Opeth Drummer Returns To The Tour

OPETH's drummer Martin Lopez has returned to the band for Saturday's show in Seattle, after the band had to cancel one show and play two others with an acoustic set. The band will be back to full foce heavy sets again.

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Live As I Lay Dying Video Online

A live video of AS I LAY DYING performing "Forever Falling Upon Deaf Ears" has been put up for download at the official Metal Blade Records site. You can check out the seven minute video at Metalblade.com.

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More Metallica European Tour Dates

More dates have been confirmed for METALLICA's upcoming European tour. Here are all of the confirmed dates: More...

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Jason Jones Confirmed New Drowning Pool Vocalist

The new DROWNING POOL vocalist has been officially announced on Headbanger's Ball as Jason Jones. The band expects to release their new album in April, with no tour dates planned as of yet.

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Judas Priest And Slipknot Rumored For Ozzfest 2004

According to a reliable industry source, JUDAS PRIEST are "90 percent a go" for this year's Ozzfest, which is tentatively expected to kick off late June/early July. OZZY OSBOURNE, who is recovering from a nasty all-terrain-vehicle crash, will reportedly try to headline the festival once again, although any complications with his recovery may indefinitely postpone his return to the live stage. SLIPKNOT are believed to be in talks to co-headline the festival's second stage with HATEBREED, while DAMAGEPLAN and VELVET REVOLVER are also said to be strong possibilities. Says our source: "The thinking is that not enough people have been coming early so [the festival organizers] may lay off the newer acts and get more established acts for the second stage."

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Single Bullet Theory Taps King Diamond Drummer

Philadelphia-based extreme metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY will reportedly be utilizing the services of KING DIAMOND drummer Matt Thompson during the recording sessions for the new SBT album. At the present time, it is unclear whether Matt will join SBT as a full-fledged member. "We are actually using two excellent drummers for this disc," SINGLE BULLET THEORY guitarist/singer Matt Difabio stated. "The other guy is a good buddy of mine named Jason Dunkerly who is utterly amazing... It's gonna be great to have two excellent drummers on the disc." There is no official word yet as to how many songs either player will perform but there has been word of a classic metal cover being re-vamped.

SINGLE BULLET THEORY will begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "Route 666" (Crash/Pavement) at Angry Chair studios in Glenside, Pa. The record will be titled "Behind Eyes Of Hatred" and will be mixed by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, DISINCARNATE).

Original SINGLE BULLET THEORY drummer John Sasso announced his departure after the band recently finished a U.S. tour with KING DIAMOND, ENTOMBED and NOCTURNE.

The band, who are currently receiving airplay on "Headbanger's Ball", "Extreme Rock" and "Uranium", are still looking for a full-time drummer to join once the disc is complete. Interested parties can contact the band at Thebullettheory@aol.com.

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Rotting Christ Working On New Album

Greek black metallers ROTTING CHRIST have been working on their new album the past months, where it will be recorded in Greece in May with a release and worldwide tour in September. The new album will be a 'returning back to the roots', bringing back memories of old albums of "Thy Mighty Contract" and the recent "Genesis". Their keyboard player George has left the band, and they will play as a four-peice on their upcoming Uk tour with DECAPITATED, ANATA and THUS DEFILED.

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4Q Radio Metal Show Online

4Q Radio has put up their latest online metal show! We have the lowdown on it for you as well. Here was the playlist:

Stampin' Ground
Head-On
Decapitated
Arch Enemy
2 Ton Predator
Black Sabbath
Teeth Of Lion Rule The Devine
Cannibal Corpse
Down
Iron Maiden
Zyklon
Bull Vs Bear
Machinehead
Knuckledust
Devil Driver
Murder One
Fear Factory

Head to http://4qradio.com/ for the show, and to listen! 4Q Radio will also be interviewing STAMPIN' GROUND and ARCH ENEMY in the coming months.

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ProgPower Europe 2004 Date Set

PROGPOWER EUROPE 2004 is in the planning phase now and the date has been set for Saturday October 2 and Sunday October 3, again in JC Sjiwa, Baarlo, The Netherlands. No other news regarding the line-up is available. The website has been updated with some reviews of PP Europe 2003, however.

Bands that want to play this year's edition of ProgPower Europe, we accept promo packages until March 31, 2004. Use the following address:

ProgPower Europe 2004
Vergelt 5a
5991 PJ Baarlo (L)
The Netherlands

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Summary/Misc

Daily Reviews

Tartarean Desire has a load of new reviews online:

• Ador Dorath - Adon Nin Edeleth Ador Dorath (black metal, 2002)
  
• Amorphis - My Kantele (EP) (progressive metal, 1997)
  
• Antarktis Utopia - Views From Above (death metal, 2003)
  
• Cryonic Temple - Blood, Guts & Glory (power metal, 2003)
  
• Debauchery - Kill Maim Burn (death metal, 2003)
  
• Deicide - Scars Of The Crucifix (death metal, 2004)
  
• Divine Empire - Nostradamus (death metal, 2004)
  
• Elvira Madigan - Witches - Salem (1692 vs. 2001) (black metal, 2003)
  
• Frostburn - My Scars (demo) (gothic metal, 2003)
  
• Hellhammer - Apocolyptic Raids 1990 A.D. (black / speed metal, 1990)
  
• Helloween - Better Than Raw (power metal, 1998)
  
• Latrodectus - Altered Flesh (melodic black metal, 2003)
  
• Mortharm - Death Zone (black / death metal, 2004)
  
• Nebel - Hymns Of Destruction (black metal, 2002)
  
• Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse (death metal, 1998)
  
• Queensrÿche - Rage For Order (progressive metal, 1986)
  
• Requiem - Mask Of Damnation (power metal, 2004)
  
• Sig:Ar:Tyr - The Stranger (acoustic folk, 2003)
  
• Stripping The Pistol - Demo recordings (metalcore, 2004)
  
• The Gathering - Sleepy Buildings (A Semi-Acoustic Evening) (gothic metal, 2004)
  
• Thunderstone - The Burning (power metal, 2004)
  
• Trooper - Trooper (heavy metal, 2002)
  
• Watch Them Die - Watch Them Die (metalcore, 2004)

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Guitars4Kids Auctions Guitars

Guitars4kids, a not-for-profit fundraising entity to benefit The St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, has recently launched at the 2004 N.A.M.M. Show in Anaheim, California.

Guitars4kids is founded by Michael Ciravolo, President of Schecter Guitar Research and Tish Ciravolo, President of Daisy Rock Guitars. This dynamic couple formed the Guitars4Kids charity to raise money for the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital based in Memphis, TN. “Seeing the St. Jude’s TV commercial on Christmas Day and looking at our two healthy daughters opening presents, we felt we wanted to do something,” states Michael Ciravolo. “I lost my sister to cancer seven days after Christmas and we knew we had to do something to help”. More...

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