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-- NEWS --

CRYPTOPSY
Guitarist Jon Levasseur has announced that after 10 years in the band he
is leaving Cryptopsy. In his statement he expressed a desire to "step
back, lay low and explore other things in music." Levasseur also praised
his former band stating, "I consider myself extremely fortunate to have
broken through boundaries with some of the best musicians in the
business." The band has announced that Dan Mongrain (Martyr) will fill in
as the second guitarist for the dates on their upcoming tour.

SENTENCED
The band has announced that their new album, which will be entitled 'The
Funeral Album,' will be the final record from the band. Sentenced stated
in the announcement, "This album will be our last one. The decision is
mutual, thoroughly thought over and final." The statement further
explained that the decision was made in 2004 for many reasons and the band
would play an "undefined number of farewell shows." A live DVD of the
final shows is planned.

LAMB OF GOD
Lamb of God has been banned from The Forum in Los Angeles. The owners of
the venue, The Faithful Central Bible Church, reportedly decided to ban
Lamb of God because of their name as well as their previous name, Burn the
Priest. Due to the ban, the band will be unable to perform on the L.A.
stop of the 'Subliminal Verses' tour with Slipknot and Shadows Fall.

MEGADETH
Dave Mustaine is asking fans to help determine the tracks chosen for the
upcoming Greatest Hits release. Fans are instructed to use this link to
visit the megadeth.com forum:
http://forums.megadeth.com/forumdisplay.php?s=1cdae2936010c7807d087938c1d4fde8&daysprune=&f=43
then follow the instructions posted on the "sticky" thread in the forum to
vote for their choices.

NOCTURNAL RITES
Nocturnal Rites will headline "Demons of the Opera," a two day event
planned for the evenings of April 1st and 2nd. The event will take place
at the opera house in Umea, Sweden and will be highlighted by the band's
performance with a 50 piece philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Hans Ek.
According to the statement, two other bands, Persuader and 6th Awakening,
will also share the stage with the orchestra, with other bands also
performing "the good old fashioned way." Nocturnal Rites are currently
working on material for a new album and have just finished shooting their
third video from 'New World Messiah.' 'Lost in Time: The Early Years of
Nocturnal Rites,' a collection celebrating the band's 10 year anniversary,
is set for release on February 21st.

BLOODBATH
Bloodbath has been confirmed to make an exclusive appearance at Wacken
Open Air 2005. This will be the first live performance by the Swedish
death metal supergroup. Their latest release, Nightmares Made Flesh' will
be released in the U.S. on March 8th.

KATAKLYSM
Kataklysm has been nominated for "Favorite Metal Artist/Group" by the
Canadian Independent Music Awards. The awards will be presented at the
Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, on March 2nd. Other nominees
in the category were: The End, Malefaction, The Reason, and Three Inches
of Blood. Kataklsym will begin their tour with Danzig on February 18th.

NIGHTWISH
Nightwish has announced they will delay their North American tour, which
had been scheduled for April and May. The postponement was caused by solo
commitments in Scandinavia for their vocalist, Tarja Turman. The dates
will be rescheduled for September and October. A video single, "NEMO,"
will be released on April 4th.

CHUCK SCHULDINER
Manic Music has pledged a portion of their proceeds from the direct
wholesale/mailorder sales of Chuck Schuldiner's 'Zero Tolerance' to The
American Cancer Society. The two-disc set, which includes the unfinished
Control Denied tracks Chuck was working on at the time of his death, will
be available in the U.S. on February 22nd.

VEHEMENCE
Vehemence has chosen Sean Vandgrift (ex-From a Second Story Window) as
their now vocalist. They will debut their new vocalist in April when they
begin a tour with Crematorium, The Red Death, and Losa. Their west coast
run in March with Thine Eyes Bleed, will feature temporary vocalist Bryan
Edwards (Clifton).

VISCERAL BLEEDING
Neurotic Records will be reissuing Visceral Bleeding's debut album,
'Remnants of Deprivation' under the title 'Remnants Revived.' Scott Hull
has remastered the recording, which will be issued with three extra songs
and four video tracks. The release is set for April 18th. The band is
scheduled to begin a week-long tour of the UK in May, followed by an
appearance at the Rotterdam Deathfest on May 14th.

NEW SIGNINGS
Agonia Records: Feldgrau, Sathanas, Adorior
CDN Records: Bowels Out
Century Media: Agents of Man, Brand New Sin
Crash Music: Metalium
Deathwish: Blacklisted
Dockyard 1: After All
Dynamic Arts Records: Sear
Galy Records: Beneath the Massacre, Camilla Rhodes
Karmageddon Media: Axamenta
Rising Realm Records: Hateframe
Tribunal Records: Slowmotion Apocalypse
Trustkill Records: Fight Paris
Victory Records: Sinai Beach

FOR MORE NEWS GO TO:

http://www.metalupdate.com

-- HELP WANTED --

DRUMMER wanted - Toronto based band, Will of the Ancients, are looking for
a new drummer. We have been around for a couple of years, have released a
demo and are looking to record a full length this summer. Must be able to
practice in Scarborough twice a week. Blasts and fast double bass a must.
E-mail willoftheancients@yahoo.com for an audition.

GUITARIST and VOCALIST wanted - Black Metal band, Lunar Reign, seeking
guitarist and vocalist in the Tampa area. Must have own equipment and
transportation. Contact Sahr Eth at sahreth@aol.com for more information.

KEYBOARDIST wanted - Todesbonden (Prophecy Productions), a medieval,
Celtic, world-influenced doom metal band with violins and female vocals
needs a live keyboardist for upcoming show with Therion, plus many others.
Mini tour in Germany a possibility. Must be in the MD/VA/DC area or
willing to commute. If interested email us at band@todesbonden.com

BASSIST and DRUMMER wanted - Denial Of God (Danish Black/Horror Metal
band) are looking for a bassist and drummer. This year we, among other
things, plan to record our long awaited 'The Horrors of Satan' album, etc.
Anyone interested should contact the band at ghoul@get2net.dk

BAND wanted - Professional Bassist in NY seeks pro gig. Original -
Extreme, Death and melodic styles preferred. 17 years experience. Not
looking to join a startup band. E-mail for mp3 samples/Info.
Dreadedharmony@aol.com

BAND wanted - Pro lead guitarist in NY seeks heavy, powerful, aggressive,
progressive, melodic in-your-face band. I have pro-equipment, a great
attitude, transportation to wherever I need to go, and am extremely
dedicated. Influences: old Metallica, Tool, Queensryche, Fates Warning,
Soilwork, Children Of Bodom (sans the vox), Savatage, Steve Vai, Yngwie
Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, David Gilmour. I seek career-minded individuals
who are talented, serious, fun to work with (if you don't have a sense of
humor - don't bother!), and people who are willing to do anything to make
music a way of life. Please email me if you are serious:
Jeff@JeffreyHayat.com

-- FEATURES --

SUPERJOINT RITUAL
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsjr.html

Despite the many projects Phil Anselmo and Jimmy Bower were already in,
they felt a need to start a project that portrayed the raw aggression
found in old hardcore, punk and black metal. Since the formation of
Superjoint Ritual, they have taken the metal and hardcore underground by
storm. When Superjoint Ritual takes the stage, the atmosphere is
reminiscent of old school punk, hardcore and metal shows complete with
circle pits and stage diving. After two albums, 'Use Once And Destroy,'
and the smashing 'A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred,' Superjoint Ritual has
stormed the nation with a grueling two-year American tour. Metal Update
spoke at Ozzfest with a very tired (possibly sedated) Jimmy Bower about
Superjoint's Ozzfest trek, their songwriting, work ethic, and the
formation of Superjoint Ritual amidst so many other side projects.

Recent Features:

DARK TRANQUILLITY
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewdarktranq.html

FRANTIC BLEEP
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewfranticbleep.html

SUFFOCATION
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsuffocation.html

-- REVIEWS --

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

Overkill 'ReliXIV'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/overkillr_frames.html

Enslaved 'Isa'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/enslavedi_frames.html

Lost Soul 'Chaostream'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/lostsoulc_frames.html

God Dethroned 'Lair of the White Worm'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/goddethronedl_frames.html

Six Feet Under 'Graveyard Classics'
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/sfug2_frames.html

Crematory 'Revolution'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/crematoryr_frames.html

Kittie 'Until the End'
(Ember)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/kittieu_frames.html

Scumdrunk 'Delirium Tremens'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scumdrunk_frames.html

Rue 'Rue'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/rue_frames.html

YOB 'The Illusion of Motion'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/yobi_frames.html

Otep 'House of Secrets'
(Ember)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/oteph_frames.html

Death Machine 'Death Machine'
(Redwolff)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/deathmachine_frames.html

Verminous 'Impious Sacrilege'
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/verminous_frames.html

Dragonforce 'Valley of the Damned'
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/dragonforcev_frames.html

Death 'The Sound of Perserverance' - Classic
(Kefka X)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/deathtsop_frames.html

Bolt Thrower 'The Ivth Crusade' - Classic
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/boltthrower_frames.html

The Ancient Enemy
(Piss Angel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/ancientenemy_frames.html

Miseria
(Slither)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/miseria_frames.html

Gravespawn
(Lugubrious)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/gravespawn_frames.html

Orsus
(Martyr)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/orsus_frames.html

Twenty Ripped Angel - Demo
(Martyr)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/20ripangel_frames.html

Devil in the Kitchen - Demo
(Piss Angel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/devilitkitchen_frames.html

The Communion - Demo
(Metal Militia)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/communion_frames.html

Inside - Demo
(Sabbath)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/inside_frames.html

-- NEW RELEASES --

1/24 - Blessing the Hogs - The Twelve Gauge Solution
1/24 - Cursed - Two
1/24 - Firewind - Forged by Fire
1/24 - Morgoth - 1987-1997: The Best of Morgoth
1/24 - Nevea Tears - Do I Have to Tell You Why I Love You
1/24 - Puritys Failure - Extensions EP
1/24 - The Secret - Luce
1/24 - The Smackdown - Calling the Spots
1/24 - Until the End - The Blind Leading the Lost
1/24 - The Warriors - War is Hell
1/25 - Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
1/25 - Agnostic Front - Another Voice
1/25 - Bars - Introducing...
1/25 - Behemoth - Demigod
1/25 - Blood Red Throne - Affiliated with the Suffering
1/25 - Callenish Circle - Forbidden Empathy
1/25 - Dark Tranquillity - Character
1/25 - God Dethroned - Lair of the White Worm
1/25 - Imperial - This Grave is My Poem
1/25 - The Kovenant - In Times Before Light
1/25 - Order of the Ebon Hand - XI: The Devil
1/25 - Metallica - Some Kind of Monster - DVD
1/25 - Nightwish - From Wishes to Eternity (Live) - DVD
1/25 - Seemless - Seemless
1/25 - Sturmgeist - Meister Mephisto
1/25 - Vreid - Kraft
1/26 - Heartcry - Lightmaker
1/26 - Crimson Moonlight - Veil of Remembrance
1/28 - Veiled Allusions - When Darkness Descends
1/31 - Hearse - Cambodia EP
1/31 - Loud 'n' Nasty - Too Much Ain't Enough
1/31 - My Sixth Shadow - Lovefading Innocence
2/01 - Buried Inside - Chronoclast
2/01 - Enchant - Live at Last - DVD
2/01 - High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings
2/01 - Motley Crue - Red White and Crue
2/01 - Tishamingo - Wear 'n Tear
2/05 - Pain Control - Subvert
2/07 - Einherjer - Norwegian Native Art
2/08 - The Apocalyptic Riders - Samurai
2/08 - Blind Guardian - Battalions Of Fear
2/08 - Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind
2/08 - Blind Guardian - The Forgotten Tales
2/08 - Crowbar - Lifesblood for the Downtrodden
2/08 - Enslaved - Isa
2/08 - Exmortem - Nihilistic Contentment
2/08 - Hopeless Nation - Our Mistakes
2/08 - Kataklysm - Victims of the Fallen World / Northern Hyperblast Live
2/08 - Krisiun - The Bloodshed
2/08 - Mercenary - 11 Dreams
2/08 - The Mighty Nimbus - The Mighty Nimbus
2/08 - Samael - Reign of Light
2/08 - Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
2/08 - Usurper - Cryptobeast
2/08 - Various Artists - Alone in the Dark - Soundtrack
2/08 - Various Artists - Digital Video Devastation - DVD
2/14 - The Provenance - How Would You Like To Be Spat At
2/14 - Skylark - In the Heart of the Princess
2/15 - American Head Charge - The Feeding
2/15 - Eclipse Eternal - Reign of the Unholy Blackened Empire
2/15 - The Suicide File - Some Mistakes You'll Never Stop Paying For
2/21 - Burnthe8track - The Ocean
2/21 - Eclipse Eternal - Reign of the Unholy Blackened Empire
2/21 - Extol - Blueprint
2/21 - Impaled - Death After Life
2/21 - Ion Vein - Reigning Memories
2/21 - Maroon - Antagonist
2/21 - Nightrage - Descent into Chaos
2/21 - Nocturnal Rites - Lost in Time: The Early Years of Nocturnal Rites
2/21 - Various Artists - Eye for an Eye (The New Breed of Hardcore and
Metal) DVD
2/22 - Armor for Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead
2/22 - Blood Red Throne - Altered Genesis
2/22 - Children of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout EP
2/22 - Chuck Shuldiner - Zero Tolerance
2/22 - Entombed - Unreal Estate
2/22 - The Hellacopters - Cream of the Crap! Vol.2
2/22 - Lost Soul - Chaostream
2/22 - Mystic Prophecy - Never Ending
2/22 - Overkill - Fuck You and then Some / Feel the Fire
2/22 - Pungent Stench - Ampeauty
2/22 - Scenteria - Art of Aggression
2/22 - Siege of Hate - Subversive by Nature
2/22 - Since the Flood - Valor and Vengeance
2/22 - Society 1 - The Sound that Ends Creation
2/22 - Society 1 - Fearing the Exit - DVD
2/22 - Swallow the Sun - The Morning Never Came
2/23 - Audiovision - The Calling
2/23 - Divinefire - Glory Thy Name
2/23 - Open Hand - You and Me
2/28 - Barbatos - Fury and Fear, Flesh and Bone
2/28 - Cianide - Hell's Rebirth
2/28 - Enthroned - Xes Haereticum
2/28 - Mordant - Momento Mori
2/28 - Nattas - At Ease with the Beast
2/28 - Nemesea - Mana
2/28 - Occult - Prepare to Meet Thy Doom
2/28 - Occult - The Enemy Within
2/28 - Rectify - Have Mercy
2/28 - Stargazer - The Scream that Tore the Sky
2/28 - Utuk Xul - Goat of the Black Possession

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF RELEASE DATES GO TO:

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

-- ON THE NET --

LIVE 4 METAL
http://www.live4metal.com

New features: Soilwork, Chris Caffery, Flying Luttenbachers, The Lizards,
Engorged, Blood Red Throne, Cable, Vintorsorg, Swallow the Sun,
Strangulation, Frantic Bleep, Haterush

PIVOTAL RAGE
http://www.pivotalrage.com

New features: Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Joey Belladonna, Diecast,
Jungle Rot, Nightfall, Shadows Fall, Throwdown, 18 Visions, Chris Caffery,
Dark Tranquillity, Frantic Bleep, Full Blown Chaos, It Dies Today,
Mudvayne, Vreid

ROCK CIRCUS
http://www.rockcircus.net

New features: Kreator, Dark Tranquillity, Arwen, Koma, Jorge Salan, Amset,
Evidence One...

TARTAREAN DESIRE
http://www.tartareandesire.com/

New features: Nightrage, Time Of Death, Gorgoroth, Girlschool, Finntroll,
All Shall Perish

-- TOUR DATES --

(Dates are subject to change - check local listings)

CRYPTOPSY w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION & DEVILINSIDE
2/23 Farmingdale, NY
2/24 West Springfield, VA
2/25 Fayetteville, NC
2/26 Nashville, TN
2/27 Atlanta, GA
2/28 Jacksonville, FL
3/01 Tampa, FL
3/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/04 Houston, TX
3/05 Oklahoma City, OK
3/06 Dallas, TX
3/07 San Antonio, TX
3/08 Albuquerque, NM
3/09 Tucson, AZ
3/10 Phoenix, AZ
3/11 Santa Ana, CA
3/13 West Hollywood, CA
3/14 San Francisco, CA
3/15 Portland, OR
3/16 Seattle, WA
3/18 Denver, CO
3/19 Ft Collins, CO
3/21 Cleveland, OH
3/22 Chicago, IL
3/23 St Paul, MN
3/24 Sauget, IL
3/25 Detroit, MI
3/26 Philadelphia, PA
3/27 New York, NY
3/29 Pittsburgh, PA
3/30 Rochester, NY
3/31 Hagerstown, MD
4/01 Poughkeepsie, NY
4/02 Cohoes, NY
4/03 Bucksport, ME
4/22 Manchester, NH

CRYPTOPSY
4/23 Worcester, MA (New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
5/12 Trois-Rivières, QC (w/ Misery Index)
5/13 St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC (w/ Misery Index)
5/14 Bromont, QC (w/ Despised Icon, Misery Index)
5/28 Baltimore, MD (Maryland Death Fest)
5/29 Hartford, CT
6/25 Lakewood, OH

DANZIG w/ KATAKLYSM, TRIVIUM & EYES OF FIRE
2/18 St. Louis, MO
2/19 Detroit, MI
2/21 Chicago, IL
2/22 Minneapolis, MN
2/24 Toronto, ONT
2/25 Cleveland, OH
2/26 Covington, KY
2/28 Boston, MA
3/01 New York, NY
3/02 Philadelphia, PA
3/04 Norfolk, VA
3/05 Atlanta, GA
3/06 Orlando, FL
3/08 Dallas, TX
3/09 San Antonio, TX
3/11 Denver, CO
3/12 Albuquerque, NM
3/13 Tucson, AZ
3/15 Anaheim, CA

SLIPKNOT w/ LAMB OF GOD & SHADOWS FALL
3/04 Hartford, CT
3/05 Philadelphia, PA
3/06 East Rutherford, NJ
3/08 Columbus, OH
3/09 Cleveland, OH
3/10 Grand Rapids, MI
3/11 Des Plaines, IL
3/12 Detroit, MI
3/13 Indianapolis, IN
3/15 Lowell, MA
3/16 Fairfax, VA
3/17 Spartanburg, SC
3/18 Hampton, VA
3/19 Atlanta, GA
3/20 Pensacola, FL
3/21 Jacksonville Beach, FL
3/22 West Palm Beach, FL
3/23 Tampa, FL
3/24 Birmingham, AL
3/25 New Orleans, LA
3/26 Houston, TX
3/27 Little Rock, AR
3/28 Oklahoma City, OK
3/29 Valley Center, KS
3/31 Corpus Christi, TX
4/01 San Antonio, TX
4/02 Grand Prairie, TX
4/03 Lubbock, TX
4/04 Albuquerque, NM
4/05 El Paso, TX
4/06 Glendale, AZ
4/08 San Diego, CA
4/09 Inglewood, CA
4/10 Fresno, CA
4/12 San Jose, CA
4/13 Sacramento, CA
4/14 Boise, ID
4/15 Portland, OR
4/16 Tacoma, WA
4/17 Spokane, WA
4/19 Salt Lake City, UT
4/20 Denver, CO
4/22 Kansas City, MO
4/23 Ames, IA
4/24 Saint Paul, MN
4/26 Green Bay, WI
4/27 Springfield, IL
4/29 Council Bluffs, IA
4/30 Madison, WI

THINE EYES BLEED w/ VEHEMENCE
3/21 El Paso, TX
3/22 Colorado Springs, CO
3/23 Lakewood, CO
3/24 Casper, WY
3/25 Boise, ID
3/27 Seattle, WA
3/28 Portland, OR

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:

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

-- LINKS --

CRYPTOPSY
http://www.cryptopsy.net

SENTENCED
http://www.sentenced.org

LAMB OF GOD
http://www.lamb-of-god.com

MEGADETH
http://www.megadeth.com

NOCTURNAL RITES
http://www.nocturnalrites.com

BLOODBATH
http://bloodbath.biz

KATAKLYSM
http://www.kataklysm.net

NIGHTWISH
http://www.nightwish.com

CHUCK SCHULDINER
http://www.emptywords.org

VEHEMENCE
http://www.vehemence.com

VISCERAL BLEEDING
http://www.visceralbleeding.com

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