Demiricous Listening Party On AOL Music

AOL Music is giving you the chance to hear the complete new record, One (Hellbound), from one of Metal Blade's newest signings, Demiricous. Starting @ 12:01AM Monday January 23rd through Sunday, January 29th, go HERE to stream the entire Demiricous album. One (Hellbound) is due on due on January 24, 2006 from Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded in June 2005 at Planet Z studios with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL).

Demiricous recently announced Mike Rafferty as the touring drummer for the band as a trial before making him a permanent band member. He has previously drummed for Godbelow and Brand New Sin. He has also recently done drum teching for Trivium.

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The Abominable Iron Sloth Sign With Goodfellow

Sacramento, CA metal band The Abominable Iron Sloth have officially signed with Goodfellow Records. Featuring members of Will Haven and Oddman, the group will reportedly "appeal to fans of groups such as Iron Monkey, Eyehategod, Intronaut, etc."

The group's self-titled nine song debut will hit stores in North America on April 25th. In the interim, two tracks from the effort can be heard here.

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Anthrax Cancel Boulder, Colorado Show

Anthrax has sent the following message reporting on the cancellation of the Boulder, CO show and Charlie's wife going into labor:

"Tonight's Anthrax show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO has been cancelled. The stork came a little early and Charlie's wife Sandra is now in labor. Charlie's rushing back to Chicago and we'll rush back to Colorado as soon as we can to make up the show, baby stroller in tow. Until then, please keep the Benantes in your thoughts and prayers."

"Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall) will fill in for Charlie for both the San Francisco and Hollywood shows."

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Just For Fun

Homestar Runner Covers Death Metal

The hugley popular online cartoon Homestar Runner has taken it upon themselves to cover death metal in their latest "Email" skit. You can view the cartoon directly at this location (requires Flash).

I'm not a huge fan myself, so I will provide Wikipedia's synopsis of the Internet phenomenon:

"Homestar Runner (often abbreviated HR, HSR or H*R) is a cartoon series which is generally distributed as Macromedia Flash animations available from HomestarRunner.com. It mixes an absurdist sense of humor with copious references to 1980s and 1990s pop culture, notably video games, classic television and popular music. Although originally conceived as a book written for children, the series is most popular with (and has increasingly catered to) college/university students and young adults."

"Cartoons nominally center on Homestar Runner, a clumsy and unintelligent athlete. The antagonist Strong Bad, however, is more popular among many fans, and the series of cartoons in which he answers email from viewers is the most prominent feature of the site. Strong Bad works closely with his sidekick The Cheat and his muscle-bound older brother Strong Mad to prey on Strong Bad's rotund and constantly depressed younger brother Strong Sad..."

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Red Harvest Live DVD and New CD News

Season of Mist is about to release several DVD's filmed at the Sonic Solstice festival that took place in Olso, Norway, last September. One of the those bands is RED HARVEST. "We have agreed to release the entire gig that we recorded in September 2005 on DVD", the guys say. "The gig was filmed at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo with a professional film team with twelve cameras. The mixing of the sound has already started, and the clipping of the visual part is almost done. So, soon we'll be back with full tracklist, title, release date and stuff. We believe it will be out before the summer. We are also busy looking for cool clips and interesting things to put on the DVD as extra material. Hopefully we have some real goodies up our sleeves that you all will find interesting."

Videos of the complete live performances by ARCTURUS, TSJUDER, RED HARVEST and CONFESSOR from the Sonic Solstice festival on September 24, 2005 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway were previously made available for streaming and download at Gigs.no.

RED HARVEST will enter Multimono studio in June to begin recording their new album for a late 2006 release via Season of Mist. "At the moment we are working on new songs and the pre-production for the album", the band explains. "We will try to keep you updated with song titles and stuff when it is ready."

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Ancient Rites Name Album, Mixing It

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES, freshly signed on Season of Mist, have finished the recording leg of their new album and are currently mixing the songs. Meanwhile, they have decided to name the album "Rubicon". Song titles will follow soon. "Rubicon" was recorded and is being mixed at the Spacelab Studio in Germany, under auspices of veteran ANCIENT RITES producers Oliver Phillips and Christian Moos and will be released some time in the first half of 2006.

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Celtic Frost Signs To Century Media

Celtic Frost and Century Media had signed an international licensing agreement covering all territories. The first release, scheduled for Spring 2006, is the band's highly anticipated new album titled Monotheist, Celtic Frost's first album in 13 years. The album features 11 songs produced by the band with Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain).

"Monotheist"'s track list is as follows:

1. Progeny
2. Ground
3. A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
4. Drown In Ashes
5. Os Abysmi Vel Daath
6. Obscured
7. Domain Of Decay
8. Ain Elohim

Triptych:
9. Totengott
10. Synagoga Satanae
11. Winter (Requiem, Chapter Three: Finale)

The album will be released simultaneously in all territories in three different configurations including a limited-edition Digipak containing the bonus track "Temple Of Depression" and a vinyl LP with another bonus title, "Incantation Against You".

"I am extremely excited to have such a high profile legend joining the Century Media Records repertoire," says Oliver Withöft, Managing Director of Century Media Records. "Their new album is a historic comeback."

Celtic Frost will support the release of Monotheist by numerous live appearances in 2006. The band will play a full North American tour in fall 2006. In Europe the following festival performances have been confirmed:

• Sweden Rock


• Wacken Open Air, Germany


• With Full Force, Germany


• Hole In the Sky, Norway


• Tuska, Finland

More shows and festivals will be added soon and further information regarding the release date and Monotheist will follow.

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Single Bullet Theory Post New Video Online

SINGLE BULLET THEORY have posted a Quicktime movie of the song "Hollowed Out" at this location. The video was shot by Jay Bones in an abandoned asbestos factory in Ardmore, PA. Due to problems between the band and the label, the video never was released and this is the first time its been available anywhere. The song comes off the group's sophomore release, "Behind Eyes of Hatred" (Crash Music Inc.), which was released in February 2004. "Behind Eyes of Hatred" featured guest drum duties by Matt Thompson (KING DIAMOND) and two guest solos by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY). The record was also produced, mixed and mastered by Murphy.

SINGLE BULLET THEORY are now putting the finishing touches on their newest offering, "The Killing Floor". The album was recorded at Angry Chair Recordings in Glenside , PA and is the first to feature new guitarist Dan Loughry (ex-POLTERCHRIST) and drummer Darren Patrick (ex-ETERNITY X, SMOTHER THERESA). The record is a marked return to the more aggressive sounding "Route 666" CD and is set to feature 11 songs.

SINGLE BULLET THEORY will begin shopping the new disc to labels within the next month. The band are seeking licensing deals in all territories now.

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Zakk Wylde Co-Stars In New Jim Breuer Comedy DVD

Rock legend Zakk Wylde and comedian Jim Breuer have teamed up for "Crapshoot", a new rock and roll comedy now available exclusively on DVD. The free-flowing "Crapshoot" combines Zakk's larger-than-life persona with Jim's hilarious improv skills, resulting in a hybrid show mixing reality, sketch comedy, improv, and amazing music.

"Crapshoot" was originally produced as a television pilot, pairing Wylde's intense energy and musical gifts with Breuer's freewheeling comedy and hardcore love for rock. The creators of the show, David Kister and Murray Oden, gathered a stellar supporting cast, featuring Mo Collins ("Mad TV", "Arrested Development", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin").

After the Crapshoot.tv website, featuring a few select clips from the project, received over a million hits in its first two months, it was decided to release the project independently. The result is an unfiltered rock and roll comedy DVD unlike anything on the market.

Zakk Wylde was an unknown teenager when he was discovered by Ozzy Osbourne. Zakk has been Ozzy's lead guitarist ever since, co-writing many of Osbourne's multi-platinum albums, including "No Rest For The Wicked", "No More Tears" and "Ozzmosis". In 1998, Zakk formed his own band, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, which has sold over one million units worldwide.

Jim Breuer established himself on the comedy scene with a four-year stint on "Saturday Night Live", and his movie roles include co-starring with Dave Chappelle in "Half Baked". Jim currently hosts his own radio show, "Jim Breuer Unleashed", which can be heard weekday afternoons on Sirius Satellite Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel.

"Crapshoot", available exclusively on-line at Crapshoot.tv, is produced by David Kister, Murray Oden, and Chunky B.

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