Elitist Release

Elitist Records is a brand new collaboration between the original founder of Candlelight Records, Lee Barrett, the man solely responsible for the signing / discovery of bands such as Emperor, Opeth, Enslaved, Beyond Dawn, Solstice and many more, and Earache Records, home of some of the Metal scene's biggest household names.

"It's an exciting time for me" states Barrett. "I've got over the personal problems that were affecting my life when I ended up leaving Candlelight, and I've since carved myself a lucrative career in the computing industry. Being outside of the music industry re-ignited my passion for the music itself; I was no longer cynical about bands, and I actually started looking forward to new releases."

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Daily Interviews

• Electric Basement interviews the critically acclaimed SAVATAGE in-depth!
  
• Altars of Metal interviews Holy Moses' with Sabina Classen

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More Coverage

• Altars of Metal has posted a Wacken Open Air live report with lots of photos.

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Skinlab

Skinlab have lined-up guitarist Glen Telford, a New Zealand bred guitarist formerly of Los Angeles' Wired Shut, to replace recently departed guitarist Scott Seargent. The band is currently recording their new album, The Revolting Room, with producer Steve Evetts (Sepultura, Hatebreed). In other news, they will have their new song "Come Get It" featured in the new movie "Rites Of Passage", a 100-minute documentary that includes Ultimate Fighting champion Royce Gracie.

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Carnal Forge Shuffles Line-Up

Swedish thrash lords Carnal Forge has undergone a slight line-up change. Guitarist Johan Magnusson is out of the band causing bassist Petri Kuusisto to switch over to guitars while Lars Lindén (ex-Rosicrusian and Slapdash) will be filling in on bass duty (Lindén is also responsible for the band's website as well as illustrating the cover for their second album, Firedemon). Carnal Forge has finished recording their new album, Please…Die!, at Studio Underground.

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Angra

Vocalist Edu Falaschi, drummer Aquiles Priester, and bassist Felipe Andreoli have joined founding members, guitarists and main songwriters Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt to complete the new line-up of Angra. The band is currently going through a very fruitful songwriting period. There are several new tracks already completed, plus many others being finalized. They will be heading into the studio in June to record the effort, with sights set on a late October release.

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Daily Reviews

Teufel's Tomb has some new reviewage this week:

• Apocalyptic Raids "Only Death Is Real..."
  
• Arghoslent "Arsenal Of Glory"
  
• Azaghal "Helveltin Yhdeksan Piiria"
  
• Demoncy "Joined In Darkness"
  
• Dies Irae "Immolated"
  
• Inferno "Duch Slovanské Síly"
  
• Kult ov Azazel "Triumph Of Fire"
  
• Six Feet Under "True Carnage"
  
• Surrender Of Divinity "Oriental Hell Rhythmics"
  
• Tsjuder "Kill For Satan"
  
• The Sins Of Thy Beloved "Perpetual Desolation"
  
• Zemial "For The Glory Of UR"

And more from elsewhere:

• Electric Basement reviews Danzig's "Live >From the Left Hand Side"

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Russia Does Metallica

The first Russian tribute to Metallica, titled "Moskvallica" (or "Mosquallica") is coming out! The expected release date is October 14, 2001. The album will have 14 tracks:

1. The Call of Ktulu - Rossomahaar2
   
2. Harvester of Sorrow - E[ND] ZONE
   
3. The Thing That Should Not be - Azeroth
   
4. Fade to black - Sultan
   
5. No leaf clover - Sultan
   
6. Fuel - Transylvania
   
7. Battery - Nordream
   
8. Enter Sandman - Legion
   
9. Wherever I.../Leper Messiah - Die
   
10. Seek & Destroy - Black Obelisk
    
11. For whom the bell tolls - Chronica
    
12. Mama said - Rusty Bullets
    
13. Dyer's eve - Ashen Light
    
14. Enter Sandman - K. Nemolyaev & A.Bodrov

Note that these are all Russian bands and you have probably never heard of them.

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Destruction Recall

With a number of mistakes in the printing and replication of the latest Destruction 'The AntiChrist' CDs, Nuclear Blast is offering to replace these CDs, but also suggesting that you might want to hold on to these limited edition, limited run CDs as they may become collector’s items. So if your CD seems kinda wack and you wish to send it back for a replacement (and small surprise), send your Destruction 'The AntiChrist' CD to:

Nuclear Blast GmbH
Attn: Destruction
Oeschstrase 40
73072 Donzdorf
Germany

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