Metal Blade Records News & Tour update

Shaman

Ancient Mariner
January 23, 2003

News:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

News from SIX FEET UNDER to spread out!
The band is confirmed to play this year’s GRASPOP (Belgium) and WITH FULL
FORCE (Germany). \"More European dates surrounding the festival dates will be
added soon,\" Chris Barnes says. \"We will also be filming the With Full Force
show for an upcoming live DVD due to the killer response we've had with
'Double Dead'! More on that later.\"

SFU is currently beginning to write their next CD. “We've got some great
ideas for this next release and are really gonna concentrate on making this
the best CD we've put out - for real! Other than that, I don't wanna give
too much away - you'll have to wait for the final product!”

Recording is slated for March 2003. The band will be heading into Morrisound
studios in Tampa, Florida to begin tracking the drums and guitar. Vocals
will be tracked in Miami as well as the mix.
“Right now, we're going over our options as far as producers. Metal Blade
[Records] is looking at a summer release date for the CD. We'll let you know
more as we get things movin'.”

[a href=\'http://sfu420.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://sfu420.com/[/a]

TOURNIQUET mp3 up on MetalBlade.com
An mp3 for Tourniquet’s title track Where Moth and Rust Destroy is now up on
www.metalblade.com. Here is what fans are already saying about the new
material from the forthcoming album Where Moth and Rust Destroy due out on
March 25, 2003.

Wow! Haven’t had those same chilling sensations after listening to a song
since hearing \"Tomb of Gilgamesh\" for the first time 3 years ago. Before
that, the only other time I got chills and fell in love with music was the
first time I popped \"Pathogenic\" in my CD player 11 years ago. Excellent,
outstanding, impressive, insightful, insane!

Superb. Brilliant. Chaotic. Fast. Slow. Awesome leads everywhere. Very
Tourniquet. Ted you are a genius, and the ultimate riff master. Luke, you
destroy.

Tourniquet, you never cease to amaze me. Thank you.

I totally love that song, sounds exactly like what I was hoping for.

After listening to this song, I now remember why I like to listen to
Tourniquet so much. Just listened to it a few more times and I have to say
that this really has my juices flowing!!! Just an excellent song! Can't wait
for more!

Just listened to it a few more times and I have to say that this really has
my juices flowing!!! Just an excellent song! Can't wait for more!
I just have to say, Luke is not doing a good job on the vocals, he is doing
an OUTSTANDING job! When he belts it out on the chorus, you can feel the
energy he is putting into it. Superb.

GREAT tune! Oh Man can hardly wait for the CD...

[a href=\'http://www.tourniquet.net/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.tourniquet.net/[/a] & www.metalblade.com

40GRIT
Sloppy Joe of KSJO, one of the Bay Area’s most popular radio stations, has
40Grit's new single off the upcoming release Nothing To Remember \"Only
Human\" as his #1 track on his \"Homegrown\" specialty show which is also
listed in the new issue of Zero Magazine with Dredg on the cover.

Also be on the look out for 40Grit’s video Only Human which was just sent
out to all major and regional TV shows.

[a href=\'http://www.40grit.net/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.40grit.net/[/a]

Cattle Makes Terrorizer’s 2002 reader's poll!!!
In the latest copy of Terrorizer (Issue #106 - Jan/Feb 2003), Cattle
Decapitation was voted as one of the top 10 Best Newcomers in the readers'
poll for 2002. Other bands that made the list were Killswitch Engage,
Decapitated, and Mastodon. Also, be sure to check out this month’s issue of
PIT Magazine, which has a feature on the band in it.

An Update from CATTLE DECAPITATION...
*We still have To Serve Man t-shirts left!!! These shirts have the full
color album cover on the front and “Cannibalism Through Extreme
Vegetarianism” written on the back and we now accept PAYPAL!!! Paypal your
order to humanjerky_2000@yahoo.com (keep in mind we only have large and
medium sizes left!) $20 postage paid.
*Also Cattle Decapitation will begin filming their music video for the title
track “To Serve Man” in March!!! They will be filming the live segments at
the following shows:

Friday, Jan. 31st!
CATTLE DECAPITATION
Watch Me Burn
Sepsism
Price: $7.00
Start Time: 8:00 PM
@ Knitting Factory, Hollywood
Main Space Stage
7021 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 209
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-463-0204

Feb. 6th
Pungent Stench
Phobia
CATTLE DECAPITATION
Damnation
@ Dream Street
2228 Bacon Street
Ocean Beach, CA
619-222-8131
21+UP W/ID

March 7th
CATTLE DECAPITATION
Pushed
Disgorge (CA)
Teabag
Stretcher
Damnation
@ SOMA
3550 Sports Arena Blvd.
San Diego, CA
$7 ALL AGES

*If you live in the San Diego area, you might have noticed that the San
Diego Reader named Cattle Decapitation “Best Metal Band” for 2002!

*The Crimson Curse Remix LP (featuring Travis from Cattle Decapitation)
NEWS from the King Of The Monsters homepage:
“King Of The Monsters will be releasing a twelve inch remix album from the
now defunct San Diego super group THE CRIMSON CURSE. Their track “Blood
Thirsty Lust” gets the remix treatment from friends Spacewurm, John Weise
(Bastard Noise), The Mono Source (aka Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation)
and Monotonos. Graphic Designer extraordinaire, Andy Ward, is just putting
the finishing touches on it and then off to the pressing plant. Expect this
one to be out in February 2003.”

[a href=\'http://www.cattledecapitation.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.cattledecapitation.com/[/a]

THE HEAVILS
Be on the look out for the latest issue of Guitar World with Dimebag Darrell
and Zakk Wylde on the cover because there is an amazing feature on Brian and
Mossy of The Heavils. Here they talk about the new album and where they come
up with all the ideas for their truly unique and home made guitars.

CRC is hosting a few shows in February, two of them with the mighty Heavils:

Feb. 19th at Cubby Bear in Chicago/Hard & Heavy Wednesday, 8pm, 21 & over
w/ The Heavils
The Elvi
Animus
& 1 band TBA

Feb. 22nd at Oasis 160 in Chicago Heights, IL
Saturday, 5pm, all ages
[a href=\'http://www.crcradio.net/ALLAGESVOUCHER.jpg\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.crcradio.net/ALLAGESVOUCHER.jpg[/a]
w/ The Heavils
Lucius Warbaby
I Love Rich
Animus

[a href=\'http://theheavils.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://theheavils.com/[/a] & [a href=\'http://www.crcradio.net\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.crcradio.net[/a]

THE FALLEN have renewed their allegiance with BC Rich Guitars for the year
2003!
After receiving their new shipment of guitars for the new year, THE FALLEN
made an appearance at the BC Rich booth at last week's NAMM show to meet
fans and sign copies of their Metal Blade debut, \"Front Toward Enemy\". THE
FALLEN are featured in the new 2003 BC Rich catalog, alongside the likes of
Kerry King of Slayer, Mick Thomson of Slipknot and Jared Anderson of Hate
Eternal. THE FALLEN would like to thank the nice folks at BC Rich for their
continued support!

[a href=\'http://www.thefallen.net\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.thefallen.net[/a] & [a href=\'http://www.bcrich.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.bcrich.com/[/a]


Beyond the Embrace
Beyond The Embrace just played an amazing show with Opeth at the Palladium
in Worcester, Mass. on Saturday, January 18 to at least 2,000 fans. The band
played so well that they sold over 45 cd’s plus tons of merch. This is
definitely going to be a band to keep your eyes on. East Coast tour dates
for February to be announced shortly. Keep checking the Concerts page for
dates.

Also be on the look out for Beyond The Embrace’s video Compass that was just
sent out to all major and regional TV shows.

[a href=\'http://www.beyondtheembrace.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.beyondtheembrace.com/[/a]

Callenish Circle
Callenish Circle confirmed for Summer Breeze Festival! Callenish Circle is
confirmed for the Germany-based Summer Breeze Festival. The festival takes
place from 8/21 - 8/23 and has rapidly grown out to one of the bigger
festivals in Germany. Other bands on the billing so far: Children of Bodom,
In Extremo, Primordial, Symphorce and many, many more. For more information
about the festival keep an eye on: www.summer-breeze.de

[a href=\'http://www.callenish-circle.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.callenish-circle.com/[/a]

Update from VADER...
\"We've just returned from South America, which was the end of the first part
of Revelations World Tour.\"

\"The last four months (with only ten days break...) we spent being traveling
and playing almost 40 shows in Europe, 5 in Japan, 26 in US and -for a first
time in Vader's history-7 concerts in Brazil and Colombia!!!!!! That was one
of the longest, best organized and with great response tour and....it was
just \"the first chapter”!!! Next shows next year and it's gonna be plenty of
them.\"

\"Yeah, the next year is over...It was real intense but very well for all of
us. For all what happened in 2002 we'd like to THANK YOU ALL!!!!!FOR YOUR
PASSION, TRUST IN VADER, YOUR METAL ATTITUDE, and BROTHERHOOD... THANX!!!!!!
IN THE NEW YEAR WE ALSO WISH YOU ALL DREAMS COME TRUE!!!! BE STRONGER THEN
EVER AND KEEP THE FLAMES OF PASSION BURNING FOREVER!!!!! STAY POWERFULL,
CREATIVE, JOYOUS AND FREE!!!!! See you soon again!!!!!\"

Peter & VADER

[a href=\'http://vader.pl/\' target=\'_blank\']http://vader.pl/[/a]

God Dethroned
'Into the Lungs of Hell' will be released on February 15th! Added a NEW MP3
from the upcoming album! Look at the 'Sounds' section. Added the video clips
from God Dethroned. Look at the 'Sounds' section too. There will be a
special limited Bonus CD together with \"Into the Lungs of Hell\". This bonus
CD contains rare live songs and all the video clips God Dethroned made so
far. Also the band has just been added to the New Jersey Metal Fest held on
March 7, 8, & 9.

The track listing for bonus disc will be:
God Dethroned (re-recorded)
Satan's Curse (Possessed cover)
The Execution Protocol (live)
The Grand Grimoire (live)
Nocturnal (live)
Under a Silver Moon (live)
The Somberness Of Winter (live)
Serpent King (live)
Villa Vampiria (video clip)
Under The Golden Wings Of Death (video clip)

[a href=\'http://www.goddethroned.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.goddethroned.com/[/a]

NEW FALCONER VOCALIST! Update from the band...
Falconer and vocalist Mathias Blad has parted. The reason was clashes of
schedules, Falconer wanted to give the \"live activity\" a serious try and
take all chances they could get. Mathias´ schedule for his musicals didn’t
make it very easy to go through with. The choices were to continue with him
and thereby maybe not being able to tour after the next album. The second
choice was to get a new singer losing a trademark of the band but being able
to take the chances when they come. Seize the day, as they say.

There are no hard feelings between us we just had different priorities.
Mathias wanted to do what he had worked and strived for, for years while the
rest of Falconer wanted to take the opportunity to experience something new
and different. Mathias is not 100% out of the picture but is planned to
appear as backing vocalist on future recordings.

The new vocalist is Kristoffer Göbel, also in the band DESTINY. He is not a
Mathias wannabe but has his own style, which also gives the band a chance to
evolve.

THE TRIO BECOMES A QUARTET
Also new in the band are the former session musicians:
Anders Johansson (guitar) and Peder Johansson (Bass).

They have played with the band for a year now so why not take them in as
real members.

NEW ALBUM
The new album is to be recorded in May at Los Angered studio once again.
This time it will be a concept album but fear not dear fans, it will not be
one of those weird hard listened concept albums. The music is mostly as it
has been but with one lyrical story throughout the whole album. After the
release of the new album Falconer will finally do a proper tour in Europe at
least.

We understand that some of you think that the originality of Falconer is
gone now with Mathias out of the picture. We see it as a fresh wind with
Kristoffer. They are both great singers, but different. Falconer thanks
Mathias for the time in the band and wishes him the best of luck in the
future with his career.

A new day has begun.............

[a href=\'http://www.falconer-metal.com/\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.falconer-metal.com/[/a]

New Mp3’s currently available on www.metalblade.com
Band - Album - Track
Six Feet Under
Double Dead (Live CD + Double Dead DVD) - Revenge of the Zombie
40Grit
Nothing To Remember - Only Human
God Dethroned
Into The Lungs Of Hell - Into The Lungs Of Hell
Tourniquet
Where Moth & Rust Destroy - Where Moth & Rust Destroy

Tour Update:
KING’S X headlining w/local support
1/31 St. Petersburg, FL Gold Bar at Jannus Landing
2/01 Fort Lauderdale, FL The Factory
2/02 Orlando, FL Back Booth
2/04 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
2/06 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla’s
2/07 Springfield, VA Jaxx
2/08 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
2/09 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club
2/11 New London, CT El-N-Gee
2/12 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
2/13 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
2/14 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
2/15 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
2/16 Manchester, NH Chantilly’s
2/17 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theatre
2/18 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
2/20 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
2/21 Lemont, IL Confetti’s
2/22 Clinton, IA Pig Pen
2/25 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
2/26 Portland, OR Berbati’s Pan
2/27 San Francisco, CA The Pound
2/28 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy w/ Zug Izland, Primary, Trash Daddy
3/01 Las Vegas, NV Huntridge Theatre
3/02 Ventura, CA The Ventura Theatre w/ Ruin, Greenhed, Metropolis, Agento
99
3/03 Los Angeles, CA The Key Club
3/04 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
3/30 Houston, TX Engine Room

KING’S X supporting Fishbone
5/09 Springfield, VA Jaxx

ALL THAT REMAINS w/ Nuclear Assault, Crematorium, Scar Culture
1/16 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
1/17 New London, CT El N Gee
1/18 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
1/19 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla’s
1/22 San Antonio, TX Sin 13 *
1/23 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s *
1/24 Austin, TX The Backroom *
1/25 Dallas, TX The Canyon Club *
1/27 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad *
1/28 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar *
1/29 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
1/30 Los Angeles, CA The Knitting Factory
1/31 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
2/01 San Francisco, CA The Pound
2/03 Portland, OR Ash Street Saloon
2/04 Seattle, WA Graceland
2/11 Hagerstown, MD Wilson Ruritan
2/13 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla’s
2/14 Springfield, VA Jaxx
2/15 Worchester, MA Lucky Dog
2/16 Springfield, MA Fat Cat Music Hall
3/07 Manchester, NH Chantilly’s
3/08 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club
3/09 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
* Vehemence

CATTLE DECAPITATION
1/31 Hollywood, CA The Knitting Factory w/Watch Me Burn, Sepsism
2/06 Ocean Beach, CA Dream Street w/ Pungent Stench, Phobia, Damnation 21 &
Up!!!
3/07 San Diego, CA Soma w/ Pushed, Disgorge, Teabag, Stretcher, Damnation
All Ages!!!

THE HEAVILS
1/23 Rockford, IL Kryptonite w/ The Pimps, Mulligan Stu
1/25 Rockford, IL Hard Times w/The Spokesmen, Mulligan Stu
2/19 Chicago, IL Cubby Bear
2/21 Rockford, IL Kryptonite w/Suspect, Hatred from Minneapolis
2/22 Chicago, IL Oasis 160 w/Animus, I Love Rich, Lucious, Warbaby, Homage
Son All Ages!!!
3/07 Rockford, IL The P.I.T. w/Hot Water Music & more
3/22 South Elgin, IL Sammy's The Other Side w/420

40 GRIT Loud Festival w/ Zipnada, Ten After, Makshift Grey, Luxt, Epedemia,
and DJ Farmboy
2/06 Modesto, CA Fat Cat

40 GRIT supporting King’s X
2/27 San Francisco, CA The Pound

VEHEMENCE supporting Nuclear Assault and All That Remains
1/22 San Antonio, TX Sin 13
1/23 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
1/24 Austin, TX The Backroom
1/25 Dallas, TX Canyon Club
1/27 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
1/28 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar

VEHEMENCE supporting Hate Eternal and Dying Fetus
2/23 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar

LAMB OF GOD
2/28 Baltimore, MD TBA
3/01 Philadelphia, PA Polanka Park w/ Unearth, Nora
3/02 Boston, MA TBA

GOD DETHRONED
TBA New Jersey Metal Fest

European Tour Dates

CANNIBAL CORPSE
4/25 Groningen, Netherlands Vera
5/03 Athens, Greece Gagarin
5/04 Thessaloniki, Greece Hydrogios

GOD DETHRONED
2/20 Pavia, Italy Thunder Road
2/21 Vicenza, Italy Midian
2/22 Skojaloka, Switzerland Pri rdeci ostrigi

THE CROWN
1/22 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia w/ Sacrament & Babylon Whores
1/23 Jyväskylä, Finland Lutakko w/ Sacrament & Babylon Whores
1/24 Tampere, Finland Pakkahuone w/ Sacrament & Babylon Whores
1/25 Turku, Finland Säätämö w/ Sacrament & Babylon Whores
2/20 Pavia, Italy Thunder Road w/ GOD DETHRONED
2/21 Vicenza, Italy Midian w/ GOD DETHRONED
2/22 Skofja Loka, Slovenia Pri rdeci ostrigi w/ GOD DETHRONED
3/21 Rotterdam, Holland Baroeg w/ Monolith
3/22 Sneek, Holland Het Bolwerk w/ Monolith
3/23 Vosselaar, Belgium Biebob w/ Monolith
4/01 Hamburg, Germany Marx
4/02 Munster, Germany Live Arena
4/03 Bischofswerda, Germany East Club
4/04 Berlin, Germany Knaack
4/05 Wermelskirchen, Germany AJZ Bahndamn
4/06 Eindhoven, Holland Effenaar w/ Monolith

VADER
2/15 Paris, France Dunois Club w/ Gurkkhas
2/16 Amneville, France After Club w/ Gurkkhas
2/17 Calias, France Infernal Club w/ Gurkkhas
2/18 Strasbourg, France La Laierie Club w/ Gurkkhas
2/19 Grenoble, France Entrepot w/ Gurkkhas
2/20 Marseille, France Mirabeau w/ Gurkkhas
2/21 Nantes, France A la Barague w/ Gurkkhas
2/22 Bordeaux, France Koslow w/ Gurkkhas
4/18 Oslo, Norway The Inferno Festival
4/19 Motala, Sweden Motala Metal Festival
4/25 Munster, Denmark Live Area
4/26 Vosselaar, Belgium Biebob
4/27 Rotterdam, Netherlands Baroeg
5/04 Paris, France La Locomotive
5/08 Irun, Spain Tunk
5/09 Barcelona, Spain Mephisto
5/10 Madrid, Spain Ritmo & Compas
5/11 Murcia, Spain Moloko

AMON AMARTH: W:O:A Roadshow
4/14 Montag, Hamburg Markthalle
4/15 Dienstag, Kassel Musiktheater
4/16 Mittwoch, Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik
4/17 Donnerstag, Pratteln Z7
4/18 Freitag, Innsbruck Hafen
4/19 Samstag, Wien Planet Music
4/20 Sonntag, Wels Alter Schlachthof
4/21 Montag, München Elserhalle
4/22 Dienstag, Nürnberg Hirsch
4/23 Mittwoch, Bochum Zeche
4/24 Donnerstag, Hannover Faust
4/25 Freitag, Osnabrück Works
5/17 Sweden 2000 Decibels festival
6/27 Balingen, Denmark Bang Your Head
6/28 Balingen, Denmark Bang Your Head
8/30 Abstgmund, Denmark Summer Breeze

ANCIENT w/ Oblivion and local support
1/17 Barcelona,Spain Mephisto
1/18 Murcia, Spain Mokolo
3/07 Paris, France Dunois Club TBA
3/08 Lokeren, Belgium TBA

CALLENISH CIRCLE Summer Breeze Festival
8/21 Abstgmünd, Demmark
8/22 Abstgmünd, Demmark
8/23 Abstgmünd, Demmark

Release Schedule:
1/14 Amon Amarth Versus The World CD
1/14 Symphorce Phorcefulahead CD
1/28 Six Feet Under Double Dead CD w/bonus DVD (dvd is the same as the
previous dvd the cd has all new live songs)
2/11 Armored Saint Trip Through Red Times DVD
2/25 Cradle of Filth Pandaemonaeon DVD
3/11 Fates Warning The View From Here DVD
3/11 40Grit Nothing to Remember CD
3/25 God Dethroned Into the Lungs of Hell CD
3/25 Tourniquet Where Moth and Rust Destroy CD
3/25 The Heavils (self titled) CD
 
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