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-- NEWS --


FINNTROLL / IMPALED NAZARENE
Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta, guitarist for both bands, died in Helsinki,
Finland on Sunday the 16th of March in an alcohol-related accident in
which he fell from a bridge onto ice below

DANZIG
guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong) has rejoined the band

EXCITER
vocalist Jacques Belanger has rejoined the band after a year and a half
absence replacing Rob Degroot

DECEASED
the band is strongly rumored to have left long-time label Relapse Records

UNIDA
bassist Scott Reeder has left the group

DREAMS OF DAMNATION
Steve Gaines (Abattoir, Pagan War Machine) has been added to the lineup on
rhythm guitar

SHIVA
the experimental Orange County, CA act, featuring Matt Fisher and Dan
Kaufman from Mindrot, has changed its name to Eyes Of Fire

HAGALAZ' RUNEDANCE / NEBELHEXE
Andrea Haugen has announced that the circle has closed for Hagalaz'
Runedance and she will bring Nebelhexe back to life - rumor has it that
she is also working on a musical project and a theatre play with Martin
Walkyier (Skyclad, Sabbat)

DIRT NAP
drummer Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index) will pound the skins for
the “techno death metal” band’s upcoming album ‘Concentrate Living’ –
according to Talley: “this is one of the most unique and refreshing bands
I've heard in the extreme music world”

BYFIST
Rob Steele (Bitter Harvest) has been recruited as new vocalist

METALLICA
in an interview on Canadian radio station 97.7 HTZ FM, Lar Ulrich said
that the group is considering using artwork by “old friend” Pushead for
the forthcoming album ‘St. Anger’

CRADLE OF FILTH
major label debut 'Damnation And A Day' secured the following first week
chart positions:
15 - Germany
30 - Sweden
37 - France
44 - UK
44 - Austria
48 - Belgium
51 - Holland
77 - Canada
81 - Switzerland

NEW SIGNINGS
EMI Records: Amorphis



-- HELP WANTED --


VOCALIST wanted - Lansing Michigan's Stygian (looking for new name) is
seeking vocalist male or female with good vocal abilities - melodic /
progressive black metal band into Opeth , In Flames, Agathodaimon, Old
Man's Child, COF, Dimmu - should be able to sing clean and also deep and
high black metal styles – contact: vaticide1@hotmail.com

MUSICIANS wanted - 22 year old Austin, TX guitarist seeks members to form
dark, ambient metal band - have touring and studio experience - looking to
record and play out – contact: chaosknight4@yahoo.com

BASSIST available - looking for progressive metal band
in Vienna Austria - the more technical the better - contact:
godlesstheband@yahoo.gr

DRUMMER available - D.A. King of Southeastern, MA seeks new melodic power
metal project (Helloween, Hammerfall, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth), but will
consider other options - ideal situation would be an act already signed
and/or touring or ready to tour - dedicated professional with pro gear and
attitude - willing to relocate – contact: daking1569@prodigy.net

WEBMASTER wanted - Sanity's Void needs a new web master - this is an
unpaid position - we can offer merch we sell on our site free for web
master services - work load is very very light - very few updates –
contact: SanitysVoid1992@aol.com



-- FEATURES --


VOIVOD: Part 2 - Interview with Snake
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewvoivod2.html

"Back [in the '80s] we were considered an advanced band. . . ahead of our
time. But now is actually that time. The time is now, 20 years later."
—Snake

There's hardly a better way to sum up where Voivod has been and where
they're currently standing than the above quote from the band's vocalist.
Like the first installment of our Voivod interview with drummer Away, this
interview with Snake was conducted the day after their 10th studio album
'Voivod' was unleashed on the public. The unique vocal presence of Snake
is front and center in the new material, something many fans had been
hoping for since his hiatus began in 1994.

For more on Voivod, follow the link above. . .


. . . and in case you missed these other recent features:

Voivod: Part 1 - Interview with Away
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewvoivod1.html

Rapture
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewrapture.html

The Dillinger Escape Plan
http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewdep.html



-- REVIEWS --


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

new this week:

Cradle of Filth 'Damnation And A Day'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/cofdamn_frames.html

Marduk 'World Funeral'
(Abyss, Death, Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/mardukfuneral_frames.html

Ozzy Osbourne Press Conference / Rehearsal
(Hel)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/ozzyjason_frames.html

Machine Head 'Hellalive'
(Chainheart)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/machinehead_frames.html

Pissing Razors 'Live In The Devil's Triangle'
(Savage)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/pissingrazors_frames.html

The Crest 'Letters From Fire'
(Behemoth)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/crest_frames.html

Prophecy 'Our Domain'
(Sabbath)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/prophecy_frames.html

Scarve 'Luminiferous'
(Jotun)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/scarve_frames.html

Municipal Waste 'Waste 'Em All'
(Moloch)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/municipal_frames.html

Frost 'Cursed Again'
(Requiem)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/frost_frames.html

Daemos - Demo Review
(Musashi)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/daemos_frames.html

Fury - Demo Review
(Metal Militia)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/fury_frames.html

Crumble - Demo Review
(Savage)
http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/crumble_frames.html



-- NEW RELEASES --


3/07 - Carnal Lust - Whore Of Violence
3/10 - Cradle Of Filth - Damnation And A Day
3/10 - Platitude - Secrets Of Life
3/11 - God Dethroned - Into the Lungs of Hell
3/11 - Evergrey - Recreation Day
3/11 - Lacrimosa - Echos
3/11 - Marduk - Hearse
3/11 - Necrophagia - Divine Art of Torture
3/11 - Andromeda - II=I
3/11 - Event - Scratching At The Surface
3/11 - RPWL - Stock
3/11 - Cursed - One
3/11 - 40 Grit - Nothing to Remember
3/11 - Genocide Superstars - Superstar Destroyer
3/11 - Slayer - War At The Warfield (DVD)
3/15 - Carnal Lust - Whore of Violence
3/15 - Jack Starr - Guardian Of The Flame
3/17 - Neuraxis - Truth Beyond. . .
3/17 - Lullacry - Crucify My Heart
3/17 - Blood - Dysangelium
3/17 - Gamma Ray - Skeletons In The Closet
3/17 - Maple Cross - Next Chapter
3/17 - Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild
3/18 - (hed)p.e. - blackout
3/18 - The Heart Of Roadrunner Records
3/18 - Biohazard - Kill Or Be Killed
3/18 - Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage
3/18 - Ancient Rites - And The Hordes Stood As One
3/18 - Impious - The Killer
3/18 - Hearse - Dominion Reptilian
3/21 - Monolith - The Apotheosis
3/23 - Thargos - Killfukk
3/24 - Katatonia - viva emptiness
3/24 - Blaze - As Live As It Gets
3/24 - Annihilator - Double Live Annihilation
3/25 - OverKill - Kill Box 13
3/25 - Tourniquet - Where Moth and Rust Destroy
3/25 - The Heavils
3/25 - Breather Resist - Only In The Morning (MCD)
3/25 - God Dethroned - Into the Lungs of Hell
3/25 - Old Man's Child - In Defiance Of Existence
3/25 - Dream Evil - Evilized
3/25 - Razamanaz
3/25 - Machine Head - Hellalive
3/25 - Embrace Today - Soldiers
3/25 - Carpathian Forest - Defending The Throne. . .
3/25 - Dawn of Relic - Lovecraftian Dark
3/25 - Marduk - World Funeral
3/25 - Severed Savior - Brutality Is Law
3/25 - Yattering - Genocide
3/25 - Sea Of Green - Chemical Vacation
3/25 - Seven Witches - Passage To The Other Side
3/25 - The Defaced - Karma in Black
3/25 - Brick Bath - Rebuilt
3/25 - Emperor - Scattered Ashes
3/25 - Acid Ape - Fleshspa
3/25 - Darkness Remains - Lamia
3/25 - Sworn Enemy - As Real As It Gets
3/25 - Christian Death - Ashes
3/25 - Converge - The Long Road Home (DVD)
3/25 - Ted Nugent - Full Bluntal Nugity Live (DVD)
3/29 - Summer Dying - One Last Taste of Temptation
3/31 - Bathory - Nordland II
3/31 - Nilaihal - Ancient Kingdoms
3/31 - Old Serpent - Bleeding The Gods
4/01 - Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Altered States. . .
4/01 - East / West Blast Test
4/01 - Pantheïst - O Solitude
4/01 - Wasara - Kivisade
4/01 - Godflesh - Messiah
4/01 - Blinded By Faith - Under An Occult Sun
4/01 - Divinity - Les Fleurs Du Mal
4/01 - Dutch Assault
4/07 - Death of Millions - Statistics and Tragedy
4/07 - Cydonia - The Dark Flower
4/07 - Aeternus - A Darker Monument
4/08 - Godsmack - Faceless
4/08 - Cryptopsy – None So Live
4/08 - Lullacry – Crucify My Heart
4/08 - Saga - Marathon
4/08 - The Kovenant - SETI
4/08 - Society 1 - Exit Through Fear
4/08 - Forest Stream - Tears Of Mortal Solitude
4/08 - Mortiis - The Smell Of Rain (remix version)
4/08 - NDE - End Of Trust
4/08 - Fear Factory - Hatefiles
4/08 - Darkthrone - Hate Them
4/08 - Judas Priest - Live In London
4/08 - Armored Saint - Symbol of Salvation (w/ bonus)



-- ON THE NET --


CHRONICLES OF CHAOS
http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com

a new era has begun for the legendary e-zine – the website will now be the
main focal point of the publication and is sporting a new look and format


[AVERSIONLINE]
http://www.aversionline.com

new features: Craw, Daredevil, Full Court Press, Myrkskog, No Worry About,
Running Like Thieves, Stone Cold, Gangstyle Records, Busted Heads


METAL GOSPEL
http://www.metalgospel.com

new features: Crustacean, Catch 22, User Ne, Tourniquet, Valas,
Metal-Rules.com and Powers Court


LIVE4METAL
http://www.live4metal.com

new features: Jason Newsted, Since By Man, Martin Walkyier, God Dethroned,
Tourniquet, Metal USA 6, Jakson Spires


BLUDGAWDS EXTREME METAL RESOURCE
http://www.bludgawd.com

new features: Vehemence, Lehavoth & Terminally, Your Aborted Ghost


FIGHT FOR ROCK
http://www.fightforrock.com

this new internet radio station / community will feature a mixed bag of
heaviness including rock, metal, goth, punk, stoner, hardcore and more –
the goal is to dedicate about 50% of the playlist to unsigned local and
regional bands



-- TOUR DATES --

(dates are subject to change - check local listings)


DANZIG w/ SUPERJOINT RITUAL, NILE, OPETH, LACUNA COIL
& BEHEMOTH

5/02 Phoenix, AZ
5/03 Los Angeles, CA


DEICIDE w/ AMON AMARTH, BEHEMOTH, REVENGE & VEHEMENCE

3/21 Los Angeles, CA
3/22 Sacramento, CA
3/23 San Francisco, CA
3/29 Aurora, IL
4/03 Cleavland, OH
4/05 Brooklyn, NY


GRAVE w/ IMMOLATION, GOATWHORE & DECEMBER

5/27 New York, NY
5/28 Baltimore, MD
5/30 Buffalo, NY
5/31 Columbus, OH
6/01 Cleveland, OH
6/03 Chicago, IL
6/04 St. Paul, MN
6/06 Seattle, WA
6/07 Portland, OR
6/08 San Francisco, CA
6/09 Santa Ana, CA
6/10 Los Angeles, CA
6/11 San Diego, CA
6/12 Las Vegas, NV
6/13 Phoenix, AZ
6/14 Albuquerque, AZ
6/15 El Paso, TX
6/16 Dallas, TX
6/17 Austin, TX
6/18 New Orleans, LA
6/19 Atlanta, GA
6/21 Tampa, FL
6/24 Virginia Beach, VA
6/25 Winston-Salem, NC
6/26 West Springfield, VA
6/27 Roanoke, VA
6/28 Poughkeepsie, NY
6/29 Asbury Park, NJ


OPETH w/ LACUNA COIL & YAKUZA

4/29 Seattle, WA
4/30 Portland, OR
5/02 Phoenix, AZ (w/ Danzig, no Yakuza)
5/03 Los Angeles, CA (w/ Danzig, no Yakuza)
5/04 San Diego, CA
5/05 Las Vegas, NV
5/06 Salt Lake City, UT
5/08 Dallas, TX
5/09 Austin, TX
5/10 Houston, TX
5/11 New Orleans, LA
5/12 Atlanta, GA


OPETH w/ LACUNA COIL, YAKUZA & BEYOND THE EMBRACE

5/14 Winston-Salem, NC
5/15 Old Bridge, NJ
5/16 Worcester, MA (NE Metal & Hardcore Fest)
5/17 Buffalo, NY
5/18 Detroit, MI
5/20 Minneapolis, MN
5/21 Milwaukee, WI
5/22 Sauget, IL
5/23 Columbus, OH


VOIVOD w/ SEPULTURA

4/18 San Francisco, CA
4/19 Los Angeles, CA
4/21 Anaheim, CA
4/22 Las Vegas, NV
4/24 Phoenix, AZ
4/25 Tucson, AZ
4/26 Albuquerque, NM
4/27 El Paso, TX
4/29 San Antonio, TX
4/30 Houston, TX
5/05 Chicago, IL
5/06 Milwaukee, WI
5/07 Minneapolis, MN
5/09 Detroit, MI
5/11 Norfolk, VA


FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO:

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



-- LINKS --


FINNTROLL
http://www.finntroll.net

DANZIG
http://www.danzig-verotik.com

IMPALED NAZARENE
http://www.impnaz.com

DECEASED
http://www.upthetombstones.com

UNIDA
http://www.unidamusic.com

DREAMS OF DAMNATION
http://www.dreamsofdamnation.org

SHIVA / EYES OF FIRE
http://www.shivamusic.com

HAGALAZ' RUNEDANCE / NEBELHEXE
http://www.nebelhexe.com

DIRT NAP
http://www.dirt-nap.com

BYFIST
http://www.byfist.com

CRADLE OF FILTH
http://www.theorderofthedragon.com

AMORPHIS
http://www.amorphis.net

SIN PROMOTIONS
http://www.sinpromos.com



-- SPONSORS --


SPITFIRE RECORDS /\\,,//\ OVERKILL
http://www.spitfirerecords.com/OverKill.htm

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METALLICA
in an interview on Canadian radio station 97.7 HTZ FM, Lar Ulrich said
that the group is considering using artwork by “old friend” Pushead for
the forthcoming album ‘St. Anger’

That won't save them.

Holy Shit, Nordland II already??? MINE!