NEWS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BEYOND THE EMBRACE- new album named, to be produced by Ken Susi of UNEARTH!
"I'm really looking forward to hearing what our next CD is going to sound
like. Our new songs are much more involved musically than most of our songs
in the past. I believe we've evolved musically, some of our new songs are
heavier than usual and some are more rockin' than usual. It's definitely
going to be a very diverse album for us, and for Ken Susi as a producer. I
feel that our three guitarists (Oscar, Jeff, & Alex) need to be heard
individually among a tight mix and I'm confident that Ken will get the best
mix and the best takes out of them as well as out of myself during the vocal
tracking. I'm confident that the next Beyond the Embrace CD will sound huge
and hit a lot of people harder than our debut CD Against the Elements. -
Shawn Gallagher BTE

"Beyond the Embrace is very excited to be going back into the studio to
start recording our next CD Insect Song. We're also looking forward to
working with Ken Susi from Unearth. Being a guitar player himself, we feel
that if any producer could get us the right guitar tones in the studio for
this next record it would be him. We'll be entering Ken's studio in
mid-December hopefully being done by mid-January." - Oscar Gouveia BTE

"Beyond the Embrace are from Massachusetts so it's a real honor not only to
be recording a fellow Metal Blade artist, but also a band that's from my
area. I am hoping to get some great tones out of the guys and looking to
pave the way for their first real release. I really want to set precedence
not only for Beyond the Embrace and this album, but also to establish myself
as a producer. I want to make sure that everything for this album is
perfect. This is a great opportunity for me. I am looking forward to working
with them." - Ken Susi, Unearth


http://www.beyondtheembrace.com & http://www.unearth.tv/



THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER to tour Japan!
"We are so fucking excited to go to Japan! We are going to kill on this
tour! It's great that our Japanese fans are out there supporting us and our
album." - Brian Eschbach

"It's very exciting the be touring outside of the country. As a young band
that is new to the scene we feel blessed to have this opportunity." - Trevor
Strnad


Dates:
2/7 Shiga - B? w/ SMASH THE BRAIN and more
2/8 Osaka - Bayside Jenny w/ SMASH THE BRAIN and more
2/9 Tokyo - Chelsea Hotel w/ SMASH THE BRAIN and more
2/10 Tokyo - Chelsea Hotel w/ more bands
2/12 Kobe - Star Club w/ SURPENT and more
2/13 Osaka - Shinsaibashi DROP w/ more bands
2/14 Osaka - Shinsaibashi DROP w/ more bands

http://www.theblackdahliamurder.com/



AS I LAY DYING Update from Tim:
"The Chimaira tour has been going great. Every venue we've played has been
packed and we've been getting a great reaction from the crowd. We also
recently found out that we were voted one of the top 50 bands to look out
for by Metal Hammer magazine."

If you can't catch the band on the Chimaira tour they will be out with Sworn
Enemy starting in January. Dates in tour section below.

http://www.asilaydying.com



CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen starts new band...
Jack Owen of Cannibal Corpse fame has teamed up with ex-EPITAPH/RESURRECTION
drummer Kevin Astl in a brand new band called ADRIFT. The quintet, who play
"emotive, agro hard rock," are rounded out by Mark Elm on vocals, Analia
Pizzaro on guitar, and Michael Campuano on bass guitar. The band's web site
http://www.adrift.cc/ should be up and running shortly so be sure to check
in soon for more details and updates.

http://www.adrift.cc/ & http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/



NEW FLESHCRAWL ALBUM
FLESHCRAWL just finished the recordings of their new album "Made of Flesh"
at Studio Underground in Sweden. To cut a long story short: The album kicks
off where "Soulskinner" ended, but with a lot more intensity, variety and
deadliness, this time really showing you what you are made of...

"Made Of Flesh" is scheduled for the March 9th, 2004

Track list:
--------------------------
1. Beneath A Dying Sun
2. Made Of Flesh
3. Scourge Of The Bleeding Haunted
4. Into The Depths Of No Return
5. Flesh Bloody Flesh
6. Forged In Blood
7. Damned in Fire
8. Demons Of The Dead
9. Carnal Devourment
10. When Life Surrenders

http://www.fleshcrawl.de/



METAL BLADE RECORDS opens up eBay Store!
Check out the new Metal Blade Records eBay store for all the latest and hard
to find Metal Blade releases since the company's beginnings!!! The store is
constantly being updated with CD's, LP's, cassettes, and more!

http://www.stores.ebay.com/metalbladerecordsstore



NEW MP3's CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON www.metalblade.com
As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse - Forever
The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed - Funeral Thirst
Six Feet Under - Bringer of Blood - Amerika The Brutal
The Crown - Possessed 13 - Face of destruction/Deep hit of death
King Diamond - The Puppet Master - Blood To Walk
Falconer - The Sceptre of Deception - The Trail of Flames
Vader - Blood - We Wait


TOUR UPDATE:
AS I LAY DYING Pure Hatred Tour with Chimaira, Soilwork, and Bleeding
Through
12/09 Portland, OR Meow Meow
12/10 Seattle, WA Graceland
12/11 Boise, ID The Venue
12/12 Salt Lake City, UT Bricks
12/13 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
12/14 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
12/15 Sauget, IL Pop's
12/16 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
12/17 Chicago, IL The Metro
12/18 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
12/19 Indianapolis, IN Rehearsal Studio
12/20 Detroit, MI Harpo's
12/21 Cleveland, OH The Odeon

*Tour with The Judas Cradle, Cannae, On Broken Wings and If Hope Dies*
01/07 Hollywood, CA The Whiskey
01/08 San Francisco, CA The Pound
01/09 Salinas, CA Jim Dandy's
01/10 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
*Tour with Sworn Enemy, Himsa, and With Honor*

1/17 Philadelphia, PA The Torcadero
1/20 Nashville, TN Rocket Town
1/21 Savannah, GA Toasers Café
1/22 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
1/23 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's
1/25 Orlando, FL The Social
1/26 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
1/28 Houston, TX The Engine Room
1/29 Austin, TX The Back Room
2/01 Tucson, AZ The Rock
2/02 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
2/03 Los Angeles, CA The Whisky A Go Go
2/04 Corona, CA Showcase Theatre
2/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
2/12 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
2/19 West Springfield, VA Jaxx


THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Tour with Himsa, and 3 Inches of Blood
12/09 Virginia Beach, VA Bubba's Beach Club
12/10 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
12/11 Amityville, NY Molly Bloom's
12/12 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel
12/13 Lackawanna, NY The Cruise In
12/14 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
12/15 New York, NY Club Rare
12/16 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Roboto Project
12/17 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
12/18 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
12/20 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl

BEYOND THE EMBRACE
12/19 New Bedford, MA New Wave Café "Heavy Metal X-Mas"

THE HEAVILS
12/31 Rockford, IL First Night Rockford

European Tour Dates
AMON AMARTH
*X-MASS FESTIVAL w/ Deicide, Destruction, Nile, Graveworm, Dew Scented,
Disbelief, and Misery Index*
12/09 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
12/10 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
12/11 Berlin, Germany Columbia Halle Fritz
12/12 Engelsdorf, Germany Hellraiser
12/13 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
12/14 Vienna, Austria Arena
12/15 Milano, Italy Alcatraz
12/16 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
12/17 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
12/18 Prague, Czech Republic Roxy
12/19 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
12/20 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage
and more)
12/21 Tilburg, Netherlands 013 (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage and
more)
2/28 Granada, Spain Pinos Puente Piorno Rock Festival
10/02 Ankara, Turkey Hippodrom Rock Station Festival

RED AIM
12/20 Grafenhausen, Germany Heavy X-Max Party

CALLENISH CIRLCE
1/24 Zwolle, The Netherlands Hedon
1/25 Venlo, The Netherlands Perron 55
1/30 Arnhem, The Netherlands Willmeen
2/21 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo Haunted Ball Festival
2/28 Granada, Spain Pinos Puente Piorno Rock Festival

FALCONER *Tour with Doomsword and Axenstar*
1/06 Bergamo, Italy Motion
1/07 Graz, Austria Orpheum
1/09 Ljubljana, Slovenia Orto Bar
1/10 Innsburk, Austria Hafen
1/11 Munich, Germany Garage
1/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
1/13 Bielefeld, Germany Live Arena
1/14 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
1/15 Heidelburg, Germany Schwimmbad
1/16 Berlin, Germany Halford
1/17 Aalen, Germany Rock-It
1/18 Pratteln, Switerland Z7

SYMPHORCE *Tour with Grave Digger and Wizard*
1/06 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
1/07 Andernach, Germany JuZ
1/08 Pratteln, Czech Republic Z7
1/09 Lichtenfels, Germany Stadthalle Lichtenfels
1/10 Wien, Austria Planet Music
1/11 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
1/12 Bochum, Germany Zeche
1/13 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
1/14 Berlin, Germany Columbia Fritz
1/15 Hannover, Germany MusikZentrum Hannonver
1/16 Langen, Germany Stadthalle Langen
1/17 Glauchau, Germany Alte Spinnerei
1/18 Munich, Germany Backstage
1/19 Ljubljana, Slovenia K4 Club

ANCIENT
1/17 Bellinzona, Switzerland Palabasket

FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
1/31 Weinheim, Germany Café Central CD RELEASE PARY

CANNIBAL CORPSE *No Mercy Festival tour with VOMITORY, Kataklysm, Hypocrisy,
Exhumed and more*
3/30 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
3/31 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
4/01 Berlin, Germany Halford
4/02 Praha, Czech Republic Abaton Club
4/03 wien, Austria Planet Music
4/04 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
4/05 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
4/06 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
4/07 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrick
4/08 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
4/09 Erfurt, Germany Arena
4/10 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo
4/11 Paris, France La Locomotive
4/12 Tilburg, The Netherlands 013
*Tour with Kataklysm and Aborted*
4/13 London, Great Britain Underworld
4/14 Dublin, Ireland Whelans
4/15 Bradford, Great Britain Rio
4/16 Rennes, France Antipode
4/17 Woippy, France Salle Saint Exupery

BRAINSTORM *Tour with Primal Fear and Rob Rock*
3/03 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
3/04 Hardenberg. Netherlands Podium
3/05 London, Great Britain Scala
3/06 Wolverhampton, Great Britain Wulfrun Hall
3/08 Bochm, Germany Zeche
3/09 Paris, France La Locomotiv
3/11 Madrid, Spain Aqualung
3/12 Murcia, Spain Gamma
3/13 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz II
3/14 Bergara, Spain Sala Jam
3/16 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
3/17 Milan, Italy Transilvania
3/20 Lublijana, Slovenia Prinskov
3/21 Nuernburg, Germany Hirsch
3/23 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
3/24 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn
3/25 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
3/26 Antwerpen, Belgium Ho Ter Loo
3/27 Kaufbeuren, Germany Zeppelinhalle

VOMITORY *No Mercy Festival tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE, Kataklysm, Hypocrisy,
Exhumed and more*
3/30 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
3/31 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
4/01 Berlin, Germany Halford
4/02 Praha, Czech Republic Abaton Club
4/03 wien, Austria Planet Music
4/04 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
4/05 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
4/06 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
4/07 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrick
4/08 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
4/09 Erfurt, Germany Arena
4/10 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo
4/11 Paris, France La Locomotive
4/12 Tilburg, The Netherlands 013

WACKEN OPEN AIR 2004
Amon Amarth, Brainstorm, Cannibal Corpse

BANG YOUR HEAD!!! OPEN AIR 2004
Ballistic

PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR 2004
Vomitory

Release Schedule:
1/27 Gorerotted - Only Tools and Corpses CD
1/27 Shining Fury - Last Sunrise CD
1/27 Symphorce - Twice Second CD
2/10 Fragments of Unbecoming Skyward -A Sylphe's Ascension CD
2/10 Fleshcrawl Made of Flesh CD
2/24 Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn CD/DVD
3/23 Vehemence - Helping the World to See CD
4/6 Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor CD