NL 26 Jul De Buze, Steenwijk NL
(Stonehenge Festival) ---------------------------------------------------------www.coldbloodindustries.com
Severe Torture
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ON EUROPEAN TOUR WITH - HATE ETERNAL DYING FETUS DEEDS
OF FLESH 04.09.2003 - London / Underworld (UK) 05.09.2003 - Bradford
/ Rio (UK) 06.09.2003 - Dublin / Music Centre (IRL) 07.09.2003 - Milton
Keynes / Pitz (UK) 08.09.2003 - Colchester / Soundhouse (UK) 09.09.2003
- Paris / La Locomotive (FR) 10.09.2003 - Essen / Zeche Carl (D) 11.09.2003
- Munster (Breitefeld) / Live Arena (D) 12.09.2003 - Eindhoven / Effenaar
(NL) 13.09.2003 - Vosselaar / Biebob (BE) 14.09.2003 - Groningen / Vera
(NL) 15.09.2003 - day off 16.09.2003 - Hamburg / Markthalle (D) 17.09.2003
- Berlin / K17 (D) 18.09.2003 - Warszawa / Proxima (PL) 19.09.2003 -
Praha / Black Pess (CZ) 20.09.2003 - Engelsdorf / Hellraiser (D) 21.09.2003
- Vienna / Arena (A) 22.09.2003 - Budapest / Kultiplex (H) 23.09.2003
- Ljubljana / Metalkova (SLO) 24.09.2003 - Milano / Transilvania (I)
25.09.2003 - Cesena / Vidia (I) 26.09.2003 - travel 27.09.2003 - Athene
/ Ann Club (GRE) 28.09.2003 - Thessaloniki / Hydrogios (GRE) 29.09.2003
- travel 30.09.2003 - Pratteln / Z7 (CH) 01.10.2003 - travel 02.10.2003
- Irun / Tunk (ESP) 03.10.2003 - Barcelona / La Capsa (ESP) 04.10.2003
- Madrid / Caracol (ESP) 05.10.2003 - Murcia / Moloko (ESP) 06.10.2003
- Porto / Hard club (POR) 07.10.2003 - travel 08.10.2003 - Perpignan
/ Crock More (FR) 09.10.2003 - Villeurbanne / CCO (FR) 10.10.2003 -
Amneville / After Club (FR) 11.10.2003 - Rotterdam / Baroeg (NL) 12.10.2003
- Rijsen / Lucky (NL) www.metallysee.com
Ledo Takas's news: The Black Metal European Tour of 2003 with the following
artists: HORNA DISSIMULATION SALACIOUS GODS BEHEXEN The tour is scheduled
between 26th of September and 11th of October. We are looking for venues,
gig organizers and promotors interested to book this exceptionally crude
package. All conditions and other necessary information - upon direct
request to any of the contact e-mails: k.kaos@ledotakas.net [Tadas /
Ledo Takas] scourginghermit@hotmail.com [Olaf / Satans Millennium Records]
HORNA [Finland] signed to Woodcut Records [Finland] www.woodcutrecords.com
Undoubtedly – Finnish Black Metal Kult, with a handful of glorious albums
and shitload of exclusive vinyl releases on various labels. Horna is
close to record a new mini album Viha Ja Viikate to be out in mid summer,
which will be presented on the tour. http://bleedingpool.com/horna ===========================================================================
DISSIMULATION [Lithuania] signed to Ledo Takas Records [Lithuania] www.ledotakas.net
Blasphemous Black Metal crew that has got many freaks surprised with
the debut Maras album at the end of last year. Classical three-piece
line-up to spread the plague among the audience. ===========================================================================
SALACIOUS GODS [Netherlands] previously signed to Cold Blood Industries
[Netherlands] http://www.coldbloodindustries.com Traditional Black Metal
crew with few albums out and ready to kick the lambs for the third time
[they are looking for a new label now]. This will be their first real
tour in Europe. ===========================================================================
BEHEXEN [Finland] signed to Woodcut Records [Finland] www.woodcutrecords.com
The crew is famous for their honest and ferocious attitude and numerous
participations in underground tape and vinyl editions. The second full
length album of Total Black Metal attack will be out in early August
2003.
the Italian Jazz-Metal band EPHEL DUATH ( www.ephelduath.net ) has been
Officially included in the Bill of the QUART Summer Festival, the Biggest
Rock-Metal Festival in Norway with more than 50.000 people attending
each year (www.quart.no). the band will play the MAIN STAGE , 4th on
the Bill , together with bands like: Immortal, Queens Of The Stone Age,
Meshuggah, Coldplay, Zwan, Massive Attack... the Festival will take
place in Kristiansand, in the South of Norway from 1st to 5th July 2003,
Ephel Duath will play Sat. 5th july. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
on the other hand, the gig planned in Milan at Black Hole Pub the 21th
June will NOT TAKE PLACE for reasons behind our control, we are sorry
with all the fans, hoping we'll be able to reschedule the show later
in the future. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPHEL DUATH will perform a short live show in London (uk) on TOTALROCK
Radio the 23rd June 2003. this special show will be bradcasted worldwide
on the internet from www.totalrock.com, don't miss it. Uk fans will
have the chance to see the band on stage in full flight the day after
(24th june) at "Upstairs at the Garage", during their first headlining
show in UK.
http://www.obscene.cz
New Cd's soon out: Skid Row, Niacin, Darkseed, Doc Holliday,
TNT, Sammy Hagar, Sepultura, Rage of Creation, Metallica, Burns Blue,
Lamb of God, Ritchie Kotzen, Kult ov Azazel, Iniquity, Queensryche,
MSG, Black Dahlia Murder, Deep Purple, Ronnie James Dio, Graveworm,
Etherseeds.
Black Sabbath: out with a huge and full-of-unreleased-pics book.
