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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

*pic by Wade Gosselin

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

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.


[url]http://www.adrift.cc/[/url] & [url]http://www.cannibalcorpse.net[/url]

CANNIBAL CORPSE Are The Top-Selling Death Metal Band


It's Official: CANNIBAL CORPSE Are The Top-Selling Death Metal Band Of The SoundScan Era CANNIBAL CORPSE have sold more albums in the U.S. during the SoundScan era than any other death metal band, according to the figures obtained by BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they are misleading in the sense that many of the veteran death metal groups' early efforts were issued prior to the start of the SoundScan era (May 25, 1991).

The following are the total sales figures for several of the genre's forerunners, according to Nielsen SoundScan (all numbers include any DVD and VHS releases, where applicable):

CANNIBAL CORPSE: 558,929
DEICIDE: 481,131
MORBID ANGEL: 445,147
SIX FEET UNDER: 370,660
OBITUARY: 368,616
DEATH: 368,184
NAPALM DEATH: 367,654
CARCASS: 220,734
ENTOMBED: 198,764


The top-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era are as follows:

MORBID ANGEL – "Covenant" (1993): 127,154
DEICIDE – "Deicide" (1990): 110,719*
DEICIDE – "Legion" (1992): 103,544
OBITUARY – "The End Complete" (1992): 103,378
CANNIBAL CORPSE – "The Bleeding" (1994): 98,319


*Believed to be the top-selling death album of all time, including pre-SoundScan sales

[url]http://www.cannibalcorpse.net[/url]


VADER to conquer Eastern Europe…




In April 2004 Vader will play the first regular tour through Belorus, the Ukraine, Latvia and Lithuania. The Flaming Art Agency is going to organize 14 shows in Eastern Europe. If you would like more info, feel free to contact THE FLAMING ARTS Rec., concert agency, distribution, management, Vadim Khomich, P.O. Box 40, Brest 224023 Belarus, Mobile number: + 375 (0) 297 213526, contact@theflamingarts.net or go to [url]http://www.theflamingarts.net/[/url].


Live video from Woodstock!
You can download live video of Vader from recent Woodstock Festival. This is an amateur recording so its quality isn't very good, but if you want to see "Cold Demons" performed in front of 400 000 of people, check it out by clicking on the “video” at Vader’s website.


[url]http://vader.pl/[/url]