Saprogenic Finish Recording

Saprogenic is finished up in the studio and all that needs to be done now is to get it mastered. The mastering is going to be finished by the 20th of October at the latest, about the same time the artwork is done and will go out to press shortly thereafter. An MP3 will be posted on Foreverunderground.com as soon as the mastering is finished. An exact release date is not set at this time but will be out in November.

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Italian Manowar Spoof Band Are 'Gay' And Proud

Italian power metal band NANOWAR have spoofed a well-known macho heavy metal legend with their album "Other Bands Play ... Nanowar Gay". Not only does the album cover spoof MANOWAR's "Fighting the World" album sleeve, it also twists the well-known MANOWAR battle cry from "slay" to "gay" and portrays the heroes in suitable VILLAGE PEOPLE-style attire. Needless to say, the album, with songtitles such as "Tricycles of Steel" and "Power of the Power of the Power (Of the Great Sword)", is the best-selling item on the newly opened rockdetector.com indie CD store too.

Based in Rome, NANOWAR comprises vocalist Potowotominimak, guitarists Gatto Panceri 666 and Mohammed Abdul, with Uinona Raider on drums. The band also targets RHAPSODY, re-working "Emerald Sword" as "Emerald Fork".

You can hear some samples and order the CD from rockdetector.com

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Priest's Rob Halford Loses Voice In Atlantic City

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET reader reported the following:

"I was at the JUDAS PRIEST concert last night [October 9] at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ where JUDAS PRIEST performed (sort of).

"About four songs into their set, Rob Halford [vocals] came on stage with a mug of some liquid. While he was sipping away, he explained to the audience that he was suffering from a case of influenza. By the song 'Breaking the Law', he was looking for some breathing room for his voicebox. By the time he got to 'Screaming for Vengeance' he had pretty much lost his voice and it became an 'audience participation' rendition, waving the crowd on to sing for him. It was very obvious that he was struggling for most of the night to get the lyrics out and couldn't wait for the show to be over."

As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST plan to reconvene after the Christmas holidays to begin writing a new album, the follow-up to this year's comeback CD, "Angel of Retribution". Halford told RecordOnline.com that the group never saw their reunion, in which he sang with them for the first time in 14 years, as a one-shot deal. "We don't want people to get the impression it's a grab-the-money-and-run thing," he said. "We missed making the metal together, and when we got back together, it was never for a quick fix. It was all about doing what was left to be done. There's more metal to make."

PRIEST are currently touring North America and perform tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 11) in Poughkeepsie, New York. After the trek wraps up on October 30 in California, the band will head to Russia and Eastern Europe.

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Monterrey Metal Fest 2006 Seeking Bands

The organizers of Monterrey Metal Fest are looking to book the hottest up-and-coming bands in the world to play at next year's festival edition.

The Monterrey Metal Fest III will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

All bands interested in being considered to play, please contact the official Monterrey Metal Fest booking agent, Benjamin Niebla II, at the following e-mail: desertrockusa@hotmail.com.

The 2005 installment of the Monterrey Metal Fest was held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and included appearances by such acts as MOTÖRHEAD, DANZIG, W.A.S.P., HAMMERFALL and JAG PANZER, among many others.

You can visit the official festival web site here.

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Beyond Fatal Finish Recording New Album

Beyond Fatal has finished in the studio and the album is completely mixed and mastered and ready to go. An MP3 should be posted online on ForeverUnderground.com in a couple days. The artwork is being finalized and should be ready by mid October. Expect a mid November release date for the album.

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Azure Signs To Pulverised, Deathgasm Records

Swedish "fantasy black metal" band AZURE have signed a deal with Pulverised Records for Europe, Asia and Australia. A deal for the U.S. market has been signed with Deathgasm Records. Both labels are expected to release the band's already-completed new album, entitled "King of Stars - Bearer of Dark", before the end of the year.

"King of Stars - Bearer of Dark" was recorded in September 2004 at Morningdew Media Studio in Umeå, Sweden. Seven songs plus an intro were laid down during the sessions, which saw several guest guitar solos being recorded by Nils Norberg (NOCTURNAL RITES) and Ronnie Björnstöm (EMBRACING).

"King of Stars - Bearer of Dark" track listing:

01. Greeting Chaos
02. Dead Men's Shadow Flickering
03. The Lake of Death – Magnion
04. Selene – The Spirit
05. Whispers of Echoes Passed
06. Shadows In Midark
07. The Storm (The Hill of Heimad)
08. King of Stars – Bearer of Dark

AZURE were previously signed to Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records).

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Lemmy Comments On 'Bisexual' Internet Hoax

Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter conducted a brief interview last week with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister ahead of the group's two-show stint in the country as part of their ongoing 30th-anniversary tour. An excerpt from the chat follows (translated from Swedish):

Q: Theres' always stories about you in magazines and on the Internet. Do you follow that kind of stuff?

Lemmy: "I don't have a computer, so I can't follow the Internet much."

Q: Does it bother you when people tell stories about you that are not true?

Lemmy: "Yes, when I find out about it. Like that guy who made up a story that I'm supposed to be bisexual. I called him up and told him that he's writing stuff that is not true. 'Yeah, so what?' was his response. I said, 'Well, you can't collect your money if you have a screwdriver jammed through both your fucking kneecaps, can you?' He thought I had a point and wrote a retraction."

Q: How did you find out?

Lemmy: "Somebody told me. Somebody always brings me bad news. I think it's a fucking shame that someone would make things up to get a sensational headline. If it happened to someone unlike myself, who can hit back, that person's life could be destroyed. It's fucking disgraceful to use the power of the Internet for crap like this. It's a great tool for communication and people use it to spread child pornography and insults. Totally fucking brilliant."

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Unmerciful Complete Full Length Album

Clinton Appelhanz (guitar, vocals) and James King (drums) recently split from Origin due to "personal and creative differences. In the meantime, Appelhanz and King have completed work on a full-length album with their new band UNMERCIFUL, which also features in its ranks former ORIGIN member/CANNIBAL CORPSE touring guitarist Jeremy Turner. The band, who describe their musical style as "modern blasting American death metal," are currently seeking a label home. You can check out the group's tracks "Masochistic Rampage" and "Seething Darkness" at myspace.com/unmerciful.

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Heavenly Bride Complete Promo CD, Tracks Online

Portuguese Symphonic / Gothic Metal band Heavenly Bride have completed a seven track promo-CD entitled "Wonder". You can download two tracks from the promo here (in Windows Media format):

• Wonder


• Insanity

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Miscues Prompt No Encore For Motley Crue In Vegas

The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Motley Crue's concert ended on a strained note Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel. Unhappy with technical difficulties, the band members walked off the stage at the end of the show and didn't return for an encore.

Read the full article at Las Vegas Review Journal.

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