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October 2000 Archive

...CATCH 22, whose brand of "horn punk" will likely grab you by the throat and throttle you the way you like it, are on tour with REEL BIG FISH. Click here for tour dates. In addition, the band will film a video for "Point the Blame" on Tuesday October 24th in New Brunswick, NJ. For more information, check out the band's bio and MP3 download at http://www.victoryrecords.com...

...REACH THE SKY will release "Friends, Lies and the End of the World," their second full release on Victory Records, in February 2001. Brian McTernan of SNAPCASE fame will produce...

...GRADE will film two new videos for their upcoming release, "Embarrassing Beginning." Songs featured will be "Triumph and Tragedy" and an acoustic version of "Seamless." The new CD is due on November 21st...

...CAUSE FOR ALARM has disbanded. A new anthology entitled "Nothing Ever Dies" will be released on November 21st...

...SHUTDOWN continue to tour in support of their "Few and Far Between" CD. Click here for tour dates...

...Critically acclaimed and increasingly popular IN FLAMES will hit the road again beginning November 11th in Toronto. On the same bill will be DARK TRANQUILITY, SHADOW'S FALL and BURN IT DOWN. Do not miss this show! Click here to read Christopher Kelter's review of a recent IN FLAMES performance or click here for tour dates...

...What a lineup! DIO, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN and DORO will join forces for a U.S. tour. Dio is touring in support of his brilliant "Magica" album, Malmsteen in support of his new Rising Force album, "War to End all Wars" and Doro in support of the new "Calling the Wild" CD. You can't get a much better all-star lineup than this! Click here for tour dates...

...SIXTY WATT SHAMAN will play their hometown of Baltimore on November 3rd in support of their upcoming Spitfire Records debut, "Seed of Decades." The party and concert will take place at Fletcher's in Baltimore...

...ZAKK WYLDE and his BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will film their live performance at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles on October 28th and release it later as a live video. In addition, Zakk has announced that he's teamed up with OZZY OSBOURNE again to write some new songs for the Ozman's upcoming CD...

...Basking in the success of the first "MTV's Return of the Rock" CD, Roadrunner Records will release "Return of the Rock 2" on November 7th. Tracks include:
1. Limp Bizkit - Show Me What You Got (live)*
2. Papa Roach - Legacy*
3. Spineshank - Synthetic
4. Disturbed - God of the Mind*
5. Cold - Just Got Wicked
6. Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies) (acoustic)*
7. Nickelback - Leader of Men
8. Linkin Park - One Step Closer
9. (hed) Planet Earth - Waiting to Die
10. P.O.D. - Freestyle (Knock 'em Out the Box Mix)**
11. Fuel - Down
12. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals (live)*
13. Soulfly - Back to the Primitive
14. Godsmack - Goin' Down**
15. U.P.O. - Godless
16. Orgy - The Spectrum**
*previously unreleased
* *rare track

...You never thought you'd see it - or maybe you hoped you'd never see it - but, on October 24th, Republic/Universal will release "Take A Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap." Included on this CDs bytes are a collection of rock and alternative artists, such as SEVENDUST and KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, covering hip-hop songs from the 80s and 90s. For more information, please visit http://www.takeabiteouttarhyme.com...

...Z Records is once again offering a tremendous sampler, this one entitled "Musically Correct Volume 5" free with any purchase at http://www.zrecords.net. "Musically Correct Volume 5" features over 77 minutes of pure melodic rock. Track listing follows:

1. BURNING RAIN - SMOOTH LOCOMOTION
2. RAINMAKER - RAINMAKER edit
3, 21 GUNS - NO SOUL
4. ECLIPSE - THE ONLY ONE
5. ENUFF ZNUFF - FLY AWAY
6. SAVANNAH - BACKS AGAINST THE WALLS
7. PRISONER - ONE WAY
8. 24K - STONE HEART
9. BURNING RAIN - FIREBALL
10. SEVEN WISHES- FACE THAT EVIL
11. PONTUS NORGREN - DOWN AND OUT
12. VAUGHN - IS THAT ALL THERE IS
13. CONTAGIOUS - MUSCLE
14. DAMNED NATION - FORTUNE TELLER
15. DREAMHUNTER - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
16. VON GROOVE - BETTER THAN EVER
17. NARO - MAMA LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN
18. BONAIRE - SAVE ME

...Frontiers Records will soon release "Ring of Fire" by MARK BOALS featuring Tony McAlpine, Vitalij Kuprij and Virgil Donati. According to Frontiers, fans of Yngwie Malmsteen will love Mark Boals...

...NON-DIVINE have updated their website with new reviews and photos. Please visit http://www.non-divine.com for more info...

...Vocalist ZACK DE LA ROCHA has announced that he's left RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. De La Rocha said in a statement, "I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed." A statement from the band indicates they plan to continue without De La Rocha...

...OCTOBER THORNS bassist DAVE Z has been asked to play a few shows with the TRAN-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this winter. We'll post the dates when we get them...

...SAMMY HAGAR has postponed the first six dates of his upcoming tour because the venues were all too small for his Cabo Wabo Cantina stage set-up. The first date of the tour, originally slated to begin on October 31, will now be November 11 in Phoenix...

...PETER DISTEFANO, former guitarist for PORNO FOR PYROS, will release a unique solo project entitled, "Venice Underground" on January 9, 2001. What makes the album unique is that it was written, produced and recorded specifically for the new 5.1 channel surround format and DVD. DiStefano describes the new release as "electronica with balls. The ability for me to create music in surround sound has opened up a whole new world." Also featured is a "making of the record" documentary and a separate video for every track on the record. Also appearing on the album are Eric Avery, David Baerwald," says DiStefano...

...Rumors have it that the original LOUDNESS has re-formed and are working on new songs...

...PRIMAL FEAR's upcoming CD will be entitled "Nuclear Fire" and should be released sometime in January 2001...

...MP3.com has announced the addition of audio interviews with the likes of TOM PETTY, ROBERT PLANT and many others. For more information or to check out a list, please visit http://www.mp3.com/insidetrack...

...For those of you near Ventura, California - the hometown of Rough Edge - check out the new website, Ventura Music Scene, at http://www.venturamusicscene.com for a complete listing of music, venues and more in the Ventura area...

...MALEVOLENT CREATION will soon release "Envenomed," their seventh full-length studio release featuring 11 new tunes. According to the band, "Envenomed" contains some of their most "ripping material to date" and - to prove it - they're offering you a chance to hear "Kill Zone" by visiting http://www.mp3.com/MalevolentCreation. So what are you waiting for? Check it out!...

...PRESSURE-45 have completed their latest demo with Producer Ed Stasium at the console. The band is very pleased with the results. For more information, please visit http://www.eccentrix.com/music/p45/...

...S.O.D. will release "Kill Yourself - The Movie" on VHS and DVD on November 14th. The film is a documentary of the band's 1999-2000 "Bigger Than the Devil" tour and features live concert footage, interviews and behind the scenes footage. The VHS runs 95 minutes, the DVD 160 minutes. In addition, the film will be screened in Los Angeles at the Viper Room on November 6, at the November-To-Dismember Festival in Los Angeles on November 10 and 11, at the Trocadero in Philadelphia on November 13th and in New York City with the band performing live (venue and date still to be chosen)...

...Believe it or not, the World Wrestling Federation has started its own hard rock label, entitled "Smackdown! Records," which will release albums by new hard rock (and hip-hop) acts and theme-music compilations. The way we look at it, it never hurts to have new hard rock/heavy metal labels out there...

...OVERKILL will soon release, "Bloodletting," their latest studio CD. Featured on the new CD are founders D.D. Verni and Bobby Blitz along with long-time member Tim Mallare and new Overkiller, Dave Linsk. It's the first time the band has recorded as a four-piece in years but, says Blitz, "...the results were staggering. Dave brings something to the party that we've never had before, the guy can do it all!" For more information, please visit http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com/metal.htm or www.wreckingcrew.com...

...Posthuman Records, MARILYN MANSON's new label, will release the soundtrack to the upcoming film, "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2." The sequel the last year's uber-blockbuster will include on its soundtrack album such artists as GODHEAD, POD, TONY IOMMI, ROB ZOMBIE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLAVES ON DOPE, DEATH IN VEGAS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and more. Also featured will be a cover of "Suicide is Painless" performed by Manson. That song, of course, is best known as the theme song from the motion picture and television series, M*A*S*H*. The soundtrack hits stores on October 17th; the film hits theaters on October 27th...

...OVERLORDE has found a vocalist for their reunion - BOBBY "LEATHER LUNGS" LUCAS, formerly of SEVEN WITCHES and MORBID SIN, will take the mic. For more information, please visit http://www.overlorde.com...

...KIP WINGER will talk up his new CD, "Songs from the Ocean Floor," when he partakes in a live on-line chat over at http://www.twec.com. The chat will take place on Thursday, October 12th at 5:00 p.m. PST and autographed copies of his new CD will be available for a limited time at Kip's official website: http://www.kipwinger.com...

...The folks at BLASTROCK ask that, if you like "mindblowing, kicking ass, far out motormetal," you visit their sit at http://www.artists.mp3s.com/artists/134/blast1.html and check out their MP3s and other cool stuff...

...YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will do a live several live chats through October to discuss his upcoming release, "War to End All Wars," due on November 7th, the release of several catalog titles never-before-available in the United States and the state of rock in general. The first chat is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern using keyword "rock chat" (if you're an AOL member) or visiting http://www.aol.com for more information on how to participate if you're not an AOL member. The second chat will be on Monday, October 16th at 3:00 p.m. over at http://www.knac.com and the third later that day at 4:00 p.m. Eastern at http://www.rockonline.com or http://www.chat.yahoo.com. For more information, please visit http://www.spitfirerecords.com or http://www.yngwie.org...

...Also on the chat circuit are COC (aka CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) in support of their killer new record, "America's Volume Dealer." Chats are scheduled for Monday, October 9th at 1:30 p.m. Pacific at http://www.mfnrocks.com and on Tuesday, October 10th at 1:00 p.m. at http://www.knac.com. A final chat is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11th at 9:00 p.m. EST at http://www.twec.com...

...LAMB OF GOD will join GWAR on their upcoming Halloween tour. The band is gathering a lot of attention from reviewers and fans alike and will be part of a major tour next year. Check them out with GWAR if you get the chance...

...KING DIAMOND has extended his contract with Metal Blade Records and will enter the studio again in May of 2001 to record the follow-up to his very recent "House of God." In other King Diamond news, former bassist HAL PITINO has returned to the band, replacing David Harbour. The current lineup will begin their European leg of the "House of God" tour in March of 2001...

...BURNING RAIN has signed to Z Records and will soon release two CDs previously available only in Japan. "Burning Rain" will be available on November 13th and "Pleasure to Burn" on January 15th, 2001. BURNING RAIN consists of Doug Aldirch (Lion, Hurricane, Bad Moon Rising) - guitars; Keith St. John (Medicine Wheel) - vocals; Ian Mayo (Hericane Alice, Bad Moon Rising) - bass; Alexx Makarovich (Steelheart) - drums...

...WRAITH will re-enter the studio this month to put the finishing touches on their upcoming "Dark Gifts" CD. In other Wraith news, drummer Richard Dahl Jr. has left the band, so the band is looking for a new drummer with a "with very solid meter (strong double bass required), good technical ability, must be able and willing to tour and willing to relocate to South Florida." Interested parties should send a demo, photo and information about themselves to:
WRAITH AUDITIONS
Attn: Progressive Arts Music
106 N. Cortez, Circle C
Pompano Beach, FL 33068.
USA

For more information, please write to progartmusic@aol.com...

...Maverick Records will release the soundtrack to the upcoming Adam Sandler film, "Little Nicky," in which Sandler plays the son of the devil. Included on the soundtrack are DEFTONES, P.O.D., FILTER, POWERMAN 5000, CYPRESS HILL, INCUBUS and more. The film opens on November 10th. The CD will be available on Halloween day...

...KISS drummer PETER CRISS has added a tear to his catman makeup to show his feelings about the farewell tour. He's apparently not the only one to shed a tear, as fan reviews of the latest shows have been less than enthusiastic, some claiming the band appears tired (and who wouldn't be, after touring the world as extensively as KISS has). Of course, that hasn't stopped the band from nearly selling out each and every show...

...PEARL JAM recently set a new Billboard Top 200 Record when they boasted five double discs on the Top 200 in one week. Five of the band's recent 25 double live CDs, recorded during their recent European tour, entered the Billboard list at the same time. The band conceived the idea of the Bootleg Series after they tried to conceive of a way to keep fans from purchasing lesser-quality bootlegs from bootleggers. All 25 CDs are available at the band's website at http://www.pearljam.com or the fanclub at http://www.tenclub.net...

...Boxing announcer MICHAEL BUFFER has always vigorously defended his copyrighted phrase, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!" Just ask SYSTEM OF A DOWN, who recently threatened with legal action after guitarist DARON MALAKIAN shouted the phrase to an audience and was caught on tape by MTV and broadcasted in July. Says Malakian of the incident, "I'm very flattered that Michael Buffer thinks I do his 'Let's Get Ready to Rumble' line so well that he has to stop me from saying it." And you thought they were tough on Napster...

...SAMMY HAGAR will hit the road again in support of his new release, "Ten 13," due on October 24th. We've said it before and we'll says it again: Sammy puts on one of the best shows ever! Don't miss him. Click here for tour dates...

..."Follow the Reaper," the third album by CHILDREN OF BODOM, will hit stores on February 6th...

...STRYPER will apparently reform for a live show in Coliseo de Cartago in Cartago, Costa Rica on December 16th. For more information, please visit http://www.michaelsweet.com...

...SOILENT GREEN has completed their latest CD, their follow-up to "Sewn Mouth Secrets." For more information, please visit http://www.relapse.com...

...NILE will tour through November with INCANTATION and IMPALED supporting. Click here for tour dates...

...BON JOVI will offer a downloadable video of their live performance of "It's My Life" from VH1 Storytellers to visitors to the Bon Jovi Fan Club at http://www.vh1.com. The video will be available through November 6th, 2000...

...NOCTURNAL INSTINCT won't play the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood on Saturday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. Unfortunately, the show has been cancelled. Still, you should go check them out at www.hasslerenterprises.com/nocturnalinstinct/...

...NOCTUARY's "When Fires Breed Blood" is almost completed. The black metal band promises to feature influences and embellishments never before used in the genre, including Flamenco guitar, mandolins and 20th Century atonal piano...

...PRESSURE 4-5 will play The Baked Potato n Hollywood on October 2nd at 9:00 p.m....

AVERSE SEFIRA will record "Battle's Clarion," their Lost Disciple Records debut. The band will also open for NILE, INCANTATION and IMPALED on November 1st in Austin, TX...

...Lost Disciple is also offering, "Visionaries of the Macabre Vol 2 - An Evil Elite" a sampler featuring 13 tunes from the likes of BLOODSTORM, KRIEF, THORNSPAWN, ABYSMAL FALL, BLOODSHED DIVINE, CRYPTIC WINDS and more. For more information, please visit http://www.lostdisciple.com...

..."America's Volume Dealer" is the new CD from COC (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) and is due in stores on October 10th. The first single will be "Congratulations Song." The band will perform four early shows in preparation for a much larger tour. For more information, please visit http://www.corrosivecabaal.com. Dates follow:

Oct. 22 WJRR concert Orlando, FL
Oct. 31 KILO Halloween concert Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 1 Ogden Theater Denver, CO
Nov. 4 KAZR/Mancow's election party Des Moines, IA

...In celebration of their favorite holiday, GWAR is hitting the road for a few dates toward the end of the month. But don't just take our word for it. Following is a transcript received directly from the band's ODERUS URUNGUS:

"That's right pimpleknicker! It's me, ODERUS URUNGUS, calling a press conference with a hurriedly-assembled group of penguins and a buncha Norwegian research station dudes, who are, of course, all DEAD. I just wanted to yell at you GWAR IS GOING ON TOUR AGAIN, yes, that's' right, take the dildo out of your ear cuz it's time for you to stop washing and start drinking, and in general prepare yourself for the gluttonous bowel-fest that awaits! GWAR is going on tour! Accompanied for the first time in years by Sleazy P. Martini and the Sexecutioner! Sleazy is out plugging his/our new movie, "It's Sleazy", even though it's not done yet! And Sexecutioner is back from his long hiatus at the bottom of the East River, ready to mince loins in his ever-ending quest to evolve. I know you've missed things like the Father Bohab butt-rape scene, and Sleazy's big hit, "Slaughterama"...well, we've missed them too, sure we raped other things but it just wasn't the same. We fart loudly at the approach of our warty comrades and can't wait to get out there and KILL YOU. I have no idea where we are going but I'm sure it will be smelly, and we'll be there with boobs on ready to hose you down with record amounts of bodily fluids, assault your senses with our savage sound, and show the defilers the true face of death! Gods stride the Earth! Beware humans... GWAR LIVES AGAIN!"

...The FATES WARNING / NEVERMORE / PLANET X tour has been cancelled. No news on just exactly why yet but we'll keep you informed...

...WADE BLACK has left CRIMSON GLORY and it doesn't look good for the rest of the band sticking together either. For more information, please visit http://www.crimsonglory.com...

...Victory Records will pass out over 40,000 CATCH 22 CD samplers to various shows throughout the country or to those who e-mail catch22@victoryrecords.com. You can also download the band's track, "Alone in a Crowd" by visiting the Victory Records website at http://www.victoryrecords.com/sounds.html...

...Victory Records will release GRADE's "Embarrassing Past," which contains some older material and acoustic tracks, in November...

...CAUSE FOR ALARM has decided to call it quits. In celebration of the band, Victory will release "Nothing Ever Dies," a collection of the band's most memorable material, on November 21st...

...SNAPCASE and BOY SETS FIRE will tour the East Coast on the same bill. Click here for tour dates...

...October 1st marks the date of the opening of legendary BLUE OYSTER CULT guitarist BUCK DHARMA's website at http://www.buckdharma.com. Check it out when you get the chance...

...DOG FASHION DISCO have all but completed the studio work on their upcoming Spitfire Records debut, "Anarchists in Good Taste." The CD was produced by Drew Mazurek and will hit stores on March 6, 2001. If you haven't heard much DFD, now is your chance: the band is offering their early CD, "The Embryo's In Bloom" at MP3.com for a limited time. So visit http://www.mp3.com/dfd and check them out. The band will also tour through October and November so click here for tour dates and go see them...

...AFTERSHOK are busy recording "Unfinished Business," their latest CD. For lots more information, please visit the band's website at http://www.aftershok.com...

...Z Records news: CONTAGIOUS will release a four-track CD on October 3rd in anticipation of their debut album, due in summer 2001. RAINMAKER is offering samples of their new CD, due on October 2nd, at the following website: http://www.rocktracks.de/pl/showpage.pl?rainmaker.txt. SAVANNAH's new CD is completed and will be released soon. For more information, please visit http://www.zrecords.net

...Rhino will release "The Very Best of Dio," the title of which is self-explanatory, on CD in October...

...THE CLAY PEOPLE will play CBGB's on October 3rd at 9:00 p.m. and Saratoga Winners on October 20th. In addition, the band will release their EP/CD-ROM "The Headhunter Demos" containing three new Clay People songs as well as two never-before-released tracks from the El Paso sessions. Also included is live footage, personal interviews, studio clips, lyrics and much more. Visit http://www.claypeople.com for more info...

...DORO will hit the road in a series of warm-up shows in support of her recently released "Calling the Wild" CD, her first new CD in 10 years. A full tour is scheduled to follow. For more information, please visit http://www.dororocks.com. Gigs scheduled so far include:

October
5th, opening for DEE SNIDER at The Vanderbilt in Long Island, NY.
13th Bayside, NY Voodoo Lounge
14th Old Bridge, NJ Birch Hill Niteclub

...The next single from IRON MAIDEN's "Brave New World" CD will be an edited and re-mixed version of "Out of the Silent Planet." According to lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, "We are all very pleased with the changes Kevin (Shirley) made to the song in terms of editing and remixing. It does make it very different to the album version and makes for a better single."...

...KISS have postponed their planned tour of Japan. No reason was given for the sudden postponement. More as we get it...

...After receiving rave reviews from virtually everyone during his opening duties for IRON MAIDEN, ROB HALFORD will take his new band, HALFORD on the road for a headlining tour. Joining the legendary, former JUDAS PRIEST frontman will be Patrick Lachman and Mike Chlasciak on guitars; Ray Riendeau on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums. For more information, please visit http://www.robhalford.com. Click here for tour dates...

...Spitfire Records will release "10" by ENUFF ZNUFF on October 3rd. Says Enuff Znuffer Chip Znuff, "Very simply put, if this record came out in the '70s, because of some of the songs on this record, it would probably be construed as English metal. It's a pop record, is what it is. We've always written pop songs. Donnie (Zie) and I come from that sensibility. We've always worn our influences on our sleeve. And I think this record just follows suit with what Enuff Znuff has always done every single year. And we nailed it again."

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